Unofficial Bangkok (BKK & DMK) Airport thread
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http://www.suvarnabhumiairport.com/e...umi-don-muaeng
Travel time is scheduled at 50 minutes, but you should expect longer travel times (~ 1:30) during peak times and during inclement weather.
The subway (MRT - blue line) is getting to be very challenging to use during peak commute times (AM in-bound, PM out-bound), especially on the side-by-side stations. I've had to wait for ~ 30 minutes in some cases and the platform can be jammed to the point where nearly no movement is possible.
These timetables, for direct transport between the two airports, may be more up to date?
Travel time is scheduled at 50 minutes, but you should expect longer travel times (~ 1:30) during peak times and during inclement weather.
The subway (MRT - blue line) is getting to be very challenging to use during peak commute times (AM in-bound, PM out-bound), especially on the side-by-side stations. I've had to wait for ~ 30 minutes in some cases and the platform can be jammed to the point where nearly no movement is possible.
These timetables, for direct transport between the two airports, may be more up to date?
Last edited by transpac; Jan 9, 2017 at 8:29 pm
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Good job, thanks for thephotos ^
Don't even need Photoshop, just an old electronic ticket, Microsoft Paint that comes with every copy of Windows, a little copy, type and paste
Well, and a printer of course
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Not even, just sync the png/jpg file to your smart phone and off you go.
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Say I am meeting someone at one airport and want to go with them to the other airport where they have a connecting flight,
if all the bus driver does is glance at your phone or printout then probably not a problem, if they actually have a way of looking it up then that might be a hassle
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Not sure what to say re: escorting someone between airports on the free shuttle bus? I guess you could just tell the driver/ground staff what you are doing, or forge a document for yourself, or take some other form of transport.
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There may be a time where I need to get from one Airport to another and I am not flying myself ,
Say I am meeting someone at one airport and want to go with them to the other airport where they have a connecting flight,
if all the bus driver does is glance at your phone or printout then probably not a problem, if they actually have a way of looking it up then that might be a hassle
Say I am meeting someone at one airport and want to go with them to the other airport where they have a connecting flight,
if all the bus driver does is glance at your phone or printout then probably not a problem, if they actually have a way of looking it up then that might be a hassle
You're treading deep into 'what ifs'.
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There may be a time where I need to get from one Airport to another and I am not flying myself ,
Say I am meeting someone at one airport and want to go with them to the other airport where they have a connecting flight,
if all the bus driver does is glance at your phone or printout then probably not a problem, if they actually have a way of looking it up then that might be a hassle
Say I am meeting someone at one airport and want to go with them to the other airport where they have a connecting flight,
if all the bus driver does is glance at your phone or printout then probably not a problem, if they actually have a way of looking it up then that might be a hassle
The issues there are the following;
1) You pay - 36 baht,
2) Both use the motorway/expressway but for only around 50% of the route and they stop where required so it takes around 1hr to 1.15 hr. It can be 40 mins at night.
554 via eastern ring and Ram Inthra/Chaeng Wattana to Vihavadi (northbound does a big U-turn from CW rd).
555 via expressway and Rama 9 to Din Daeng then Vihavadi rd.
3) They are not terminal to terminal like the AOT shuttle.
a) From/to DMK you use the bus stop located outside T1 (the Amari ped link) on Vihavadi rd. Or any other bus stop.
b) From BKK airport, you need to use the AOT shuttle bus to proceed to the Transport Terminal located 2kms away. For BKK bound often but not always, they do drop pax at the terminal when arriving.
Note:
- There are also mini vans which do exactly the same route during the day but you'd need to read thai to understand the route. Most airport staff use vans for comfort.
- 555 runs 24 hrs except from 2am to 4am.
- BMTA Orange Aircon buses are the ones to look out for.
Other option is a combo of the ARL-MRT or BTS-A1 or A2 buses.