From Oct. 1, it will cost you a few coins more to catch the BTS. The transportation company that runs the skytrain system has announced it will increase the fares by THB1-3 for the main Sukhumvit and Silom lines in exchange for more trains and a better ticketing system.
Surapong Laoha-Unya, Director of Bangkok Mass Transit System Public Company Limited, said the organization has purchased 46 more trains, which will arrive Thailand in the beginning of next year while the ticket vending machines will be replaced with the ones with touch screens — some of these machines will accept notes.
Surapong added that the BTS fares have not been adjusted in 4 years, while its operation cost has been continuingly increased, Matichon reported.
For a single ticket, the new fares will start at THB16 instead of THB15, and go up to THB44 instead of THB42. See the breakdown of the fare chart below.
Distance New fare (THB) Current fare (THB)
1 station 16 15
2 stations 23 22
3 stations 26 25
4 stations 30 28
5 stations 33 31
6 stations 37 34
7 stations 40 37
More than 8 stations 44 42
For those Rabbit card holders who buy trips, it will cost you THB15 – THB75 more per purchase.
Trips New fare (THB) Current fare (THB)
15 trips 465 450
25 trips 725 700
40 trips 1,080 1,040
50 trips 1,300 1,250
