Evil Penevil Posted September 11, 2022 Share Posted September 11, 2022 A couple of "walk-through" videos on YouTube. The BTS link looks like a decent option if you only have light carry-on luggage, but I wonder how much time you save considering all the walking involved, especially from international arrivals at DMK. The big problem I found with the AirLink from Swampy was buying the tokens at the Phaya Thai station to connect with the other BTS lines. AirLink was popular with the Russian, Indian and Chinese groups, so there was a big crush of people (no real queues) at the machines which sold tokens. Often the foreign tourists didn't know how the kiosks worked or didn't have coins, which made waiting times long- like 20 or 30 minutes- and caused considerable frustration among Thais in a hurry to get home. Bottom line: It's easier and usually faster to take a taxi or even the bus from DMK, whether your ultimate destination is downtown Bangkok or Pattaya. The first video is an optimistic "walk-through" of getting to DMK with the Asoke MRT station. A lot of stairs involved. Second vid covers ALL options for getting from DMK to various points in Bangkok. The BTS option starts at 7.00. DMK has definitely improved the taxi system since the days I took taxis from DMK. Evil 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boydeste Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 On 9/11/2022 at 3:07 PM, Evil Penevil said: A couple of "walk-through" videos on YouTube. The BTS link looks like a decent option if you only have light carry-on luggage, but I wonder how much time you save considering all the walking involved, especially from international arrivals at DMK. The big problem I found with the AirLink from Swampy was buying the tokens at the Phaya Thai station to connect with the other BTS lines. AirLink was popular with the Russian, Indian and Chinese groups, so there was a big crush of people (no real queues) at the machines which sold tokens. Often the foreign tourists didn't know how the kiosks worked or didn't have coins, which made waiting times long- like 20 or 30 minutes- and caused considerable frustration among Thais in a hurry to get home. Bottom line: It's easier and usually faster to take a taxi or even the bus from DMK, whether your ultimate destination is downtown Bangkok or Pattaya. The first video is an optimistic "walk-through" of getting to DMK with the Asoke MRT station. A lot of stairs involved. Second vid covers ALL options for getting from DMK to various points in Bangkok. The BTS option starts at 7.00. DMK has definitely improved the taxi system since the days I took taxis from DMK. Evil Thanks for that, I didn't realise that route on the train system was available. I quite often fly from Bkk to places for a few days with just a rucksack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom51red Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 Another option would be if its still running is the free bus from swampy,its not far from where the bell bus stops are for pattaya and hua hin,operator has a small desk you show flight ticket,in return they give you free bus ticket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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