Though most hotels in Bangkok offer private limousine services or will at least assist with arranging transport, getting around Bangkok is fun, easy, very reliable and clearly geared toward tourism. In fact, the many colorful transport options is a tourist attraction in itself. Below we have compiled a list of the different means to get from point A to B.
And just make you feel a little more local we include a few Thai phrases to help you communicated with your taxi driver in his mother tongue. Though you will probably sound quite funny at your first attempts, Thais love foreigners making the effort, irrespective how hopeless it may sound.
A few Thai phrases:
"ao bai ..." (want to go to ...)
"ut tii nii" (stop here)
"chai" (yes)
"mai chai" (no) kap cha" which means "go slowly" if he is driving to fast.
"koop Khun Khrup" (thank you)
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