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Capital City Thailand.

Bangkok is also the political, social and economic center of Thailand. It is by far the most densely populated city in Thailand with about 12 million people [ 2012 ].

Districts Bangkok: Central business District, Chinatown, Din Daeng, Huai Khwang, Khaosan, Khlong Toei, Lat Krabang, Pathumwan, Pratunam, Ratchadaphisek, Riverside, Sathorn, Siam, Silom, Sukhumvit, Thonburi, Wattana, embassy district


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Car Rentals  

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Hotels  

  Hotels in Bangkok   -   Hotel Guide Bangkok
Hotels in Bangkok Districts Chinatown, Khaosan, Pathumwan, Ratchadaphisek, Sathorn, Siam, Silom, Sukhumvit

 
Centrally located hotels ranging from small family run budget accommodation to world-class five star hotels.

   

 

Travel Agents / Tour Operators 

  British Airways   -   Holiday in Thailand 
Holidays usually begin in Bangkok in Thailand's centre, close to Ayutthaya and Kanchanaburi's notorious Bridge over the River Kwai. Holiday in Thailand's north for rugged mountains in the Golden Triangle around Chiang Mai. Head south for beach holidays on stunning islands around the Gulf of Thailand and Andaman Coast.

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 Kuoni

  Thomas Cook



Travel Guides Bangkok / Related Books 

 Lonely Planet Publications
Bangkok encounter guide, Bangkok city guide.

Transport / How do I travel to Bangkok 

  Bangkok Airport   -   Don Muang Airport  [ DMK ]   -   21.1 km
  Suvarnabhumi Airport [ BKK ]   -   25.6 km

Finnair 
Finnair flies the shorter, faster northern route between Asia and Europe, via Helsinki.

   

  British Airways   -   Flight tickets Bangkok
British Airways flights to Bangkok land at Suvarnabhumi Airport, 18 miles east of central Bangkok. After flights arrive, hop in an air-conditioned taxi through Bangkok's lively streets for the 40-minute ride into central Bangkok. 

  Ebookers   -   
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Train stations

  BTS-Sanam Pao
  BTS-Victory Monument
  BTS-Chit Lom
  BTS-Ari
  BTS-Siam
  Hualumphong Train Station

Underground railway stations

  MRT- Silom
  MRT-Hua Lamphong
  MRT-Sam Yan


Links

  Bangkok Tourist Bureau

  Bangkok City   -   Capital City of Thailand
Visitor information, Must See Sites in Bangkok

 Queen Sirikit National Convention Centre
  Grand Palace
  Wat Arun, Temple of the Dawn
  Chatuchak Weekend Markets
  Wat Pho
  China town, Sampeng
  Jim Thompson's House (Museum)
  Seafood Market [ Popular area ]
  Temple of the Golden Mount [ Popular area ]
  Khao San Road [ Popular area ]
  Bed supperClub [ Popular area ]
  Soi Cowboy [ Popular area ]
  MBK Shopping mall
  Central World Plaza
  Wholesale Market (Pratunam)
  Siam Paragon mall

  Bangkok Post
  Bankok Today  -  Bangkok Thailand Travel Guide - Local Travel Information

Cuisine

  Restaurants in Bangkok

History

Bangkok was a small trading post near the mouth of the Chao Phraya River during the Ayutthaya Kingdom in the 15th century.

  History of Bangkok

  Ayutthaya Kingdom
Ayutthaya was a Siamese kingdom that existed from 1350 to 1767. In the sixteenth century, the city of the same name was described by foreign traders as one of the biggest and wealthiest cities in the East. At the end of the 17th century there were strong links with the court of King Louis XIV of France, the Sun King.

Music, Arts & Culture, Events

  Art galleries in Bangkok

  Culture of Bangkok

  Concert halls and theatres in Bankok

  Bangkok Songkran Festival [ 13–15 April ]
  Royal Ploughing Ceremony May
  Queen's Birthday Celebration [ 12 August ]
  Trooping of the Colours [ December ]
  The King's Birthday Celebrations [ 5 December ]

  Thailand Events & Thailand Festivals


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