How to use the MRT Subway in Bangkok (Co van Kessel Guide)
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- How to use the MRT Subway in Bangkok, a Co van Kessel Guide.
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In this video we explain you how to use the subway in Bangkok, also known as the MRT.
The subway of Bangkok, known as the MRT, provides underground transport through Bangkok. The MRT is not connected to as many tourist locations as the BTS, but it does provide several
essential stops. Like the aiport, Chatuchak Weekend Market and Sukhumvit.
This video is part of a web series about Bangkok and in this series we show you how to get around in Bangkok, Thailand.
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Looking for an authentic and unique adventure? Co van Kessel bike tours and boat tours provides a refreshing alternative to the tired tourist experience. We do not battle the crowds at clichéd destinations promoted in guide books, but turn your attention to quaint local communities and charming excursions into the fascinating lifestyle and culture of real Thai people. Every day is different and every tour is a surprise as we focus not on destinations, but lose ourselves in the enchantment of the journey itself.
Co van Kessel, an innovative and adventurous Dutchman, pioneered bicycle tours in Bangkok more than 30 years ago. As a longtime resident and self-professed lover of Bangkok, he understood very well the picture of accelerated urban development (gridlocked traffic, concrete towers, and choking pollution) that has plagued the recent image of the city. He also had a hunch that this was not what Bangkok or Thailand was all about.
Making it his goal to re-discover Bangkok, Co spent thousands of hours on his mountain bike exploring the vast network of local streets, alleyways, footpaths and canals between the main urban thoroughfares. What he found, lurking behind the facade of modernization, were hidden worlds of peace and tranquility, a picture of “real” Thai life that has remained unchanged for countless decades; an identity of a city that is true to the Thai people, yet largely unknown to outsiders.
Whether it’s the colorful sights and smells of the local markets, the fascinating life of locals along the canals, or the surprising existence of bountiful green belts, Co discovered the essence of what makes Bangkok one of Asia’s most captivating cities. Since then, it has been his mission to share these discoveries with the rest of the world.
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Our mission at Co van Kessel Bangkok Tours is to provide our guests with a singularly unique travel experience in Thailand. All our tours use Co’s extensive topographical knowledge of the greater Bangkok area as well as his keen eye for the interesting to take you where nobody else can or will.
We aim not to bore you with talk, but to immerse you in an experience where your individual fascinations emerge.
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Mooie gids, leuk om te zien dat Nederlanders zoveel tijd en aandacht spenderen aan zo'n mooi land. Great video!
Thank you for nice video! I am great fan of Bangkok and rail transportation in general.
Three things I want to mention: Only the blue MRT-line as all its stations under the ground (except Tao Poon). The purple line is more like a skytrain. going above the ground all the way to Khlong Bang Pai. I t has nothing much to offer for sightseeing, but you have a good view of the surrounding areas, and fun fact, in Khlong Bang Phai I saw the biggest Park and Ride parking house ever until now...)
Second: Annoying with the MRT (and on my last two visits in April 2018 and July/August 2018 also sometimes on the BTS) is that you have to pass security check, where sometimes your luggage is searched.
Third: The new notes with the picture of His Majesty King Vajiralonkorn did not work in the ticket machines on the MRT.
Keep up your good work, I enjoy your videos!
In Bangkok Metropolitan electric train have 4 lines compose 1.Airport Rail Link (ARL)
(Suvarnabhumi International Airport to Phayathai Station) 2.BTS Slytrain (National Stadium(Supatchalasai) to Bangwa station and Mochit to Bearing) extension (Bearing to Samutprakarn province, Mochit to Kukhot Pathumthani province near older Bangkok International Airport (Donmuang International Airport open on 8 th March 1914) Two lines open extension on
2018-2019 . 3.MRT Purple line (Taopoon to Bangyai Nonthaburi province) open on 12 th August 2016 and extension (Taopoon, New Royal Thai Parliament to Khunai Samutprakarn province) North to South direction 4. MRT Blue line
(Hualumpong to Bangsue) open on 2004 and extension (Bangsue to Thapha and Hualumpong Thapha Bangkhae (Laksong) open on 2019 (I will be call outer ring electric railway in Bangkok Metropolitan).
I'm Thai in Australia,Thanks for take me a tour, never use MRT before
Im going to arrived at bangkok on april 27 for 6 days trips...thank you nina from co van kessel for the information
Wow! Fav ko dark choco adds nga lang . Thanks Sir sa viewing ng ways sa Bangkok
The name of some stations make people confused such as Saladang of BTS is called Silom by MRT...
I appreciated foreigner like you for presenting this information to public.
Both Salalaeng BTS and Silom MRT is located at Silom Road. BTS construct and open on 1999
(Thai people call 6th Birthday The Great King Bhumipol Adunyadej) and Blue line MRT (Thai people call Chaloemratchamongkon (Mass Rapid Transit Bangkok Metropolitan or MRT) open on 2004. Silom Road is one road about center business in Thailand. You can interchange pass by Skywalk which interchange MRT and BTS Skytrain.
Hi Abbrag1! Yes, it can be really confusing the different names. Thank you for your kind words!
Mo Chit of BTS but Chatuchak of MRT
Both at Chatuchak market?
Ahmad Samaali Yes. Same location but different called by each organize.
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Thank you from Thailand
Good job. Thanks for posting/sharing. Cheers!
Thank you for nice video.
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4:59 [ringing gong] ====> That's one helluva'n impressive doorbell for a bike rental emporium.
So sweet voice with nice information...
Im Thai and I like How we all stand in the line and wait fof the train not pushing each other like crazy🇹🇭💕
Nice looking shirt! Is that a Thai shirt? Very informative video. Is the 50% discount price for people under 14 and over 60 years old applicable to foreigners? How do people under 14 show their age? Do you have to pay a fine if you lose the token and cannot exit MRT?
Hi YT Viewer, yes that is an original Thai shirt from the north of Thailand. Yes, the discount is also applicable for foreigners. Just have to show a valid ID-card. We have experienced once that we lost the token, and the staff asked us where we came from. Then we had to pay that same price again. The Thai are very honest in general due to their Buddhism believes. Thank you for your interesting and helpful questions as always! Hope this helped. :)
Thanks
Good
very nice video, thank you for your review.
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Informative! I hope I can apply these skills when I go to Bangkok!
So good informetion very good video thenx
You missed out the interchange at Silom station with BTS, But its still very good
Wow! Thank you, can't believe we have missed that! We will probably make an updated MRT video with the new lines added! Thank you for pointing out our mistake.
Maybe I add that the MRT Blue Line extension (11 more stations) is already complete. It connects Hua Lampong to Chinatown, the Grand Palace, and Thonburi, the west side of Bangkok
very helpful thanks. Good advert for your tours too, now Im thinking of taking the 2 hour boat tour, but some dates say Pending Approval. What does this mean?
Hi Carpii, thank you for your interest in our tours! The 2 hour boat tour needs at least 2+ people to run. For the days we don't have any bookings yet, we will say Pending Approval, to see your booking and then approve manually. If you are alone, we will try to move around a booking to make sure we can do a tour on your preferred date! Please, if you have any more questions, send us an email through our website! www.covankessel.com/
@@covankesselbangkok-bikeand5725 - Hi, thanks for the reply. I sent an email via your website with a proposal :)
Thank you so much
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Welcome to thailand
Hi nina, do you live in Bangkok?. I love to see your videos thanks :)
In the beginning, there was bkk weather, and He said, "Sheet-fahr, it's hot~! And humid~! Ickie-Yuckie~!"
So Samatha twitiched her nose and, ba-ZOT, there was BTS. Yay, BTS~! Yay, MRT~!
16thb, but you omitted mention of the distance. Regardless, 50 US cents (US$0.50) is SUPER-cheap.
For comparision, my daily commute on SF's "BART" comuter rail, end-to-end, was US$14.00 round trip.
I love BKK
very good video ...👍
How to go Suvarnabhumi airport from Khaosan, or what are the ways to go back to the airport from Bangkok city
can we carry trolley luggage bags in metro trains
Can you be guide for me when come to thailand.your charges pls
very good but back ground music to loud
This is as per the old MRT map. It doesn’t include the latest expansion.
Try commuter line in Jakarta
And can you plz let me details to spend the Bangkok in only 8hours..
wat arun grand place watpho ..how to go this places..
Swapna K where is your original place of your journey ?
India
Hyderabad to bangkok to sydney
And mrt Best or bts .taxi
It depends on your destination
At rush hours i try to avoid taxis and mrt as taxis get stuck in traffic and you can expect huge queues at mrt
Bts is the easiest to get around but it depends like i said on the destination;)
Depends of where you're going...
Better than Manila
Duhhh Manila already has a metro since 1990's while Bangkok only got theirs last year. FYI. there are ongoing constructions of a 7th MRT and a subway in metro manila. Does Bangkok have that?
@@tropturd6458 FYI In the video is the blue line which has been operated for 15 years! Bangkok has 2 MRT lines which is the blue and the purple line, also BTS (The green line) which has been operated for 20 years! Bangkok also has Airport line which connects to the green line. All these four lines are heavy rail. And now the pink, yellow, orange, red lines are under construction (the pink and yellow lines are light rail). This is 2019. I believe Internet is accessible worldwide, so it's not hard to search for more info you don't know right?
@@offspringtu My point is, Manila has older rail system, that's why it looks archaic unlike thailand. And why are people comparing things nowadays. Sheeesh. The rail line in the video is new so why are they still comparing a new one to an old one?!!!!!
yes_Tom3 FYI there are ongoing 1 MRT, 4 LRT and 1 Subway projects in our country now so you better watch out after all these projects are done.
@@jaymarc76 2 subway i think..
try malaysia mrr
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Weelll philipines can't relate cause we don't have a subway
Lrt Bangkok made in China, while Indonesian lrt made in Indonesia.
Bannga gitu kontol.
Maar beter als de Treins in der Nederlanden
dont jump over the fences
12 Bath
Her looks mean she's _NEVER_ paid for a drink her whole life. Not _ONCE._ Not _EVER._ Not ANYwhere._
Jakarta is now more developed than Bangkok. We have BRT, MRT, LRT, Metro Train.
built by china ：D
wei wang You are very misunderstood. Thailand issued all the money Japan designed the railway system for Thailand. Not china. Don't think that the your country is rich. china HaHaHa
Maxkie Uzy china not rich，but this train is actrully build in changchun，china。
wei wang Thailand hired to produce this train in China. But did not recover the Chinese money.
@@maxsynn while Indonesia can make their own lrt train, and other train.
@@rockfirst7533 I just read about it and it said with China help.
After 4 years clip. Now we open more line and same line more and more stations.
Looks like and operates like exa tly EVERY modern commuter/subway system on Earth.
Quite helpful, thanks.
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