Best places to live in Bangkok: an area guide by train line

How the BTS and MRT shape where people live

The BTS Skytrain has two lines. The Sukhumvit line runs from Kheha to Khu Khot, and the Silom line runs from Bang Wa to National Stadium. They meet at Siam, and the guide counts 47 stations on the Sukhumvit line and 14 on the Silom line. These details come from the government information site, in a guide updated in July 2023, so newer stations may exist.¹

Interchanges with the MRT and the Airport Rail Link are at Mo Chit (MRT Chatuchak), Ha Yaek Lat Phrao (MRT Phahon Yothin), Asoke (MRT Sukhumvit), Sala Daeng (MRT Silom), Bang Wa (MRT Bang Wa) and Phaya Thai (Airport Rail Link).¹ This guide gives no fares, because the figures date from 2023.

Sukhumvit: Asok to Phrom Phong

Asok (E4) is the interchange with the MRT Sukhumvit station, and Phrom Phong (E5) is the next station on the line towards Thong Lo.¹⁴ Station codes come from Wikipedia pages and a search summary, so check them on the operator's map. We found no further area description for Sukhumvit proper, so the area is described here only by its stations.

Thonglor and Ekkamai

Thonglor (Thong Lo) is at Sukhumvit Soi 55 in Watthana district. It is known for trendy bars and restaurants and for a Japanese expatriate community, and its station is E6.²⁴

Ekkamai (E7) is at Sukhumvit Soi 63, next to the Ekkamai Bus Terminal, with APAC Tower beside the station.⁵

Sathon and Silom

Sathon Road is a financial district with many condominiums of 40 storeys or more, and it has several embassies. Taksin Bridge and the Chao Phraya Express Boat CEN Sathon pier are at its south west end.³

Si Lom Road is a main business district in Bang Rak.⁶ Chong Nonsi station (S3) lies between Sathon and Si Lom roads and has an interchange to the Sathorn bus rapid transit line.⁷ Sala Daeng (S2) connects to MRT Silom.¹

Ari and Phahonyothin

Ari (N5) is on Phahonyothin Road at Soi Ari in Phaya Thai district, with cafes and government offices.⁸⁹ Mo Chit (N8) is further north and links to MRT Chatuchak.¹

Rama 9 and Ratchadaphisek

Phra Ram 9 station on the MRT Blue Line serves Fortune Town and G-Land, at the junction of Din Daeng, Asok Din Daeng, Ratchadaphisek and Rama IX roads. BEM operates the Blue Line.¹⁰¹¹ Thailand Cultural Centre is station BL19 on the same line.¹²

Riverside

Saphan Taksin (S6) on the Silom line has an interchange with the Chao Phraya river ferry.¹³ The Gold Line opened on 16 December 2020 with three stations, and it feeds from the Silom line to ICONSIAM, which opened on 9 November 2018 and is served by Charoen Nakhon station.¹⁴¹⁵

Choosing between the corridors

• Restaurants, bars and an expatriate community: Thonglor and Ekkamai on the Sukhumvit line.²⁵
• Offices and tall condominium buildings: Sathon and Silom, with the river pier at the south west end of Sathon Road.³⁶
• Cafes and a northern stretch of the BTS: Ari and Mo Chit.⁹¹
• A newer MRT address: Rama 9 on the Blue Line, beside Fortune Town and G-Land.¹⁰
• River travel and ICONSIAM: Saphan Taksin and the Gold Line.¹³¹⁴

A condominium near an interchange station reaches a second network without a change of plan: Mo Chit, Ha Yaek Lat Phrao, Asoke, Sala Daeng and Bang Wa link to the MRT, and Phaya Thai links to the Airport Rail Link.¹

Whichever corridor you prefer, ask for the walking time from the building to the nearest station, because that figure was not part of the sources for this guide.

Hospitals near these areas

Bumrungrad International Hospital is at 33 Sukhumvit 3 in Wattana.¹⁶ We have not confirmed addresses for other hospitals, so ask the hospital for its current location before you rely on one.

Prices by area

Each Bangkok listing shows the price from the developer where one is given. Where only agent or portal figures exist, the card reads Guide price with the date we checked it, and where sources conflict or give no figure it reads Price on request. We never pick a figure from conflicting sources.

This guide also has no confirmed information on flooding, traffic, air quality or schools in Bangkok. Visit at the time of day you would commute.

Next steps

If Bangkok is on your list, open the Listings page and choose Bangkok in the area filter, or start Keybaan Instant or message us on WhatsApp and we will tell you what we have. Our Pattaya area guide and Phuket area guide cover the other main markets, and the freehold condominium guide explains how a foreign buyer owns a unit.

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Frequently asked questions

Sources

Last checked 23 October 2026. Wikipedia and Wikivoyage style pages are secondary sources. Pages from the Tourism Authority of Thailand Japan office are in Japanese and are summarised here in our own words.

1. Thailand.go.th (Royal Thai Government information site), “Guide book: BTS Skytrain”, published Updated 12 July 2023; checked 23 October 2026. https://www.thailand.go.th/public/guide-book-detail/001_01_097
2. Wikipedia, “Thong Lo”, Checked 23 October 2026. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thong_Lo
3. Wikipedia, “Sathon Road”, Checked 23 October 2026. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sathon_Road
4. Wikipedia, “Thong Lo BTS station”, Checked 23 October 2026. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thong_Lo_BTS_station
5. Wikipedia, “Ekkamai BTS station”, Checked 23 October 2026. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ekkamai_BTS_station
6. Wikipedia, “Si Lom Road”, Checked 23 October 2026. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Si_Lom_Road
7. Wikipedia, “Chong Nonsi BTS station”, Checked 23 October 2026. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chong_Nonsi_BTS_station
8. Wikipedia, “Ari BTS station”, Checked 23 October 2026. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ari_BTS_station
9. Wikipedia, “Ari, Bangkok”, Checked 23 October 2026. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ari,_Bangkok
10. Wikipedia, “Phra Ram 9 MRT station”, Checked 23 October 2026. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phra_Ram_9_MRT_station
11. Wikipedia, “MRT Blue Line”, Checked 23 October 2026. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MRT_Blue_Line
12. Wikipedia, “Thailand Cultural Centre MRT station”, Checked 23 October 2026. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thailand_Cultural_Centre_MRT_station
13. Wikipedia, “Saphan Taksin BTS station”, Checked 23 October 2026. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saphan_Taksin_BTS_station
14. Wikipedia, “Gold Line (Bangkok)”, Checked 23 October 2026. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_Line_(Bangkok)
15. Wikipedia, “Iconsiam”, Checked 23 October 2026. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iconsiam
16. Bumrungrad International Hospital, “Contact details”, Checked 23 October 2026. https://www.bumrungrad.com/en/contact-us/contact-details

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