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Bangkok Transportation Public buses

The Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA)is charged with providing bus service to people living and working in Bangkok and the nearby provinces. As of February,2005, the BMTA operated a total of 113 routes, served by 3,526 buses, of which 1,665 were regular buses and 1,861 air-conditioned buses. There were also privately-owned buses operated under the BMTA with a total of 3,535 regular and air-conditioned buses and1,067 minibuses including 2,325 small buses which provide services in lanes. An average of 3.4 million people use these services daily.

The following passengers are eligible for bus fare exemptions：

1．BMTA bus inspectors

2．Mailmen in uniform while on duty

3．Holders of BMTA employee ID cards

The following passengers are eligible for half-price fares when using the service of regular buses．

1．The blind with a certificate from the Association of the Blind

2．Soldiers and policemen in uniform

3．Holders of official certificates or medals as specified by the Regulation on Bus Fare

Holders of the following official certificates and medals are eligible for air-conditioned bus fare reductions．

1．Victory Medal(Off-spring of this medal are also entitled)

2．Border Service Medal

3．Free-Mall Protection Medal

4．European Royal War Medal

5．Non-active War Veterans Classes 1 2 3 and 4

6．BTMA Employee ID cards

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Arriving at London Gatwick Airport

Distance (距离) from central London: 23 miles/km.

For travel information call: + 44(0)870 000 24 68

How to get to the city centre

By train

The Gatwick Express goes from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria train and underground station in central London.

Trains go every 15 minutes and the journey to central London takes half an hour.

First Class tickets cost £25 (single), £48 (return).

Express Class costs £17 (single), £29 (return).

Southern Trains services run four times an hour to Victoria with a journey time of around 35 minutes.

By taxi

There are taxis outside the airport day and night. The journey to central London takes 55 — 70 minutes. A London taxi takes up to 5 people.

The average (平均的) cost from the airport to central London is £75 — £100.

By car

Gatwick Airport is 28 miles (45 km) south of London. There are 4 car parks next to the airport and there are car rental (租赁) offices open from 8:00 to 18:00. The journey to London takes 60 — 75 minutes.

All cars pay a special £8 charge (收费) to go into central London.

By bus

National Express and EasyBus have services to central London. EasyBus services go every 20 minutes. The journey takes one hour and costs from £2.

There is one National Express bus an hour. The journey takes 90 minutes and costs £7.60.