Bus stations in Bangkok
There are three main terminals/stations in Bangkok from which buses go to all parts of Bangkok Thailand travel. You can use any of these terminals journey with public buses.
This is by far the cheapest mode of transport. Traveling by bus however, is not always useful if you have a lot of luggage with you. If you are staying in Bangkok and you need to go to the bus station (this applies in particular to terminals North and South), it is easier to take a taxi.
Terminal North – Mo Chit
The largest bus terminal can be found in Mo Chit. From here you can take the bus to the north and northeast of Thailand. This also includes destinations such as Isaan, Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai. The nearest Skytrain station is Mo Chit and there is also a subway station at Chatuchak. If you travel via these stations, you still have to walk 10 to 15 minutes to the bus terminal. For this part you could take a taxi or tuk-tuk.
Terminal East – Ekamai
From this bus terminal you can take the bus to the east coast, including to Pattaya and Rayong. The terminal is conveniently located; opposite Ekamai Skytrain stop. There are also some buses that run from Mo Chit to Pattaya and the east coast, but most scheduled services in this direction depart from Ekamai.
South Terminal – Sai Tai Taling Chan
The buses for the south of Thailand, including Ko Samui, Phuket and Krabi, depart from the southern bus terminal (also known as Sai Tai Taling Chan). This terminal can be found on the Thonburi side of the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok. This is also the terminal for buses to and from Kanchanaburi. The South Bus Terminal moved to a location with more modern facilities in 2007, but it's still difficult to get around if you're not familiar with Bangkok's bus system. The easiest option is to take the meter taxi to the terminal.
Public transportation center at Bangkok airport
Besides the mentioned bus terminals, there is another small bus station at Bangkok airport (Suvarnabhumi). Buses depart from here to most parts of Bangkok – including the bus terminals mentioned above. A limited number of scheduled services are also available to nearby destinations such as Pattaya. The buses leave for the most diverse places, even to Nongkhai. Costs something like 450 THB. To get to the airport transportation center, you can take the free shuttle bus from the main airport terminal.
Buy tickets
Even if you don't speak Thai, buying tickets is easy at Bangkok's main bus terminals. The destinations of the buses are indicated at the sales points in both Thai and English and the price is also clearly stated. You will also find information points in the terminals. Your ticket states the departure time of your bus, your seat number, and – in most cases – the bus or stop number. In addition to the public buses, there are also privately run bus lines on various routes. If you have a long drive ahead of you, consider spending some extra Baht for the first class or VIP services. If you are in Bangkok during a Thai school holiday, it is advisable to book your bus ticket in advance. This is especially true during the busiest holiday season, Songkran (Thai New Year, April 13).
Travel to the bus terminals
For most visitors in Bangkok, the easiest way to travel to bus terminals North (Mo Chit) and South (Sai Tai Taling Chan) is by taxi. At the intersection of Bangna-Trat and Sukhumvit, minibuses leave for the South Bus Station and Mo Chit for 50 THB. Bus terminal East can be easily reached by Sky train. If you think you know enough about the Thai bus system, and you don't have much luggage with you, you can use the bus services that depart from various points in Bangkok at regular intervals. Times, routes and prices can be found on the BMTA website: www.bmta.co.th/
Travel between bus terminal North (Mo Chit) and South (Sai Tai)
There is an excellent minibus service that you can use for 35 Baht per person (bringing a bicycle or a lot/large luggage will cost you an extra ticket). A minibus departs every 10-15 minutes, the journey takes about half an hour. The minibuses depart approximately 50 meters from the long-distance bus drop-off. You will have to ask around for the minibus stop and most people will probably direct you to a taxi (which will cost you about 200 Baht instead of the 35 Baht for a minibus).
There also appears to be a similar minibus service between Mo Chit/Sai Tai and East Bus Terminal (Ekamai). So if you want to get from one bus station to the other without spending too much money on a taxi, it pays to look out for minibuses.
I always find that strange in TH that a bus station is not near a train or metro station.
for connecting transport.
ahhhhhh
Weird?
No, I strongly suspect the authorities of bowing in the dust to the wishes and whims of the taxi and bus operators.
A good connection of the metro and train to the bus stations would simply mean fewer taxi and bus trips.
And a good connection of buses to trains is completely out of the question.
Although, Hua Lampong, the Central Station of Bangkok is connected to the city rail network by means of the underground.
But that's an exception.
So you also have minibuses and stations that you can take to e.g. pattaya and Hua Hin,
last time I went from Prachuap Khiri kan (90 km below HH) to Bangkok for 700 thb 2pers and extra luggage and was picked up at home.
I don't know how this system works, my friend figured it out the last time, but there will undoubtedly be readers who can explain this.
Traveled with my late Thai friend from BKK to our cottage in Dan Khun Thod, Khorat. With a minibus. 180 THB the man last (2013). That minibus departed from a parking lot at a shopping mall. Can't name a name because there were others from time. It was always a bit of searching, asking drivers of other minibuses, calling around, …. If you had found the right minibus, you had to wait a while until it was full.
The advantage of the minibus was that it stopped - at destination - on the main road, on the side street closest to our house. From there we had to call to pick us up. A few times he drove to the door, for some extra tip. Pick up ditto.
Disadvantage as far as I'm concerned, could never get it done on my own. Knowledge of the Thai language is required to find the right minibus, you rarely see foreigners on those routes. You also need to explain where you need to be, discuss the price, etc.
Would also like to know how this works. I don't think they are legal transport services. They are anonymous vans. There was no longer anything written in Thai on a piece of cardboard behind the windshield.
Don't, use this kind of illegal transportation. This gives them security of existence, while these types of vans are most often involved in the most accidents, with many fatalities. In addition: driver not trained, van uninsured, no GPS government control.
When the van has a yellow license plate, I think it is an official van. White is illegal or private transportation.
And Chris, although the van from Victoria costs 180 baht, when you have to go to Hua Hin and go to Victory Monument from the airport, you also have to calculate the price of the train to it. Then you end up with a 10-20 baht difference. But you have a long way to go for that.
The slightly less frequent connection between Hua Hin with the nice big comfortable bus is a lot better and probably safer than the ride with a minibus. You also get a free bottle of water and you can take more luggage.
from Victoria monument I have often gone by mini bus to Hua Hin,
but also after Nakhonratchasima ( Korat ) for 180 baht .
so well i'm going to try to take the bus from bkk airport to jomtien i'm going the 7th road from a-dam so i'm looking for the best way to do that or someone has an idea how i can do that best usually go with the taxi but is also not good buy anymore
I like to hear it
sawadee crab
@Aad: that is described in the article. Go to the bus station at the airport, from there a comfortable bus leaves for Pattaya and has Jomtien as its final station.
The bus to Jomtien first goes to the airport terminal and stops at exit 6, where you can also buy tickets for the bus.
Simply board at the airport itself! airportpattayabus.com
scroll down for more information about departure times etc.
@ please read this: https://www.thailandblog.nl/vervoer-verkeer/suvarnabhumi-airport/
Indeed very extensive information about transport to various places. But if I'm not mistaken, the one I'm talking about isn't listed? Is really a shuttle Bkk airport – Jomtien vv
I can indeed confirm what Hans Bos says @ Hans. This shuttle is only available to Jomtien and does not go to Hua Hin.
there is a shuttle bus connection from airport bkk to huahin and viseversa costs 305 bath pp. we did this on April 9, 2014
@ Aad, Perhaps even more convenient is to take the bus to Jomtien in the arrivals hall itself. This is located on the 1st floor between exits 7 and 8. Go down the escalator with your suitcase and you will see the counter on the right. Cost 124 bht. Luxury 32 seater bus with Jomtien Thepprasit Road terminus at food market and right opposite Pan Pan Italian restaurant.
That is not possible. Or first to Victory Monument for the minibus, or a regular taxi, or call or email Pui in Hua Hin. She will pick you up for 2000 THB on SUV,
In any case, I have already saved her address with the contacts, also always useful if a Thai also knows her way around HH in other areas, thanks
Marco just got some crazy ones but I think I have to have this one
no. 9905: Jatujak Bus Terminal (Expressway) – Suvarnabhumi Airport – Pattaya (Jomtien).
wall that comes out at the fresh market looks like this
It's a shuttle in itself. It is a legal one, so without a number! You just buy a ticket at the counter, report 10 minutes before departure and then go through the doors and cross 20 meters to the waiting bus. This drives to Thepprasit road. If you are talking about the fresh food market in Jomtien, it is about 250 meters away! It is still before the big bend towards Beach road (at this bend the bus turns right again, so back to Pattaya) and then at Pan pan restaurant it turns right onto the road across the parking lot. Here you can also get on again later to be transported to Bkk airport. Success
Well then I should be able to do that I hope I never go by public transport but there is a bit of road there so I should be able to do it
When I come back I will let you know if I succeeded hahahaha
Greetings and thanks for the explanation
True, but now costs 134 baht
With eg bus 515 it is easy to travel from Victoria Monument to Terminal South – Sai Tai Taling Chan.
Back the same but then cross the road.
You have to take your time to buy a ticket, especially on busy days such as Christmas and New Year's Eve.
The enormous Chaos that reigned there the day before Christmas was impressive
Searching for and boarding the right bus is a job in itself.
we had ticket number 84,85 and 86.
Now it appears that you first have to search for the departure points of the buses.
Found and then you see a 100 stops with buses.
Finally found and then wait until time 20.05 then a Thai starts calling and you are referred to a bus 85.
5 minutes later so 20.10 people get on bus 84
The chaos is even greater on the bus, everyone has a seat number but the seats are not numbered, so it is a downright musical chairs. I have not yet found out how the distribution is from the top and bottom of the bus.
You can buy a ticket for eg to bangkok at various counters, they quickly fill up, not available. Then you think it is not possible to travel. After a long search it turns out that you can travel from Terminal South to Surat Thani by bus and then a stop over to Phuket. (saves about 3 hours) In Surat Thani you will not be dropped off at the bus station but at a petrol station. a taxi Van is arranged here (costs 100 baht for 2 persons) then you arrive at a kind of booking office where you buy your next ticket for part 2 Surat Thani to Phuket. the bus then arrives at the corner of the street and you get on. Then he drives (yes) to the bus station. people get in here again. You will be asked for your ticket and then you will get the comment if you had bought the ticket on the bus it would have saved 150 baht per person.
all in all you will arrive at Phuket bus station 5 hours later.
A bus trip with surprises, people get on everywhere who just have to stand for 1 or more hours.
This shows that the ambiguities regarding travel are great.
Return journey is again by bus (all planes were also full and we were indeed late)
At a number of counters in Phuket bus station it was simply said full and not possible Tuesday.
visited the various travel shops and then suddenly you have the choice of different departure times. Booked with Green travel and yes you can just buy a ticket from Phuket to Bangkok.
It is also nice to mention that traveling with, for example, bus 166 from Victoria Monument to Pak Kret is very easy, both there and back. let it happen that last week I was on bus 166 (red) and therefore did not get there where I needed to be. Bus 166 red color also had no air conditioning and the windows were open, but yes it was a 166.'
There is therefore an essential difference in buses with the same number but a different colour.
Just cross the road and board the same red 166, you will then automatically return to Victoria monument, but from Government place to Pak kret you can also take bus 52.
every day you learn new routes by bus.
Fortunately, I have made most of my trips by bus and train with a Thai acquaintance, so I usually end up in the right place again. I'll call her if I don't remember. Then you will hear new bus numbers again.
Take your time if you do want to travel by bus and train.
we also regularly travel by train or bus to Hua Hin.
just fun and it's fun between the locals
In the Netherlands there will be nicer buses, but cheap is different. I go with Bell travel from the airport (bkk) to pattaya, get dropped off at the door for 200 bath. If that's not great, I don't know what is. I have no complaints about safety. When I want to go somewhere in the Netherlands, I have to change trains 5 times, and I am checked by people who speak with a thick tongue. Haha.
Public transport in Thailand sometimes makes do. But once you're on your way, you'll eventually arrive where you need to know.
I also noticed that the bus station north of Mo Chit is not directly next to the BTS station. Of course you can also blame the BTS .. You can get there by taxi, bus or on foot, but a direct connection would have been more pleasant. Who knows what will happen if they extend the line further north.
I've never been to the bus station in the east, so I wouldn't know how to get there. Again: The BTS line towards wongwai and further they are now working on it (as well as the line to the south east of the city towards Bang Na etc.), perhaps they will come up with the idea to bring BTS and long distance buses together at 1 point .
The BTS and MRT (Metro) do connect neatly. Almost then, the station names are not the same, so it was a bit confusing at which station I had to make the switch from MRT to BTS.
The buses themselves are fine. However, many people (including Thai) make the mistake with seat numbers. The seat number is on the back of the seat. So you often see people sitting one row too far back. Thai logic. 😉
As for OffTopic: Personally, I don't object to a little deviation from the main topic. As long as it is related and does not go through dozens of posts. With names if it becomes a “wellus nietus” story. If things really threaten to go off the rails, then I think there is enough material to start a separate item about this…
The previous Morchit bus station was located particularly close to a station of the city railway.
However, the same city railway decided to build the depot on the site of the old bus station.
So the new Morchit was built on the current site, causing a terrible traffic jam and generating hundreds of taxi rides.
That belltravel website is not really cooperating
Cannot become a member or make a reservation in any way
if you take a bus in Thailand for € 0,17, you can hardly say that they are very expensive. Or traveling through the whole of Bangkok on the skytrain for € 1, I would like to see you do that here in Europe. Or free buses at regular times, hellooo !!!
Anyone who thinks that transport in Thailand is very expensive should quickly learn to count plaice again.
The buses are not environmentally friendly and comfortable, but what more could you want. Although the skrytrain is even better than the Belgian metro
Hiliarie, the Skytrain does not cost 1 euro, it will take a look per distance when you go again.
And not for 1 euro throughout Bangkok. We always stay in Montien hotel if we want to go to MBK we go by taxi that is cheaper than with two people by Sky train. And yes it has become a bit more expensive since it came into use. But they don't know a senior discount.
I miss in here the bus terminal of Nakon Chai Air about 5 to 10 minutes from Mochit. They drive throughout Thailand and have good buses.
I don't think you can go directly to Mo-chit from the airport. I need to take a minibus at the traffic center to Victory Monument and then a bus (77) to Mo-chit. Either airport rail to pyathai and walk to Victory Monument and take the bus back there. In the past years you could take a direct bus to the bottom floor of the airport, but not anymore. Or does someone else know better?
Would like to go from Bangkok to THANBYUZAYAT cemetery in myamar ( Burma )
Please inform me how best to come.
Via THREE PAGODA PAS or MAE SOT.
Beautiful drive through Thailand with a visit to THANBYUZAYAT cemetery.