Although Bangkok taxis are cheap and plentiful, a good way of getting around Bangkok is on a Micro Bus. These small buses are air-conditioned and don't allow standing inside.
The routes actually pass through all the best districts, and if you have some time to spare in the day, this is a good way to explore Bangkok on your own for next to nothing.

A flat rate of 20 Baht * will take you as far as you want to go, pay on entry, with the right money.
You put your 20 Baht in a receptacle by the driver, get your ticket from the printer*, keep the ticket safe as they do have ticket inspectors.
* for some reason the location of the ticket printer varies from bus to bus, some are on the right above the window, and some are on the centre console. It is acceptable to stagger in with your shopping, find a seat, then come back and pay in a few minutes.

Their website seems to have disappeared!

Pakkred – Silom

Pakkred, Kaelai, Nothaburi Ferry Pier, Rama VII (7) Bridge, Bangplud, Pata Pinklao, Rachadamnoen Klang, Lanluang Road.
 Return Nakornsawan Rd., Royal Turf Club, National Stadium, MBK Shopping Mall, Siam Square, Silom, Bangrak.

Minburi – Wat Son

Minburi, Siam Park, KM8, Pra Sri Temple, Kasetsart Univ., Central Plaza, Chatuchak Park, Sapan Kwai (Bridge), Victory Monument, Pratunam, Rajdamiri, Silom Road, Dao Khanong, Bangpakaew, Wat Son

Minburi – Siphaya Ferry

Minburi, Sukhaphibal 2, Ramkamhaeng Univ., Hua Mark Stadium, The Mall Ramkamhaeng, Klong Tan, Petchaburi Road, Asoke, Pratunam, Rajthevee, MBK Shopping Mall, Chulalongkorn Univ., Suriwongse Road, Charoenkrung (New Road), Siphaya Ferry River City

Kaeha Romhlao, Sukaphibal 3, Lumsalee, Ramkamhaeng, Hua Mark Stadium, The Mall Ramkamhaeng, Rama 9, Din Daeng, Victory Monument, Rajvithee Hospital, Rama VI Hospital, Dusit Zoo, Krung Thon Bridge, Major Cineplex Pinklao, Southern Bus Terminal, Taling Chan.

Bhuddamonthon 4 – Northern Bus Terminal (Morchit 2)

Bhuddamonthon 4, Bangkae, Wongwein Yai, Charoenkrung (New Road)
RETURN Bangkok Railway Station Hualumpong, Samyan, Chulalongkorn Univ., MBK Shopping Mall, Victory Monument, Sapan Kwai, Chatuchak Park, Central Plaza Lard Prao, Ratchayothin, SCB Plaza, Northern Bus Terminal Morchit 2

Paknam – Siphaya Ferry >This is a good route!

Samut Prakan, Paknam, Srinakharin Road, Lotus Srinakarin, Thepharak Intersection, Central City, Bangna, On Nut, Prakhanong, Eastern Bus Terminal (Ekamai), The Emporium, Nana, Ploenchit, MBK Shopping Mall, Chulalongkorn Univ., Samyan, Sheraton Hotel & Towers, Siphaya Ferry/River City

Siam Park - Taling Chan

Siam Park, Ramindra, Fashion Island, KM 8, Prasri Temple, Kaset Univ., Major Cineplex Ratchayothin, Central Plaza, Chatuchak Park, Sapan Kwai, Victory Monument, Rama Hospital, Panfa Bridge, Rajdamnoen Klang, New Southern Bus Terminal, Taling Chan.

Bangbon - Morchit

Setthakit University - Moo Baan Nakkila

Setthakit Univ., Bangkae, Tapra, Bangkhunnond, Pata Pinkalao, Rajdamnoen Klang, Yommaraj, Petchaburi, Pantip Plaza, Pratunam, Asoke, Klongtan, Ramkamhaeng, The Mall Ramkamhaeng, Hua Mark Stadium, Bangkapi, Moo Baan Nakkila

Oam Yai – Northern Bus Terminal 2,

Oam Yaai, Oam Noi, Nongkhaem, Bangkae, Klongsan, Sathorn Bridge, Silom, Police Hospital, Siam Square, Victory Monument, TV Channel 5, Sapan Kwai, Chatuchak Park, Central Plaza Lardprao, Rachayothin, Northern Bus Terminal Morchit 22

Wongwein Yai – Paknam

Wongwein Yai, Phrapokkalo Bridge, Yaowarat, Charoenkrung,  Hualamphong Railway Station, Samyan, Chulalongkorn Hospital, Robinson Silom, Dusit Thani Hotel, Klong Toey, Rama 4, Prakhanong, Bangna, Samrong, Paknaam

Paknam – Northern Bus Terminal 2

Paknaam, Srinakharin, Lotus Srinakharin, Theparak, Dan Samrong Temple, Seri Centre, Secon Square, On-Nut, Pattanakam, Lumsalee, The Mall Bangkapi, Lardprao, Chokchai 4, Chatuchak Park, Northern Bus Terminal 2 Morchit

Rangsit – Siphaya

Rangsit Market, Future Park, Lumlukka Intersection, Bhumibol Hospital, Sapan Mai, Bangkhen, Kasetsart Univ., Major Cineplex Ratchayothin, Magic Land, Central Paza Lardprao, Chatuchack park, Sapan Kwai, Victory Monument, MBK Shopping Centre, Chulalongkorn Univ., Samyan, Siphaya Pier & Ferry River City

Siam Park – Silom

Siam Park, Fashion Island, Km. 8, Sukhaphibal 1, Bangkapi, Ramkhamhaeng Univ., Prakhanong, Rama 4, Kloynamtai, Bangkok Univ., Klong Toey, Dusit Thani Hotel, Silom, Patpong, Shangrila Hotel, Bangrak

Moobaan Nakkila – Trung Kru

Moobaan Nakila, Krung Thep Kritha, The Mall Bangkapi, Chokchai 4, Suthisarn Intersection, Chamber of Commerce Univ., Din Daeng, Pratunam, Police Hospital, Lumpini Park, Silom, Charoenkrung, Krung Thep Bridge, Dao Khanong, Pracha U-Tit, Trung Kru

Lardkrabang - Maboonkrong

Rangsit - Henri Dunnant

Acknowledgements to Miss Gop (Kasama) and Miss Jane of the Triumph Bra Company, Bangkok, for compiling the list and translating it into English for me.

* The Fare seems to be a bit variable, it was 40 Baht, then 30, and now 20, but it may well go back up to 30 Baht.

 

Sadly, the Bangkok Microbus is a shadow of its former self. When they were introduced there used to be a female "Bus Ambassador" to show you to your seat and give you that morning's newspaper to read as you watched the TV with travel suggestions, pop music clips, and news in both Thai and English. There were also a selection of magazines as well as a telephone, but this was back in the early 1990's when mobile phones were prohibitively expensive in Thailand. Look at the bus now, and try to imagine them when they were all shiny and new.

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