Bangkok Taxis, Thailand,

Pink Bangkok taxi
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Erin Silversmith

Bangkok Taxis are some of the most colorful cars on the roads of the metropolis. Among the colors I have seen them includes sky blue, dark blue, pink, purple, red, orange, brown, yellow-and-green, and of course white. Regardless the color, they offer the same, usually professional level of service. Having said that, whenever I have to take a taxi in Bangkok, I have a penchant for choosing the new, shiny ones!

Sky blue Bangkok taxi
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Ilya Plekhanov
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All of these taxis are metered, with a fixed flag drop rate, with subsequent additions for distances covered, for waiting, and for being stuck in a jam. I have been stuck in a jam in Bangkok for more times than I can remember. There was once where I was in the taxi for 20 minutes, and it barely moved 100 meters - I ended up paying the fare, getting out, walking back to where I first started, and took a BTS Skytrain.

If you wish to take a taxi, be sure that you don't travel during rush hour. Otherwise you will be stuck in a jam like I had. In such an instance, taking the mass transit trains is faster.