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» Get around town on public transport and occasional taxis 100-300B
Top End: more than 3000B
» Boutique hotel room 3000B
» Fine dining 1500-3000B
» Private tours from 850B
» Get around town in taxis 300-800B
Advance Planning
Three months before Book a room at a smaller boutique hotel, especially if visiting during December/January.
One month before Make reservations at nahm ( Click here ); if you plan to stay in Thailand longer than 30 days, apply
for a visa at the Thai embassy or consulate in your home country.
One week before Buy clothes appropriate for hot weather; book lessons at a Thai cooking school.
Useful Websites
» Lonely Planet ( www.lonelyplanet.com ) Destination information, hotel bookings, traveller forum and more.
» BK ( www.bk.asia-city.com ) Online version of Bangkok's best listings magazine.
» Bangkok 101 ( www.bangkok101.com ) Tourist-friendly listings mag.
» Bangkok Post ( www.bangkokpost.com ) English-language daily.
Arriving in Bangkok
Suvarnabhumi International Airport The Airport Rail Link runs a local service (45B, 30 minutes) to Phaya Thai sta-
tion and an express service (90B, 17 minutes) to Makkasan or Phaya Thai stations; both run from 6am to midnight.
Meter taxis run 24 hours and cost approximately 200B to 300B plus 50B airport surcharge and tolls.
Don Muang International Airport There are two bus lines from Bangkok's de facto budget airport: bus A1 makes
stops at BTS Mo Chit, while bus A2 makes stops at BTS Mo Chit and BTS Victory Monument (30B, hourly from 9am
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