Transport in Thailand

the Airplane

Airline - the Russian airlines Moscow-Bangkok is in scheduled service Aeroflot to Thailand on an itinerary.

Road from the airport

The International airport of Bangkok is had in 22 km northward from capital. The terminal serving intrinsic flights and a freight terminal are had near to the international airport. To reach a city it is possible by autobus. The report between Bangkok and the airport is sustained by the special transport service granting limousines. The representation of this service is on the ground floor in an arrival hall. All represented transport is riged by air conditioners. The place in a minibus which will forward you in any hostel, will manage in 100 bat from the person; the car in the centre - 300 bat for a trip; the autobus to Pattaya-scourge - 180 bat from the person; the car to Pattaya-scourge - 1500 bat for a trip.

Transport in the country

The Air freight

The Dense network of airlines binds all country. Hops are effected by airline Thai Airways. Flights of aboriginal air services Bangkok-Phuket are executed daily. A time of flight 1 hour. Airplanes of private airline Bangkok Airways execute flights from Bangkok and Phuket on island Samuj. Service good, the prices accessible. Tickets are easy for reserving in one of numerous turbjuro or at airline office. Same refers to and to bookings on flights of the national companies.

Intercity autobuss

Bangkok is bound to a province by a branched network of arterial high-ways. Autobuss go under the time-table, tickets inexpensive. The state transport Inc offers transport of three class-rooms. First - standard autobuss of orange colour (rot daeng), capacious, windows for the best ventilation are not glazed. They are shut down on demand and consequently dvizhutsja slowly. Dark blue autobuss with air conditioners (ac) are shut down only in large settlements. Autobuss the VIP of the class-room (ac), with smaller number of mounting faces. The state autobuss depart from special parking-terminals Ban To With (Ban Kaw Saw), here it is possible to acquire tickets. Except them, on many roads autobuss of a large quantity of the private companies selling tickets for the flights through turbjuro both quite often having own parking and passenger depots ply.

The Railway transportation

The Dense network of railway roads of Thailand is not mastered almost by tourists. Still it is necessary to size up this democratic type of transport on dignity. Tickets for a train can be reserved on a uniform computer network at passenger depots. Certainly, travel by rail increases a time on a trip. But also here you have an option. Trains are divided into some class-rooms and phylums (the express train, fast, special, etc.). On long stages to you will offer sleepers of 2nd class-room, without air conditioners. Having taken the little more expensive ticket for the inferior place, in gain ideally pure bed, and meal and drinks to you will submit directly at-sight.

For fans of exotic will learn reasonably interestingly, that from Bangkok to Singapore the legendary East express train goes, offering the passenger indelible sensations in the spirit of novels ZHjulja Is correct. You are waited by two nights and day in magnificent carriages in colonial style of 20th years. However and the prices for this express train really the royal: from 1200  $ for the person. More detailed information can be gained in representations of the Thai travel agency (TAT) to the address: 372 Bamrung Muang Rd., ph. 226-00-60. The Service bureau of tourists where you will hear Russian speech, is called Atlantico Co Ltd, its earphone: (01 815-30-85; (02 653-99-13.

Public transport

The Most popular aspect of street transport are motor-rickshaws of three phylums the Artificial manure-ARTIFICIAL MANURE (Tuk-Tuk). For them the convenient seat, a canopy and the reckless driver-driver are characteristic. The Artificial manure-ARTIFICIAL MANURE in streets of Bangkok and Chiang Mai can be met literally continually. It is better to agree with the price in advance. The trip to some kilometres to Bangkok, Pattaje and Chiang Mai will manage to you not more expensively 40-60 bat. And in small provincial small towns of all for some bat it is possible to sweep on classical velorikshe samlo (samlor).

In such cities as Chiang Mai and Pattaya, for trips on small distances execute function of a fixed-route taxi songtheo (songthaeo) - pickups or small trucks with benches for passengers.