I agree with fourb2, unless you intend on make quite a number of trips each day you are better of buying tickets as you need them. The bts skytrain system operates in 2 lines with a total of 48 stations. You cannot use it to reach the most important landmarks, but it is still handy for some sightseeing you can reach these 7 attractions with the bts. Bangkok map detailed city and metro maps of bangkok for. Free bangkok mrt train map for everyday reference or tourist use. Your map is fantastic i dont know why all transit maps dont have this option.
Considering the mall contains over 250 shops, the layout is logical and fairly compact, certainly when compared to. Tickets are bought from machines at the stations outside the gates. Co van kessel bangkok bike and boat tours 219,624 views 6. Occasionally, when i know in advance i have a lot of errands to do and im going to be heavily using the bts or mrt line end to end, i get a day pass and leave my storedvalue card at home. Take the bts skytrain from tong lo to siam, then change trains and head to saphan thaksin probably about 20 baht. Interactive map of bangkok with all popular attractions wat pho, the grand palace, wat arun and more. The bts bang chak station is a new station which was opened on the sukhumvit line in bangkok, thailand. It is operated by bangkok mass transit system pcl btsc, a subsidiary of bts group holdings, under a concession granted by the bangkok metropolitan administration bma. Unlike the underground mrt system, bts railway is built overhead. Marvel at the gleaming temples, catch a tuk tuk through bustling chinatown or take a longtail boat through floating markets. What do you need to know about bangkok skytrain bts.
Bts, mtra and airport rail link, chao phraya express boat and saen saeb canal boat are road and both river and canal transits for solving rush hours traffic jam in bangkokthailand. The sukhumvit line starting at mo chit and ending at bearing. The bangkok mass transit system, commonly known as the bts or the skytrain thai. Custom calendar make advanced customized calendars. The system is owned by bangkok metropolitan administration bma mass rapid transit authority of thailand and is. The bts skytrain is an excellent way to get around bangkoks main shopping centers and it also links to the river boat pier at saphan taksin. The bts skytrian has 2 passes, a money card and a trip card. Take upstream to tha tien, about 12 baht and a good sightseeing ride, and youll be a short walk from wat pho. View map of race course that starts at central world and proceeds down phloen chit road past bts chit lom before turning left onto witthayu road.
Travel guide with touristic destinations, museums and architecture in bangkok. All different types of products, including bicycle products. The bangkok mass transit system, commonly known as the bts or the skytrain is an elevated. The system is an elevated system and began operations on 5 th december 1999, and presently has 2 lines which serve 34 stations. In all my trips to bangkok i am yet to find it cheaper to buy any of the multi travel. Mass transit media property services bts group holdings. After a long campaign from 1996 to 2015, the disabled group whom also represent many other need groups finally won the case. Am planning to stay near bts nana station and would like to use the public transport service for my trip during the mid of july 2015. This was part of the newer extensions which had been added to the bts lines in thailand. Bangkok mass transit system also known as sky train or bts is the most common and popular transportation system in bangkok. Bangkok sky train bts map, lines, route, hours, tickets.
Bangkok metro mrt map with information about its route lines, timings, tickets, fares, stations and official websites. Leave the taxi or private tours for later and board the train. Detail bangkok map for travelers guide about bts bangkok. Nana plazabts nana, soi cowboybts asok, patpongbts sala daeng. Bangkok is a city of contrasts with action at every turn. The bts skytrain runs through all important downtown disctricts and major transport hubs in bangkok, from mo chit to on nut sukhumvit line and national stadium to wongwian yai silom line. In front of central world shopping center on ratchadamri road, bangkok. Events calendar bts group holdings public company limited. Today, while the city is up to speed with modern times, the grandeur and glory of its illustrious past.
Printable calendar pdf calendars especially made for printing date calculators. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in. There are two skytrain routes that cross bangkok and cover a distance of 37. Opened during 2011, it is a part of the skytrain extension from on nut to bearing station. Finally, a mostly accurate map of bangkoks transit future. The money card of course is however much you want to put on it, and deducts the cost of the trip. See the disappearing maeklong railway market on a working train track, and buy fresh produce from a thai longtail boat at the damnoen saduak floating market.
Visit two of bangkoks most unusual markets safely and easily on this smallgroup shopping trip. Im going back in march of 2017 and with prior knowledge, im trying to update maps and get a better grip on where things are. Single tickets are very cheap and you will probably find you dont end up using the bts or mrt as much as you presentlt think. Every friday, saturday and sunday from 6pmmidnight 18. From its icycold airconditioned carriages running on elevated tracks through much of downtown bangkok, you can escape stationary traffic, taxi drivers demanding inflated fares, and the expansive but difficulttonavigate bus network. Bangkok extended forecast with high and low temperatures. Before make plan to holidays to bangkok thailand better you have map of bangkok. Take a look at our detailed itineraries, guides and maps to help you plan your trip to bangkok. The best things to do in bangkok tell the story of this fascinating city, which began as a small trading center and port community on the west bank of the chao phraya river some 200 years ago. Bang kapi mu ban ek phailin sam re krung thon buri bts skytrain srt.
Bangkok metropolitan administration as a real operator behind the scene must build the lifting facilities for the needy groups within time limitation even through the contact with the bts company is still functioning. Bangkok sky train bts map with information about its route lines. Bts or skytrain is one of the most convenient ways to get around in the city, especially for tourists, but it has a very limited reach. On the birthday of hm king rama ix, 5 december 1999, an elevated twoline skytrain officially called bts metro system was opened.
The skytrain is composed of two lines interconnected at siam station. I am an american living in bangkok, so will try to make this as clear as possible. The elevated train in commemoration of hm the kings 6th cycle birthday first line sukhumvit or sukhumvit line thai. Detail bangkok map for travelers guide will help you find bangkok tourism destination, bangkok attractions, things to do in bangkok, bangkok street and accommodation and many more. Bangkok airport link suvarnabhumi airport train transfers to. The bangkok mass transit system or bts or sky train is a rapid transit system that serves bangkok, thailand. This file is licensed under the creative commons attributionshare alike 3.
Super helpful as i was in bangkok in february and had a painful experience trying to navigate with an outdated transit map. You set the pace and tell your personal guide what youd like to see, choosing from sights like the grand palace, wat pho, chatuchak market, and more. Sightseeing using bts skytrain bangkok forum tripadvisor. Bangkok bts is divided into 2 lines, namely silom line and sukhumvit line. Explore bangkok just the way you want to on a private, totally customizable tour.
The bts is connected to the mrt, bangkok subway, at mo chit chatuchak park station on the mrt, asok sukhumvit stationon. Travel on bts train to visit bangkok city 21 february 2018. I am confused,i read that to get to mbk shopping center via bts phaya tai, i have to transfer train at siam station. Zooming above bangkoks traffic at a steady speed, and with connecting points to the mrt underground. Bangkok welcomes more visitors than any other city in the world and it doesnt take long to realize why. You can also transfer to the airport rail link at phaya thai station and to the mrt underground at mo chit and asok stations. Over 600,000 people ride the bts in bangkok everyday. From the central siam station, where it connects with the silom line, the line runs both northwards along phaya thai and.
The routes considered as part of the skytrain project would become the basis for the mrt system and are mainly underground. Bangkok bts map bangkok skytrain map a guide to bangkoks bts and attractions close to the skytrain. Payment can only be made by coins but change is given at the service desks. Another map showing the bangkok mass transit master plan is also available at.
The sukhumvit line begins at kheha samutprakan station and ends at kasetsart. It goes from mo chit in the north to samrong in the south. Calendar generator create a calendar for any year monthly calendar shows only 1 month at a time. What to see along the bts skytrain routes in bangkok. Duration between two dates calculates number of days date calculator add or subtract days, months, years. Currently operating on 2 lines and serving 34 stations, the schedule for the bts. There are 35 stations all linked together around bangkok so finding one is not. Soi srinakarin 51, nong bon, prawet district, bangkok. Map of bangkok hotels and attractions on a bangkok map. Launched in 1999, the bts skytrain is one of the most popular ways to get around bangkok.
Exit, follow the crowd to the river terminal and hop on the chao phraya express not a tour boat. These 2 maps are being constantly updated but they will be posted online when a significant amount of changes, improvements or corrections have been made. Bts to mbk shopping center bangkok forum tripadvisor. One of the most fascinating areas of bangkok, the riverside reflects a constantly changing scene with taxi boats gently transporting passengers, rice barges being towed laden with goods and local trading boats, against a backdrop of glittering temples and modern warehouses. Bangkokguide 2 money 3 communication 4 holidays 5 transportation 6 food 9 eventsduringtheyear 10 thingstodo 11. Located prominently in front of siam bts skytrain station the interchange of the two bts lines it is considered by many to be the centre of bangkok. The airport rail link sa city line begins at phayathai station in downtown bangkok.
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