Taiwan · The Thaiger
Tourist charged 2,000 baht for airport taxi that should cost 500
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A tourist from Taiwan says a taxi charged her 2,000 baht for the trip from Don Mueang Airport to Suvarnabhumi Airport, prompting hundreds of replies from users who called the fare far too high.
Key facts
- A tourist from Taiwan says a taxi charged her 2,000 baht for the trip from Don Mueang Airport to Suvarnabhumi Airport, prompting hundreds of replies from users who called the fare far too high.
- The woman posted on Threads on 15 September that she had taken a green-and-yellow taxi between Bangkok’s two airports
- Others said 2,000 baht would cover a taxi from Bangkok to Pattaya, and one user said a recent trip there had cost 1,600 baht
- Another said they had once paid 1,300 baht from the Impact exhibition centre in Nonthaburi to Suvarnabhumi.
Summary
The woman posted on Threads on 15 September that she had taken a green-and-yellow taxi between Bangkok’s two airports. “From Don Mueang to Suvarnabhumi, I had to pay 2,000 baht,” she wrote. “Who is the victim who got overcharged? It was me.” She attached a photo of the taxi with its registration plate visible.
She did not say whether the driver used the meter or quoted a flat fare, and The Thaiger has not been able to verify the fare independently or reach the driver.