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Catching a taxi at BKK and general Thailand taxi discussion [2014 onward]
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Dec 29, 2013, 4:39 am
#1186
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: BOS
Posts: 15,027
Took me 1.5 hours last Thursday around noon to go from DMK to Le Meridien. Fare was 170 baht plus tolls. Spend more time in traffic jams then driving.
Dec 29, 2013, 6:40 am
#1187
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: body: A stone's throw from SFO, mind: SE Asia
Programs: Some of this 'n some of that
Posts: 17,263
Fully torn tonight. Great driver, relaxed, not slow, not Mario Andretti.
But to get to Sukhumvit Soi 24 he didn't get off at Rama IX and went all the way to Pleun Chit.
There was absolutely no traffic on Suk (or Asok for that matter)....
But I still gave him a little over the total because he was otherwise hassle free and a legit meter. And a fairly young kid. And I didn't want to get the parents upset.
But to get to Sukhumvit Soi 24 he didn't get off at Rama IX and went all the way to Pleun Chit.
There was absolutely no traffic on Suk (or Asok for that matter)....
But I still gave him a little over the total because he was otherwise hassle free and a legit meter. And a fairly young kid. And I didn't want to get the parents upset.
Dec 29, 2013, 8:22 pm
#1188
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: SAN
Programs: DL DM / 2MM - Marriott Ambassador
Posts: 1,515
Any reason why I should not pay a bit more and get something pre-arranged from a place like Oriental Escape?
Dec 29, 2013, 8:52 pm
#1189
Moderator: Budget Travel forum & Credit Card Programs, FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: YYJ/YVR and back on Van Isle ....... for now
Programs: UA lifetime MM / *A Gold
Posts: 14,428
OTOH, if you've got the bucks, er Baht, and want to pamper yourself, by all means
Dec 29, 2013, 9:07 pm
#1190
Ambassador, Hong Kong and Macau
Join Date: May 2009
Location: HKG
Programs: Non-top tier Asia Miles member
Posts: 19,792
Under 10 minute queue on 27/12 11pm. Got to W with something like a 330 baht fare. 293 baht on the 29/12 return. No stress and no changes needed unless the Yellow shirts close down the airport road or something.
Dec 29, 2013, 10:11 pm
#1191
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Location: body: A stone's throw from SFO, mind: SE Asia
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On another note: Suk Soi 24 to BKK in 35 minutes with an 11AM departure from the hotel. Down Suk to Thong Lor, across to Soi 63 using Thong Lor Soi 10. Eerily empty streets akin to a 7AM Saturday morning joy-ride.
Dec 29, 2013, 11:53 pm
#1192
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Snooky
Posts: 2,508
I'm hearing that a lot of folks are getting jacked up by the drivers from the official queue lately. Up at Departures, some want crazy $$, but at Arrivals it's never happened to me. I'm talking a whole lot of rides too. Maybe it's because I can speak a little Thai. If this happens, get out and bring your receipt back to the dispatcher. I'd like to know what happens next. I'm just going to speak just English next time. We'll see what ensues.
Dec 30, 2013, 1:04 am
#1193
Join Date: Jul 2004
Posts: 2,548
I was weary today when the driver at arrival taxi stand lead me to his pink car. But he was very sweet and the meter ran normal. Traffic was non existent. I arrived at Sukhumvit soi 26 in less than 40 minutes or so.