ultimate weapon Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 So do you just go to the counter at the BTS etc and ask for a card? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TobiasML Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 Yes. Bring your passport and money. All you need. Sent from my iPad using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukrules Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 You don't need a passport. Just a couple of hundred Baht. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diplomatico Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 Ticket counter sells them....50 thb deposit, if memory serves me correctly. (You don't need a passport.) 150-200 thb should get you on your way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lomatopo Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 http://www.bts.co.th/customer/en/01-ticket-type.aspx Many options: single-journey, one day, quantity of "rides", stored value. The standard Rabbit stored value card is 50 baht (non-refundable) + 50 baht (refundable) + 100 baht (stored value), so 200 baht in total. Using a card of any type is more about saving time (queuing for change, queuing to use the ticketing machines) than saving money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razzler1973 Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 So you don't really get any discount then like you do with osyster cards in London? Similar to Malaysia, no one bothers with their card things as there is no discount, just saves queuing and no one fancies paying the deposit for basically nothing as they see it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diplomatico Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 So you don't really get any discount then like you do with osyster cards in London? Similar to Malaysia, no one bothers with their card things as there is no discount, just saves queuing and no one fancies paying the deposit for basically nothing as they see it No discount that I'm aware of....and 50 baht isn't much of a deposit to pay for the convenience. The rabbit card can also be used to pay for other goods/services around Bangkok, like at restaurants and movie theaters, if memory serves me correctly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tw25rw Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 If you buy a load of rides up front, they can work out much cheaper. Need to buy a lot though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larsjohnsson Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 (edited) Of course there is a discount. At least on the Rabbit cards that I have used for more than a year. I pay 22 baht a trip. Even if I take a ten stations ride. For a very short ride the price is about the same. For a long ride it's about half the price compared to pay cash. And you don't have to stand in the long ticket line. And you can't pay in restaurants, movie theaters and those places with your rabbit card. Edited April 13, 2014 by larsjohnsson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lomatopo Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 No discount that I'm aware of....and 50 baht isn't much of a deposit to pay for the convenience. If you have ever seen the 15 - 20 minute wait for change, and the 10 - 15 minute wait at the ticket machine, then you'll understand that a deposit of 50 baht is well worth the five year convenience. As others have highlighted, and is evident in the link, purchasing "rides" or "trips" can represent a significant discount, assuming you travel more than two or three stations per trip, and can use your trips within 30 days. I think the bulk per trip rate ranges from 22 ~ 27 baht for adults, and 16 ~ 21 baht for a student. There is also a discount (~ 50 %) for a Senior Rabbit Card. http://www.bts.co.th/customer/en/images/TicketType.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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