Originally Posted by
Dr. HFH
I don't think that this is a fair criticism. Most airport rail links (e.g., BOS, ORD, DFW, SFO, HKG) can get you to the central rail terminus fairly easily, but then you're at the mercy of the rest of the system.
Yup. Which is one of several reasons that I don't use airport rail links anywhere (except London).
Originally Posted by
nkedel
If you stay at one of the hotels near the MRT, ARL (either line) to Makkasan to MRT is pretty convenient.
If you stay at one of the hotels near the Sukhumvit BTS line (Siam Square/Chitlom/Lower Sukhumvit) the ARL local to Phaya Thai to BTS is pretty convenient.
Personally, I would not want to stay somewhere all that far from BTS for other reasons, and prefer being near the BTS-MRT interchange at Asoke/Sukhumvit if I can, so for me it's convenient when I arrive at an hour things are running.
Agreed. I stay near BTS. But I'm still not going to take ARL because it would still require ARL to MRT to BTS and then a short taxi ride or walk with my luggage. Taxis and airport cars take you to the door. Public transportation by it's very nature can't.