Meter Taxi from Suvarnabhumi

Post by **Gus** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 4:48 pm

Now the new airport has opened at Suvarnabhumi, how much are the Meter taxis charging to HH?
Also how long does it take now?
TIA

Post by **Sciamachy** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 7:52 pm

Too much if you do it officially maybe 2500+. You can negotiate them down to about 1500 if you try.

Post by **JimmyGreaves** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 8:19 pm

Yep Officially 2500 from the meter taxi desk, downstairs

Post by **lomuamart** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 8:33 pm

We got a tout there in October. He wanted 2,500 and we settled on 2,300.
He and his friend were good folk in a decent Volvo. They stopped whenever I wanted more beers, so I gave them 2,500 anyway.

Post by **Gus** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 11:18 pm

If flight times permit, for a solo traveller the flight is not a bad option. I think that the airline is called something like SG Aero and it is only about 3500 for a one way.
Now I know 3500 will pay for a nights fun but if it costs a couple of thousand in a taximeter then it is not so bad.

Post by **Kraka's Dad** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 3:19 pm

lomuamart wrote:We got a tout there in October. He wanted 2,500 and we settled on 2,300.
He and his friend were good folk in a decent Volvo. They stopped whenever I wanted more beers, so I gave them 2,500 anyway.

Whereabouts did you get it from ?
We are arriving in January and it will be our first time into the new ariport.

Post by **lomuamart** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 3:58 pm

I've PMed you, KD.

Post by **Kraka's Dad** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 4:09 pm

Message received.

Post by **JimmyGreaves** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 4:10 pm

Is it a secret?

Post by **Gus** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 4:28 pm

I know Bangkok traffic has a large effect, but what is the average time for a taximeter/private car between Suvarnabhumi and HH?
Last year I got the 1300hrs train from Huamlapong, it was great fun but took around 4 hours.

Post by **JimmyGreaves** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 6:44 pm

I'd say between 2 1/2 to 3 hours. btw hated the train we took the morning express, could have walked faster 5 hours. wouldn't like to know how long the normal train took.

Post by **Gus** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 11:59 pm

jimmy
The 1300 hrs train is a proper trasin of about 12 carriages, I think it may go down to the border.
It crawls out of Bangkok but you can hang out of the windows, sit on the steps whatever.
Now the good part, I had a seat next to the kitchen/bar carriage, large singhas not much, some nice cooked prawns again not much.
The 1300 is OK because I am not doing much in the afternoon anyway, arrives HH about 5 -5-30, tuk tuk to hotel, SSS and then fall in love.
I just love Thailand.

Post by **philip** » Wed Dec 20, 2006 11:28 pm

Sorry to be pedantic, but as I'm not going directly from the new airport to HH, rather spending a night in BKK to recover from my long flight from Glasgow via Amsterdam, what I want to know specifically, is where does one locate the taxi-meter stance ? Until one learned where it was in the old airport, it wasn't immediately obvious. The touts sound as over-zealous as ever, so how does one find the stance now ?

Thanks in anticipation.

P

Post by **Gus** » Wed Dec 20, 2006 11:49 pm

philip
I have not yet used a taxi meter at Suvarnabhumi. the first time I arrived I had a car waiting and on another occasion the cabs were on strike.
I think it is similar to Don Muang which means you can also go up the escalator to departures and collar one there.

Bangkok cabs are still same same, very reluctant to use the meter, in fact that is why the cabs were on strike, meter probelems.
In Bangkok even with my TG telling the driver to put the meter on, about half are very reluctant to.
In all fairness some of the drivers are very good and I give them a bigger tip and the scammers no tip.

Post by **JimmyGreaves** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 7:47 am

Gus wrote:philip
I think it is similar to Don Muang which means you can also go up the escalator to departures and collar one there.

This is now out of the question, tried it myself a few weeks ago and police are patrolling the area not allowing picking passengers up, moving cabs out quickly and sending punters downstairs. They are patrolling on bikes so they can patrol the whole area quickly.