Probably the fastest way to get around Bangkok is the Sky Train. Two elevated lines run on concrete overpasses, intersecting at Siam Square. The Surasak station wasn't too far of a walk from my hostel, so I took it a few times. Trains whizzing along the two layers of tracks, with the upscale shopping center below, seem to be in the city of the future.
There is also a subway system in Bangkok, also with two lines. However, it didn't run anywhere near my hostel, so it wasn't of much use to me.
I did take the subway for a couple of stops, after taking the sky train to it, when I went looking for China Town. I mostly just wanted to see what it was like and add it to my mental list of subway systems. I love subways, and it may seem cheesy, but I enjoy checking things off my mental bucket lists: countries visited, subway systems, Hard Rocks, etc.
I didn't take the subway again, though. And the bonus of the sky train is really speed, not price. By the time I took both the sky train and the subway, it was cheaper to take a taxi back. It's just that there are no traffic jams when you're above or below everything.
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