by TNR Staff 

 

BANGKOK Mass Transit System Plc (BTS), the operator of the Skytrain system in the metropolis, today (Dec. 12) announced a fare increase for rides to 24 stations over a distance of 23.5 kilometres starting Jan. 1, 2023, TV Channel 7 said.

 

The fare hike is applicable to the following lines:

 

– Sukhumvit – Mo Chit to On Nut station;

– Silom – National Stadium to Saphan Taksin;

– Silom Extension – Krung Thon Buri to Wong Wian Yai station.

 

Full story: https://thainewsroom.com/2022/12/12/bts-confirms-skytrain-fares-to-rise-on-jan-1/

 

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While no one welcomes a fare hike, I’d reasonably expect that the the BTS operators expenses have also go up - largely like everyone else’s… it’s kind of a vicious cycle between rising businesses expenses/costs and rising employee wages …

 

i also think that because the base fare, when expressed as an absolute number is - relatively speaking small- any increase, even 1 baht, then translates into a rather large percentage….  unfortunately because i’ll bet it’s simply not feasible to use a unit of currency lower than 1 baht ( ie 25 or 50 sarangi coins) this also limits how fine any increase can be applied. 

Still ti the best deal in town 

3 hours ago, kingstonkid said:

Still ti the best deal in town 

Depends on the distance and how many people travelling together.  We (two of us, going to town) have found it cheaper and more convenient to take a regular taxi as we have to pay a taxi to get to Bang Wa, about 100/110 baht then BTS fee x 2.  Each person will. be different.

3 hours ago, kingstonkid said:

Still ti the best deal in town 

No , the best deal in town for me is the MRT.

 

Elders card you get a 50% discount. Make travelling on the MRT extremely cheap

4 hours ago, kingstonkid said:

Still ti the best deal in town 

MRT and Airportlink are much cheaper.

9 hours ago, kingstonkid said:

Still ti the best deal in town 

And buses are MUCH cheaper!  And sometimes buses can be faster as they can save you walking time as they have many stops (and the driver will often drop you even where an official stop doesn't exist).  But, of course, buses can be horribly slow (and often unreliable).

In any case, relative to other BKK transports, I generally wouldn't call the BTS a great deal.

BTS also make plenty of money from advertising and sky walks so I think the fares are way too high.

 

Apparently Central pay them 500 million baht a year just for the Central Ladprao sky walk.

8 hours ago, ozfarang said:

No , the best deal in town for me is the MRT.

 

Elders card you get a 50% discount. Make travelling on the MRT extremely cheap

What's the qualifying age for the Elder's Card?