Need to Know - Thailand's Islands and Beaches - page 25

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Arriving in Thailand
Suvarnabhumi International Airport
Airport Bus Every hour from 6.10am to 9pm (150B).
Airport Rail Link Local service (45B, 30 minutes) to Phaya Thai station; express service (150B, 15 minutes) to
Makkasan station.
Taxi Meter taxis 220B to 380B plus 50B airport surcharge and tolls; about an hour to the city.
Don Muang International Airport
Bus One to two hours to Th Khao San (18B).
Shuttle to BTS Shuttles every 20 minutes (20 minutes, 30B) between airport and Mo Chit BTS station.
Train Every one to 1½ hours to Hualamphong train station from 4am to 9.30pm.
Taxi Meter taxis 200B to 220B plus 50B airport surcharge and tolls; 30 minutes to one hour to the city.
Getting Around
Planes, trains, buses and boats easily whisk you to the south. Or you can fly directly to Phuket or Ko Samui from a
variety of international destinations rather than connecting through Bangkok.
Air Increasing numbers of flights and destinations, but can be expensive.
Bus & minivan Lots of options, cheap and efficient.
Train Inexpensive and comfortable, but frequent breakdowns make them less reliable than buses.
Boat Everything from big, slow ferries to the bigger islands to fast, private long-tails or flashy speedboats for day trips.
See transport for much more.