BTS Skytrain, Bangkok

Nana is centrally located and is known for it's night life, and great restaurants. The Nana station is located on the Sukhumvit line. Here is a list of places near Nana BTS Station that I have visited and reviewed:

Hotels
Dynasty Grande Hotel
Majestic Suites
Phachara Suites
The Dawin
iCheck Inn Nana

Restaurants
Bloom Cafe
Cabbages & Condoms
Full Moon Bakery
Tapas Cafe
Chu Chocolate Bar and Cafe
Kinnaree Gourmet Thai
Above Eleven
Bangkok Baking Company
Monsoon Cafe
Cafe Tartine
Smooth Curry
Jasmin Chinese Restaurant

Thong Lo, also referred to as Thong Lor is on the Sukhumvit Line of the BTS sky train system. The stop is at Sukhumvit Road and Soi Thong Lo. Thong Lo is located in the Klong Toei District. The area here is popular with locals and there are a number of night clubs and popular restaurants. I've been to this area for the restaurants.

The restaurants I've been to from this BTS station include:

The Gardens Restaurant
Supanniga Eating Room
The Root Cafe

This station gives access to the Patpong area. The station itself has several food and coffee stands and like all sky train stops, it is very clean. Places I have been to, eat at or stayed, within walking distance of this station include:

Restaurants
Eat Me Restaurant
Siam Cuisine
Mango Tree Restaurant

Hotel
The Tawana Bangkok

Things To Do
Patpong Alley 1
Patpong Alley 2

For most people this is the main city transport system, and it links most of the popular tourist destinations. The Skytrain runs high above the streets, and you must climb several floors to reach the track - if you are lucky there might be a escalator, but don't count on it. The ticket system is confusing, and requires that you only use 5 and 10 baht coins. If you haven't got the change (and who has?) there are usually machines to make the change, or you can ask at the BTS counter. Then you need to enter the number of the station you want to reach and put your coins in the slot. Alternatively buy a day ticket and avoid the hassle of individual tickets.

Note: This isn't the same ticket system as the subway.

The ideal way to get around Bangkok is to use the Skytrain or Subway as the trains are regular, quick and inexpensive but study the maps first and figure out the most convenient way to reach each destination. The trains and stations are extremely clean, and there are a variety of tickets, passes that you can buy, just look at the link below. There is one subway line, two skytrain lines and a branch that takes you to Suvarnabhumi Airport.
By looking at the link below you will see that there is a list of stations along with what attractions are in the surrounding area, so start planning now.

There were 3 of us staying in Bangkok around Sukhumvit road near On Nut BTS. What we found out is that cabs in Bangkok are relatively cheaper compared to Manila. Moreover for a group of 3 or more it's actually cheaper to take a cab than taking the train.

The tip though is that there's a language barrier between customer and driver so make sure to have a local write down the location and the instructions to going there.

We had experienced 2-3x mishaps wherein the driver brought us to the destination we didnt intend to due to driver misunderstanding the written instruction.

The good part of taking the BTS is you avoid the communication part as they have machines in English to buy the card.

Sky Train or BTS is a convenient way to get around Bangkok. The link below is directly to the English site. It appears the best deal for us would be to purchase a 1-day pass for 120 baht (US$3.60) for unlimited number of trips for that day.

S3 BTS Skytrain Chong Nonsi Station


Information
Name: Chong Nonsi
Attraction Type: BTS Skytrain Station
Close to: Naradhiwas Rajanagarindra Road, Sathorn road, Chong Nonsi canal, Silom Road
Line: Line 2, Sukhumvit Line
Code: S3
City: Bangkok
Pictures in the web: Chong Nonsi BTS Station


My Photos
First Photo: Sala Daeng Station
Second photo: View to Silom road from Sala Daeng Station
Third photo: Waiting for the train
Forth photo: View to the lines
Fifth photo: Sala Daeng Station

E7 BTS Skytrain Ekkamai Station


Information
Name: Ekkamai
Attraction Type: BTS Skytrain Station
Close to: Eastern bus terminal, Bangkok Planetarium
Line: Line 2, Sukhumvit Line
Code: E7
City: Bangkok
Pictures in the web: Ekkamai Station


My Photos
First Photo: View to buildings around the station
Second photo: View to Sukhumvit road and the BTS Line
Third photo: Eastern bus terminal
Forth photo: Eastern bus terminal
Fifth photo: View to Bangkok

E9 BTS Skytrain On Nut Station


Information
Name: On Nut
Attraction Type: BTS Skytrain Station
Close to: Tesco Lotus market
Line: Line 2, Sukhumvit Line
Code: E9
City: Bangkok
Pictures in the web: On Nut Station


My Photos
First Photo: View to Bangkok from the station
Second photo: View to Bangkok from the station
Third photo: View to Bangkok from the station
Forth photo: Tesco Lotus Market in front of the station
Fifth photo: Tesco Lotus Market in front of the station

E5 BTS Skytrain Phrom Phong Station


Information
Name: Phrom Phong
Attraction Type: BTS Skytrain Station
Close to: Emporium Department Store, Sukhumvit Soi 22
Line: Line 2, Sukhumvit Line
Code: E5
City: Bangkok
Pictures in the web: Phrom Phong Station


My Photos
First Photo: The Emporium Department Store.
Second photo: View to Bangkok from the station
Third photo: The Emporium Department Store.
Forth photo: BTS Skytrain Phrom Phong Station
Fifth photo: View to Bangkok from the station

E2 BTS Skytrain Ploen Chit Station


Information
Name: Ploen Chit
Attraction Type: BTS Skytrain Station
Close to: All Seasons, Wireless Road, USA embassy, British embassy
Line: Line 2, Sukhumvit Line
Code: E2
City: Bangkok
Pictures in the web: Ploen Chit Station


My Photos
First Photo: View to Bangkok from BTS Skytrain Ploen Chit Station
Second photo: View to Bangkok from BTS Skytrain Ploen Chit Station
Third photo: View to Bangkok from BTS Skytrain Ploen Chit Station
Forth photo: View to Bangkok from BTS Skytrain Ploen Chit Station
Fifth photo: View to Bangkok from BTS Skytrain Ploen Chit Station

E1 BTS Skytrain Chit Lom Station

Chit Lom is a BTS Skytrain station that located in Sukhumvit Road. Is the next one station after Siam on the way to On Nut. From Chit Lom BTS Skytrain station near are ZEN - Central Worls Plaza, the largest mall in Bangkok and in South East Asia. Also near are Gaysorn Plaza, Big C, Erawan Shrine, Erawan, and many more Malls, Markets etc.


Information
Name: Chit Lom
Attraction Type: BTS Skytrain Station
Close to: ZEN, Central World Plaza, Intercontinetal hotel, Big C, Gaysorn Plaza
Line: Line 2, Sukhumvit Line
Code: E1
City: Bangkok
Pictures in the web: Chit Lom Station


My Photos
First Photo: BTS Skytrain Chit Lom Station
Second photo: Sukhumvit road in Chit Lom Station
Third photo: View to Bangkok skyscrapers from Chit Lom Station
Forth photo: Buildings around Chit Lom Station
Fifth photo: Chit Lom Station

N3 BTS Skytrain Victory Monument Station

Victory Monument is another one center point in Bangkok. Except the monument, Victory is a place where you can find Bus to many places around Bangkok. Also it is and a Van station for some provinces around Bangkok. In Victory Monument located and many shopping areas and shopping malls.


Information
Name: Victory Monument
Attraction Type: BTS Skytrain Station
Close to: Victory Monument, Shopping Area, Busses
Line: Line 2, Sukhumvit Line
Code: N3
City: Bangkok
Pictures in the web: Victory Monument Station


My Photos
First Photo: Victory Monument
Second photo: Victory Monument
Third photo: Phaya Thai road
Forth photo: Coffe shop near the station
Fifth photo: Baiyoke Sky tower, view from Victory Monument

Tickets in BTS Skytrain

The are many tickets in BTS Skytrain. It depends the far. For example: Ticket for one way, ticket for all day, ticket for all Month. The price for one way is for which station do you like to go, so we have ticket with 30 or 40 baht etc. The ticket for all day cost 120 bath. You can ask in the BTS Skytrain station about this. All the stations have information.


My Photos
First Photo: Tickets in BTS Skytrain
Second photo: Inside the train
Third photo: The stations in BTS
Forth photo: View to Bangkok from a BTS Skytrain