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Old Mar 26, 2018, 3:31 am
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seavisionburma
 
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Originally Posted by puchong
What would be an average 'negotiated price' for a taxi hailed at Suvarnabhumi to the Sukhumvit MRT station on Sunday (late) afternoon?

For the return trip on a Monday morning around 9 AM, what is the least that I should expect to pay?
Bangkok taxis lesson #1

Do NOT negotiate fare. If they won't use the meter, find another taxi.
From the airport, using the official taxi queueing system, the drivers are required to switch on the meter, and you pay a 50 baht airport surcharge in addition to the fare+tolls on arrival to your destination

Visitors to Bangkok who continue to take taxis on a fixed fare just make the situation worse.

Please please forget this notion of 'negotiated price'
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