Getting Around Thailand: Useful Sources
These are the bodies I check against when I write, and the ones worth going to yourself when you want the current, official version of something rather than my account of it. They actually run the airports, the trains and the rules, or they answer to the travelling public, so they are the closest thing to a straight answer you will get. They sit across different countries and systems, so reach for whichever fits where you are coming from.
Airports and city rail
- Airports of Thailand (AoT), the operator of Suvarnabhumi, Don Mueang and the main regional airports, with the facts on official taxi queues, shuttle buses and transfers.
- State Railway of Thailand (SRT), the national railway, covering intercity trains and the overnight sleepers, and selling tickets directly.
- BTS Skytrain, routes, stations and the Rabbit card for the elevated network across central Bangkok.
- MRT (Metropolitan Rapid Transit), the Bangkok underground, its blue and purple lines, fares and stored-value card.
Rules, licensing and complaints
- Department of Land Transport, the authority behind taxi rules, meter and surcharge regulations, driver licensing, and the taxi complaints line if a driver refuses the meter or a fare.
Road safety and official travel advice
- World Health Organization, the road-safety data that is the honest backdrop to any question about renting a motorbike or driving here yourself.
- UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, official British travel advice for Thailand, including current transport scams.
- US State Department, the American government’s Thailand travel information, safety and scam warnings included.
- Australian Government Smartraveller, plain, regularly updated advice for Thailand, with a good section on getting around safely.
The links here are for your own reading and confirmation. What each of those sites publishes is their responsibility, not mine, and the rest is in my Travel Disclaimer.