The BTS is my favorite way to move around Bangkok 😊. I remember the first time we tried the rail link from the airport, we were a bit skeptical of getting lost but, during our other trips, it was as if we were the locals 😂. Very informative vlog GTM, kudos 👍🏽
Good information video. love and like public transportation in Bangkok easy to reach to people and very clean. Almost every year Bangkok always has change 👍👍 Beautiful video.
One thing nobody mentions is that most flights from the west coast of the US arrive late in the evening and by the time you could go to the light rail ,it’s stopped running, which doesn’t make a lot of sense as if it ran until 0130, there would be time to make the last train. I usually sleep in the airport on the seats and go in in the morning with all the commuters. Seats are quite comfortable
I learned to take a flight from Los Angeles - and this probably applies to most west coast cities - at around midnight or 1am. Even with a stop in Taipei or Hong Kong, etc. this gets me in the day after at around lunchtime. Total flying time about 16 or 17 hours. First time I went to Thailand I went through Tokyo. A long flight to Tokyo and then another SEVEN hour flight to Bangkok. I learned my lesson. Now, I make sure I fly through a city as near to Bangkok as possible!
Thai Airways used to have a non-stop flight from the west coast to Bangkok but now they discontinued it. To the best of my knowledge no airline flies non-stop from L.A. etc to Bangkok.
When arrive after the train stop you can still take a taxi. No point to run the Airport link after 0130 because BTS and MRT already stop, so no connection in town.
Hey Jeroen, nice to see this, in April we couldn't use it because of the Test & Go but we are gonna try it in January 😎😁 Thanks, Greetings from The Netherlands.🙏🙏
Always use airport link to nana. Next time I’ll get MRT from makasan to sukhomvit (adoke) and walk to soi 13. Only thing is with luggage getting up and down station although there escalators and some lifts. Also have to get from station to hotel and visa Versa. Overall better than taxi though.
We'll be in BKK for a month and we'll try boat, train, plane, and taxi. We'll check out their Rabbit Card for our travels. We also heard about a Bangkok Smart Pass that lets you see as many attractions as you like Hop-on Hop-off Bus & Boat Tours included.. Great info and thanks for sharing. Happy Autumn from Minnesota!
This is absolutely worth trying i am definitely upto this on my trip thanks alot sir ... Greetings from India . Much love and best wishes to you keep it flowing with more great contents sir cheers 🍷🙌☺️
In my experience only get on at Paiathai, every time I have been to the airport it has been totally full and a PITA wit bags. There used to be an express service that is no longer available
Dear Jerome thanks a lot for all the videos you have been offering during these period of time. It was soothing. And inspiring also. Now would be nice if I could go to Thailand and do some tourism in public transport.
It's worrying that it's been calculated that many parts of Bangkok will be under water in about fifteen years, and it's not helping that there are hundreds of skyscrapers being constructed. Hundreds of thousands of tons of steel and concrete are accelerating the rate at which Bangkok is sinking. Add to this the fact that Bangkok is already at sea level and you can understand why many parts of Bangkok flood so easily.
If you notice the advertisement on the entrance to the train station LED sign on the station And the stickers on the train and on the TV inside the EMU train will be the same advertisement. If the train with the advertising sticker comes in
Hey Jeroen more great info, Are there any luggage drop offs in the City for if you have later flights so you can meet you baggage at the airport before check in
@@globaltravelmate that's a shame as I only depart at 20:20 when I'm in Bangkok in November and not wanting to drag bags about, thanks for the info though
I'm not sure if the station will be right under the airport or we'll have to walk a long distance from the station. Anyway, you look younger in this style.
Is there a reason why you did not go from Sukhumvit metro at Asok and transfer at Makkasan? That is the route I would like to take so would like to know if something is not working there.
No particular reason. The reason for this video was to show the connection at Phaya Thai. I just started from Asok, but if I wanted to start from Nana or Phrom Phong I would have had to take the same route. The connection at Makkasan works fine.
I think the time difference was not to big. And also that train only went 1 time per 30 minutes. If you miss it, you got stuck on the station and have to wait 30 minutes, missing the point to get to the airport quicker.
