Bangkok: how to get there and around
Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.
Bangkok is the capital of Thailand, 12 m (39 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Don Mueang International Airport (DMK), 21 km (13 mi) from the centre. It has 7 railway stations on record, including Ratchaprarop Station. Our booking partner lists 3,590+ places to stay.
Key facts
Daylight in Bangkok runs from about 11 h 21 min a day in late December to 12 h 59 min in late June (computed for 13.75° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Bangkok is served by 2 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is Don Mueang International Airport (DMK), 21 km (13 mi) from the centre, whose 12,139-ft runway is long enough for long-haul wide-body aircraft. The alternatives are Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK, 28 km).
Flights to Bangkok: every airport, routes and times
By rail: stations on record include Ratchaprarop Station, Lumphini MRT Station, Bang Sue Junction Railway Station, Pradiphat Station, Sam Sen Station, Lak Si station. Trains to Bangkok
Buses to Bangkok · Driving and car hire
Where to stay
Our booking partner lists 3,590+ places to stay in Bangkok (statistics below are from the first 1,000). Of the 969 with a star rating, the largest group is 4-star (383), and 175 are five-star. Across 795 properties with at least 50 reviews, the average guest score is 8.4 out of 10. Guests have left 1,190,860 reviews in total.
Hotels in Bangkok: the full picture, and book
Our booking partner lists 471 hostels in Bangkok, out of 3,590 places to stay of every kind — 13.1% of everywhere it lists in the city, which puts it in the top tenth of the cities we hold hostel figures for — a well-established backpacker trail. Across 184 hostels with at least 50 reviews, the average guest score is 8.4 out of 10, level with the city’s hotels. Guests have left 104,658 reviews across them.
Hostels in Bangkok: the full picture, and book
What people come for
| Sight | Visitors a year | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Chula UltimateX Library | 8,103 | 2022 |
The busiest is Chula UltimateX Library at 8,103 visitors in 2022. Figures are the latest each site has published, so they are not all for the same year.
Tours, tickets and day trips from Bangkok
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Samut Prakan, 20 km — tours
- Mueang Nonthaburi, 12 km
- Chon Buri, 68 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Phra Pradaeng, 11 km
- Bang Khae, 12 km
- Pak Kret, 18 km — tours
- Sai Mai, 24 km — tours
- Si Racha, 80 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Myeik, 252 km (Myanmar) — flights
- Watthana, 9 km
Twin towns and sister cities: Jakarta, Hanoi, Vientiane, Washington, D.C., Saint Petersburg, Manila, Beijing, Budapest, Brisbane, Astana, Chaozhou, Fukuoka, Seoul, Guangzhou.
Common questions
Which airport serves Bangkok?
Don Mueang International Airport (DMK), 21 km (13 mi) from the centre, plus 1 other airport with scheduled flights within 100 km.
How big is Bangkok?
About 5.1 million people live in Bangkok, across 1,569 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Bangkok in?
Asia/Bangkok, currently UTC+7.
What currency is used in Bangkok?
The Baht (THB). Traffic drives on the left.
Are there hostels in Bangkok?
471 of them, bookable on this site. Hostels in Bangkok.
How many hotels are there in Bangkok?
Our booking partner lists 3,590 or more places to stay in Bangkok, bookable on this site.
Which cities are near Bangkok?
Samut Prakan (20 km), Mueang Nonthaburi (12 km), Chon Buri (68 km), Phra Pradaeng (11 km), Bang Khae (12 km).
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.