How To Explore BANGKOK On The NEW MRT Yellow Line Monorail
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 12 มิ.ย. 2023
- Although I might be late to the party, join me as I show you how to explore Bangkok on the new MRT yellow line Monorail. Yes, there is a new way to travel in Thailand. The MRT Yellow Line Monorail opened to the public June 3, 2023 and today we are going to explore Bangkok using this brand new monorail here in Bangkok, Thailand. Since the MRT Yellow Line monorail is free for the first month, it's definitely getting a good workout. I will show you how to get a ticket, give a tour of the inside and outside of the train as well as give you facts and information on this exciting new monorail in Bangkok. Not only was this my first time riding a monorail, but this is also the first monorail in the country of Thailand. I will take you from one end of the line to the other. Then we will do some exploring in a neighborhood I have never been to before. I will also show you the soon to open final stop on the MRTA monorail yellow line. Of course I will get lost, as usual, as we wander around the Lat Phrao area of Bangkok. Ready? Let's go!
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▶️ Samrong BTS: goo.gl/maps/CqDeah6wqDCXkwwo8
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▶️ Phawana MRT Yellow Line: goo.gl/maps/jVbnYttM8iySmFuQA
▶️ Lat Phrao MRT Yellow Line: goo.gl/maps/mA12yyj6gDLaxFiC9
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Serge, at the end of the video, you were standing atop the Lad Phrao MRT station and all you had to do was go DOWN one floor on the escalator and go left (right takes you to the train) and VOILA! a concourse "M" grocery (like the one in the basement of Terminal 21, at least as big or bigger) opens up and instead of being like in Terminal 21 with all the Eats and Desserts out in front, they are INSIDE this grocery. The entrance is innocuous, so if you went down to take the MRT home, you might have passed it by. Nice coffee shops, every manner of bakery, fast wok kinds of food, soups, drinks, etc. Next time in the area, go stop by, it's a nice place to hang out a while. This is underneath, the northwest corner, which includes the many-level parking lot.
From where you were standing at the end, go down the stairs and go right, about 60 feet (away from the intersection) and you will be at a very interesting soup place, open fronted. Very good soups there and their business model is interesting. It's quite popular and busy and all the servers, everyone working at the joint is running around, they don't do anything slowly. For me, I get a kick out of watching them do their thing.
The Bazaar you found to be dead was on the other side of the street, the Bizarre Bazaar (my name for it) was fully built for and fueled by Chinese tourists and was hit extremely hard by the covid restrictions. It USED to have one of our favorite buffet restaurants, only 180 baht. All Thai foods. All handmade in classical style. They had different dishes each time we went and once they had the most delicious mushroom soup I ever had anywhere. Nothing in the soup but liquid and tasted exactly like pure Portobello's! I've tried to duplicate it at home but can't figure it out. They also have homemade coconut ice cream sometimes, heavenly. I do believe they now only have the buffet at lunchtime and it's 235 baht now, I'm sure still very worth it. My wife and I plan to go there soon and try it out.
By the way, we used to live at "The Room", the next place after "The Landmark" that you showed and just past the 7-11, where I used to stop in to get my cheese puffs. The furniture shops only stand out because all the rest of the livelliness around there is gone, gone, gone after they started construction for the rail line. Elevated trains often REALLY mess up the businesses at ground level they pass and many never recover after construction is finished. There are areas like that all over the city and anywhere you see three or four metal shutters closed in daytime, it's a sing of that kind of decay. Just as in America, the trains stop at the big box stores and malls and glide right by the traditional Thai mom and pop stores I like to frequent. Send me an email danberman at ymail dot you know what. Not gmail. It's ymail.
You should try to buy more snacks in 7-eleven.☺️🥐🥨🍔🥞🌯
MRT yellow line looks so good.
It’s really useful.
We Thais always give the pet names to all colored sky trains. 😂 Red line is “little reddie”, Pink line is Iced pink Milk Girl, yellow line is Little Yellow Flower Boy.🌸🌼
Hi....@@LifewithSergwith this train.....how many places can travel ?
One unique thing about your channel, you always get lost but in the end you always find the light.
He he. I like how you put that.
Another reason that people are so excited about it is, in my opinion, because it's been constructed for many years and makes traveling on roads more difficult in the late years. 😆 I was living in Lat Phrao but moved out for 4 years, one of the reasons is because of the construction. Now we can get our roads back and get new transportation as well. cheers!
PS: Lat Phrao is one of the most traffic jam districts in Bangkok. Since the road is 10 km. long and has been a living area since 30-40 years ago.
imo It is definitely the largest residential area of eastern BKK. As I lived here for like 10+ yrs, not many seen the office building just house after house after condo.
I can’t imagine what it must have been like living there during all the construction
They planned to build a skytrain a long time ago but it was rejected by the community along the line.
Great video Serg!
Glad you enjoyed it
Glad to see you back in Thailand. I enjoy how you don't mind things going awry. I'm too structured and is good to see your little adventures. I love trains and monorails are cool, but no driver is a little different. Take care my friend.
I am extremely structured myself. It’s taking me some time to get to the point where I just laugh these things off. If I can do it, you can do it as well.
Thanks Serg. as always... enjoying it every time..
Glad you enjoy it Peter!
24 yrs in Bkk, I never thought about a car, I walk faster 😂
Exactly!
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Sometimes walking is quicker
Thank for sharing🥰🥰
You are so welcome!
Good vibe and good one! Thank you for informative, I’m going to use.
Glad it was helpful!
Nice to see u come back to Thailand 🙏🙏
Oh yes, I am back!
It's so fun exploring with you and some really great information. I didn't even know about this new line until the video and now I'm excited to check it out. This is actually one of my favorite exploration videos that you've made. Really interesting and thank you for your efforts! The Hat Yei chicken looks fantastic!!
Glad you enjoyed it, Rob! As somebody pointed out, I started the day on the yellow line, and I finished it with yellow rice and chicken. Lol.
@@LifewithSerg Hahahah that is awesome!
@@LifewithSerg Is the new line pink? What will be the dish for that one?
Nice 1 Serg. Great upload
Thank you kindly Alan.
Awesome !!!! 🎉
Thank you! Cheers!
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It’s a great new way to travel in Bangkok
love your video
Thank you!
😊 I am glad you ride this Monorail which I have seen in the news in different Chanel. Thank you😊
Hello Sheila! It was a nice little excursion for me.
To be honest, the public transportation in Thailand is cleaner and more modern than the public transportation in America
There’s absolutely no comparison! The public transportation here makes America’s public transportation look like a Third World country.
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Yes it’s great
Thank you Serg for coming back to Thailand. ❤
Happy to be back!
only monorail I rode was at Disneyland and Disneyworld, glad to see you back in Thailand
It’s good to be back Matthew!
Welcome to Bkk of thailand. Have fun and safe. Thank you krud.❤
Thank you! 😃
Car not required inside Bangkok.
Lot of public transport options.
Bolt app is good too.
Only if you stay outskirts of Bangkok may be owning car makes sense...i think 😊
Very true. Buttttt I want a car. Lol.
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Hello, I'm Thai. I already follow you. I really like your videos that show the good side of Thailand. Thank you for loving Thailand❤
Thank you! 😃
That is a sick sleeper with the coyote in it. I’m sure you stumped some tuners a couple times! Really excited to be around better infrastructure thanks for all the good info, views and adventure
I really loved that Volvo. It was so reliable, and just so much fun to drive. I’m glad you appreciate it as much as I did.
Very nice & picture quality is great… very clear… have fun in BKK 🎉
Thank you so much 😃
Enjoy walking😊
Always do!
Cool video ❤
Thanks for the visit
Great video as always Serg, I'm only have way through it but you get a thumbs up from me. your love for trying new things and exploration, inspires me and excites me to come back to this amazing city.
I’m so happy to know that my videos give you those feelings. Come back soon.
Nice. I am going to check this out next week too. 😮
Hope you enjoy it!
Me too 😊
Nice video Serg! I’ve ridden a monorail at Disneyland and in Las Vegas. I find them to be an interesting mode of transportation.
There definitely cool. Glad you enjoyed this one Tom.
I like video....
Thank you!
"If you've been watching my videos long enough you know that I make a lot of mistakes" lol I've just been entertaining and a mistake never came to my mind.
Any way I felt today's video is a bit too short. Serg, I never get enough of your content, just anything. Getting lost with funny reasons, exercises in some random gardens, playing in child's playgrounds, patting a strayed cat, feeding a strayed dog, I've always been enjoying with them. So please just give more of these funny little insertions :D
Yeah, this one was a little bit shorter than I wanted as well. But I know exactly what kind of stuff you like. It’s exactly the kind of things I love putting into my videos. More coming soon.
Free for June? I'm not back until July. But still very excited to travel the Yellow Line. Great informative Video.
Yes, Grumpy, free till the end of June. You should definitely try it when you come to visit.
Bro you are a wealth of information, another great video and there ain't nothing wrong with Mac Donald's.
I am just full of it. Lollll. Thanks Bill!
Wow, it is the same model as the Line Silver trains in the São Paulo metro system!
Oh interesting
Both trains made by Chinese company
@@devindabuddhi7037 You know that this model was developed by Bombardier(Canadian) which is now owned by Alston(French), don’t you?
Cool :)
Thanks.
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Thank you
Underground of the MRT Lat Prao Building has a supermarket and foodcourt run by gourmet market (same company as Siam Paragon).
Yes, I saw the sign on the building, but I had another appointment so I needed to go home
Hi Serg...👍🤩❤️
Hello my friend!
Just found out I can take the Yellow line to the Train Market next week! So excited to explore.
Hope you enjoy it!
Nice with air con.
Yeah it’s a little bumpy but it’s very useful.
Best car ever...1992 740 turbo wagon....
Love those. I had a 740 GLE with a Ford 5.0 V8 in it. There’s a company in the US that makes a kit to make it fit seamlessly.
@@LifewithSerg even the 2.3 turbo..with intercooler was great... with 2023 technology....boost controller and meth, it would be killer...ohhh to go back to 1992 again!.. great video..always fun to watch...I need to nut up and do the same. Thailand looks great
You are just like me when it comes to car or clothe, I don't like to draw attention to myself. Even though I adore a Miata convertible, but I would NEVER buy or sit in one. The train is awesome. I hope it helps reduce bad air in BKK.
I’ve actually owned 7 of the first gen Miatas. Having owned over 60 cars, including a Ferrari and several Porsches, the Miata is one of my favorite cars. It’s just such a great handling little car.
Is that to the north of BKK I was just there and know the north is really expanding. Thanks for the content.
No, this is not to the north. It’s just a little bit east of the center of Bangkok. It’s such a. Huge city! 😊
Nice bro, nice. Have you ride this train it's beautiful. I will come to thailand in the winter but the summer it's very hot today
Glad you enjoyed it!
Another great vlog, that’s different a Swedish sleeper 🙂.
Yeah I loved that Volvo.
Miss my childhood neighborshood. Move out to Kanchanaburi
You live in a very nice province now, I really enjoyed my time there.
nice :D awesome to see you getting lost again Serg :D
Always!! Get some really cool stuff. I’m working on for the next couple of weeks.
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Monorail Yellow Line Prayut Prime Minister, thank you
Thanks for watching
i'm happy they continue to build out the transport
There’s so much more planned!
@@LifewithSerg yeah orange line, purple line extension. Pink line etc
Hi Serg, Your second home is welcoming you back!
By the way, City lifestyle is fit in my life. No need to have a car in Bangkok. 😛
Good to be back. I know a car isn’t necessary, but I would still love to have one. Right now I just rent a car when I need to go out of town.
@@LifewithSerg You bet! Going out of town , A car is a must.
I will go on that train line and experience the ride , sights and the where abouts .
Hope you enjoy!
Food looks good. I miss walking through closed malls in Japan in 2019. Cant beleive its been 5 years.
Yeah that’s always fun!
At $1.56 billion US that is good value, in Australia we would get 1 station for that price. If it was me looking for a motorbike in Bangkok it would have to be a Vespa, do it in style Serg.
Vespas are cool, but I like something a little bit more towards the adventurous side.
Thanks for the information. I am very impressed that Thailand has grown a lot, public transportation in BKK is now more available and convenient than it was years ago. When I went to college in BKK more than 30 years ago, there were only bus, tuktuk, and taxi.
It would’ve been really cool to see Thailand 30 years ago. The last time I was here, before moving here, a year ago, was in 2012. And even in those 10 years I can see some vast improvement. I’m excited to see what the public transportation system will look like here in five years
Highly recommended if you're gonna get a Honda ADV160 for touring purpose.It's great in the city too.
I had one as a rental for three days on Ko Samui. It was actually the ADV 150. I still want to go look at the ADV350. I’ve ridden, big bikes, most of my life, but I’ve always enjoyed small under powered motorcycles. I had several of the Honda Grom, known as the MSX in most of the world, and I really loved it.
I’m thinking about relocating to Thailand in December. I guess I should not bring my Indian Bobber for transportation?😅
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Hi serg you come in front of my house nice nice big fan of ya serg have a good one serg.
Oh that’s cool that I was in your neighborhood!
Welcome to my neighborhood Serg my house is in Soi Pawana ! So weird to see my neighborhood in your vlog !!! Thanks for losing yourself in my area ! 😂❤
Oh that’s really cool. I have to come back and explore more of that area once they finish the construction.
Nice Video Awesome #Bangkok #Great Development plans for its #people, watch great video #Serg, can you suggest some nice locations on this new line to stay ?
Glad you enjoyed this video. I haven’t checked out any of the stops along this line other than the ones at both ends. Good luck in your search.
@@LifewithSerg Thank you inspire on..
This is my area, there are some great places to eat but at the time you were there and on a Monday maybe more difficult.
Regarding the car question, I have a car and a bike. I use the bike most days for work as it is quicker, but for the family to go out or to do shopping the car is needed. And to travel to watch the football on the weekend
That makes sense Matthew. I’m definitely gonna go shopping for a bike in the next week or two.
@LifewithSerg I am going to be moving soon near Prathum Thani, and the bike will be less relevant. If you want mine for a few days, then you are welcome to it. It os nothing special but a ride for you for a couple of weeks
Very cool great video, I remember many decades ago going on the Sydney Australia monorail they pulled it down a few years back, it was then called the monofail lol... Wasn't driverless tho. Last year I went on a monorail in Bangkok that goes past ICON SIAM is that the same monorail? Lol looking for food in remote places can be difficult I've experienced that and empty malls 😅
I’ve been on that one also. I’m not sure that’s a monorail though. I just don’t recall.
@@LifewithSerg yeah BTS Monorail Gold Line I believe, thought it was the same but yeah, I remember coming across that last year it caught me by surprise. Reminded me of the driverless ones in Singapore that I think were conventional rail from memory.
@@BADQthe gold line is indeed considered as a monorail. It has a single guided rail in the middle of its concrete lane.
I used the airport link to get in to Bkk stops not far from the mbk mall where I got the 7/11 t-shirts oh thanks for the direction buddy... 👍
No problem!!
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Lat Phrao is my area 😊
I’ll come back and explored some more once the construction is finished.
The 'wide accordions' are actually the wheel part, tho.
Ohhhhh! Thank you for letting me know. I figured it had something to do with the Drive system. It just seems like there must have been a better way rather than taking up so much space inside the train.
"Kekhuay" train 😄
Oh yeah
It's good have a car at my home because I live near central Pinklao which traffic isn't much jam here.
Yeah that makes sense.
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Next week it will operates to the last station at Ratchada road which will connect to the MRT. Please go and check the train out again next week.
I’m not sure they will be able to open it next week. The construction was very heavy this week. I think it will be at least a few more weeks.
June,19 this system will full operation.wait for it.I am sure.It'll be done.looking forward about this.👌👌👌👌👍👍👌✌️✌️👏👏👏💪💪👏👏✌️✌️🛵🛵🛵🙏🙏🙏
Have you seen what the area around the Lat Phrao station looks like? I really doubt they will finish it in time. Go and take a look for yourself. There is absolutely no way they will have it 100% complete by June 19. Trust me, just go take a look and you’ll see what I mean.
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Very good that you like to visit our Thailand. I'm from Bangkok Welcome you anytime Thank you very much 🤟I'm BKK.
I have actually lived here for over one year. Thanks for watching.
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Very thnk u for living bangkok.mask covit please😅
Thanks for watching. I’m not wearing a mask. No reason. I’ve had Covid before. Not worried.
That is the monorail from Disneyland 😆
Lollll
I prefer public transportation, though I like to drive out upcountry once a while. It is also important to have car for marketing but I would love a small suv for choice.
Yes, a car would definitely be useful for taking trips out of the city
are you gonna take the vehicle with you back to the US aswell if you are buying one ? I could imagine that might cost alot for shipping.
I would absolutely not take it back with me if I ever left. I would just sell it here.
There is pink line and it’s near where I live at tesco lotus
Yes, I think that one is supposed to be done before the end of the year
Serg WTF we didnt get lost mate 🤣
Right? I’m sorry, I was an epic failure on this day. LMFAO.
If you don’t like showing off on scooter buy NMax you will not regret, I own one past few years and it’s great, you’re big guy like my self and you will look better on NMax Serg. Eventually you’ll need a car and sometimes you’ll need to get around by car rather than scooter plus it’s safety issue .
I’ve done several motorbike tours on my friend’s Yamaha NMAX that he let me borrow. I really prefer the Honda ADV 150/160. There will be a new motor bike in my life next month.
There are three monorails in Bngkok: Yellow, Brown, & Pink
I didn’t realize the pink and brown lines were already open. I thought the pink line was gonna open this month.
Hi Serg! At 03:33...you said that you've never been on a monorail system but you were wrong! I'm quite sure you've been on the monorail at Disneyland. Walt Disney was quite a visionary when in 1959, he constructed the first monorail system in the United States at Disneyland. Disney envisioned the monorail system as a way to transport people of the future around town!
Noooooope. I went to Disneyland once as a child. Did not go on the monorail. Zero interest in Disneyland. 🙃
@@LifewithSerg - Wow! I think you're the only former California resident who has never been on a Disneyland monorail!
I live in Ladprao. Welcome to my neighborhood. 😂
I will have to come back and explore some more very soon
I wish you would mention where the train might marker was off the yellow line
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It's better than all the whole metro and tubes in Europe.
It is nice.
Very informative. The MRT/BTS system is destined to grow at least until the year 2040. It's one of the things that makes BKK a great city. I can't wait to go back!
Yes there are so many new lines planned. They will really interconnect the whole city.
Hope the train be more faster 😂
I have not been on it since the initial run. It was quite bumpy, so I don’t know how it is faster. Lol
Btw the constructions done it’s the cleanup I think
Ah makes sense.
2:17 the MRT yellow line maximum speed is 80 km/h (50mph). Fine this out on the website by searching "MRT yellow line bangkok top speed".
I’m pretty sure that’s exactly what I said in the video.
6:10 good decision with the temperature most likely over 30 degrees celcius.
Oh yah. Too hot!
Hello Serg I have a question, how did you get the prepaid Rabit card? Do they have them at the station?
You can get a Rabbit card at any of the BTS sky train stations. You can also pay for things at a number of stores and restaurants. Some will even give you a discount when you pay with your Rabbit card.
@LifewithSerg Thank you so much , I really appreciate your Content!! You are the best Serg!
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Thanks.
I'm pretty new to the channel, so I apologize if this has been covered before, but why are a lot of things closed on Monday?
Monday is street cleaning day in Bangkok. That is why you will not see any street food vendors on Mondays. Also, a number of shops choose to close on Mondays. I think one of the main reason so many shops were closed in this area is because the construction of this monorail has really screwed things up for some of these residents over the last four years.
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The thing is you get off on the wrong area, tho. They don't have much on Lad Prao road around that station area.
That was the last stop, so I had to get off. I love to go and explore like this, it doesn’t always pay off, but it’s always something different.
Been in BKK for 22 years and always drive everywhere. It's too hot to walk long distances, the public transport is too disjointed (see the 1.6km walk to the MRT station) and I find motorbikes lead to smelling of traffic all day, getting sunburnt, and you end up stuck with your helmet unless you have a bulky helmet box on the back.
The only reason I had to walk was because the new station wasn’t opened yet. Anyhow, I can definitely see a case for having a car here in Bangkok. I had a friend with me her car for three weeks when she was out of the country, however, only use it for trips out of the city. I think it just depends what part of Bangkok you live in as to whether or not, you can actually Justify owning a car.
@@LifewithSerg Understand that the station wasn't open, but that's just my point - the public transport isn't there yet. In 5-10 years it should be great. It's still so dispersed though unless you live in the CBD and wanna go from one mall to the next! I live out in the suburbs and it's useless for me. As long as you plan well traffic isn't an issue. Of course it's always going to be a pain at rush hour, but if that's avoidable then it's really not an issue.
OMG Serge, those wires (I presume they are phone wires?) are driving me up the wall! Excuse me but what an eyesore! You will never find those in Malaysia, at least from what I've seen so far. We used to have power poles all over the neighborhood and each home will also have exposed water drainage in Malaysia but these days they are all buried or covered, a good thing to reduce mosquitoes. How on earth do they service those wires? Instead of trying to figure out which is which, just add more to it? 😂😂
These are all either low-voltage or telecom wires. I have no idea how they service them! I thought the same thing before. There’s no way to figure out, which is which when you have 60 or 70 of them. My thoughts are exactly the same, they must just lay a new wire. My understanding is they’re going to try and get them all underground. They’re only an eyesore for the first month or so, and then you just get used to them and you don’t notice them anymore. Lol.
Mtks ,We're try got the wires to underground. Not funny for Thai people.