Airline passengers to be shuttled between Chiang Mai airport and city center

[misskit]

CHIANG MAI, 4 April 2018 (NNT) – Airline passengers can now take a bus to and from Chiang Mai airport and the northern city's center.

Deputy provincial governor of Chiang Mai Krit Thanavanich presided over the launching of the R3 bus service connecting Chiang Mai airport with Nimman district in Chiang Mai city center.

The new bus line, which will be opened on a trial run on 5 April 2018, will allow airline passengers to travel to and from the airport on a 15-35 minutes ride between Nimman district and the airport. Buses will run daily from 6.00 a.m. to 12.00 a.m. The bus fare can be made with a smart card purchasable by both local people and foreigners. The fleet consists of 11 air-conditioned, low-floor buses which can accommodate 45 passengers each.

The new bus route is provided by Regional Transit Co., Ltd. The introduction of the new public transport system is in line with the province's Smart Growth strategy which seeks to curtail the use of private vehicles, and encourage urban development in the right direction.


National News Bureau Of Thailand | Airline passengers to be shuttled between Chiang Mai airport and city center

[misskit]

Smart Bus Trial a Success, Full Operations Commence April 5th

CityNews –Chiang Mai’s newest smart bus is officially scheduled to launch on April 5th.



After the free trial run in March, the R3 smart bus by Regional Transit Cooperation (RTC) is scheduled to launch full operations on April 5th. The bus route will start at Chiang Mai International Airport with stations in Nimmanhaemin area and the old city.


The bus will be scheduled every 20 minutes and will take 15 – 25 minutes to get to Nimmanhaemin and 35 minutes to Tha Pae Gate from the starting point at the Airport.


The bus will run from 6am to midnight during April and May. All buses are WiFi ready, and there will be a flat fee of 20 baht for any destination on the route, which can be paid by both cash and smart card.


The smart card is provided by Rabbit, the same smart card that is used on the BTS and Phuket’s smart bus.


For more information please visit https://www.facebook.com/RTCCMSMARTBUS/


Chiang Mai CityNews - Smart Bus Trial a Success, Full Operations Commence April 5th

[david44]

Will there be a Vip 'bench' for TD members?

[Luigi]

Hang on..... this actually sounds good. Sounds progressive. Sounds user friendly. Sounds like a good service.


Have the taxi lads not hacked at the drivers with machetes while blockading them yet?


What on Earth is going on?

[Klondyke]

Will there be a Vip 'bench' for TD members?

Not really, but a bench "for monks only"...

[david44]

I suppose the real VIPs will fork out the extra 100 baht for a safe clean door to door without queueing up with the Doghouse Squad and the chicken bone spitters.