Your Travel Guide to Thailand
All information & tips to prepare your trip in Thailand
SRT Red Line Bangkok
What you need to know about the SRT Red Line
The Red Line is operated by the SRT (State Railway of Thailand). In service since late 2021, it links Bang Sue and its large Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal to Rangsit via Don Muang on one side, and to Taling Chan on the other. Its main interest for tourists: it finally makes Bangkok's Don Muang Airport accessible by rail. For now, you need to combine the MRT (Bang Sue station) with the Red Line to get there from downtown Bangkok. The line is being extended and, once completed, the Red Line will run from Thammasat University's Rangsit campus in Pathum Thani province to Maha Chai in Samut Sakhon, a total of 87 km.
Red Line trains run from 5:30 am to midnight.
Frequency varies by time of day: during peak hours, from 7:00 to 9:30 am and from 5:00 to 7:30 pm, there is a train every 12 minutes; the rest of the time, every 20 or 30 minutes.
Note again that this line has its own operator and its own tokens as tickets. However, it seems you can also pay with a contactless credit card at the gates (I haven't tested it).
Practical information
Trains run from 5:00 am to midnight.
Website: www.railway.co.th
Other public transport in Bangkok
Bangkok metro
Bangkok's subway is called the MRT. It only covers part of the city, but combined with the BTS it opens up many more options. It is very clean, air-conditioned and especially convenient to get to the Grand Palace, Wat Pho or Chinatown.
Chao Phraya Express
The Chao Phraya Express boats run regularly along the river that flows through Bangkok and stop near all the monuments and sights on its banks, including Wat Phra Kaew, Wat Pho and Wat Arun, the three must-see temples in Bangkok. Fares are cheap.
Bangkok bus lines
The bus is clearly neither the easiest nor the fastest way for a foreign tourist to get around Bangkok, but it is the cheapest. The network is huge and you can go almost anywhere – you just need to be patient.
Transport in Bangkok
Bangkok offers the widest choice of public and private transport in Thailand (metro, buses, boats, tuk-tuks...). Because no, there's more than tuk-tuks and pink taxis to get around Bangkok!
