The difference between Thai songthaews and tuk-tuks. How much does a Thai songthaew charge?

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Songthaew

Introduction

The most important means of transportation in Chiang Mai city, its function is close to that of Chiang Mai minibus, and it is also like a taxi. Stop anytime. The red routes are not fixed, while the yellow ones have fixed routes, similar to public minibuses.

Price

It starts from 20 plants. It is basically 20/person in the ancient city of Chiang Mai. It is almost 40B to go outside the city, such as Chiang Mai University. It is 100B to take the double bus to the airport. If it is further away, it will be 100B. Forget it.

How to take a songthaew

Go to the front of the car and tell the driver where you want to go, ask about the price, and then get on. Usually the driver knows that you are a tourist and will remind you to get off. Go to the bus and pay.

Tips

1. Red songthaews usually get on after negotiating the price. Please don’t bargain too much! Sometimes they don’t carry many passengers in a day. In the big sun, The life that goes around and around has its hard parts.

2. The yellow ones have fixed routes.

Tuk-tuk

Introduction

Tuk-tuk is equivalent to taxi, but it is open-top, unique to Thailand. The styling is equivalent to a domestic tricycle, but it is indeed much more refined. It can accommodate 3 people. If the luggage is too big and it’s still a bit difficult, going for a ride is the best choice. There are many tuk-tuks stopping at major temples and the McDonald's section of Tha Pae Gate, so choose a good-looking color.

Price

Starting from 50B, basically 100-150B, you can go a long way.

Tips

Tuk-tuk prices are generally not very fixed, so you must negotiate the price before getting on the bus. It is best not to park outside first-class hotels and tourist attractions. tuk tuk.

Are songthaews only available in Chiang Mai?

Songthaews are not only found in Chiang Mai, but also in Pattaya, Hua Hin, Koh Samui, and even Bangkok. "Songthaew" takes a fixed route.

Samui Island Songthaew

Samui Island’s songthaew, red with some paint, runs on the beach and has a fixed detour route. Negotiate the price depending on distance.

Pattaya Songthaew

The songthaew in Pattaya also takes the beach hot spot route and goes around. It costs 20 to 40 baht from the bus station to the beach. Sometimes you can ask The price may vary from 50 to 100 baht.

If you are already in the lively area of ??Pattaya Beach and don’t want to walk in a straight line, you can just ring the bell and get off the bus for 10 baht.

Hua Hin Songthaew

Hua Hin's songthaew is green, costs between 15 and 25 baht, and runs north and south of the city.

Amphawa Songthaew

The songthaews on the Amphawa and Maeklong Railways are blue in the sky! Take the songthaew from Maeklong Railway Market to Amphawa Pawa Floating Market only costs 8 baht.

Tricycle

I saw a tricycle at the ancient city gate of Chiang Mai! Retro tricycles should be used by tourists to roam the ancient city!

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Tuk-tuk

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Thailand's unique modified three-wheeled motorcycle TukTuk is a Thai-style taxi. It always has the word "TAXI" on the top of the car. Before getting on the bus, ask the driver for a price and make sure he knows your destination! The cost from the ancient city to the Nimman business district is about 100 baht, and it is more cost-effective to take more than two people.

In many cases, the starting price is almost 100 baht, no matter how close you go!

How much does it cost to hire a tuk-tuk?

If you go to a Attractions that are inconvenient to get to. Are you afraid that there will be no songthaew or tuk-tuk on the return journey? It is best to book a tuk-tuk from the beginning!

Approximate price: 500 baht for 3 hours. Hiring a tuk-tuk is actually not expensive, because sometimes if you go to a place that takes about 10 minutes, it may cost 100 baht, and the round-trip fare is only 200 baht. It is better to hire a tuk-tuk for a few hours, the driver will be happy, and you will save time.

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Tuk tuk can seat 2 to 4 people, depending on the size of the back seat, the most common one is 2 people. !Tuk-tuk operations are very flexible. Sometimes you have to go to two attractions, and you can ask the driver to wait for 10 minutes.

Reminder: Drivers may not be able to read addresses in English or Thai! Because they don’t remember the road names specifically, but they will remember some attractions and hotels. At this time, if you have the phone number of your destination, Sometimes the driver will take the initiative to call and ask how to get there. Or if you have a Thai SIM card, you can call the other party and ask the driver to tell the driver how to get there.

Songthaew

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The most important means of transportation in Chiang Mai city, running all over the streets The transparent red minibus: Songthaew double cab (pronounced closely/also known as "Song Tiao"), its function is similar to that of a Chiang Mai minibus, and it will stop at any time! Starting price is 20 baht~

Red Songthaew How much does it cost to charter a car? The reference price is 400~500 baht for 3 hours.

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How to take a songthaew

1. Go to the front of the bus and tell the driver where you want to go, ask about the price, and then get on the bus. Usually the driver knows that you are a tourist and will remind you to get off and go to the front of the bus to pay.

2. Familiar. If you are familiar with the route, go to the ancient city or Nimman shopping district, simply tell where you want to go, don’t ask about the price, and pay 20 baht or 40 baht when you get off the bus. When you want to get off, press the red button and get off.

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Tips for taking a songthaew

It costs 20 baht to go to and from the ancient city gate and Nimman business district Before getting on the bus, just say you want to go to "ThaPhae". Don't ask about the price. Just pay 20 baht directly after getting off the bus. The driver will know that you have been in Chiang Mai for a few days and you know the price of the songthaew at the ancient city gate of Chiang Mai. Translated from English, drivers all know it!

The east gate of the ancient city, Tha Pae Gate: ThaPhaeGate

The south gate of the ancient city, Chiang Mai Gate: ChiangMaiGate

The west gate of the ancient city , SuanDok Gate: SuanDokGate

North gate of the ancient city, Changpa Gate (White Elephant Gate: ChangPuakGate

Nimman business district, tell the driver Nimman (sounds close to Ningman, in addition to the ancient city) It’s OK to get off at famous Buddhist temples. Since the places where you want to get off are popular and crowded places, 20 baht is reasonable. Once you are familiar with the route, you can wait until you get close to the place where you want to get off. Just use a car bell.

It is not necessary for the driver to take you to the door of the hotel or restaurant when taking a songthaew, especially if you are not staying at a well-known hotel, it will take more time to communicate and pay the fare. >

Notes

1. The exit bell: There is a red exit bell on the top of the carriage. When pressed, the driver will stop.

2. Refusal to take passengers: Most songthaews circulate around the ancient city and the Ningman business district. If you go to a relatively far place, it depends on whether the driver has a way. Sometimes the driver considers that there are not many customers where you want to go, and will refuse to take you. Or increase the price to 100 baht, because he will send you there specially, like a taxi

3. Lose the package early: If you give the driver a very alley address, he may not know it. It’s easy to drive in and drop you off on the main road.

4. Chartered car service: Songthaew drivers may not be able to carry many passengers a day (there are too many songthaews, so they are willing to take chartered cars. For service, if you book a songthaew for eight hours for more people, you can visit multiple attractions at one time, which costs about 1,200 to 1,500 baht, depending on how you communicate.

5. Bargaining: Thailand tourism gives everyone the impression that it is cheap, and being cheap has become one of the fun. Don’t haggle too much, people have lives and families to support! It’s hot, and it’s common to see drivers lounging on the roadside or about to suffer from heat stroke, with quite helpless expressions on their faces.

6. Get on the bus on time: If you are taking the same songthaew back and forth, remember to get back to the bus on time and do not let the driver or passengers in the same car wait. I encountered a tourist who was forty minutes late, and the songthaew driver and I looked at each other helplessly.