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Old Sep 23, 2006 | 12:14 am
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Trajan
 
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Bangkok, San Francisco
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Originally Posted by Soju
For someone who's spending thousands of dollars to fly into BKK on F, then I don't think it's really that much, or if someone's on an expense account. Me personally, I'd probably never use the service for just myself. I do think your 300 THB estimate for a taxi could be a bit optimistic if the traffic between the new airport and the city is anything like what people are saying it is. If you arrive at rush hour and it takes you three hours to reach the city, the meter will likely be considerably higher. But even at double that, I think I'd still opt for the taxi compared to the Benz. Supposedly we won't have to get beat up taxis anymore at the airport as they say they'll only allow new taxis there.

BTW, I checked the price of the THAI limousine, and they now charge 1,875 THB one-way from airport to city for an E-class Benz, but they say they have a 20% discount on now, so I presume that is the discounted price. Which means the company I found is basically the same price as the THAI limousine. I saw the 700THB price mentioned by another poster and thought that it sounded like a good deal, but evidently that price is a very old price.
well if you are flying into BKK in First Class on THAI, you get a free Benz E Class into town....however, if Im traveling on my own (without co-workers, family or friends) in business class or econ (not expense account) the taxi is just fine....

sorry the Baht 300 estimate is for the existing airport (my mind is still set on Don Muang because I've already used it three times this month)...it will be a bit more (B500? all inclusive) from the new airport...

gosh I hope the taxi rides into town from the new airport don't take 3 hours even in rush hour (if so, I might consider a taxi ride to the Onnut Skytrain terminal station and then train it into the CBD if that's faster)....
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