How to get from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Bangkok city centre
High confidenceChecked May 2026
Take the Airport Rail Link to Phaya Thai for ฿45. Ignore every taxi tout inside arrivals.
Best options
Best overall
Airport Rail Link to Phaya Thai, then BTS or 5-min Grab.
Cheapest safe
Airport Rail Link — ฿45 fixed, runs 06:00–24:00.
Best at night
Public metered taxi from the official rank on Level 1 (queue ticket). ฿300–฿450 + ฿70 expressway + ฿50 airport surcharge.
With luggage / kids
Grab or Bolt from Level 2 ride-hailing zone — fixed in-app fare, boot space, AC.
Taxi fare
฿300–฿450 metered + tolls
Ride-hailing
Grab and Bolt both work — pickup is Level 2, follow purple signs.
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Public transport
Airport Rail Link runs every 10–15 min, ฿45 to Phaya Thai, ~30 min.
After landing — step by step
- 1Clear immigration and collect bags
- 2Walk past every person holding a 'TAXI' sign in arrivals
- 3Follow blue Airport Rail Link signs down to the basement
- 4Buy a ฿45 token at the machine, or queue for a metered taxi on Level 1
- 5For Grab/Bolt: take the lift to Level 2 and use the marked ride-hailing zone
Scam warnings
Touts inside arrivals offering 'taxi' at ฿800–฿1500 flat
Drivers refusing the meter and quoting ฿600
Drivers claiming the expressway is 'closed' to take a longer route
Avoid this
- • Any 'limo' counter inside the terminal
- • Drivers who say the meter is broken
- • Quoted flat fares above ฿600
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