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Arjeet
12-26-2013, 07:20 AM
Motorcycle taxi

Many cities in Thailand also have mawtoesai ráp jâang, 100cc to 125cc motorcycles that can be hired, with a driver, for short distances. They’re not very suitable if you’re carrying more than a backpack or small suitcase, but if you’re empty-handed they can’t be beaten for quick transport over short distances. In addition to the lack of space for luggage, motorcycle taxis also suffer from lack of shelter from rain or sun. Although most drivers around the country drive at safe, sane speeds, the kamikaze drivers of Bangkok are a major exception.

In most cities you’ll find motorcycle taxis clustered near street intersections, rather than cruising the streets looking for fares. Fares tend to run from 10B to 30B, depending on distance. Some motorcycle taxis specialise in regular, short routes, eg from one end of a long street to another. In such cases the fare is usually a fixed 10B.


Sǎwngthǎew

A sǎwngthǎew (literally, ‘two rows’) is a small pick-up truck with two rows of bench seats down both sides of the truck bed. They sometimes operate on fixed routes, just like buses, but they may also run a share-taxi type of service or can even be booked individually just like a regular taxi. Sǎwngthǎew are often colour-coded, so that red ones, for example, go to one destination or group of destinations, while blue ones go to another.

Sǎamláw & túk-túk

Sǎamláw means ‘three wheels’ and that’s just what they are – three-wheeled vehicles. There are two types of sǎamláw – motorised and nonmotorised.

You’ll find motorised sǎamláw throughout the country. They’re small utility vehicles, powered by horrendously noisy engines (usually LPG-powered); if the noise and vibration don’t get you, the fumes will. Tourists commonly know motor sǎamláw as túk-túk, because of the noise they make. Among themselves, the Thais still call these sǎamláw – the term túk-túk is strictly foreigner talk but it’s what most Thais use when speaking to Western tourists.

The nonmotorised sǎamláw, ie the bicycle rickshaw or pedicab, is similar to what you may see in other parts of Asia. There are no bicycle sǎamláw in Bangkok but you will find them elsewhere in the country. With either form of sǎamláw the fare must be established by bargaining before departure.

Those interested in pedicab lore and design may want to have a look at Lonely Planet’s hardcover pictorial book, Chasing Rickshaws, by Lonely Planet founder Tony Wheeler.

Skytrain & subway

Bangkok is the only city in Thailand to have either an above-ground or underground light-rail public transport system. Known as the Skytrain and the Metro, respectively, both systems have helped to alleviate the capital city’s notorious traffic jams. There has been much unfulfilled talk about building a subway in Chiang Mai but little action.


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tizalee
06-02-2014, 05:47 AM
The main transports in Thailand are as following-
-Hitching
-Boat
-Buses
-Tram

gopkrtindd
08-29-2014, 09:25 AM
Transport is very important for the visitors who goes there to visit the city and village. only motorcycle is not sufficient but also you should manage the car or taxi.

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Herry
06-15-2016, 05:02 AM
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dolphinnagra
07-13-2016, 09:43 AM
Tuk-tuks are one mode of public transport in Bangkok and other cities in Thailand. Transport in Thailand is varied and chaotic, with no one dominant means of transport.

Herry
07-18-2016, 07:55 AM
I have also tried Tuk-tuk during my tour to Thailand with my father and my brother. I really like this and have enjoyed there a lot Tuk-tuk ride.

Jason1
08-16-2016, 07:56 AM
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tomammi
08-17-2016, 07:16 AM
Here, I am really feeling good after reading your post about the information about Local transport of Thailand. it is a really useful for travelling lover of Thailand and I am a big love to go again and again in my life Thailand for enjoying its local life and visiting its attractions throughout its buses & taxies so I have gone there after ending my tour from new york to corning glass museum (http://www.bestbustours.com/2-days-from-new-york-to-niagara-falls-and-corning-glass-bus-tour.html)

Herry
08-18-2016, 10:12 AM
http://asiahandicraftshop.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/tuktuk.jpg
http://thingstodo.viator.com/bangkok/files/2015/03/Bangkok-Night-Tour-by-tuk-tuk-13-1024x683.jpg
These shared images I have taken during my tour to Thailand and while I have enjoyed this entertaining ride. Hope that all of you will really like this.

Jason1
09-07-2016, 08:22 AM
You have shared great images of this beautiful attraction. But I am feeling bad to tell you that I have no idea about this attraction. I have never explored this attraction in my life. But in future I must explode this attraction one time in my life.

Akira
09-27-2016, 06:10 AM
That's' really good to know that you want to explore the beauty of Thailand with your aunt family. It is a positive point and I am so sure through this yo will back with lots of memories. Anyhow, let me know what is on your bucket list? I am looking for your tour reply.

Jason1
11-02-2016, 09:26 AM
Akira! I want to say that you have asked a really nice question to Herry. I also want know about the bucket list of Thailand. I am sure in his next post he is share those attraction names with all of us which he had decided to explore during his journey. By the way, what is your next future plan?