Suvarnabhumi Airport

Rail Link Overview The gateway to Suvarnabhumi Airport's New Railway link network. A portal into the airport rail travel including train times; fares, train running information & News. The Suvarnabhumi Airport Link (SARL) is an airport rail link under construction from Suvarnabhumi Airport to the planned City Air Terminal in Makkasan, Bangkok, Thailand.

The key airport link contract was signed in January 2005, and construction began in July 2005. The line is built by a consortium of B Grimm, STECON and Siemens, and is owned and operated by State Railway of Thailand (SRT). The estimated cost of the project is 25.9 billion baht.

The Suvarnabhumi International Airport rail system connecting to central Bangkok to is expected to be fully operational on the 12th August, 2009 (Update: The opening of the high-speed rail link between Suvarnabhumi Airport and inner Bangkok has now been re-scheduled for December 5)

The key airport link contract was signed in January 2005, and construction began in July 2005. The line is built by a consortium of B Grimm, STECON and Siemens, and is owned and operated by State Railway of Thailand (SRT). The estimated cost of the project is 25.9 billion baht.

The Airport Link to Suvarnabhumi Airport will provide two Transit options:

A Direct Express Train that will take 15 minutes from the City Air Terminal (Makkasan) train station. This service will connect to the city's mass transit subway system. Passengers will have the opportunity of checking in their luggage at the City Air Terminal, before boarding the express train to Suvarnabhumi airport; &

The Commuter Train will make eight stops throughout the city, taking 30 minutes to travel the 28 kilometers (17 miles) to the airport and linking with both the *Subway and **Skytrain systems in Bangkok.

* Subway Link: Phetchaburi station for MRT (subway) Blue line

** Sky Train: Phayathai Station for BTS Sukhumvit line.

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