Originally Posted by
Davvidd
I use Grab almost every day and it has never jacked up the price after you book it.
This has also been my experience. That was probably just a one-off or a rare incident.
Originally Posted by
Davvidd
The meter taxis when they see a foreigner tries to get a fixed rate.
Even the locals are not exempt from that. This is prevalent during rush hour, and especially in places / tourist traps like Silom or IconSiam.
Originally Posted by
Davvidd
If you know where you are going and roughly the price and depending on the time of the day you do occasionally get a better deal. To and from the airport, what they normally try to do it to get you pay the highway toll and in this way they save time. The fixed 500 rate is the going rate from CBD ( Central BKK District) to the airport by private cars. This should include the highway charges too.
In my experience Bolt has a lot more cancellations and less vehicles than Grab. But with Grab at least you know how much you have to pay unlike a metered taxis where they can take you for a few extra few miles.
THB 500 seems to be the fixed rate they ask if not going by meter. Sounds about right.
The only scenario I can think of where you might come out ahead is when you agreed on a fixed rate but you're stuck in traffic jam for hours
I believe if you go by meter, it charges you THB 2 for every minute a vehicle isn't moving faster than 6kph(?)...
With regards to the tolls I think it depends on the driver, sometimes I have been asked to pay them on top of the agreed rate, very rarely was I not asked to contribute my share.
But yes, bottom line – Grab is the way to go. You know what to expect 99% of the time, no guessing games.