Bangkok Skytrain
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BTS Sky Train

Lines, how to get tickets & fares

Bangkok traffic can make getting around in the city a challenging and time consuming task. The BTS Sky Train, an elevated electric train, often proves to be the quickest way to get around. The service is cheap, reliable and very frequent, the cars are clean.

Use the Skytrain to get to places as Siam Paragon shopping mall, Central World shopping mall, MBK Center, Ocean World and Madame Tussauds wax museum.

View the BTS Sky Train route map

Sky Train Lines

Two lines serve the city, the Sukhumvit line and the Silom line. They intersect at Siam station in the center of Bangkok’s business district.

Sukhumvit line
The Sukhumvit line runs from Bearing in South East Bangkok to to Mo Chit North of downtown. Trains run about every 5 minutes from 5.15 am until midnight.

Silom line
The Silom line runs from the National Stadium in Pathum Wan district to Bang Wa across the Chao Phraya river in Nonthaburi. Trains run about every 5 minutes from 5.30 am until midnight.

BTS Sky Train Routes
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Buying BTS Sky Train tickets

Tickets can be bought at ticketing machines at every BTS station and can only be paid for in cash. Fares depend on the distance and vary from 15 to a little over 50 Thai Baht one way.

Check the fare information board next to the ticketing machine and find your destination station. The number in the circle next to the station name is the one way fare. Select this fare on the ticket machine and insert coins. Walk to the entry gate and insert the ticket. The machine scans the ticket and returns it. Hold on to it and insert it again at the exit station.

Several discount passes are available at BTS ticket offices including a one day pass at 140 Baht which is valid for an unlimited rides on both BTS sky train lines on the date of issue.

Connect to Chao Phraya Express boat

To catch a Chao Phraya river express boat get to Saphan Taksin sky train station on the Silom line.

A boat on the orange line of the Chao Phraya River Express Boat

Get on the Chao Phraya River Express Boat at BTS Saphan Taksin station

Check five express boat lines, route map & fares

GET DETAILS

Connect to Airport Rail Link to Suvarnabhumi airport

To get to Suvarnabhumi international airport, change to the Airport Rail Link at Phaya Thai station on the Sukhumvit line.

Connect to MRT Subway

At several BTS Sky Train stations passengers can change to the MRT, the underground train that runs from Hua Lamphong to Bang Sue. Change to Sukhumvit MRT station at Asok, to Si Lom MRT station at Sala Daeng and to Chatuchak Park MRT at Mo Chit.