The Bangkok skytrain
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Skytrain passing Lumphini Park
The Bangkok skytrain links the skytrain stations to Bangkok hotels near the skytrain, shopping malls, historical attractions and tourist services to facilitate your Bangkok tour.
For lovers of Thai silk, Jim Thompson outlets near the skytrain stations have been included. So have Bangkok legacies near the stations.
Tourist Information Offices at Siam, Nana and Taksin Bridge stations provide free Bangkok skytrain maps, sell Chao Phraya River tourist boat tickets, skytrain travel guidebooks and provide an internet service.
Various types of skytrain tickets are on sale; single trip tickets, one-day passes for unlimited trips for the day at 100 baht and three-day tourist passes at 280 baht with a free skytrain travel guide.
Frequent visitors can buy a stored value cards at 200 baht each with a minimum renewal of 100 baht and validity of 2 years.
Free daily shuttle bus services are provided at selected stations. Only those along the tourist belt are mentioned here. Bus coupons are available on request when you buy a single trip or stored value tickets.
Chao Phraya River boat services are at the Sathon Pier below the Taksin Bridge station.
The skytrain started on 05 December 1999 and consists of two lines, the Sukhumvit line and the Silom line covering a distance of 22 km. On 15 May 2009, the Silom line was extended by another 2.2 km.
Operating hours are daily from 0600 - midnight.
Bangkok skytrain extension - Silom line
On 13 December 2005, the Bangkok Metropolitan Authority commenced construction of the 2.2 km skytrain extension from the Saphan Taksin station across to Thonburi on the west bank of the Chao Phraya. The extension is scheduled to be completed by end 2006.
Silom line extension to Wong Wian Yai opens
On 15 May 2009, the Silom extension from Taksin Bridge to Wong Wian Yai started their services. The 2.2 km extension includes two new stations, S7 Krung Thonburi and S8 Wong Wian Yai.
Bangkok skytrain extension - Sukhumvit line
On 20 July 2006, the contract for the Bangkok skytrain extension was signed between the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration and the Italian-Thai Development Plc.
The 5.25km elevated extension of the Sukhumvit line, including the train stations and tracks, will stretch from On Nut station along Sukhumvit Road to Soi 107 right at the Bangkok city limits before we enter Samut Prakarn province.
The project costs 4.05 billion baht, of which 3.87 billion baht will be spent on the extension construction.
Work on the extension, which started in August 2006, is expected to be completed in 2008.
Latest news on Bangkok skytrain extension
When the original plans were made to extent the Sukhumvit line from On Nut, it was intended to extent the line right into Samut Prakan, the neighboring province. Four stations were planned for by the city authorities along the extension within Bangkok.
For your information the names of the first four stations are:
- Bang Chak - between Sukhumvit 95/1 and Sukhumvit 99
- Punnavithee - between Sukhumvit 101 and Sukhumvit 64
- Udomsuk - between Sukhumvit 101/3 and Sukhumvit 103
- Bang Na - between Bang Na canal and the Navy stadium
This invariably meant more bureaucracy and delays. The extension project has seen two governments since it started in 2006.
On 26 April 2007, the Bangkok Metropolitan Authorities decided to build the fifth station within the Bangkok city limits between Sukhumvit Soi 105 and Soi 107. The station has yet to be named. This will take the Sukhumvit line just within Bangkok city limits adjacent to Samut Prakan.
During a visit last Sunday to this stretch of Sukhumvit, I saw that the vertical supports for the skytrain track are almost complete. When the entire project is done, traffic along Sukhumvit Road may be reduced.
But even if it isn't, residents and visitors in this area will in future be able to travel smoothly on the Bangkok skytrain over this stretch of Sukhumvit.
Bangkok skytrain – raises fares
From 1 December 2006, the Bangkok skytrain or BTS will increase its fares from the current 10 – 40 baht to 15 – 40 baht.
Passengers will start a trip at 15 baht and pay 5 baht for every two stations. The upper limit remains at 40 baht.
Please note the increase in price for the one-day tickets with unlimited trips. This has increased from 100 – 120 baht.
Bangkok skytrain - Sukhumvit line 17 stations over 15.5 km.
N8 Mor Chit Terminal station. Bangkok skytrain and subway interchange at Chatuchak subway station
Attractions: Chatuchak weekend market
Travelers reviews about the Chatuchak Market
Bus Terminal: Mor Chit northern bus terminal for buses to the north and north-east regions
N7 Saphan Kwai
For the location of hotels near the northern stretch of the Sukhumvit line, please see map of hotels in Chatuchak. The hotels are located between the Saphan Kwai and Ari skytrain stations.
N5 Ari N4 Sanam Pao
N3 Victory Monument
Shopping mall: Robinson
Jim Thompson outlet: King Power Downtown the duty free shop in Soi Rangnam
Bangkok legacy: Victory Monument
What Bangkok residents and visitors have to say about the Victory Monument
N2 Phaya Thai
Bangkok legacy: Suan Pakkad Palace Museum displaying the pre-historic Ban Chiang Collection
N1 Ratchathewi
Siam Bangkok skytrain interchange between Sukhumvit and Silom lines. 
Leaving Siam over Pathumwan junction
What other travelers have to say about the skytrain
Shopping malls: Siam Paragon, Siam Discovery Center, Siam Center, Siam Square
Read visitors comments on Siam Paragon
Jim Thompson outlet: Siam Paragon mezzanine floor
E1 Chit Lom
For hotels near the skytrain line from the Victory Monument station right down to Chitlom, please see map of hotels in Pratunam/Siam Square.
Shopping Malls: Amarin Plaza, Central World Plaza, Chitlom Central, Erawan Bangkok, Gaysorn Plaza, Maneeya Place
Jim Thompson outlets: Isetan Central World Plaza, Chitlom Central
Bangkok legacies: Erawan Shrine Trimurti Shrine (Lovers' Shrine) Ganesha Shrine (Elephant God)
E2 Ploenchit
Hotels near the Chitlom and Ploenchit stations are in map of hotels in Wireless/Ploenchit.
Shopping mall: Ploenchit Plaza
Jim Thompson outlet in the Plaza Athenee Hotel
A free shuttle bus service is available from Ploenchit station – Wireless Road – Soi Ruam Rudi and back to Ploenchit from 0730 – 2200 hours daily, passing the major hotels in the area.
E3 Nana
Shopping mall: Landmark Plaza
E4 Asoke Bangkok skytrain and subway interchange at Sukhumvit subway station
Shopping malls: Robinson Asoke, Times Square
Jim Thompson outlets: Sheraton Grande Sukhumvit, Westin Grande Sukhumvit
Bangkok legacy: Khamtieng House, Siam Society
E5 Phrom Phong
Shopping mall: Emporium
Jim Thompson outlet: Emporium
E6 Thong Lor
A free shuttle bus service runs from Phrom Phong – Thong Lor – Sukhumvit Soi 55 (Soi Thong Lor) – New Petchaburi Road and back to Phrom Phong from 0600 – 2230 hours daily.
Soi Thong Lor is a fashionable street with several up-market restaurants, bars and shops.
E7 Ekamai
Bus Terminal: Ekamai eastern bus terminal for buses to Pataya and the east
E8 Phra Kanong
E9 On Nut Terminal station
Hotels along the Sukhumvit line from Nana to the terminal station at On Nut are in the map of hotels in Sukhumvit.
Shopping mall: Tesco Lotus
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W1 National Stadium Terminal station
Shopping Malls: Mah Boon Khrong Centre, Tokyu Department Store
Jim Thompson outlet: Jim Thompson House
Bangkok legacy: Jim Thompson House
Visitors comments on the Jim Thompson House
Siam Bangkok skytrain interchange between Silom and Sukhumvit lines
Shopping malls: Siam Discovery Centre, Siam Centre and Siam Paragon
Travelers reviews on the Siam Square and Siam Discovery Centre
S1 Ratchadamri
Hotels: Four Seasons
Shopping mall: Peninsula Plaza
Jim Thompson outlet: Four Seasons Hotel
S2 Sala Daeng Bangkok skytrain and Bangkok subway interchange at Silom subway station
S2 Saladaeng Station
Arriving at Saladaeng
Hotels along the Silom line are shown in the map of hotels in Silom/Sathorn.
Shopping malls: Robinson Silom, Silom Central. Patpong night market
Read visitors comments on the Patpong night market
Jim Thompson outlet: Main store, Surawongse Road
S3 Chong Nonsi
Bangkok legacy: M R Kukrit Pramoj's House
S5 Surasak
Shopping mall: Jewellery Trade Centre, Silom Road
S6 Saphan Taksin
For the riverside hotels near the Taksin Bridge station, please see map to riverside hotels.
Shopping mall: Robinson Bangrak
Jim Thompson outlets: Oriental Hotel, Royal Orchid Sheraton
Chao Phraya River Pier: Sathon Central Pier. Please see River Cruise in Bangkok for details of boat services.
S7 Krung Thonburi
S8 Wong Wian Yai - terminal station
The station is about a km from Wong Wian Yai where the King Taksin Monument is located.
Wong Wian Yai station
To return to Bangkok skytrain and subway.
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