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 Bangkok
International Airport (BIA) |
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serves the most air traffic in Thailand. Nowadays more than
80 airlines are on service and over 25,000,000 passengers,
160,000 flights and 700,000 tons of cargo are handled at this
airport. |
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Getting
to and from the airport |
Vibhavadi Rangsit Road is the main route linking BIA with
downtown Bangkok. Other transport webs bringing us to downtown
are toll-way and expressways which facilitate passengers' trip
with more convenience and fastness.
Besides travelling by road, train is other choice for travelling
to town, spending 30 minutes only. The railway station is
opposite and linked with the airport by walkway bridge.
There are several kinds of transportation services provided
for passengers such as limousine of Airport Associate Co., Ltd.
and of Thai Airways International Public Co., Ltd. car rental
service, taximeter and airport bus. Their counters are in the
arrival hall of international passenger terminal. Both limousine
and taxi are on service at Domestic terminal as well. |
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Information
Counter |
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Airport Information Counters are in the passenger hall and
passenger lounge of international passenger terminal and
domestic passenger terminal. Airport information officers are
willing to give necessary information to passengers with Thai
courtesy. |
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Terminals |
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 International
Passanger Terminal 1
International
Passanger Terminal 1
Domestic
Passanger Terminal 1
Above information
by
Airports of Thailand PCL
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Hints: |
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 tollway 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).
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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 check-in
counter. |
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