Useful Thai Travel And Transportation Blog

[jko]

Just came across this web site which the blogger has dedicated mostly to travel by public and private transport in Thailand, also with some international links. Found it when researching the Maeklong Railway -- famous for the train which passes right through the market several times a day.

For those interested, it provides interesting reading, and some nice photography. It's also a useful source of reference for timetables etc.

Kudos to the chap who created this site. I hope other members enjoy it as much as I did.

Some of the Bangkok links here:

Thai Mass Transport Topics List

• Welcome to the Thai Mass Transport Systems Blog
  
• The Buses of Rama 2 road
  
• The Buses of Wong Wian Yai
  
• SRT Mahachai Train runs with the doors wide open.
  
• A Trip from Wong Wian Yai to Bang Bon on the SRT Mahachai line.
  
• A Ride on Route 147 (Kanchana Phisek rd)
  
• A Ride on Route 146 (Kanchana Phisek rd)
  
• The New Southern Bus Terminal + Intercity buses.
  
• The Mass Transport Vehicles of Mahachai City.
  
• SRT: The Maeklong line and Maeklong railway market
  
• The Maeklong Bus Terminal
  
• The Modern Rail Based Mass Transit of Thailand
  
• The Modern Bus Based Mass Transport of Bangkok.
  
• The Mass Transport Boats of Bangkok (Chao Phraya Express)
  
• The Mass Transport Boats of Bangkok (Dao Khanong Klong Boat)
  
• The Mass Transport Boats of Bangkok (Klong Saen Saep Boat service)
  
• The Mass Transport Boats of Bangkok (Phra Khanong Klong Boat Service)
  
• SRT: The Mahachai line a trip from Bang Bon to Mahachai.
  
• SRT: The Mahachai Rail Yard.
  
• SRT: The Eastern Line and the construction of the Airport Rail Link.
  
• SRT: The Main System (Hualamphong Station and rail yard).
  
• SRT: A trip on the Ayutthaya Commuter Line (Main North line).
  
• The Buses of Suvarnabhumi Airport and Suvarnabhumi Bus Terminal.
  
• SRT: Prachuap Khiri Khan railway station and night shots.
  
• The Mass Transport of Prachuap Khiri Khan.
  
• A Summary Bus Guide to Bangkok’s Mass transport bus system.
  
• SRT: Thonburi Rail Yard + Thai Steam Engine Fleet.
  
• The Buses of Nakhon Pathom and Bus Route 402.
  
• SRT: The Thonburi to Nakhon Pathom Commuter Line.
  
• The Mega Mochit 2 Bus Terminal.
  
• Mochit 2: The Metro Bus Terminal.
  
• SRT: Bang Sue Junction and Station.
  
• The Main South line: Bang Sue to Taling Chan link.
  
• The Mass Transport of Samut Chedi and The Temple in the Sea.
  
• The Mass Transport of Kheha Thonburi + Vans of Rama 2.
  
• The Buses and Trucks of Paknam City
  
• The Mass Transport of Phra Pradaeng.
  
• Free BMTA Bus and SRT rail travel.
  
• SRT: The Queensland railways SX commuter carriages.
  
• A little extra BTS and SRT.
  
• The Bangkok BRT (Bus Rapid Transit System) and Buses of Thaphra.
  
• SRT Cargo Trains and Chachoengsao Junction (Eastern Line).
  
• SRT: Kaeng Khoi Junction night shots and movies.
  
• SRT: Hin Lap Station and Curve + Dong Phraya Yen Pass.
  
• Alternative Travel arrangements for Bangkok Airport Passengers.
  
• The Mega Victory Monument Metro Bus Terminal.
  
• The Eastern Bus Terminal.
  
• SRT: Cab Ride Mahachai Line: Bang Bon – Wong Wian Yai.
  
• The Buses of Rangsit.
  
• The Rangsit Metro Bus Terminal and Bus Depot.
  
• The Buses of Pathum Thani.
  
• SRT Northern Line: Paknam Pho Station and Yard.
  
• SRT: Kaeng Khoi Junction in the Daylight.
  
• SRT: Bua Yai Line and Chong Samran.
  
• The Buses of Saphan Taksin.
  
• The Buses of Sanam Luang and Tha Chang.
  
• The Buses of Nonthaburi.
  
• Chao Phraya Express Boats – The New Pak Kret Service.
  
• The Southern Line: Hat Yai Junction Station and Yard.
  
• The new BTS Extension to Wong Wian Yai.
  
• The Tha Din Daeng cross river ferry + Route 20 terminus.
  
• The Buses of Chinatown.
  
• The Eastern Line: Kabinburi and Prachantakam.
  
• SRT: Khok Salung and Pasak Chonlasit Dam.
  
• SRT: Southern line the second attempt.
  
• The state of the Mahachai Line and Bang Bon "Track Lake".
  
• The Mass Transit of Vientiane Laos.
  
• Udon Thani's Mass Transit System.
  
• Thai VIP Intercity Buses + Thai - Lao International Buses.
  
• The Mass Transit of Mukdahan.
  
• SRT: Hualamphong Station by Night + Overnight Trains.
  

[brit1984]

Thanks

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[craigt3365]

Wow...quite the blog. Great information!

[sms747]

Looks impressive but the info on the bus I catch everyday does not tally with what I have seen for the past 4 years. It says the 558 is an orange Daewoo bus when the only ones I have ever seen are the newer yellow chinese ones. It also claims they start at 4 Am but they start at 6. They do not run every 15-20 minutes either thats for sure! more like two an hour. If the rest of the info is as accurate I would not relay on it too much.

[asanee]

tot sms747 and warning for over-enthusiastic others: most of the info is indeed quite dated. Though some things never change, others do at alarming frequency-LOOK at the dates provided and decide yourself how long ago it would be-and if maybe still valid or not.

Also: it does contain a few errors here and there. You also need quite a lot of backgroung knowledge about transport and BKK in general to take best profit of it.

ANother site-but now mainly aiming at apps and other newbie electronics, is bangkoktransit.com-also NOT updated and due to all the skytrain/metro works the ''routefinder'' often sends you wrong ways-or rather ways youd better avoid now.