ARL Airport Rail Link

The Airport Rail Link (ARL) connects Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) to central Bangkok at Phaya Thai, with 8 stations over 28 km. Express trains run BKK↔Makkasan in 15 min; the City Line stops at all 8 stations in ~30 min. The ONLY direct rail connection to BKK.

Airport Rail Link (express + commuter) · 8 stations · 591 hotels nearby

All stations on the ARL Airport Rail Link

From Suvarnabhumi Airport (south) to Phaya Thai (north)

#	Station
1	Suvarnabhumi Airport	7	11m	66m
2	Lat Krabang	34	16m	64m
3	Ban Thap Chang	0	23m	59m
4	Hua Mak	19	28m	54m
5	Ramkhamhaeng	48	34m	48m
6	Makkasan	40	39m	61m
7	Ratchaprarop	234	44m	35m
8	Phaya Thai	209	46m	39m

Airport connections from the ARL Airport Rail Link

to Suvarnabhumi (BKK)

11–46 min

Range across all 8 stations on this line.

to Don Mueang (DMK)

35–66 min

Range across all 8 stations on this line. May involve bus transfer.

Where to switch trains

ARL Station	To BKK	To DMK — transfer at
Suvarnabhumi Airport	11m via Walk	ARL → A3
Lat Krabang	Direct ARL 16m	ARL → A3
Ban Thap Chang	Direct ARL 23m	ARL → A3
Hua Mak	Direct ARL 28m	ARL → A3
Ramkhamhaeng	Direct ARL 34m	ARL → A3
Makkasan	Direct ARL 39m	2-13 (69) → A4
Ratchaprarop	Direct ARL 44m	A3
Phaya Thai	Direct ARL 46m	ARL → A3

Times for Tue 1 Sep 2026, 08:00 Asia/Bangkok schedule.