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Phaya Thai station: BTS Sukhumvit and Airport Rail Link

Phaya Thai is a BTS Sukhumvit station with a link to the Airport Rail Link, and several places close by.

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Short answer Phaya Thai is station N2 on the BTS Sukhumvit line, and the Airport Rail Link station is about a 3-minute walk away. Use this stop if you want to change between the city train and the airport train.

From Phaya Thai to Medical

  1. N2BTS Sukhumvit · Phaya Thaiพญาไท
  2. about 1002 m on foot · 14 min
  3. Medical · BangkokHours: ask us
  4. A7or Airport Rail Link Ratchaprarop, 5 min

From the airport

From Suvarnabhumi (BKK) · 12 stops

  1. A1Suvarnabhumi airportสุวรรณภูมิ · Airport Rail Link
  2. 5 stops
  3. A6Makkasanมักกะสัน · Airport Rail Link
  4. walk about 405 m to Phetchaburi
  5. BL21Phetchaburiเพชรบุรี · MRT Blue
  6. 1 stop
  7. BL22Sukhumvitสุขุมวิท · MRT Blue
  8. walk about 172 m to Asok
  9. E4Asokอโศก · BTS Sukhumvit
  10. 6 stops
  11. N2Phaya Thaiพญาไท · BTS Sukhumvit

From Don Mueang (DMK) · 14 stops

  1. RN08Don Mueang airportดอนเมือง · SRT Dark Red
  2. 7 stops
  3. RN01Krung Thep Aphiwatกรุงเทพอภิวัฒน์ · SRT Dark Red
  4. walk about 255 m to Bang Sue
  5. BL11Bang Sueบางซื่อ · MRT Blue
  6. 2 stops
  7. BL13Chatuchak Parkสวนจตุจักร · MRT Blue
  8. walk about 89 m to Mo Chit
  9. N8Mo Chitหมอชิต · BTS Sukhumvit
  10. 5 stops
  11. N2Phaya Thaiพญาไท · BTS Sukhumvit

Getting around the station

The station has five numbered exits. Check the exit number on the sign before you leave the platform, so you come out on the side you need. Next to you on this line are Ratchathewi and Victory Monument.

RatchathewiN2Phaya ThaiพญาไทBTS SukhumvitVictory Monument
  • A8Change for Airport Rail Link at Phaya Thai, 3 min on foot

5 numbered exits

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5

Changing to the airport train

The Airport Rail Link station is a separate station with the code A8. You walk about 3 minutes to reach it from here. Follow the signs for the Airport Rail Link and allow a little extra time at busy hours.

What is close by

Several places are within a short walk. Wang Suan Phakkat is about 7 minutes away, and the Suan Pakkad Palace Museum is about 8 minutes. Century The Movie Plaza and Phenix are both within 15 minutes. Times are estimates based on straight-line distance, and the walking pace is set at 75 metres a minute, so allow more time if you stop along the way.

  • Wang Suan Phakkatสวนผักกาด
    7 min
  • Suan Pakkad Palace Museum
    8 min
  • King Power Duty Free Complexคิง เพาเวอร์ รางน้ำ
    10 min
  • Century The Movie Plazaเซ็นจูรี่ เดอะ มูฟวี่ พลาซ่า
    11 min
  • Street Food
    12 min
  • KingPetch Fresh Marketตลาดสดกิ่งเพชร
    13 min
  • Street market
    14 min
  • Phenixพันธุ์ทิพย์พลาซ่า
    15 min

Walk times are estimates from the map (OpenStreetMap). Places listed are public; we have no deal with any of them.

Map data comes from OpenStreetMap contributors and was fetched in October 2026. Opening hours and details can change, so check before you go.

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