Getting From Suvarnbhumi To Route 35 + Bkk Maps

[AoNuDa]

Is this the place to ask? I would like to know the best way from Suvarnbhumi to route 35 (going south to Samut Sakhon). Has route 9 (expressway?) been completed? (my map says "proposed road"). I will travel at about 08h00 (not the best of times) and want to get on to route 35 as fast as possible. Thanks for your suggestions, David.

PS. What is the best place on the web to get TH maps, especially good road maps of BKK and surrounding?

[asiaworld]

i think this question belongs to thai motoring forum.. This also bugs me for ages,, as far as i know the southern stretch of # 9 road is still UC .. even thou it shown as completed on some maps for the last couple of years...

ARRGHHH>>.. me can't wait for the Grand Opening, wonder when ?!?

[AoNuDa]

... as far as i know the southern stretch of # 9 road is still UC ...

Many thanks. I put the question on the aiprort forum, and "Plus" kindly replied with this:

Route 9 - Yes, it's been completed and it's not congested, even in the morning. Follow that road and get on to the expressway and then watch for the signs, you need to go to Dao Khanong. You'll hit a snag over central Bangkok but it will be clear afterwards. Once you cross the river, exit to Rama 2 - that's you Route 35 as it's marked on maps.

Alternatively you can go south from the airport and get on expressway at Bangna but traffic on that leg of expressway is horrendous.

Expressways make a loop around central Bangkok, btw, and the directions and signs could be confusing. If you decide to take "Route 9" you'll have to go straight until you see signs for Rama 4 and Sukhumwit - that's turning south point, after that Dao Khanong signs that will take you across the river are everywhere.

Hm..., yes motoring forum would have been better I guess.

[asiaworld]

WOW THANX that sounds interesting ... Actually as i flown about a month ago i saw it from the plane window, completed, but deserted, so made my conclusions, the Bridge was a stumbling block they were leisurly completing,

if it's open now GREAT, next time i drive south, it'l definitely make a smoother journey out & into Bkk

psst.. sure very few know it opened, hence lack of traffic

[AoNuDa]

if it's open now GREAT, next time i drive south, it'l definitely make a smoother journey out & into Bkk

psst.. sure very few know it opened, hence lack of traffic

Hm.. not so fast. Here is what ovenman said on the airport forum, with my reply.

You sure you don't have Route 7 or some other highway confused with Route 9? Route 9 is the outer ring road and as such, goes nowhere near central Bangkok. To the best of my knowledge, the Route 9 bridge over the Chao Phraya River has not been built (this bridge will cross the river south of Bang Na).

Hm... here is what my map shows (sorry about the graphics ): Rd 9 ending at rd 34, near Wat Sluut (Bang Phli). Continuing south as "proposed road", hitting and crossing road 3268, then turning R to go wset, crossing rd 3344, passing Chularat 2 Hospital on the R, then crossing rd 3, continuing to Phra Pradaeng, bendings slightly south-west, crossing Chao Phraya, hitting rd 303 to join up with existing rd 9, crossing Rat Burana westwards. So, is that road working? (It would be great to know soon. I leave in a day's time.)

I'll just go and see. Perhaps we'll be the first car along that rd.