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Bangkok Tips & Information »
So, you will visit
Bangkok?
You will receive many offers for
taxis and hotels just before leaving the arrival zone! Ignore them. Say: "no
thank you". Most of these services are too expensive. After leaving the
arrival
zone without losing money, you may wish to first visit one of the
currency exchange services.
That's ok! Do it.
To go to Bangkok now, you will need a taxi. There are private taxis called taxi
and public taxis called taxi-meter. Take a taxi-meter, because it is
much more cheap. Some private taxis pay money to the airport, so they have a better
location for waiting for passengers.
Money-Hint: Use the exit on the third floor (departure) and ask an
incoming metered taxi for take you to your desired destination. These metered taxis
generally come from Bangkok to carry passengers to the airport. Here is the best
(and cheapest) place to get transportation to Bangkok central.
How to "use" a taxi: First, tell the driver your destination. If
the driver likes that, tell him you want transportation "by meter". If he
still agrees, you have your first golden deal. We highly recommend to enter the taxi
now! Let him use the "express road" and give him the toll
way fee (40
Baht). Finally, you will pay estimated 250 Baht (depending on destination).
If the traffic is very busy in Bangkok (it happens sometimes...), many drivers do not like
to go "by meter" and you must bargain for the price. You should not accept more
than 70% of his first offer. Do not enter the taxi before fixing the price!
Finally, you will pay 300-500 Baht (depending on traffic and location).
Hotel: You can book a hotel at one of the counters in the airport, but
take note of the location and the price, but this is
not the best idea!
Try to book a Bangkok hotel before
arriving ... over the Internet.
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If this is your first
visit to Bangkok Airport..
The Airport has two
terminals: International and
Domestic. You arrive at Bangkok Int. Airport. on the first floor (ground).
Departure (international) is on the third flour. The second floor is for car
parking and a "secret" 500m footway linking international and domestic
terminals.
Be careful for booking unknown hotels at Bangkok Airport and also be careful of any offers
(taxi, hotels, resorts) you receive after leaving the aircraft (you will get a lot of
them).
Now you have two options to continue your travel:
You may go to the domestic airport for a domestic flight with Bangkok Airways or Thai
Airways, or you can go to Bangkok city for a hotel, railway station etc...
Whatever you do: Do not forget your baggage! This is very important if you
want to go to the domestic airport. Your baggage will not be redirected
automatically at Bangkok Airport, so you have to pick it up, move to domestic airport and
check-in your baggage again. You would not be the first traveler who arrived at Koh
Samui, while their baggage rests in Bangkok.
To go to the domestic terminal, you must leave the entrance hall, keep
right and look for a sign: Shuttle-bus to domestic.
Here stops a small vehicle for carrying travelers to the domestic airport and back
- for free.
Alternatively you can walk on the passenger gateway at the second floor (about 15 min).
The domestic airport is quite small, so you will have no problem to find your
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