Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Irish Consulate
( 0 2632 6720;
www.irelandinthailand.com
;
4th fl, Thaniya Bldg, 62 Th Silom, Bangkok;
8.30am-12.30pm Mon-Fri;
Si Lom exit 2,
Sala Daeng exit 1)
Laotian Embassy
( 0 2539 6667; 502/1-3 Soi Sahakarnpramoon, Th Pracha Uthit (Soi Ramkhamhaeng 39);
8am-noon & 1-4pm Mon-Fri;
Phra Ram 9 exit 3 & taxi)
Malaysian Embassy
(
0 2629 6800;
www.kln.gov.my/web/tha_bangkok/home
;
35 Th Sathon Tai (South);
8am-4pm;
Lumphini exit 2) Consulate in Songkhla.
Myanmar Embassy
( 0 2233 7250;
www.myanmarembassybkk.com
; 132 Th Sathon Neua (North), Bangkok;
9am-4.30pm (embassy), 9am-noon & 1-3pm Mon-Fri (visas);
Surasak exit 3)
Netherlands Embassy
(
0 2309 5200;
http://thailand.nlembassy.org
; 15 Soi Tonson, Bangkok;
8.30-11.30am
Mon-Wed, 8.30-11.30am & 1.30-3pm Thu (consular office);
Chit Lom exit 4)
New Zealand Embassy
( 0 2254 2530;
www.nzembassy.com/thailand
; 14th fl, M Thai Tower, All Seasons Pl, 87 Th
Witthayu (Wireless Rd), Bangkok;
8am-noon & 1-2.30pm Mon-Fri;
Phloen Chit exit 5)
UK Embassy
( 0 2305 8333;
www.gov.uk/government/world/organisa
tions/british-embassy-bang kok; 14 Th Wit-
thayu (Wireless Rd), Bangkok;
8am-4.30pm Mon-Thu, to 1pm Fri;
Phloen Chit exit 5) Consulates in Chiang
Mai and Pattaya.
US Embassy
(
0 2205 4000;
http://bangkok.usembassy.gov
;
120/22 Th Witthayu (Wireless Rd);
7am-4pm Mon-
Fri;
Phloen Chit exit 5)
Emergency
Ambulance
( via police 191) In a medical emergency, it's probably best to call a hospital direct, and it will dispatch
an ambulance. See Medical Services for recommended hospitals.
Fire
(
199) You're unlikely to find an English-speaker at this number, so it's best to use the default 191 emergency
number.
Police
(
191)
Tourist Police
( 24hr hotline 1155) The best way to deal with most problems requiring police (usually a rip-off or
theft) is to contact the tourist police, who are used to dealing with foreigners and can be very helpful in cases of arrest.
The English-speaking unit investigates criminal activity involving tourists and can act as a bilingual liaison with the reg-
ular police. Although they typically have no jurisdiction over the kinds of cases handled by regular cops, they should be
able to help with translation, contacting your embassy and/or arranging a police report you can take to your insurer.
Health
While urban horror stories can make a trip to Bangkok seem frighteningly dangerous, few travellers experience anything
more than an upset stomach and the resulting clenched-cheek waddles to the bathroom. If you do have a problem,
Bangkok has some very good hospitals.
