No, everything was paid by cc

Just got to my hotel. Landed at 1720, placed an order for uber while walking through baggage claim area and the car was outside as I walked out of the terminal. Was in the car at 1746.

Looks like Uber Bangkok is having a 45% off sale right now (all of July?). My total came to 575 from BKK to SGS taking 1 hour and 40 minutes due to horrible traffic. I'm very happy with the uber experience here so far.

where did you meet the car?

-David

I wasn't sure where to meet the car but just ended up coming out of exit B on the arrivals level and was planning on finding the car via his gps location. Ended up seeing him pull up right between gate/meeting point 5 & 6 right as I was walking out.

Here's the link to the promotion: https://blog.uber.com/rainydaysbkk

And yes, it's until end of july, but doesn't apply for flatrates

AKA 3x the metered rate.

Yeah but in a Benz or Camry, paid electronically by a credit card of my choosing with a traceable driver. Some would argue it's 3 x the value of a metered taxi.

The original flat rate of 1k was silly when I can get same level of service with AoT for 1100 and no need to wait....

The experimental price drop that is in effect right now is starting to make it quite attractive.

The way I see it it's the same as why am I paying 4500THB per night in a hotel when I can get one for 1500? :)

Also in my experience my taxi fare from BKK is usually 400-500 (after tolls and tip) for whatever reason. I would never argue over 200 baht with a taxi driver. The only time it's in the 300 range is on the way back to the airport but I've never seen it below 300. But even then my last trip to the airport via taxi almost involved me missing my flight due to driver trying to take me to DMK instead of BKK so those are just some of the reasons I'd gladly pay 1000-1500 for uber.

From BKK to where?

Conrad, Westin, Four Seasons, etc. I don't remember the exact amounts but it's always the same pattern where I'm over paying 150-200THB. I've read the taxi thread but I just rather not get into it with the taxi drivers. I hate overpaying for the principal of it so I've started looking at other options even if it's actually more expensive just for the sake of not starting a vacation angry. Tried taking a hotel car once but that's much more expensive than I am willing to spend. If Uber wasn't an option this time I would have taken a prepaid car from the airport for 1100 or whatever it is.

400-500 to WGS, FS, etc., may well be double what you should be paying. If you've taken the taxi to your hotel and there are hotel staff helping you out of the taxi, no need to "get into it" with the driver. I have faced this problem a number of times.

In order to avoid duplicate posting, please see my previous posts on how to handle this situation, -- Post 1 and Post 2.

Some Uber cars are actually hotel limos!

Yep, that's what I was hoping for but got a new Toyota Camry instead which was nicer than a regular taxi but still couldn't wait to get out of it after sitting in traffic for 1 hour and 40 minutes.

so what, some hotels do have a Toyota Camry as a limousine (e.g. Hilton Sukhumvit)

Which I'm sure is much cheaper than booking a 7 series or S class. For price paid I was happy with what I got just saying that if I got a luxury car with more leg room in the back I would have been happier :)

Looks like the flat rates to BKK are now 1,000 Bt, and 3k Bt to Chon Buri/Pattaya

https://www.uber.com/cities/bangkok

Anybody tried using Uber from BKK airport to the city? I wonder how they're supposed to find you since you can't put any comments on where you will be.

they usually wait in the parking lot/garage

you should definitely have a Thai mobile SIM or they won't call you back.

you can see where they are parked on your app...

lastly, if you do get in touch with them they will not speak English (as a general rule), so you might ask someone to assist you with that.

Although, by that time, why not just get in a taxi or AOT car.

Okay, does AOT take credit cards? Wanted to use CC to earn some points.

Yes, absolutely. No surcharge either. Cash or credit card is the same price. Hardly any waiting time. Plenty of counters in arrivals area. Look for blue colored AOT counters.

I continue to utilize GrabTaxi quite often, now using it for trips from my home to the airport, and from locations where there are no passing taxis (housing developments). There is a 20 baht fee for this service.

I think they've launched an associated service called GrabCar, but I have not used this service. The option for GrabCar has been integrated into the app.

Thanks, will try it the next time I'm there next year.

Do you think an Uber taxi would take me to Hua Hin?

The fare calculator says THB990-1295 for a UberX (4550 for UberBlack)

Probably yes, but not for that low money

I think they will

Prices sound right.

Not sure about Uber, UberBlack, UberX but the typical flat-fare rate for Bangkok to Hua- Hin (one way) might start as low as 2,000 THB for a metered taxi, and then go up from there for other options including limo type offerings and even round-trip fares (start at 4,000 THB).

Today's fuel costs (Toyota Vios/E20) would be approximately 900 THB for the one-way trip.

If you have phone number or email adress from a driver who just wants to have 1.000 THB for the ride to Hua Hin, please send it to me

I never heard about such a low rate for that trip

Thinking to use Uber from BKK Airport to the hotel, any suggestions on where's a good place to wait for one. Or it would be too difficult and just get an AOT Limo instead.

You used the word "wait". You don't have to wait for a limo. That would be my choice.

Yeah since the airport is so huge I wonder if the driver will know where to find me lol...

anyone with tmobile subscription.. any issue with using UBER app at BKK airport? I find Tmobile's roaming 2G/3G to be little too slow.

Prepaid sim could work, but probably easier to catch taxi than wait in line to get sim from DTAC or TrueMove, install sim card, then wait for uber driver.

My pre-paid T-Mobile (U.S.) SIM does now roam here in Thailand. For me, AIS is the local roaming partner, but not sure if this is based on my location, or if they are the sole local T-Mo roaming partner.

Arranging a meeting point at the airport is made a bit less challenging given that there are three levels and each level has ten doors which are conveniently labeled #1 through #10, so it easy to specify a level and door #.

Not sure how, or even if, Uber, works at the airport. Given all the transpo mafia types I certainly wouldn't go there as an Uber driver unless I wanted to end up dead.

Works perfectly fine at the airport. 1000 THB flat rate to the city. There are generally drivers waiting around outside the arrival level doors. Can't comment on T-mobile.

Don't remember if I already had tmobile or if I was still using verizon when I was there last summer but I didn't have any issues getting uber to pick me up from the airport.

ETA: I did use my tmobile US phone for uber in France, New Zealand and UAE. While tmobile is a bit sluggish on the unlimited international roaming plan it works just fine for uber.

yeah, tmobile coverage was kinda sluggish in BKK (reading twitter, emails, texts re fine, but you can forget about idea of using instagram, facebook, snapchat!).

Anyways, i'll translate arrival level into thai then copy / paste into text for driver. Hopefully my 0800ish arrival won't be an issue, and would like to leverage uber/starwoods partnership :)

Oh right, you need mobile data for the Uber app. I was thinking you just needed to ring the waiting driver. I've never used T-Mo here for mobile data, but you should be able to get 3G service although it might be expensive?

https://www.uber.com/cities/bangkok


Arrivals is on level 2, this is the level you exit from Arriving Immigration/Baggage Claim/Customs. You have to head to the right to get to the area where the waiting public has access.


http://suvarnabhumiairport.com/en/99...ational-flight

http://suvarnabhumiairport.com/en/12...n-the-terminal

Same here! ^

My post paid T-Mobile (USA),uses DTAC 95% of the time here in central Bangkok,but varies betwen 3g/4g and very sluggish depending upon time of day,should work for UBER easily though.

That would be silly. He will speak English.