How to Go from the main Airport of Bangkok (Suvarnabhumi) to the City Center

star For Don Muang Airport, see this page.

Suvarnabhumi is the main airport of Bangkok. You will probably land here from abroad. There is also a smaller airport which is called Don Muang Airport and is mainly a domestic and regional airport.

Suvarnabhumi is located about 30 Km to the east of Center Bangkok.

The options to arrive from the airport Suvarnabhumi to the center of Bangkok :

  1. The best way to arrive from the airport Suvarnabhumi to the town center is with the Airport Train, called Airport Rail Link (read info). Buses are not really an option (from when the train exists). There are buses going from a bus terminal which is close to the airport and that can be reached with a free bus shuttle but the destinations are mainly for the suburbs of Bangkok, so the train is the public transport to use to reach Bangkok Center. The train station at the airport is located at the lowest floor.
  2. Taxis are another option to reach Bangkok center. There is one central point to get on a Taxi at the airport. The price is about 300 baht, when there is no heavy traffic. It takes less than 1 hour drive to reach Bangkok center with a Taxi, when there is no traffic jam. Read more about Taxis in Bangkok and about Taxi scams (don’t panic, everything is fine).
  3. There may be buses (or minibuses) from the airport to regional locations. There is a bus to Pattaya city.
  4. There is a bus that goes directly to the Khaosan road (backpackers area), the bus S1.
  5. There is a free shuttle bus to the other airport of Bangkok,  Don Muang Airport.

star In addition to the information on this page, you can use the smartphone applications Google Maps and Moovit, in order to know the right way of transport to your destination. I am explaining about this in the page about the Buses of Bangkok.

In the following map you can see the Airport Train stations in town center :
Click on the Map to see it larger :

map hotel near train to airport bangkok

See Interactive Google Maps of Bangkok in the Map page.

Note : There are Hotels at the airport and near it. See the page about the Hotels.

How to get from the Suvarnabhumi Airport To…

1. From Bangkok Airport to Siam and Chitlom area (town center), the big malls area : MBK, Siam and Central World malls.

  • By Taxi  : Less than 1 hour drive, around 300 baht.
  • By Airport Train + Skytrain : Get on the airport-train and get down at the last station called Phaya Thai (see Map at the top of the page), then take the skytrain and get down at the station Siam (for the malls Siam, MBK) or at the station Chitlom (for the mall Central World)

1.1. From Bangkok Airport to Pratunam area (town center), wholesale market area, Fashion mall, Computer mall, Bayoke tower hotel.

  • By Taxi  : Less than 1 hour drive, around 300 baht.
  • By Airport Train : Get on the airport-train and get down at the station called called Ratchaprarop (see Map at the top of the page), then just walk to Pratunam area.

2. From Bangkok Airport to Sukhumvit street area, Nana and Asok zone

  • By Taxi  : Less than 1 hour drive, around 300 baht.
  • By Airport Train + MRT (subway) : Get on the airport-train and get down at the station called Makassan (see Map at the top of the page), then take the MRT (Metro) (you will need to get out of the station) and get down at the station Sukhumvit (Asok). You can switch to the skytrain if you want to go to Nana area. Of course that you can take a Taxi or Tuk-Tuk from Makassan station instead of the Metro, it is a short ride.

3. From Bangkok Airport to the Khaosan Road -The Backpacker’s zone

See this in the Khaosan Transport page.

3.1 From Bangkok Airport to the Big Palace and Wat Pho (the reclining Buddha)

  • By Taxi  : Less than 1 hour drive, around 300 baht.
  • Get on the airport-train and get down at the station called Makassan (see Map at the top of the page), then take the MRT (Metro) (you will need to get out of the station). Get down at the station called Sanam Chai. Wat Pho (the reclining Buddha) is nearby and the Big Palace behind it.

4. From Bangkok Airport to the Chao Phraya river

  • By Taxi  : Less than 1 hour drive, around 300 baht.
  • By Airport Train + MRT (subway) or Skytrain :

It depends which part of the river you want to reach. See the Chao Phraya river transport page to get an idea about the (boat) piers along the river.

There are 2 points in which the Metro reach the river :

  1. The Metro (MRT), blue line, reach the river near pier 6 (Yodpiman) which is near the Big Palace. The station is called Sanam Chai
  2. The Skytrain (BTS)  reach the river near Pier 0, the Central Pier. The station is called Saphan Taksin.

From the airport, get on the airport-train and get down at the station called Makassan (see Map at the top of the page), then connect to the MRT (Metro) (you will need to get out of the station).

5. From Bangkok Airport to Silom area – Pat Pong area

  • By Taxi  : Less than 1 hour drive, around 300 baht.
  • By Airport Train + MRT (subway) : Get on the airport-train and get down at the station called Makassan (see Map at the top of the page), then take the MRT (Metro) (you will need to get out of the station) and get down at the station Silom.

6. From Bangkok Airport to China Town

  • By Taxi  : Less than 1 hour drive, around 300 baht.
  • By Airport Train + MRT (subway) : Get on the airport-train and get down at the station called Makassan (see Map at the top of the page), then take the MRT (Metro) (you will need to get out of the station) and get down at the station Hua Lamphong or Wat Mangkon or Wang Burapha (Sam Yot).

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