Phaya Thai BTS Station
The airport link changeover that saves you an hour of Bangkok traffic, and it's an easy walk between platforms.
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About Phaya Thai BTS Station
If you're flying out of Suvarnabhumi, this is the station that matters. The Airport Rail Link runs from here to the airport in around 30 minutes for about 45 baht, which beats sitting in a taxi watching the meter climb while nothing moves on the expressway. It sits on Thanon Phaya Thai in Ratchathewi, on the BTS Sukhumvit Line, so you can be at Sathorn or anywhere along the line without touching a road.
The transfer between the Airport Rail Link and the Skytrain trips people up more than it should, but it's genuinely simple. Get off, go downstairs, cross the platform, walk 100 meters or so past the coffee shops and restaurants to the BTS ticket line. The only real annoyance is that you buy a separate ticket for each system. Staff here deal with confused foreigners all day and are patient about it. Crowds are usually manageable, which is more than you can say for some interchanges in the center.
Written by Mac Kiley · Updated Oct 2026
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Reviews from Google
Very polite workers. Always willing to help and guide. Very good train station. Easy to buy tickets either through a touchscreen self ticketing or through the ticketing booths. Self ticketing machine only accepts 100-50-20 thB bank notes. Conveniently located in the middle of bangkok.
I did a thorough review of the connection between the airport lane and the BTS Phaya Thai stations. Overall, it is an extremely simple process. You simply disembark your train and head downstairs. You will then cross the platform where there are many restaurants and coffee shops at lying the walkway. 100 meters or so you come across the ticket line for BTS skytrain. Overall, the process is extremely simple, but it is a bit of a hassle that you have to get a new ticket and that the sky trains do not use the sound system. However, if you’re looking for a direct route to the airport this is the best option
Very convenient to get from downtown to airport as you will not be caught in the bad traffic. Train was clean and the Ride was Smooth. The door closing can be quite loud though.
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Thanon Phaya Thai, Ratchathewi
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Get a Rabbit Card for Bangkok
The Rabbit card is Bangkok's reloadable transit card for BTS Skytrain, and it also works at convenience stores and some restaurants. Buy one at any BTS station for 200 THB (100 deposit + 100 credit). It saves time waiting in line for single-journey tokens.
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