Hua Mak ARL Station
A big, easy elevated Airport Rail Link stop with a 400m sky bridge over to the Yellow Line.
What's near Hua Mak ARL Station
Top-rated places within walking distance — tap any card for photos, reviews, and directions.
Bangkok Rama Hotel
A relaxed, spread-out hotel near Suvarnabhumi Airport offering studio-style rooms, a pool, and free breakfast.
About Hua Mak ARL Station
The main reason to know this station is the sky bridge. On a map it looks like a hike between here and Hua Mak on the MRT Yellow Line, but it's about 400 metres and under ten minutes on foot, all covered. That makes this one of the more useful transfer points in eastern Bangkok if you're heading out to Suvarnabhumi or in towards Phaya Thai.
The station itself is elevated, big and simple to navigate, and generally clean inside. The trains are another matter, and the outsides of the carriages get called filthy often enough that it's clearly not a one-off. The bigger gripe is maintenance: token machines out of order for weeks at a time, lifts not running. If you're wheeling a suitcase or travelling with someone who can't manage stairs, plan for the possibility of no lift rather than assuming one.
Written by Mac Kiley · Updated Sep 2026 · How we check places
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Pair your visit. After Hua Mak ARL Station, round out your day in Bangkok with contrasting stops nearby.
Reviews from Google
these heights were built for us to see a snapshot of the view birds command & spend a commute committed to vertigo
Despite it looks quite far from the MRT Hua Mak (on Yellow line), the actual distance is about 400m and it takes less than 10 minutes on foot to travel between the two stations via a sky bridge. The Hua Mak ARL is big and easy to navigate, and catch the train to the airport or to Phaya Thai.
Not maintained. Token machines broken for weeks. Elevators not working. All pictures taken on the same morning.
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