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Mikael Abrahamsson <swmike@swm.pp.se> Mon, 29 October 2018 10:00 UTC

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From: Mikael Abrahamsson <swmike@swm.pp.se>
To: Randy Bush <randy@psg.com>
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On Mon, 29 Oct 2018, Randy Bush wrote:

>> i find it 25-30% more than taxi meter.  for example, a ride from 
>> sukomvit to pathum wan was ฿70 ride on meter and is quoted as ฿140. 
>> longer rides seem fairer, e.g. suvarnabhumi is a bit over ฿400.
>> 
>> then again, it may be worth the surcharge to alleviate farang fears :)

The good thing about GRAB and UBER is that you can order larger vehicles, 
also pre-order. This is really hard to do at decent prices in Bangkok 
otherwise.

Personally, I'd just grab taxi from the street if I wanted to go somewhere 
now. If driver offers fixed fare, say "meter" and if no agreement, walk 
away and take the next one.

But for going back to the airport with my family, I have several times 
used GRAB or UBER to get larger car that'll fit more luggage. The typical 
taxi in Bangkok is otherwise a Toyota Corolla sedan (compact car for US 
peeps) with a huge CNG tank in the back that basically means you'll fit 
one large luggage and that's it. Largest luggage might not fit at all.

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Mikael Abrahamsson    email: swmike@swm.pp.se

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