Bangkok Travel Guide
The capitol of Thailand, Bangkok City. Home to 8.5 million people (2014). The shopping capital of South East Asia. More Shopping malls than you will have time to visit. Delicious and inexpensive street food easily obtainable.
Where to stay in Bangkok?
Areas of Interest:
Sukhumvit Road: The main road in the city, where some of the most interesting places bracnh off from. The BTS also runs along this road. Take a look at the Sukhumvit Road Guide.
Silom Road: The main road. Where the Patpong Market/Night Life area is located.
Markets:
Bangkok has some of the worlds best markets. Anything you are looking for you can find it here in Bangkok.
- Bobae Market: Bobae Market is a world famous wholesale fashion market. It is primarily a wholesale market. Be prepared to buy in bulk. Prices are usually set quantities of for 3, 6, 10 or 100+
- Chinatown Markets:
- JJ Weekend Market:
- Klong Toey Fresh Market:
- Patpong Night Market:
- Pantip Plaza: The IT equipment Mega Mall
- Pratunam Fashion Markets: Quality Cheap Clothing
- Sampeng Market: Also known as the Yaowarat Market, Bangkok Chinatown Wholesale Market, or the Sampeng Lane Market.
- Yaowarat Market: Also known as the Sampeng Market, Bangkok Chinatown Wholesale Market, or the Yaowarat Lane Market.
Shopping Malls:
Again Bangkok is home to some of the biggest and most modern shoppings malls in the world.
- Central World:
- Central Embassy Shopping Mall:
- Emporium:
- EmQuartier:
- MBK:
- Siam Center:
- Siam Discovery:
- Siam Paragon:
- Siam Square:
- Pantip Plaza:
- Platinum Fashion Mall:
- Terminal 21:
Destinations From Bangkok
- Bangkok to Ayutthaya Beautiful historic town located less than 100 km away, transportation starts from only 15 Bhat.
- How to get from Bangkok to Krabi. Tired of the hussle and bussle? Bangkok to hectic for your liking why not spend some time in beautify Krabi.
- How Much Does A Taxi Cost From Pratunam to Don Muang Airport? So it is time to leave bangkok, or even Thailand all together. Don Muang is one way to do so.
- Bangkok to Korat (Ratchasima) video below.
- Bangkok to Kanchanaburi by Bus. Cheap and easy way to get yourself to Kanchanaburi from Bangkok.
- Bangkok to Pattaya by Taxi How Much. Information on a few documented journeys from Bangkok to Pattaya by mode of Taxi transport.
- Bangkok to Udon Thani Guide: Various ways to get the Udon Thani.
Videos of Bangkok Thailand
Where to Stay?
Bangkok is home to the most dense concentration of hotel rooms in all of Thailand. At the same time hotels in this city are generally more expensive. On average hotels cost around 1000 Bhat per night.
- Take a look at some of the hotels I have stayed in and reviewed.
- Potential places to stay in future visits.
Map of Bangkok
Transportation (Long Distance)
Getting around Bangkok is easy and abundant.
Airports
There are two main airports
- Suvarnabhumi Airport
- Don Muang Airport.
Bus Stations
There are three major bus station. Use these to take you to other regions of Thailand
- Northern (Mo Chit)
- Eastern (Ekkamai)
- Western
Mini Vans
April 2017 Update Long Distance Minivans no longer operate from here. They have moved to Mo Chit and the Southern Bus Station .Victory Monument is the minivan super hot spot of Bangkok from here you can find a minivan to take you to just about anywhere. Unlike the major bus terminals Victory Monument is very central and super easy to locate and get to.
Train Stations
The main train station for long distance travel is Hualamphong Station. From here destination such as Ayutthaya, Lopburi, Phitsanulok, Lamphun and Chiang Mai are possible.
Taxi:
Getting a taxi in Bangkok is very reasonably priced. Just make sure it is a meter taxi. There are many that do not want to use the metwer and usualy try to x 4 the price.
- Taxi Rides Around Thailand How Much Does It Cost?
Destinations:
Where to from Bangkok? You are in luck, Bangkok is the central transportation hub of Thailand. All road lead to Bangkok.
Here are a few suggestions to get you started.
- How to fly to Krabi
- Getting a Taxi to the Airport and how much it should cost.
- Lampang by bus
Pictures of Bangkok
Current Weather in Bangkok
If you ever find yourself feeling cold in Thailand. Yes this is possible. Like Chaing Rai during December and January. Bangkok is always nice and warm.
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