steevjee Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 Is this now a reality? if so how do I go about it please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossy Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 Not directly. You could:- Ride the BTS to MoChit Swap to the MRT and ride to Bang Sue Then swap to the Red Line for Don Mueang Note that the Red Line is still officially under test so it's free but the schedule may be variable. Revenue service should be at the end of this month. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven100 Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 or the easiest way is get the BTS to Mo Chit ( Chatuchak park ) and on the opposite side catch the A12 air-con bus to Don Meung Airport. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Crossy Posted November 20, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 20, 2021 The BTS then bus ^^^ would be my choice (or BTS then taxi). When (if) the "Three Airports" line gets going rail access will become more convenient, but unless you have direct access to an ARL station you will still need to change trains. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallGuyJohninBKK Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 (edited) Or, for someone starting in the area of BTS Ploenchit, taking the blue line MRT from nearby Sukhumvit station onward to the blue line Bang Sue station, and then transferring there within the same Bang Sue station complex to the Red Line headed to DM might be a bit simpler... My post below is on taking the Red Line to get to BKK CW Immigration via the Laksi station endpoint. But the general process is the same, as the DM station on the Red Line is just a bit further up the line, so to speak. See the specifics here: Edited November 20, 2021 by TallGuyJohninBKK 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steevjee Posted November 20, 2021 Author Share Posted November 20, 2021 13 minutes ago, steven100 said: or the easiest way is get the BTS to Mo Chit ( Chatuchak park ) and on the opposite side catch the A12 air-con bus to Don Meung Airport. Yes I'm familiar with that method but this time I have close to 40kg of luggage with me, so I might just get a Grab from Mo Chit or from my Hotel in Nana, it's been 2 years but last time I was there the Taxi Mafia were quoting obscene fares 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Crossy Posted November 20, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 20, 2021 2 minutes ago, steevjee said: Yes I'm familiar with that method but this time I have close to 40kg of luggage with me, so I might just get a Grab from Mo Chit or from my Hotel in Nana, it's been 2 years but last time I was there the Taxi Mafia were quoting obscene fares You are definitely not going to want to lug that from Bang Sue MRT (under ground) to Bang Sue Red Line (elevated). 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallGuyJohninBKK Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 (edited) 18 minutes ago, steevjee said: Yes I'm familiar with that method but this time I have close to 40kg of luggage with me, so I might just get a Grab from Mo Chit or from my Hotel in Nana, it's been 2 years but last time I was there the Taxi Mafia were quoting obscene fares Don't ever get a regular taxi direct from a hotel in BKK, or you're asking to get ripped, especially in the lower Sukhumvit area that includes Nana. Grab, on the other hand, has pre-set prices for airport trips. Or, just flag down a meter taxi on a main road, and the fare should be normal and reasonable. If the taxi isn't willing to do a straight meter trip, pick another taxi. Edited November 20, 2021 by TallGuyJohninBKK 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TallGuyJohninBKK Posted November 20, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 20, 2021 (edited) 3 minutes ago, Crossy said: You are definitely not going to want to lug that from Bang Sue MRT (under ground) to Bang Sue Red Line (elevated). And then the DM Red Line station isn't inside the DM Airport (unlike the ARL Station at Suvarnabhumi). So, if you end up at the Red Line station at DM, you're going to have to hike over the highway via an elevated walkway and then across into the actual terminal area. Fine for walking. Not so fine if carrying a lot of luggage. Edited November 20, 2021 by TallGuyJohninBKK 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven100 Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 (edited) 8 minutes ago, steevjee said: Yes I'm familiar with that method but this time I have close to 40kg of luggage with me, so I might just get a Grab from Mo Chit or from my Hotel in Nana, it's been 2 years but last time I was there the Taxi Mafia were quoting obscene fares well if you have nearly 40kg then just get a taxi from near your hotel .... maybe one of those larger wagon van taxis that has room in the back. It'll cost 160- 280 baht ( depends what time you go ) With all that luggage just pay a bit more for a taxi and relax rather than lugging around that around Mo Chit. imo negotiate a price with the taxi >>>> Edited November 20, 2021 by steven100 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamus Yaigh Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 24 minutes ago, steven100 said: BTS to Mo Chit ( Chatuchak park ) and on the opposite side catch the A12 Opposite side of what? You get off BTS heading north east into Morchit and A12 in on same side on street below? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steevjee Posted November 20, 2021 Author Share Posted November 20, 2021 5 minutes ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said: Don't ever get a taxi direct from a hotel in BKK, or you're asking to get ripped, especially in the lower Sukhumvit area that includes Nana. Just flag down a meter taxi on a main road, and the fare should be normal and reasonable. If the taxi isn't willing to do a straight meter trip, pick another taxi. How about Grab from the Hotel, any better fare wise? Or indeed are there better car ride mobs around nowadays? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomazbodner Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 (edited) Download Grab app, register to your phone number, choose Transportation and select GrabSUV for a large car that won't complain about the luggage. Another plus side - fare is fixed and you see it before you book. Edited November 20, 2021 by tomazbodner 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven100 Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 2 minutes ago, Hamus Yaigh said: Opposite side of what? You get off BTS heading north east into Morchit and A12 in on same side on street below? the A12 airport bus runs from the opposite side of Chatuchak park ...... down on the street below where other buses pull up and depart from. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atlantis Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 10 minutes ago, steevjee said: Yes I'm familiar with that method but this time I have close to 40kg of luggage with me, so I might just get a Grab from Mo Chit or from my Hotel in Nana, it's been 2 years but last time I was there the Taxi Mafia were quoting obscene fares With that kind of luggage, I would personally take the BTS all the way to just behind Don Muang airport and then take a short taxi ride to the arrival gate 1 minute ago, steevjee said: How about Grab from the Hotel, any better fare wise? Or indeed are there better car ride mobs around nowadays? Yes. Bolt. It doesn’t take a 25% commission from drivers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallGuyJohninBKK Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 4 minutes ago, Hamus Yaigh said: Opposite side of what? You get off BTS heading north east into Morchit and A12 in on same side on street below? Last time I was there, which was some time back, the outbound A12 stop was at the far north end of the BTS complex there on the same side of the street you come down on to catch the outbound taxi queue (the park side, not the transit complex side). 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallGuyJohninBKK Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 2 minutes ago, steevjee said: How about Grab from the Hotel, any better fare wise? Or indeed are there better car ride mobs around nowadays? I'm not an expert on Grab. But I think, if you pre book thru Grab, the price is basically going to be the same whether they pick you up at your hotel or at a street location out front. It's the regular taxis that hang around outside many hotels in central BKK that you want to avoid, because they often refuse meter trips and will ask ridiculous prices for trips to either airport...figuring they have sucker tourists in their grips who don't know any better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallGuyJohninBKK Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 (edited) 29 minutes ago, steven100 said: well if you have nearly 40kg then just get a taxi from near your hotel .... maybe one of those larger wagon van taxis that has room in the back. It'll cost 160- 280 baht ( depends what time you go ) Be curious about others experience with this... Back in the days when we still did intl air travel, the wife and I tried several times to use Grab to book larger SUV-type taxi for trips to the airports from central BKK, and all of those experiences were BAD! On the times we tried, the app would should numerous SUV taxis supposedly available in our area. But when we made the request for the airport trips, none of them accepted the trips. Or, finally, once or twice, some driver did accept the trips, and then didn't show up as the promised time, and then later claimed they'd never received the booking the system said they'd accepted. Maybe / hopefully, it's better now given that they are few tourists in town for the avaracious taxi drivers to hold out hope for. We usually want the SUV type taxis, because we're carrying a lot of heavy luggage for long haul international trips. But at least in our tries, Grab made getting them next to impossible. Edited November 20, 2021 by TallGuyJohninBKK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarangryBirds Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 I was going to champion using A1 bus or taxi from Mo Chit until I saw the bit about 40K baggage, sod trying to lug that onto the BTS. I'd go taxi all the way from the hotel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaiyenyen Posted November 29, 2021 Share Posted November 29, 2021 Easiest way using the BTS is to get onto the dark green line, heading north. Get off at Yeak Kor Por Aor. After that, it's a short taxi ride to the airport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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