Taxi
A taxi in the States costs five times what it does in Thailand. The Bangkok taxi meter starts at around 50 baht, that's about $1.50 usd or so. You can actually drive clear across Bangkok for about $7.00 usd in a Taxi! There are two reasons for the cheap Bangkok taxi; one the labor, and two the taxi's use propane instead of gasoline. These two combos create a cheap mode of transportation. |
The taxi option is also not bad for long distance, like driving to the next town but you must haggle for long distance travel as this where they
make their money. The Bangkok Taxi's are usually red, blue, yellow or pink in color.
By the way, when you hail a taxi or even a bus, truck or motorcycle, wave the vehicle down with your palm facing down, not up. It looks kind
of gay but that's the correct and polite way in Thailand