Getting around in Bangkok > Reviews

Advantages: cheap (and negotiable), always plenty to choose from, friendly drivers, good sky rail
Disadvantages: traffic and one-way systems, taxis always trying to sell you seafood, these people have never heard of 'braking distance'

...before setting off to save getting ripped off. A 10/15 minute journey typically cost £1.50 (100 baht) which was very reasonable. The only bad thing is they hand you leaflets about seafood and try to take you to Tailor shops as if you buy from these places I believe they earn commission. From that point of view Tuk Tuks are even worse. These are like little golf trolleys that can carry 2 people. They go whizzing along the main roads and it's not ... Read review

Advantages: Fast, Cheap
Disadvantages: Look bad - bad image (But who's going to see you)

I first went to bangkok when I was just 10 years old. The best part about it for me, despite the amazing sites to see, was the way my parents chose to get us from A to B, Via a neat little taxi called a Tuk Tuk. These 3 wheel tricyle with motor type vehicle's are great. Speedy, cheap and fun, they are by far the best way to get around the city. They can squeeze between traffic, up small streets etc... to get you where you want, quickly. They stop ... Read review

Advantages: skytrain quicker to reach the destination
Disadvantages: traffic jams,pollution

It was really worst to be in Bangkok for a long time...but sometimes it has to....This city is very polluted and terribly busy, however it is the center of Thailand, of course,there might be something that we should spend sometime there such as Grand Palace..... Last year, the skytrain is opened to service people, it took 7 years to complete this project. It seems to make Bangkok looked worse but in another way around,now it seems to be another ... Read review

The Sky train is probably the best way to get around Bangkok! Either that or the underground train. Also, if not in Peak traffic hours, the taxi's are so cheap in Bangkok! Lastly, a few places to head in Bangkok: Platinum mall for clothes shopping! Crown Tailor for suit making!

Advantages: Has its own unique form of transport the Tuk Tuk.
Disadvantages: Has the world's 3rd worst traffic jams.

If you are a tourist the main way to see the sights would be by an organised tour travelling in a coach. However I find exploring a city on my own is much more fun. Thailand has its own unique form of transport called a Tuk Tuk. This is a three wheel motor vehical with a lot of character and offers a thrilling ride as drivers tend to weave in and out of the traffic. A safer mode of transport would be to take a taxi as they are relatively cheap in ... Read review