Dear all,

 

Some buses with the same route have different colours. Why?

 

 

Apparently, there are different types of busses and companies operating busses.

• The regular bus 
• The express bus 
• Air-conditioned bus 
• Night bus
• Standard bus 

Hope someone more knowledgeable will give us more details.

There are several, usually informal, reasons.

 

Some bus lines have both air-conditioned and open-air buses plying the route, which may be of different colours.

 

Some may even have different sizes (and prices). For example, the 71 route (Ekkamai - Ramkhamhaeng) has half-size orange buses at 10 baht per ride, and full-size red ones at 8 baht per ride.

 

It's also possible that very old buses have different color schemes from simply old buses on some route.

 

You can check bus route and the vehicles used on them at http://www.bmta.co.th/en/bus-lines

 

I won't say that the buses are the best way to get around the city, though they are the most interesting.

 

I,ve been here since 1995. When the BMTA buys buses, they seem to accept whatever colour the factory sends them, at least for air con. buses. As stated above, BMTA non air con. buses are red and cream, and private buses also com in varied colours.

The red buses run all over Bangkok since forever.

 

The white, blue buses are the same old buses as red but converted to ngv.

 

Dark blue (old) and std size orange and orange articulated buses (are newer), AC.

 

Misc AC buses runabout. Aquisition trials, gifts, graft pet projects maybe. Government.

 

Electric buses. I think these are no longer in service. Didn't last long. Ev lol.

 

Short multicolored buses with same numbers as standard long buses are public private. Drivers a bit more aggressive.

 

Blue white single, double private buses departing terminals. Trips 90 mins to 24 hours.

 

*Chinese Buses* Scandia, etc usually older, refurb buses used to transport Chinese tourists.

Edited November 12, 20223 yr by Laphroaig27

Makes the roads look more pretty? Different companies