BTS

The Bangkok Mass Transit System, commonly known as the BTS Skytrain (Thai: รถไฟฟ้าบีทีเอส rot fai fa BTS), is an elevated rapid transit system in Bangkok, Thailand. It is operated by Bangkok Mass Transit System Public Company Limited (BTSC) under a concession granted by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA). The system consists of twenty-three stations along two lines: the Sukhumvit line running northwards and eastwards, terminating at Mo Chit and On Nut respectively, and the Silom line which plies Silom and Sathon Roads, the Central Business District of Bangkok, terminating at the National Stadium and Wongwian Yai.

For SAE Bangkok, Thailand, you need to get out @ NANA BTS Station. and then either walk toward Plenchit BTS and turn right into Sukhumvit Soi 3 and walk up against the traffic until you reach Mahajak Building with Big LCD screen and Audio Equipment Showroom which is on your right side of the street OR take motocycle from Sukhumvit Soi 11 to Mahajak Building. It should cost around 15 - 20 baht.

MRT

The MRT (Mass Rapid Transit), sometimes referred to as the Bangkok Metro, is Bangkok's underground metro system. The MRT line is officially known in Thai as rotfaifah mahanakhon (รถไฟฟ้ามหานคร) or "metropolitan electric train", but it is more commonly called rotfai taidin (รถไฟใต้ดิน), literally, "underground train". The metro has a fleet of 19 trains; the 19th train entered service in October, 2007.

Besides the MRT, Bangkok also has an elevated rail system called BTS or informally the Skytrain.

BUS

Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (Thai: องค์การขนส่งมวลชนกรุงเทพ), also known as BMTA (Thai: ขสมก.), is the main operator of public transit buses within Greater Bangkok area. It is the largest city bus system in Thailand. The Bangkok Mass Transit Authority offers bus and van routes throughout the city and its suburban provinces.

Taxi

These days, nearly all taxis have a meter and are well looked after. Each taxi company has their own colour
scheme. Yellow/green and red/blue are popular but you can also see orange and green taxis. All cost the same. Meters start at 35 baht and remain that for 2 kms. After that, it costs about 5 baht per kilometer. If the taxi driver refuses to turn on the meter then just get out. You can spot vacant taxis from a distance as they have a red light in the front windscreen. If there are 3 or 4 of you, then it can turn out cheaper to go by meter taxi compared to the sky train or Metro. The divers are nearly always friendly and will try to strike up a conversation with you. If you want to practice your Thai or help the driver with his English then sit in the front. On the left-hand side of the windscreen, you will see his photo and name in Thai. Nearly always, you will see that the drivers come from the poor region of Isaan in the north-east of Thailand. It is always a good idea to have some change available as the driver might pretend not to have any. However, whenever we take taxis we usually round-up the fares and tell the driver to keep the change. It is much appreciated.

Speedboat around Bangkok district
Chaophraya boat

The Chao Phraya river makes a great way to get around, since many of the major tourist sites are easily accessible from the river. Chao Praya River Express operates a regular boat service up and down the river. Sort of a bus on the water. Fares are extremely cheap - you can get just about anywhere for 15 Baht to 25 Baht (15.00 THB to 25.00 THB). There are piers next to many of the riverside hotels. Even if you aren't staying on the river, if you are staying close to the elevated train system, you can catch a train to the Taksin Bridge station. A River Express pier is on the river right below the station, and there is generally someone on duty at the pier to sell you a ticket and help plan your trip. The boats can be dangerously crowded during peak traffic times, so avoid rush hours.

The State Railway of Thailand
(Thai: การรถไฟแห่งประเทศไทย) is the state-owned rail operator of Thailand. The network sees around 50 million passengers per annum.

If you want to travel to other part of Thailand by Train, please check detail via this website.

Museum

Science Museum and Bangkok Planetarium

The Bangkok Planetarium is the oldest planetarium in Thailand. It is located on Sukhumvit Road in Bangkok as part of the Science Center for Education, which is operated by the Department of Non-Formal Education of the Ministry of Education.

Construction of the planetarium began in 1962 with a budget of twelve million baht and the planetarium opened on 18 August 1964. The planetarium dome is 20.60 metres in diameter and 13 metres high, and holds 450 seats. The planetarium utilizes a Mark IV Zeiss projector, which was the first instalment of a large planetarium projector in Southeast Asia. Apart from the theatre itself, the planetarium building also features permanent exhibitions on astronomy, aimed for young audiences.

Shows are held four times daily, except on Mondays, at 10:00, 11:00, 13:30 and 14:30. On weekdays, the 10:00 and 13:30 shows are reserved for school students. Admission is 10 baht for children and 20 baht for adults.

Museum of Siam

Museum of Siam is the newest museum of Thailand. It represents the development of Thailand, Thai people and Thai culture with an interactive techniques that you can join and have fun with it. Not only just get inside and can see things but you have to do something with it to make them show you more - not like the others that sometimes it makes you feel bored when you hear the word "museum".

If you come to Thailand because you think it is a nice country that has beautiful beaches, nice pubs, lovely people, cheap shopping places, you would want to see that how/why we have those? Just go to Museum of Siam.

From Suwannabhumi (3,000 years ago) to Siam (now), find out who we are if you like.

Ticket : Foriegner 300THB
But if you come in group (more than 5 ppl) is 150 THB each :)

Shopping

Weekend Market (Chatujak)

Chatuchak (or Jatujak; Thai: จตุจักร) weekend market in Bangkok is the largest market in Thailand. Frequently called J.J., it covers over 35 acres (1.13 km²) and contains upwards of 5,000 stalls. It is estimated that the market receives between 200,000 visitors each day. Most stalls only open on Saturdays and Sundays.
The market offers a wide variety of products including household items, clothing, Thai handicrafts, religious artifacts, collectibles, foods, and live animals.

Chatuchak market is adjacent to the Kamphaengphet station of the MRT Bangkok Metro Blue Line, or about a 5-minute walk from the Mo Chit station of the BTS Skytrain Sukhumvit Line and another MRT station of Suan Chatuchak (Chatuchak Park).

Bangkok Night Bazaar

Suan Lum Night Bazaar is a market in Bangkok's Pathum Wan district, at the intersection of Rama IV and Wireless/Sathorn Roads, opposite Lumphini Park at the Bangkok Metro's Lumphini Station. Located on land owned by the Crown Property Bureau, it opened in 2001.
The Night Bazaar is open from 5pm to midnight, with some shops open until later. It has vendors selling gifts, clothing, jewellery, fruit, compact discs, hand-made products like tapestries and fine arts, such as paintings and sculptures. There is a large beer garden, with an array of food available, and live entertainment. On the other side of the market there is a quieter area with many restaurants offering both inside and outside garden seating.

Bangkok Hall, a 6,000-capacity entertainment and special events hall, is located in the Night Bazaar. Until March 2007, it was called BEC-TERO Hall, and was primarily used by the media company to stage concerts. Also in the Night Bazaar is the Joe Louis Puppet Theatre, a traditional Thai puppet troupe that give performances of the Ramakien, Thailand's national epic.

Emporium, Siam Centre, Siam Discovery and MBK

Bangkok's modern, multi-storey shopping malls are a shopaholic's paradise... From the legendary Mah Boon Krong (MBK), to the sophisticated Emporium, trendy Siam Discovery or unashamedly upscale Siam Paragon, Bangkok's accommodate every taste, pocket and style. The latest addition to the city's 'mallscape' is the newly and fabulously revamped CentralWorld, officially the largest mall in Southeast Asia.

China Town

Chinatown is a colourful, exotic and busy area, packed with market stalls and probably the greatest concentration of gold shops in the city. The Chinese community, relocated here from Rattanakosin (Old City) in the 1700's, still continue their own traditions and religious practices, and the area is quite unlike the rest of Bangkok.
Relatively untouched by modern development - and despite being always crowded, hot and exhausting - it's an experience not to miss. The main road, Yaowarat Road, (appropriately) follows the curve of a dragon's body, making it an ideal location for business. And business is doing very well, thank you...

Khaosan Road

Khaosan Road or Khao Sarn Road (Thai: ถนนข้าวสาร) is a short street in central Bangkok, Thailand. It is located in the Banglamphu area of (Phra Nakhon district) about 1 km north of the Grand Palace and Wat Phra Kaew.
"Khaosan" translates as "milled rice", a reminder that in former times the street was a major Bangkok rice market. In the last 20 years, however, Khaosan Road has developed into a world famous "backpacker ghetto". It offers cheap accommodation, ranging from 'mattress in a box' style hotels to reasonably priced 3-star hotels. In an essay on the backpacker culture of Khaosan Road, Susan Orlean called it "The Place to Disappear." It is also a base of travel: coaches leave daily for all major tourist destinations in Thailand, from Chiang Mai in the North to Ko Pha Ngan in the South, and there are many relatively inexpensive travel agents who can arrange visas and transportion to the neighboring countries of Cambodia, Laos and Malaysia, as well as Vietnam.

List of Banks in Thailand

Bangkok Bank PCL
333 Silom Road, Bangkok 10500 Thailand
Tel: 0 2231 4333 Fax: 0 2236 8281-2
http://www.bangkokbank.com/

Kasikorn Bank PCL
1 Soi Kasikornthai, Ratburana Road, Bangkok 10140, Thailand
Tel: 0 2888 8888 Fax: 0 2888 8882
http://www.kasikornbank.com/

Bank of Ayudhya PCL
1222 Rama III Road, Bang Phongphang, Yan Nawa,
Bangkok 10120 Thailand
Tel: 0 2296 2000 Fax: 0 2683 1484
http://www.krungsri.com/

Siam Commercial Bank PCL
9 Ratchadaphisek Road, SCB Park, Chatuchak, Bangkok Thailand
Tel. 02-5441000 Fax. 0-2544-4948
http://www.scb.co.th/

Krung Thai Bank PCL
35 Sukhumvit Road, Klong Toey Nua, Wattana,
Bangkok, 10110 Thailand
Tel: 0 2255 2222, 0 2208 7000, 0 2208 8000 Fax: 0 2255 9391-3
http://www.ktb.co.th/

Thanachart Bank Public Company LTD
1st, 2nd, 13th, 14th flr Thonson Building, 900 Ploenchit Road,
Lumpini, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330
Thailand
Tel. 0-2655-9000 Fax. 0-2655-9001
http://www.tmbbank.com/

Siam City Bank Public Company LTD
1101 Newpetchburi Road, Rajthevi, Bangkok, 10400 Thailand
Tel. 0-2208-5000 Fax. 0-2253-1240
http://www.scib.co.th/

TMB Bank Public Company Limited
3000 Phahon Yothin Road, Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900 Thailand
Tel. 0-2299-1111 Fax. 0-2990-6010
http://www.tmbbank.com/

Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corporation [HSBC]
HSBC Building, 968 Rama IV Road, Silom, Bangrak, Bangkok 10500
Tel: 0 2614 4000 Fax: 0 2632 4818
http://www.hsbc.co.th/

Standard Chartered Bank (Thai) PLC
90 North Sathorn Road Silom Bangkok 10500 Thailand
Tel. 0-2724-4000 Fax. 0-2724-4444
http://www.standardchartered.co.th/

Citibank, N.A.
82 Saengthongthani Building, North Sathorn Road, Silom,
Bangrak, Bangkok 10500
Tel. 0-2232-2000 Fax. 0-2232-3500
http://www.citibank.co.th/

United Overseas Bank (Thai) PLC [UOB]
191 South Sathon Road, Bangkok 10120, Thailand
Tel : 0-2343-3000 Fax : 0-2287-2973-4
http://www.uob.co.th/index.htm

Currency used in Thailand

http://www.bankthailand.info/Thailand-currency.htm

Thailand Exchange Rates

http://www.bankthailand.info/ExchangeRates.htm

Cinema & Theatre

Movieseer

Really good online for all over Thailand movies schedule and location.

Patravadi Theatre

In Thailand, the name Patravadi is synonymous with the performing arts. Patravadi Mejudhon, the founder and artistic director of the theatre, has been a pioneering force in the Thai arts scene for more than thirty years. In 1992, she founded the independent performing arts space: Patravadi Theatre. 

Chalermkrung Royal Theatre

Sala Chalermkrung Royal Theatre (Thai: ศาลาเฉลิมกรุง) is a theatre in Bangkok, Thailand. It was established in 1933.

Club / Pub

Club Culture

One of the coolest club in Bangkok. Good DJ and location. Check them out.

Club 808

One of the coolest club in Bangkok. Good DJ and location. Check them out.

Cafe De Moc

Khao San Road is renowned as one of the best places for nightlife both in the Bangkok capital and elsewhere in the Kingdom of Thailand. Sitting alongside excellent restaurants and pubs, KSR's clubs now rank parallel with Sukhumvit 11 haunts as some of THE places to visit when in town. Given the importance of the strip's role in catering to global club officiados, the fact that Cafe Democ is seldom included in any foreign clubber's itinerary remains a mystery wrapped in an enigma.
For those in the know, a trip to Cafe Democ is very much a trip to the source - to where it all began. Despite its unimposing architecture and presence (by Bangkok club standards anyway), Cafe Democ is the spiritual home of Bangkok's club scene. Opened in 1999 and located on a corner of Democracy Monument (hence its name), Cafe Democ is no more than a 10-minute walk from Khao San Road and is where the seed of local DJ talent was nurtured into the vibrant scene that exists today.

Saxophone Pub

The Saxophone Pub and Restaurant is located nearby the Victory Monument in Bangkok. It is accessible via Skytrain (Victory Monument Station). Established in 1987, the pub is spacious and accommodates about four hundred people in air-conditioned lavishness. Live Jazz & Blues are played in a comfortable and relaxed atmosphere with an array of delectable Thai and western cuisines.

This is where you can find some good like-mind music lover of Jazz and Blue...

The Rock Pub

The Rock Pub has been around for 19 years now and is about to celebrate its 20th anniversary next March.  It has been known for the reputation of the great music it provides for rockers from all over the world. 
For 2 decades, over 40 rock bands had stepped on the Rock Pub's stage and performed.  Over dozens of those bacame famous in Thailand's music industry, one of the reason they all had agreed for their success is the experiences they gained from playing here night in and night out.

Rock Musicians can be found here...

Recording Studio

Vintage Studio

Vintage Studio, analog and digital recording studio, was established in 2001. Many freelance all over the world have come to our studio for a visit, for professional service, and for recreation since our opening in October 2003.We welcome all of you to come and see with your own eyes our high quality recording system and the expertise of our sound engineer. Booking time for a visit or recording, please contact us

Karma Sound Studio

Set in the most amazing tropical location in Thailand, an hour and a half south of Bangkok, Karma Sound Studios is a luxury residential recording studio complex owned by the British record producer and renowned music executive, Chris Craker. Our graduate is currently employed there. <more>

Final Cut Production House

Final Cut is an editing and post-production company with an experience of editing television and film productions since 1979. We have a skilled professional team of 5 editors and 4 sound designers, as well as several expert   technicians and engineers.

Samutprakarn Sound Studio

Our friends run awesome Studio. Their homepage here.