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HELPFUL INFORMATION

TRANSPORTATION

Airport Rail Link
The 28.6 km overhead Airport Rail Link (ARL) provides
a convenient connection between Suvarnabhumi Airport
and Phaya Thai Station (via Makkasan) in central
Bangkok, passing through just eight stations along the
way. The ARL operates daily from 6am to midnight,
departing every 10 minutes during peak hours and
every 15 minutes off peak and at weekends. A standard
fare of 15–45 Baht is charged depending on distance.

BTS Skytrain
The Bangkok Mass Transit System, commonly known
as the BTS or the Skytrain is an elevated train providing
a convenient and affordable way around Bangkok.
Operating daily from 6am to midnight the system Metro
consists of 34 stations along two lines: the Sukhumvit The Metropolitan Rapid Transit or MRT is a rapid
Line running north and east, terminating at Mo Chit underground train system serving the Bangkok
and Bearing respectively, and the Silom Line serv- Metropolitan Region and also operates daily from 6am
ing Silom and Sathon Roads, the central business to midnight. The Blue Line runs between between
district of Bangkok before terminating at the National Hua Lamphong and Bang Sue opened in 2004 and
Stadium and Bang Wa. The lines interchange at Siam the Purple Line (opened in August 2016) will run from
Station and have a combined route length of 36.45 Klong Bang Phai to Tao Poon. The combined route
kilometers. length of 43 kilometers.

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