Increased Bus Fares in Thailand Set on April 22

BANGKOK, April 11 (TNA) – The fares of public buses of
all types, run or contracted by the state-run Bangkok Mass Transit Authority
(BMTA) and the government-run Transport Co., Ltd., will be raised later this
month.

Transport Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith confirmed on
Thursday that the fares of the public buses of all types will be increased as
of April 22.

Arkhom told journalists that the increase in the fares of
the public buses, covering interprovincial buses, complies with a resolution in
mid-December 2018 of a central committee on land transport control, aimed to
boost the financial status and services of both the BMTA and the Transport Co.,
Ltd.

Based on the official resolution, the fares of the public
buses of all types in Greater Bangkok, run or contracted by the BMTA, will be
raised by about 1.5-2.0 baht per passenger per trip, while the fares of
interprovincial buses, run by the Transport Co., Ltd., will be increased
proportionally in according to the distance per trip of a passenger. (TNA)