Originally Posted by
hijiji
Any recent updates about using Grab in Bangkok? Is it still a good way to use taxis?
How about the rent a car and driver by the hour service in the ap? 2 hours for 500 baht. Anyone used it recently?
Grab is decent to ok most of the time. It's recovered significantly from the immediate post pandemic near complete lack of drivers. Now, most times I call a car I need to wait 5-10 mins. Prices are a lot higher than because the driver pool is still small and supply gets used up fast during the day.
Bolt is better for price but getting a driver in a reasonable amount of time is near impossible. Oftentimes, I've already got a cab off the street and the bolt app is still searching.
Nearly all of my trips start near victory monument and end either in promphong or sathorn areas.