Train from Airport to City Center:
<from Chris Mitchell on TravelHappy>
NB: Buy "The Groovy Map" at the airport!
The official name for the link is SARL – Suvarnabhumi Airport Rail Link. New arrivals at the airport can now go catch the Express train straight from the Airport’s basement floor level and arrive 15 minutes later at Makkasan station, which is located in the city centre. Finding the train in the airport is easy – just keep heading down to Level B1. Buying a ticket is straightforward – get the Express ticket (currently 150 baht one way) for the high speed train. The Express train departs every half an hour at 15 minutes past and 45 minutes past the hour.
Once at Makkasan, passengers can transfer to the City line and continue onto Phaya Thai BTS stop or exit from Makkasan station and catch a taxi or go onto the Underground MRT system at nearby Petchaburi station. Makkasan is currently not connected to the Petchaburi station, so you have to walk around 200 metres over a couple of busy roads and a train track to get to the MRT. It’s not clearly signposted. If you’re travelling light, it’s extremely convenient – you can then head to anywhere on the MRT and Skytrain public transport routes.
