Some Bangkok cabbies don't fit the stereotype of a grubby unshaven character who stinks like somtum. Some are well-groomed with neatly pressed shirts and hair slicked to the side or formed into perfect spikes. And many cab drivers keep their taxis spic-and-span from top to bottom. Sometimes the vinyl upholstery is so shiny you can practically eat pad thai noodles off of it. The other day my driver obsessively cleaned off his dashboard with a feather duster every few minutes. Besides keeping the dash dust-free, it must be a way for him to kill time. Either that or he was a bird in a past life.
- 35 baht for the first 12 km, 4.5 baht per km from 12 - 20 km, and 5 baht per km over 20 km
- Average fare in city - 75 baht
- Surcharge for taxi from Suvarnabhumi Airport - 50 baht
- Average fare to central Bangkok from Suvarnabhumi Airport - 150 to 220 baht (including surcharge)
- All expressway charges and tolls paid by the passenger
- Estimated number of car taxis in Bkk - 100,000
- Estimated number of taxi drivers in Bkk from NE Thailand (Isaan) - 70%
- Percent of female taxi drivers in Bkk - .3%
-Religion of majority of taxi drivers in Bkk - Theravada Buddhism
-Religion of minority of taxi drivers in Bkk - Islam
- Other religious practices - worship of Hindu Gods, Taoism, Spiritual Animism, Christianity
-Make of most taxis in Bkk - Toyota Corolla Altis
-Taxi colors - orange, bright pink, purple, red, yellow, bright green, blue, white, red and blue, purple and yellow, pink and green, yellow and green, red and white
- Yellow with green taxis are often individually owned, while every other color taxis are owned by taxi companies
- Bkk Taxis have yellow and black licence plates
- Dial 1677 in Bangkok for lost items in taxis
- Dial 1584 for the Bangkok Taxi Passenger Protection Center
Some Bangkok cabbies don't fit the stereotype of a grubby unshaven character who stinks like somtum. Some are well-groomed with neatly pressed shirts and hair slicked to the side or formed into perfect spikes. And many cab drivers keep their taxis spic-and-span from top to bottom. Sometimes the vinyl upholstery is so shiny you can practically eat pad thai noodles off of it. The other day my driver obsessively cleaned off his dashboard with a feather duster every few minutes. Besides keeping the dash dust-free, it must be a way for him to kill time. Either that or he was a bird in a past life.
