The long awaited Bangkok Airport Train rail link between Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport and downtown Bangkok opens on August 23, with promotional fares of 100 Baht through the end of the year.
The 28km rail link connects Suvarnabhumi Airport in Samut Prakan province east of Bangkok and the City Air Terminal (CAT) in Bangkok’s Makkasan area, where passengers will be able to check in their baggage. The baggage check-in system however is not yet completed and is expected to be ready by the end of the year.
Services of both the Express Service and the City Line will be operational on the same tracks at speeds of up to 160km per hour.
The Express Service is a 15-minute non-stop journey between the City Terminal and the airport with a fare at Bt150 per trip. During the opening period, the fare charged will be Bt100.
City Line commuter trips, with set fares at Bt15-Bt45, take 30 minutes to reach the airport, departing from Phaya Thai, Ratchaprarop, Makkasan, Asoke, Ramkhamhaeng, Hua Mak, Ban Thap Chang, and Lat Krabang stations, and will end at the last stop of Suvarnabhumi. The promotional fare will be Bt15 for all journeys during this period.
The City Line commuter train connects with the Bangkok public transportation network at Phetchaburi station for MRT (subway) Blue line and Phayathai Station for BTS Sukhumvit line (Skytrain).
While the speed of the express service of the new Bangkok airport rail link – at 15 minutes- can’t be beaten, if you are traveling in a group of 3 or more people and time isn’t such a big concern, I would suggest that a taxi makes more sense, considering that you can get dropped off at the door of your hotel for the same or cheaper price per person. A taxi ride into the city takes more or less 30 minutes depending on the time of day and can cost around 500 Baht.
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