Operating under the jurisdiction of the
Ministry of Transport and Communications, the Bangkok
Mass Transit Authority (BMTA) is charged with providing
bus service to people living and working in Bangkok and
the nearby provinces (i.e. Nothaburi, Pathum Thani, Samut
Sakhon, Samut Prakan and Nakhon Pathom Provinces). As
ofAugust, 2011, the BMTA operated a total of 108 routes,
served by 3,509 buses, of which 1,659 were regular buses
and 1,850 air-conditioned buses. There were also privately-owned
buses operated under the BMTA with a total of, 4,015 regular
and air-conditioned buses and 827 minibuses including
2,306 small buses which provide services in lanes (Soi).
An average of 1.05 million people use these services daily.
Types of Buses and Fares
Type
Bus Color
Fare
Service Time
Regular
bus
Cream-Red
6.50 baht
05.00 - 23.00 hrs.
Regular bus
White-Blue
7.50 baht
05.00 - 23.00 hrs.
Expressway bus
Cream-Red
8.50 baht
05.00 - 23.00 hrs.
All-night service bus
Cream-Red
8 baht
23.00 - 05.00 hrs.
Air conditioned bus
Cream-Blue
10 12 14 16 18 baht
(depending on the distance traveled)
05.00 - 23.00 hrs.
EURO II bus
Yellow-Orange
11 13 15 17 19 21 23 baht
(depending on the distance traveled)
05.00 - 23.00 hrs.
Fare Exemptions and Concessions
The following passengers are eligible for bus fare exemptions:
1. BMTA bus inspectors
2. Buddhist monks
and novices
3. Mailmen in uniform
while on duty
4. Holders of BMTA
employee ID cards
5. Holders of official
certificates or medals specified in the Regulation
on Bus Fare Exemptions
Half-Price Concessions
The following passengers are eligible for half-price fares when using the service of regular buses.The following passengers are eligible for half-price fares when using the service of regular buses.
1. The blind with a certificate from the Association of the Blind
2. Soldiers and policemen in uniform
3. Holders of official certificates or medals as specified by the Regulation on Bus Fare Concession at the exact rates specified by the Transport Control
Victory Medal (Off-spring of holders of this medal are also entitled.)
European Royal War Medal
Border Service Medal
Free-Man Protection Medal
Non-active War Veterans Classes 1 2 3 and 4
Fare Concessions for Air-conditioned Buses
Holders of the following official certificates and medals are eligible for air-conditioned bus fare reductions:
1. Victory Medal (Off-spring of holders of this medal are also entitled.)
Types of Buses and Fares
