Originally Posted by
Sam Drucker
My ride on the City Line was not pleasant. The large majority of the people did not get off the train until the last station before the airport, Lat Krabang. People were trying to get on and off the train and get around my bags.
The City Line might be cheaper, but if you're traveling with baggage and going to the airport, you really are on the wrong train and inconveniencing commuters and creating extra hassle for yourself by taking it at busy times.
I completely agree with you. I just took the
City Line (comparing it with my earlier experience on the
Express Line)....the
Express Line (for Baht150 ~ US$5) is the way to go...the
City Line (for Baht45 ~ US$1.50 if getting off at the last stop) is cheaper, but really? is the US$3.5 saving worth being crushed and stopping at 6 or 7 stations which seemed to take a long time...the
City Line is really a super crowded (smaller interior) commuter (local use) line with the only one big advantage of being connected to the Phayathai Skytrain station by a ped bridge at the terminal station)
in addition, all of the following should eventually make the
Express Line just a bit easier to use:
(a) a direct bridge is being made between the Makkasan Airlink Terminal station (where the Express Line stops) and the Petburi Subway station,
(b) they are organizing taxi lines at Makkasan station,
(c) the Thai Airways and Bangkok Airways Airlink Terminal check-in services should be expanded to other airlines soon; and
(d) this year they are promising to introduce a Bangkok Smart card which integrates the electronic ticket card for SkyTrain, Subway and hopefully Airlink (plus in future the BRT, buses, taxi boats, 7-11s etc. like the Hong Kong Octopus card),
...this is Thailand so dont expect super speed, but its gradually getting there...