Bangkok

Bangkok is the most exotic capital of all the capitals of the countries of the East. Every tourist visiting Thailand and Bangkok, this place will not leave you indifferent. Starting from its original name, in its full version consisting of twenty words, and ending with its almost incessant bustling life, the capital of Thailand has not ceased to amaze many, many thousands of tourists.

Bangkok has a lot of people and a lot of traffic jams. Due to the large number of people, high-rise buildings and the heat, not all tourists prefer to choose Bangkok as a place to relax. The street traffic is also chaotic, as is the evening life of the capital, which blossoms with darkness. Nevertheless, Bangkok is one of the largest and most beautiful cities in the Asian region. Stunning temples, amazing palaces, markets bustling with merchants, canals built by thousands of people that support the city and streets where you can find everything you want.

Bangkok: Popular areas:

• the historical center “Supreme Jewel” on Rattanakosin Island
• Chinatown souvenir market, and medium-quality goods from China and Thailand, a place where life boils in the morning — trade
• Silom is a modern city center with offices, expensive hotels and skyscrapers
• Siam Square is a shopping center, there are shops, supermarkets with prices for locals, in which prices are lower than in tourist areas
• Pratunam is a popular tourist area of Bangkok, where most tourists stop, including Russian ones

Bangkok telephone code 8-10-66-2-phone number

An airport

Bangkok Airport Terminals:

• International flights: terminals BKK-1 and BKK-2
• Local flights: Terminal BKK-3

Transfer

Drive from Bangkok Airport to the city center (30 km):

• taxi — 180 Thai baht
• “taxi-meter” with payment by meter. The fare ranges from 35 to 200 Thai baht, depending on the distance. In “taxi”
• “taxi-no-meter” without a counter. It is possible and necessary to bargain, the price is usually agreed in advance, we recommend paying attention to this when traveling.
• Airport Bus — 100 Thai baht
• train — 5 Thai baht (approximately 45 minutes)

Transport

The main public transport in Bangkok is buses and minibuses:

• air-conditioned bus ~10 Thai baht
• without air conditioning ~4 Thai baht
• night bus slipping-bas from 23 pm to 5 am fare ~5 Thai baht

Bangkok traffic jams

You can bypass all traffic jams using:

• auto rickshaw “Tuk-Tuk” (tuk-tuk). This is a motorcycle with a canopy, and a driver who is reckless at the wheel. The price of the trip must be agreed in advance (the trip will cost an average of 80 Thai baht).
• A “moto taxi” in which a passenger sits behind a motorcycle driver as a passenger.

Bangkok Metro

• Skytrain Skytrain: 2 metro lines and 20 stations. The fare ranges from 10 to 40 Thai baht and depends on the distance. At the exit, the machine will compare the cost of your trip with the cost of the ticket, and do not be afraid of the siren, in case you have to pay extra for the trip by buying an additional ticket.
• The underground metro will completely brighten up your movements in the heat. A one-day ticket costs 120 Thai baht

River trams with a capacity of 10 Thai baht. They walk along the Chao Phraya River along routes within the city.

• the usual ones with stops at all points
• express trains that stop at major transfer hubs

Car rental

We advise you — it’s not worth it 100%. Since the traffic is on the left and very dense, it is completely unsuitable for a foreigner. Hours of congestion and traffic jams.

If you do try, remember that you will need to have an international license and a credit card to rent.

We do not recommend renting a car at private rental points, although the requirements for documents are lower and payment is only in cash, but cars, as a rule, are not insured. The disadvantage is that any accident or even a minor breakdown can cause losses for you, because in 99% of cases the police are on the side of the owners of cars and motorcycles.

Hotels

Bangkok has hotels of all levels, from the best and most expensive to the lowest level hotels. Expensive hotels and mid-level hotels can be found in Siam Square and Sukhumvit and Silon Streets, although cheaper options are also found there.

Shopping in shopping malls and shops in Bangkok

If the store is large, it has a fixed cent. If it’s small, you can bargain.

• Chatuchak Market, the largest in East Asia, opens on weekends on Phahonyothin Street / Phahonyothi
• Floating market in Taling Chan area. Going to this market is like going on a great tour.
• Siam Square is considered a popular place for shopping, where dozens of designer boutiques are open
• MBK Center and Siam Center are popular shopping malls
• Sukhumvit and Khao San streets, where literally everything is sold: from tourist symbols, to clothes and accessories for phones

Bangkok attractions, entertainment and excursions

More than 400 temples

• A large Royal Palace, the residence of the monarchs with a park and buildings in traditional Thai style
• The Temple of the Emerald Buddha is located north of the royal residence. The temple houses a Buddhist shrine: the famous statue of Buddha sitting on a golden altar
• The Large Wat Po Temple Complex
• The Marble Temple
• The Temple of Dawn

Popular tourist spots of the capital of Thailand:

• The National Theatre
• The National Museum with the Buddhaisavan Chapel
• Thammasat University in Sanam Luang Square
• The Science Museum is the best scientific and technical museum in the region
• Silk Museum and Exhibition of Southeast Asian Antiquities in the house of architect and spy Jim Thompson
• The oldest street in Bangkok, the “New” One, leads to the embankment, from where you can take a boat trip for hours along the canals through the whole city

What else is worth visiting

• museums
• planetarium
• art gallery
• cultural center

Bangkok Surroundings

• 86 km north of the city is the ancient capital of Siam and the modern Ayutthaya Historical Park, famous for the ruins of ancient temples and the ruins of Bang Pa Ying Palace.
• To the west of Bangkok, near the town of Nakhon Pathom, there is the world’s largest Buddha statue, the 127-meter-high Phra Pathom Chedi.
• Not far from the town of Kanchanaburi, there is the infamous bridge over the Kwai River “Death Road”, built by prisoners of war during World War II.
• The famous cultural center “Garden of Roses”, one of the best ethnographic expositions of the country, as well as the zoo and elephant reserve Sampkhran.
• Just 33 km from Bangkok is Mueang Boran Park / Ancient City, which reproduces the entire territory of the kingdom with the most famous historical monuments.

Bangkok’s nightlife is a minus according to the new law, all establishments close at one o’clock in the morning, with the exception of clubs in hotels where music is turned off — at two in the morning.

• cocktail bars and karaoke
• discos designed with the latest technology
• there are many restaurants from the smallest and most delicious, according to our editorial staff, to the most refined and pretentious places.
• floating restaurants where you can combine a delicious dinner with a river cruise

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