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| Thailand has 3 international airports.
The Don Muang International Airport north of Bangkok serves central
Thailand. In the north, there is an international airport at Chiang Mai
while the south has Phuket International Airport. The flag carrier
of Thailand is Thai Airways, which provides international and
domestic air services.
For international flights, Thai Airways has a highly modern fleet of jumbo jets, DC 10’s and Airbus 300’s. These fly regular services to 7 cities in Europe, 21 in Asia, 2 in the US and 4 in Australia. Domestically, Thai Airways links 19 airports in different parts of the kingdom. The prevailing aircraft for connections between Bangkok and major provincial cities is the Boeing 737. Shorter routes are served by Short 330’s. Domestic flights are much cheaper per kilometer than are international flights. Some tourist destinations such as Ko Samui are served by the small private airline Bangkok Airways (airline addresses see below). |
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| Thai Airways has 10
direct flights daily between Bangkok and Chiang Mai. The first
departure is around 7:30, the last around 20:45. While departure times
might change every 6 months, the changes are likely to be minimal while
the frequency is basically maintained. Flight time is 1:05hr.
Thai Airways has one to three direct flights daily between Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai. The first departure is in the morning, the second and third usually in the early afternoon. While departure times might change every 6 months, the changes are likely to be minimal while the frequency is basically maintained. Flight time is around 40min. Thai Airways has ten to twelve daily direct flights between Bangkok and Phuket, making it the most flown route. Almost all departures are around noon and in the afternoon (tourists don’t like to travel in the early mornings). While departure times might change every 6 months, the changes are likely to be minimal while the frequency is basically maintained. Flight time is around 1:15hr Thai Airways has a non-stop flights between Phuket and Chiang Mai four times a week. Departures are in the early afternoon. While departure times might change every 6 months, the changes are likely to be minimal while the frequency is basically maintained. Flight time is around 2:05hrs. Airport Connections in Bangkok |
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| There are 6 different
means of transportation between Bangkok’s Don Muang Airport and the
city: 1) regular taxi (with yellow registration plate), 2)
limousine car, 3) mini-bus, 4) public bus (aircon and
non-aircon), 5) normal trains from northern and northeastern
destinations and 6) special airport express trains.
Taxi fares depend on the distance and must be negotiated before boarding the taxi. A limousine car charges 300 Baht per car for any destination in Bangkok while the mini-bus costs 100 Baht per person for any hotel, or just 60 Baht to the city terminal (Asia Hotel). Both limousine car and mini-bus are run by Thai Airways International and operate 24 hours. Large hotels customarily send cars to pick up passengers who have reservations. |
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