Going to and from AIT
Posted in travel on Mar 27th, 2008
AIT or Asian Institute of Technology is a post-graduate institute located north of Bangkok. If you are planning to go here for a workshop/conference, study or simply visit a family/friend you can find a detailed instruction on how to go to AIT below.
Suvarnabhumi International Airport
The trip to or from Suvarnabhumi International Airport takes at least an hour, and the cost of transportation is substantially higher than the short trip from Bangkok’s old Don Muang International Airport. Upon arrival at the main gate of AIT, guests can inform the guard where to go so they can show the way or accompany the taxi driver.
Below is the information about the arrival trip from the airport. As many taxi and limousine drivers will be unfamiliar with AIT’s location, maps in Thai and in English are available to print and hand to the driver.
Taxi services
Public taxi service is available at the ground level of Suvarnabhumi International Airport, below the terminal building itself.
Tell the taxi driver you would like to go to the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) beside Thammasat University Rangsit. Not all drivers on queue at the transportation center may easily recognize AIT but then when you mention Thammasat Rangsit, they can recognize your direction.
A taxi meter flag down is at 35 baht and adds up 1 baht for every 2 kilometers. In the airport taxi counter they normally ask for the fixed price of 600 Baht going to AIT. This price is already fair enough. It is widely practiced that when a taxi passes through an expressway or motorway, the passenger carries the toll expense. Tolls between the airport and AIT total are 105 baht.
Same applies when you want to go to the International Airport. You just have to dial 6300 or 6000 to get a taxi and immediately they will ask for 600 Baht fixed price to bring you to Suvarnabhumi excluding toll fees.
Limousine services
Passengers should contact limousine / car rental counters located at the Arrival Hall, level 2 of the Suvarnabhumi International Airport passenger terminal building to get the service. Providers will call a limousine to pick up the passenger at limousine parking lots in front of the passenger terminal building.
Airport limousines drivers are usually trained certified and know the road and traffic. A limousine service from Suvarnabhumi International Airport to AIT will cost approximately 1,500 baht inclusive of toll way or motorway fees.
