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In this video, I break down the simple steps to obtaining your MRT and BTS cards, saving you precious time spent waiting in ticket queues. Learn the hassle-free process of acquiring these essential transit cards, ensuring smooth and efficient journeys throughout Bangkok's bustling cityscape. Whether you're a local commuter or a first-time visitor, mastering this quick and easy procedure will streamline your transportation experience, allowing you to focus on exploring the sights and sounds of Thailand's vibrant capital. Say goodbye to long lines and hello to seamless travel with our guide to MRT and BTS card acquisition!
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@MrLinggah 3 месяца назад

I was at the Motor Show in the Convention Centre Bangkok last month and both my wife and had free entry passes. What we didn't know was that we had to register the passes on Line to get in. However the guy at entry was very helpful, he asked if we were over 60, which we are. I showed him a copy of my passport and both my Wife and I got in for free as seniors. I was very impressed with that.

@cs_yt 3 месяца назад

Thanks for the info. I had to go through the comments to confirm that you can buy at the stations. Definitely getting one of each. As far as charging less for Thai. I see myself as a guest, and if I can afford the visit, I can afford helping the owner's access to their attractions. I don't pay taxes like they do, so not an issue for me.

@benito1977 3 месяца назад

These videos are great for people traveling to thailand, so many channels focus on walking street and gents clubs which good for eye candy but these videos are a must for day to day bits. Keep up the good work peter its much appreciated

@ThailandBound 3 месяца назад

Absolutely

@E_O_S_ 3 месяца назад

Headin over for a bit of culture is it 😉

@ThailandBound 3 месяца назад

Yes, what else 😂

@patnyabangkok7751 3 месяца назад

Good info as per normal Peter, saw you recently on your bike riding up soi 8, last time I spoke to you was about 2 years ago at the ealing thai festival. Ps, I also now live in Bangkok, left London last year

@TadaMinburee 3 месяца назад

These kitchen tidbits are spot on 💪 stay cool Peter

@thaibillyboy 3 месяца назад

Really good information Peter and how nice of the young lady to point out you can be discounted as being a senior, i will remember those tips, thanks.

@ThailandBound 3 месяца назад

Absolutely

@Torchiy 3 месяца назад

Thanks for the informative video Peter. But personally I think a One-Day pass is the best option if you want to visit several places in one day. I did that the last time I was in Bangkok.

@ThailandBound 3 месяца назад

The video is aimed at people coming on vacation for several weeks not a single day

@simon8413 3 месяца назад

Maybe the Thai 2 tier system is “racist”, but so what? Is that a bad thing? That they look after their own people? Maybe people in this country (UK) wouldn’t feel so thoroughly f**ked over if native Brits took priority sometimes over people who have only been here 5 minutes. Just a thought…

@ThailandBound 3 месяца назад

Yes but the thing is I didn't say I was against it I just explained what it was

@kwidid23 3 месяца назад

The white man would be crucified if they had the two tier system in the States.

@gaba8934 3 месяца назад

Yeah, in the USA you're better off not being a citizen if you're lower end.

@Mark-gg6iy 3 месяца назад

It has nothing to do with race it has to do with nationality.

@ThailandBound 3 месяца назад

@petebailey5701 3 месяца назад

Great info Pete ! 👍

@rolandthe1st 3 месяца назад

The 60+ Info is very helpful! Thanks 🙏🏼 I diden‘t know that 😊

@joyousroamer9167 3 месяца назад

very useful vid Peter, keep up the good work

@ThailandBound 3 месяца назад

Thanks 👍

@cj90014 3 месяца назад

Great advice Peter. Thank you!

@ThailandBound 3 месяца назад

Glad it was helpful!

@paulhoskin3286 3 месяца назад

The 60+ year old bar girls don't give a discount

@Milkyway109 3 месяца назад

😂

@CryptoTraveller 3 месяца назад

No need for a discount when your prices are already rock bottom 😂

@patnyabangkok7751 3 месяца назад

Maybe they should give us older guys over 60 a discount ( with younger girls)😉

@jamesmcconnell1015 3 месяца назад

The 2 tier system isn’t uncommon.. they do that in Hawaii also… residents just show their drivers license and get discounts

@Milkyway109 3 месяца назад

So Thailand and Hawaii ? Common

@brianvincent6266 3 месяца назад

Very timely, I'm off to bkk next week. Thanks!

@ThailandBound 3 месяца назад

Hope you enjoy!

@tonystark8201 2 месяца назад

I will try this card for BTS in November, sounds handy :-) Maybe better and easier than buy tickets all the time, thnx for this suggestion

@ThailandBound 2 месяца назад

Is definitely worth it some of the cues are really long at times of the day

@tonystark8201 2 месяца назад

@ThailandBound We have this system for public transport here in the Netherlands but I didn't know they also have for BTS and MRT. I will let you know soon as I have experienced it :-)

@TheFirephoenix76 3 месяца назад

Hey, Peter...thanks for the information. You are making my transition so much easier. I'll book a consultation with you soon...

@stevep5093 3 месяца назад

Just have Peter buy everyone a senior card!!! Yay

@jonathanbarry5201 3 месяца назад

Love the video Peter ! Keep up the good work very informative! And remember don’t lose your keys lol

@ThailandBound 3 месяца назад

Thanks! Will do!

@topcat9350 3 месяца назад

I’m ok with different prices for Thai/Falang due to Thai generally earning much less than Falang

@canaryspreadshiswings1166 3 месяца назад

Now I know the rabbit card is valid for 7 years I will get it next time, thanks for information Peter.

@ThailandBound 3 месяца назад

Any time!

@Perbert_ 3 месяца назад

Good tip, i would just avoid peak times to avoid the queue by the machine, now i can just grab a rabbit card. Tnx

@denismoreau3646 3 месяца назад

Great idea makes things that much faster and convenient. What’s the difference between the Skytrain and the mrt. Were do bc we purchase them

@ThailandBound 3 месяца назад

When is the underground train and the other is the overhead Sky Train you can buy tickets at each station for both of them

@TheBigheadValley 3 месяца назад

I very much support the two tier system. I wish we did that in my home country. Thai people pay taxes to support the upkeep of their temples, parks, etc. tourists do not. Farang need to stop their whinging especially when it costs next to nothing to go into these places. 200 baht is pocket change.

@ThailandBound 3 месяца назад

Who's winging?

@craigchapman9685 3 месяца назад

Long time since we have seen mali 😊

@ThailandBound 3 месяца назад

She's been very busy

@wezza60 3 месяца назад

At Maha Nakhorn last year, same with me I got in for 350B.

@michael-lt2lf 3 месяца назад

Thanks for the info Peter, very helpful. Can you also buy these cards at a 7-11?

@ThailandBound 3 месяца назад

No I'm afraid not you need to buy them at the stations

@rozkan2699 3 месяца назад

Peter, probably you move here last year, you began looking younger mate. Good health!Cheers

@thegoldcoastvibe 3 месяца назад

Do they have english on the MTS? Otherwise how would you know where you are going?

@ThailandBound 3 месяца назад

Yes Thai and English

@aging1847 3 месяца назад

Great information as usual Peter, but what about using your VISA card in the MRT? Do they not do that anymore?

@ThailandBound 3 месяца назад

Yes you can use a Visa but if you're using your visa from your home country you will be charged the exchange rate every time you go through making it very expensive

@aging1847 3 месяца назад

@@ThailandBound Good to know. Will you be doing a video on getting a VISA card from a Thailand bank then?

@averagemodernmale 3 месяца назад

The cards from the Thai banks don't work for some reason. Or at least it never when I checked last year. I think it works with one bank but I can't remember which. I tried to use Bangkok Bank and Kbank

@ThailandBound 3 месяца назад

I've already done several videos on banking in Thailand

@justinlaw4945 3 месяца назад

Hiya all very good information but you forgot to mention but you forgot to mention where to get either of the cards from??

@ThailandBound 3 месяца назад

Sorry, I would have thought that was obvious...you can buy the tickets at the stations.

@nick-meets-world 3 месяца назад

What clip on microphone do you use Peter?

@ThailandBound 3 месяца назад

I use a couple of DJI's

@JohnArmstrong_ 3 месяца назад

If you go to a National Park (a waterfall, for example) and pay the fee, you can go to other National Parks on the same day and not pay again. This was told to me while entering a National Park in Phang Nga. I assume, possibly incorrectly, it is true kingdomwide.

@Mike11219USA 3 месяца назад

I use my credit card on the MRT turnstile. Super convenient.

@ThailandBound 3 месяца назад

What about the exchange rates on your foreign card

@Mike11219USA 3 месяца назад

@@ThailandBound it’s mid spot rate. Similar to what’s shown on XE

@ThailandBound 3 месяца назад

I'm afraid most people don't have that though so it's good that you've got it but it won't work for everybody

@SamMoffatt 3 месяца назад

Stays at home to avoid getting wet outside and instead gets wet at the building pool instead :P Totally understand not the same sort of experience but I found it a little funny. Enjoy your laps!

@ThailandBound 3 месяца назад

Hi Sam, I enjoy a swim in the evening, I don't particularly like getting buckets of water thrown over me while I'm fully dressed and on my way to a restaurant or to do a bit of shopping. I hope that logic makes sense.

@SamMoffatt 3 месяца назад

@@ThailandBoundtotally with you, especially when the air con is set so low as the Thais seem to do. Not great when you’re wet!

@patnyabangkok7751 3 месяца назад

Also if your over 60, you get half price on the skywalk in Bangkok tallest building and on the ferraris wheel at asiatique

@ThailandBound 3 месяца назад

You actually get more than 50% discount on the king power Skywalk the price for Thais and foreigners is 850 Baht alike. However a person over 60 gets a discount of 500 baht paying only 350. So you see the discount is quite large

@patnyabangkok7751 3 месяца назад

@@ThailandBound thanks I couldn't remember the full discount, Every little bit helps lol

@mrballding1936 3 месяца назад

Peter, my Thai lady, bought me a Rabbit card a number of years ago , so would i be getting a discount on every trip, or is the discount only for the initial card purchase?

@ThailandBound 3 месяца назад

That card will only have a discount if your girlfriend is over 60 they offer the discount to seniors only not every Thai

@msbrownbeast 3 месяца назад

The Rabbit card is only good for the BTS and MRT card only for the MRT system? Do either one work on the Rail Link? Kinda sucks if these cards would only work on their assigned rail system. They should follow the example of really versatile cards like the Suica or Octopus.

@ThailandBound 3 месяца назад

You'd like to think that they would integrate them but no, they're all separate cards

@clrodrick 3 месяца назад

So the rabbit BTS cards can only be purchased at the ticket kiosk at BTS stations? Anywhere else? Seems like one could get a Thai friend to buy a few rabbit cards and give one to their farang friend right? I will have to ask my Thai lady friend about that. BTS seems fairly straightforward to figure out, but I always struggle to figure out MRT (even just figuring out where entrance is). I hope Thailand cools off quick because I'm headed there in a week!

@ThailandBound 3 месяца назад

I'm sure the authorities are figured out how to stop abuse of the cards already not sure if your plan will work

@clrodrick 3 месяца назад

@@ThailandBound Fair enough and I'm an honest person anyways. Not a big deal to pay full price as BTS fairly cheap public transit.

@criskity 3 месяца назад

Wish the transit authority would integrate these cards into one, and also make them usable on buses, Airport Rail Link, and Chao Phraya Express Boats. Much like Taipei's EasyCard can be used for MRT, buses, Airport Express, and even the Kaohsiung MRT, as well as parking.

@marcpearce215 3 месяца назад

The tried a few years ago to have technology on buses rather than the conductor. Didn't really work and they are unlikely to integrate the card any time soon.

@Milkyway109 3 месяца назад

It's a developing country, they will get there, it's came a long way in the last 20 years

@scottdilley356 3 месяца назад

I have a international driver license but I'm not certified on a bike but I used to can I still rent a scooter

@bigphill67 3 месяца назад

the rental companies generaly do not check any license, the police will check and give a small fine if you are unlucky to be stopped then let you ride off, how ever if you have an accident and try to claim any medical insurance they will check and not pay

@magnetkungarna342 3 месяца назад

Where can I buy the Rabbit card?

@ThailandBound 3 месяца назад

Any BTS station where you would normally buy your ticket just take your passport with you

@AManAboutAVlog 3 месяца назад

Can't you simply tap in and out of the MRT with a VISA card?

@ThailandBound 3 месяца назад

You can but if it's a foreign Visa card you'll be charged the exchange rate every time you go through the barrier which makes it very expensive to travel

@mancello 3 месяца назад

Depends on the card you use. Fidelity Visa charges no transaction fees. Plus any local ATM fees are reimbursed. The exchange rate can be more favorable at the time of usage. @@ThailandBound

@ThailandBound 3 месяца назад

Very few Visa cards have those advantages multiple charge

@AManAboutAVlog 3 месяца назад

@@ThailandBound good to know, thanks

@hagar6359 3 месяца назад

Its crazy that you need to present your passport to just top it up.

@charlesmunchow 3 месяца назад

I've topped up both many times. Never been asked for passport. Only for initial card issue.

@hagar6359 3 месяца назад

@@charlesmunchow I got asked last time I was there in November 23. Maybe just the luck of the draw on who serves you lol

@marcpearce215 3 месяца назад

Ive never been asked for my passport when I topped up, only when I originally purchased the card.

@ThailandBound 3 месяца назад

You only need to pay with your passport the first time you buy the card. When you top it up, you don't need your passport with you

@ColTheBard 3 месяца назад

I don't remember getting tickets. I got little blue plastic coins.

@ThailandBound 3 месяца назад

The plastic coin is up for a one-off journey the card is for multiple Journeys

@antonkarridian2895 3 месяца назад

I am totally getting that rabbit card on my next visit! Thanks! Now, I could get a Thai friend to buy me the card and get her discount, right? Maybe buy her one too, and basically paying full price, but getting two. Do Thais get a 50% discount on the MRT card or is there only the over 60 discount? You're the only person I know there, over 60, so wink, wink, say no more for my MRT card.

@ThailandBound 3 месяца назад

As far as the BTS goes only Thai people get the 50% discount foreigners have to pay the full price with regards to the MRT trains if you're over 60 regardless of nationality you will get 50% extra credit on whatever you buy

@jonhobson3592 3 месяца назад

@@ThailandBoundshame they don’t offer it on the BTS though to foreigners..

@stupot1952 3 месяца назад

I was glad to get away from Bangkok its just become a big rip off place with service charge and vat on your bills and prices of hotels ok when the baht was 85 to the £ but not now much better and cheaper up here in Isan people are much nicer and friendly

@davids736 3 месяца назад

0:17 not too sure if he's being serious. Don't know what's going on? 😮

@ThailandBound 3 месяца назад

Yep absolutely serious it seems to be hotter than ever

@davids736 3 месяца назад

@ThailandBound hi Peter....I meant when you said you don't know what's going on. It's that little thing called global warming, you might have heard of it? 😉 I've been coming to Thailand for 25 years, and the hot season now is almost unbearable. And it's not just a couple of hours a day.... from about 10 in the morning right through to about 5 it's just so uncomfortable - and trust me, I'm normally the last person to complain about the heat, but it's too much even for me Peter. Anyway fella, I've just done a 14 month stint out there, that's enough for me. Until the next time!! 😉🤣❤️

@ThailandBound 3 месяца назад

Yes it's getting unbearably hot I agree with you I know a lot of people who don't go out in the afternoon these days they do what they have to do early morning or they wait until the evening

@davids736 3 месяца назад

@ThailandBound yep, living the Thai way, as my mate puts it; up at sunrise, in bed by 9pm!! Do everything you need to do really early, then lounge about in the day, eat then sleep! Obviously, this is the village life where there ain't no AC.... 😊

@WW-to5rc 3 месяца назад

Why does your friend not have a thai ID card after 12 years in Thailand?

@ThailandBound 3 месяца назад

He is not Thai.

@WW-to5rc 3 месяца назад

@ThailandBound is naturalization so difficult?

@ThailandBound 3 месяца назад

Yes, very here!

@bottlebaby 3 месяца назад

Could someone buy me one, each time I try , it is " sorry " not for you.

@ThailandBound 3 месяца назад

I've already answered this question I don't know if it was from you or somebody else but basically the only reason they'll refuse you if you don't have your passport with you the first time you buy it

@bottlebaby 3 месяца назад

@@ThailandBound Maybe if it is for the MTR but for the Rabbit card it is " Thai Only allowed to buy " and if you read the fine print there is a line which backs up this.

@ThailandBound 3 месяца назад

So a question comes to mind; How was I able to buy a rabbit card for the BTS Because obviously I'm not Thai? I just showed my passport and I was able to buy one.

@bottlebaby 3 месяца назад

@@ThailandBound Not sure . Your talking about the BTS or SkyTrain? I will try again next time. Let you know how I approached it and the results.

@ThailandBound 3 месяца назад

It's definitely not as I keep telling you I purchased one using my passport which clearly states I'm not a Thai person if foreigners weren't allowed the rabbit card I wouldn't have been able to purchase one would I and I know other foreigners here who also have the same card for the BTS

@jonhobson3592 3 месяца назад

Was on mrt yesterday Peter for 3 stops. Showed my copy passport. Lady said it was free 😅.. now I know I’m an oap 🤣.. but the BTS I have discovered only offer discount to Thai citizens ..

@ThailandBound 3 месяца назад

Free? No

@jonhobson3592 3 месяца назад

@@ThailandBound Peter 💯 % it was free. I was surprised. She gave me a paper ticket 🎫 with a bar code on it. It may have been a one off , it said Seniors day on it .. 😅 I had to go through the door barrier .. I use mrt a bit more now so shall get said senior card this week ..

@ThailandBound 3 месяца назад

It was probably a special holiday because sometimes the toll roads are free when I drive down to Pattaya they do this on certain days so I guess you're free trip was on one of these days

@jonhobson3592 3 месяца назад

@@ThailandBound yeah I think so. Was only letting you know about it 🙏but yes 50% is great 👍 . Hope all is well.

@jonhobson3592 3 месяца назад

@@ThailandBound FYI - IQ today here is 50. Lowest I’ve seen it ! but still too hot 🥵 to venture out just yet .. 😅

@ian-uk4570 3 месяца назад

You tell us about the cards, and you need your passport, obviously...but....you don't even mention how and where to obtain the cards. You need to slow down and think! more before giving information. Thanks anyway, I'll do my own research.thanks.

@ThailandBound 3 месяца назад

@ian-uk4570: I would have thought that information was very obvious to everybody and didn't need me to speak about it Of course you would obtain the tickets from each station where else?

@TheBigheadValley 3 месяца назад

Lol seriously buddy?

@Milkyway109 3 месяца назад

You will find these cards at the night market and in certain police stations , obviously

@ian-uk4570 3 месяца назад

Yes, I understand where to go.but Peter should have mentioned where to go and how much etc.. for the newbies that go to Bangkok. Not all are smart arses are we...🙄🤔 in the UK you get the cards from newsagents or 7/11 as well metro station. This will go out to many viewers who have never travelled before. That was my point.. obviously.👍

@ThailandBound 3 месяца назад

I'm sorry but if somebody is so thick they can't work out where to buy a train ticket they shouldn't bother coming to Bangkok and I did explain the price of everything

@marcpearce215 3 месяца назад

Thanks Peter - The Rabbit card costs a small fee for the card maybe B200. Ive had mine for probably ten years and keep refilling it. The other benefit is you can pay fro things like coffee using you Rabbit card, particularly around BTS stations.

@ThailandBound 3 месяца назад

I think the fee was 80 Baht which I forgot to mention.