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Old Oct 16, 2012 | 8:20 am
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Originally Posted by seanthepilot
I just flew out of Don Meaung Airport yesterday.

The tolls I paid were 45THB & 60THB (for a total of 105THB) from Sukhumvit 1 on-ramp to DMK. I don't remember the tolls being so high.
The DMK tollway has been 60 THB for at least 2 years.

Originally Posted by whackyjacky
Most everyone posting here knows BKK better than I, but for the uninitiated, let me say that it isn't always necessary or faster to take the tollway (especially in the middle of the night). Just save the 70B.
From roughly 10PM until 5:30AM there's no need for the tollway. We have a taxi for 5:30 AM tomorrow and we'll take street grade roads the whole way.
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