Why go
- Capital and largest city of Thailand.
- 1 hand-picked place to stay.
- Served by Don Mueang International Airport (DMK).
History
Bangkok, known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and largest city of the Kingdom of Thailand. The city occupies 1,568.7 square kilometres (605.7 sq mi) in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estimated population of 9.1 million people as of 2024, 15.9% of the country's population. Over 17.4 million people live within the surrounding Bangkok Metropolitan Region as of the 2021 estimate, making Bangkok a megacity and an extreme primate city, dwarfing Thailand's other urban centres in both size and importance to the national economy.
Where to stay
Airports
Suvarnabhumi New Bangkok International Airport (BKK) 24 km to the centre
Bangkok, 10, TH — You board from the indoor waiting area — no need to plan for the weather. ✈ 98 airlines (Thai Airways International, Bangkok Airways, China Southern Airlines, Turkish Airlines…) · direct flights to 121 destinations incl. Hong Kong, Chiang Mai, Phuket, Seoul, Singapore… (OpenFlights route data).
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 98 airlines, 121 direct destinations
- Thai Airways International TG (330, 777-300, 777, A330-300, A320, 747-400…) · 78 routes: Antananarivo*, Auckland, Bahrain*, Bandar Seri Begawan*, Bangalore, Beijing, Brisbane, Brussels, Busan, Cairo, Chengdu, Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Chongqing, Colombo, Copenhagen, Delhi, Denpasar, Dhaka, Dubai, Frankfurt, Fukuoka, Guangzhou, Hanoi, Hat Yai, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong, Hyderabad, Islamabad, Istanbul*, Jakarta, Johannesburg, Karachi, Kathmandu, Khon Kaen, Ko Samui, Kolkata, Krabi, Kuala Lumpur, Kunming … +38 more
- Bangkok Airways PG (A320, A319, ATR 72, 767, 777-300ER, A330-300…) · 25 routes: Abu Dhabi*, Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Dhaka, Hong Kong, Ko Samui, Krabi, Kuala Lumpur*, Lampang, Luang Prabang, Male, Mandalay, Mumbai, Naypyidaw, Osaka, Phnom-penh, Phuket, Siem-reap, Sukhothai, Tokyo, Tokyo, Trat, Udon Thani, Vientiane, Yangon
- China Southern Airlines CZ (737-800, A320, 767-300, 737-700) · 9 routes: Changcha, Fuzhou, Guangzhou, Nairobi, Nanning, Shantou, Wuhan, Xiamen, Zhengzhou
- Turkish Airlines TK (330, 747, 777, 777-300ER, 777-300) · 9 routes: Auckland*, Brisbane*, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong*, Istanbul, Kuala Lumpur*, Melbourne*, Perth*, Sydney*
- All Nippon Airways NH (777, 777-300, A330-300, 734, 747, 767-300…) · 8 routes: Chiang Mai*, Chiang Rai*, Mumbai, Nagoya*, Osaka*, Phuket*, Tokyo, Tokyo
- Etihad Airways EY (A320, A319, 330, 777-300ER, ATR 72) · 7 routes: Abu Dhabi, Chiang Mai*, Hong Kong*, Krabi*, Luang Prabang*, Mandalay*, Phuket*
- Japan Airlines Domestic JL (767, A320, 330, A330-300, 734, 747…) · 7 routes: Chiang Mai*, Chiang Rai*, Fukuoka*, Osaka, Phuket*, Tokyo, Tokyo
- Malaysia Airlines MH (330, A320, A330-200, 734, 737-800, 777-300) · 6 routes: Amman*, Bahrain, Cairo*, Chiang Rai*, Kuala Lumpur, Penang*
- Qatar Airways QR (A320, A319, 777-300ER) · 6 routes: Chiang Mai*, Doha, Hanoi, Krabi*, Mandalay*, Phuket*
- Air France AF (A320, ATR 72, 777-300ER) · 5 routes: Chiang Mai*, Krabi*, Luang Prabang*, Paris, Phuket*
- Air Madagascar MD (A340-300, A330-300, 747, 777) · 5 routes: Antananarivo, Guangzhou, Hong Kong*, Kuala Lumpur*, Singapore*
- Cathay Pacific CX (A330-300, 777-300, A319, A320, A340-300, 777-200…) · 5 routes: Colombo, Hong Kong, Karachi, Krabi*, Singapore
- KLM Royal Dutch Airlines KL (A320, A319, 340, 777) · 5 routes: Amsterdam, Chiang Mai*, Chiang Rai*, Phuket*, Taipei*
- China Airlines CI (A340-300, A330-300, 737-800, 747-400, 777-200) · 4 routes: Amsterdam, Kaohsiung, Moscow, Taipei
- China Eastern Airlines MU (A320, A330-200, A330-300, 737) · 4 routes: Chengdu, Kunming, Ninbo, Shanghai
- Ethiopian Airlines ET (767-300, 777-200, A330-300) · 4 routes: Addis Ababa, Kuala Lumpur, Seoul*, Singapore
- EVA Air BR (777-300ER, A330-200) · 4 routes: Amsterdam, London, Taipei, Vienna
- Qantas QF (A320, A319, A330-300, A380, 777-300ER) · 4 routes: Chiang Rai*, Dubai*, Krabi*, Sydney
- Scandinavian Airlines System SK (777-300, A330-300) · 4 routes: Copenhagen, Oslo, Singapore*, Stockholm
- Transaero Airlines UN (767-300, A330-300, 747-400, 777-200) · 4 routes: Krasnoyarsk, Moscow, Taipei, Yekaterinburg
- Vietnam Airlines VN (A321, 767) · 4 routes: Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Nairobi*, Phnom-penh
- Air India Limited AI (A321, 777-200) · 3 routes: Delhi, Mumbai, Singapore*
- Asiana Airlines OZ (330, A330-300, 734, 777-200) · 3 routes: Busan*, Chiang Rai*, Seoul
- British Airways BA (A320, A319, 777) · 3 routes: Chiang Mai*, London, Phuket*
- BusinessAir 8B (767-300) · 3 routes: Chongqing, Phuket, Seoul
- Druk Air KB (A319) · 3 routes: Baghdogra, Dhaka, Guwahati
- Emirates EK (A380, 777-300ER) · 3 routes: Dubai, Hong Kong, Sydney
- Kenya Airways KQ (767-300) · 3 routes: Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Nairobi
- Lao Airlines QV (ATR 72, A320) · 3 routes: Luang Prabang, Savannakhet, Vientiane
- Lufthansa Cargo LH (A330-300, A340-600, 747) · 3 routes: Frankfurt, Krabi*, Munich*
- Royal Jordanian RJ (330) · 3 routes: Amman, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur
- SriLankan Airlines UL (A330-200, A321) · 3 routes: Colombo, Guangzhou, Hong Kong
- Air Canada AC (777, A330-300) · 2 routes: Seoul*, Tokyo*
- Air China CA (737-800) · 2 routes: Beijing, Shenzhen*
- Alitalia AZ (777-300ER) · 2 routes: Abu Dhabi, Paris*
- American Airlines AA (737, 767-300) · 2 routes: Kuala Lumpur, Tokyo
- Cambodia Angkor Air (K6) K6 (A321, ATR 72) · 2 routes: Phnom-penh, Siem-reap
- Egyptair MS (777-300) · 2 routes: Cairo, Kuala Lumpur
- Hainan Airlines HU (737-800) · 2 routes: Beijing, Nanning
- IndiGo Airlines 6E (A320) · 2 routes: Delhi, Kolkata
- Jeju Air 7C (737) · 2 routes: Busan, Seoul
- Jet Airways 9W (737-800, 737-900) · 2 routes: Delhi, Mumbai
- Korean Air KE (A330-300, A330-200, 747-400, 777-200, 777-300) · 2 routes: Busan, Seoul
- Kuwait Airways KU (340) · 2 routes: Kuwait, Manila
- Norwegian Air Shuttle DY (787-8) · 2 routes: Oslo*, Stockholm*
- Oman Air WY (A330-200, A330-300, A340-300) · 2 routes: Guangzhou, Muscat
- Rainbow Air Polynesia RX (737) · 2 routes: Chittagong, Dhaka
- Royal Air Cambodge VJ (A320) · 2 routes: Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City
- S7 Airlines S7 (A320, 767-300) · 2 routes: Irkutsk, Novosibirsk
- Shandong Airlines SC (737-800) · 2 routes: Jinan, Qingdao
- Singapore Airlines Cargo SQ (767-300, A330-300, 777-200) · 2 routes: Addis Ababa, Singapore
- Xiamen Airlines MF (737-800) · 2 routes: Fuzhou, Xiamen
- Aeroflot Russian Airlines SU (A330-300) · 1 route: Moscow
- Air Astana KC (757, 767) · 1 route: Alma-ata
- Air Austral UU (737-800) · 1 route: Madras
- Air Berlin AB (A319) · 1 route: Chiang Mai*
- Air Macau NX (A319, A320, A321) · 1 route: Macau
- Asia Wings Y5 (A320) · 1 route: Yangon
- Austrian Airlines OS (777-200) · 1 route: Vienna
- Biman Bangladesh Airlines BG (737-800) · 1 route: Dhaka
- Brussels Airlines SN (777-300) · 1 route: Brussels*
- Cebu Pacific 5J (A320) · 1 route: Manila
- China SSS 9C (A320) · 1 route: Shanghai
- Delta Air Lines DL (A330-300, 747-400) · 1 route: Tokyo
- Eastar Jet ZE (737-800) · 1 route: Seoul
- El Al Israel Airlines LY (747-400, 767-300) · 1 route: Tel-aviv
- Finnair AY (A340-300) · 1 route: Helsinki
- FlyNordic LF (737) · 1 route: Vientiane
- Garuda Indonesia GA (737-800) · 1 route: Jakarta
- Gulf Air Bahrain GF (330, A330-200) · 1 route: Bahrain
- Homer Air MR (A319) · 1 route: Ulan Bator
- Hong Kong Airlines HX (A330-200, A330-300) · 1 route: Hong Kong
- Iberia Airlines IB (777) · 1 route: London*
- Jetstar Airways JQ (A330-200) · 1 route: Melbourne
- Jetstar Asia Airways 3K (A320) · 1 route: Singapore
- Jin Air LJ (737-800) · 1 route: Seoul
- Juneyao Airlines HO (A320) · 1 route: Shanghai
- L MJ (A320, A330-200, A340-300) · 1 route: Colombo*
- Mahan Air W5 (313) · 1 route: Tehran
- Mandala Airlines RI (A320) · 1 route: Jakarta
- Myanmar Airways International 8M (A320) · 1 route: Yangon
- Orient Thai Airlines OX (M82) · 1 route: Hong Kong
- Philippine Airlines PR (A320, 330) · 1 route: Manila
- Royal Brunei Airlines BI (A319, A320) · 1 route: Bandar Seri Begawan
- Royal Nepal Airlines RA (757) · 1 route: Kathmandu
- Scoot TZ (777-200) · 1 route: Singapore
- Shanghai Airlines FM (737-800, 757) · 1 route: Shanghai
- Shenzhen Airlines ZH (737-800) · 1 route: Shenzhen
- South African Airways SA (777) · 1 route: Johannesburg*
- South East Asian Airlines DG (A320) · 1 route: Angeles City
- Swiss International Air Lines LX (A340-300) · 1 route: Zurich
- Tiger Airways TR (A320) · 1 route: Singapore
- TransAsia Airways GE (330) · 1 route: Taipei
- Tway Airlines TW (737) · 1 route: Seoul
- Ukraine International Airlines PS (767-300) · 1 route: Kiev
- United Airlines UA (777) · 1 route: Tokyo*
- United Airways 4H (ATR 72) · 1 route: Dhaka
- Uzbekistan Airways HY (767-300, 767-400) · 1 route: Tashkent
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Don Mueang International Airport (DMK) 20 km to the centre
Bangkok, 10, TH — You board from the indoor waiting area — no need to plan for the weather. ✈ 7 airlines (Thai AirAsia, Nok Air, City Airways, Indonesia AirAsia…) · direct flights to 48 destinations incl. Phuket, Kuala Lumpur, Changcha, Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai… (OpenFlights route data).
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 7 airlines, 48 direct destinations
- Thai AirAsia FD (A320) · 36 routes: Changcha, Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Chongqing, Denpasar, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Hanoi, Hat Yai, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong, Khon Kaen, Krabi, Kuala Lumpur, Kunming, Macau, Madras, Mandalay, Nakhon Phanom, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Narathiwat, Ninbo, Penang, Phitsanulok, Phnom-penh, Phuket, Shenzhen, Siem-reap, Singapore, Surat Thani, Trang, Ubon Ratchathani, Udon Thani, Wuhan, Xi'an, Yangon
- Nok Air DD (737-800, ATR) · 22 routes: Buri Ram, Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Chumphon, Hat Yai, Krabi, Loei, Nakhon Phanom, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Nan, Phitsanulok, Phrae, Phuket, Ranong, Roi Et, Sakon Nakhon, Surat Thani, Tak, Trang, Ubon Ratchathani, Udon Thani, Yangon
- City Airways E8 (734) · 3 routes: Changcha, Nanchang, Phuket
- Indonesia AirAsia QZ (A320) · 2 routes: Jakarta, Surabaya
- Orient Thai Airlines OX (M82) · 2 routes: Guangzhou, Phuket
- AirAsia AK (A320) · 1 route: Kuala Lumpur
- Malindo Air OD (737-900) · 1 route: Kuala Lumpur
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Supawan Mini Airfield 26 km to the centre
Bang Yai, 12, TH
Best Ocean Airpark 32 km to the centre
Samut Sakhon, 74, TH
Getting there by ferry
Pratunam
Ferry terminal · 0.5 km from the centre
Sapan Hua Chang
Ferry terminal · 0.7 km from the centre
Chidlom
Ferry terminal · 0.8 km from the centre
Wireless
Ferry terminal · 1.2 km from the centre
Sapan Charoenpol
Ferry terminal · 1.4 km from the centre
Nana Nua
Ferry terminal · 1.8 km from the centre
Khlong Saen Saep Express Boat
Ferry route
Boat: Panfa Leelard => Pratunam
Ferry route · Golden Mount Line
Boat: Pratunam => Panfa Leelard
Ferry route · Golden Mount Line
Sawatdi-Wat Thong Thammachat Ferry
Ferry route
Khlong Phadung Krung Kasem Express Boat
Ferry route · บริษัท กรุงเทพธนาคม จำกัด
Si Phraya-Khlong San Ferry
Ferry route · กรมเจ้าท่า
Icon Siam-Si Phraya Pier Shuttle Boat
Ferry route · Thai Smile Boat Co., Ltd.
Rachawongse-Tha Din Daeng Ferry
Ferry route
Where things are
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When to go
Tourist season
May – September
The warmer, longer-day half of the year is the safest bet for a first visit.
Shoulder season
April, October
Cooler and quieter, with fewer visitors and better value.
Worth avoiding
Deep winter
Short days and the coldest weather — check local conditions before travelling.
Getting there & around
Getting there. The nearest airport on record is Don Mueang International Airport (DMK); 3 other airports serve the wider area. Check rail and road links from the tourism sources below. By air: BKK has direct flights to 121 destinations on 98 airlines (incl. Hong Kong, Chiang Mai, Phuket, Seoul, Singapore…). By water: 6 ferry terminals within 20 km (nearest: Pratunam, 0.5 km); routes include Khlong Saen Saep Express Boat, Boat: Panfa Leelard => Pratunam, Boat: Pratunam => Panfa Leelard.
Getting around. Use the map above to orient yourself; nearby hotels, attractions and places to eat are listed from the live Ultimate data for Bangkok, Thailand. Local transit details will be added as the guide is expanded.
Local transit
Skytrain · The elevated Skytrain; the MRT subway is run separately. · Fares: Rabbit card · Airport: Airport Rail Link from Suvarnabhumi to Phaya Thai
Metro · The Blue and Purple line subways. · Fares: MRT card or single token
Trains & rail
Rail operator
National rail
Private aviation
On-demand charter, jet cards and the semi-private scheduled carriers that serve this city.
Broker · Any aircraft via operators worldwide · Global charter broker with 30+ offices; private jets, group charters and cargo.
FBO, charter, management · Managed fleet · FBO network and management across Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific.
Fractional, jet card · Embraer Praetor, Bombardier Challenger & Global, Gulfstream · Fractional ownership and jet cards in North America and Europe.
Charter, management · Large-cabin & VIP airliners · Geneva-based operator known for large-cabin and VIP airliner charters.
Charter, management, FBO, MRO · Managed fleet worldwide · General Dynamics company: charter, completions and FBOs in Europe, the Middle East, Asia and the US.
Tours & experiences
Sightseeing
Sightseeing