Thailand has developed an extensive air transport network that encompasses 28 commercial airports, meaning that all Thailand's regions are about an hour's flight from Bangkok.
In addition to Don Muang Airport in Bangkok, which was used to handle in excess of 215,000 flights, 823,000 tons of cargo and more than 33 million passengers, per year, Thailand has international airports in Phuket, Chiang Mai, Hat Yai, Chiang Rai and Kho Samui.
A new, state-of-the-art, international airport will open in june 2006 in Bangkok to replace Don Muang, which will be then be used by discount carriers. The new Suvamabhurni airport will soon have capacity of handling 45 million passengers per year, and capacity will increase to 100 million passengers and 6.4 million metric tons of cargo when the airport is complete.


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Thailand is widely acknowledged as having the most extensive road transportation network of more than 250,000 kilometres, more than 40% of which are international standard highways that provide links to every province.

There are more than 225 km of inter-city motorways creating links between Bangkok and other major regions of the Kingdom, and the government is enhancing inter-city motorways, which are expected to stretch to 4,150 kilometres of 4-lane roads.

New highways are constantly being built, including projects to link Bangkok to the new Suvarnabhurni Airport, and an ambitious project to speed transport time to Thailand's southern provinces.

The signing of the Asian Highway Agreement on April 26, 2004 strengthens Thailand's connection to the rest of the world for land-based trade and transportation linking it to 32 countries in Europe and Asia. The importance of these interconnections will increase dramatically as Thailand's free trade agreements with the People's Republic of China, ASEAN and India kick in, making Thailand a crucial hub for international production and trade


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Thailand's rail transportation, which dates back more than century, is extensive, covering 4,000 kilometres on three lines, intersecting in Bangkok. The system offers affordable transportation from the Malaysian border to northernmost provinces and Kanchanaburi in the west. The system connects with Malaysia's national system, providing direct linkages down to Singapore, and a railway link to across the Mekong is under construction at Nong Khai.


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To help alleviate traffic in Bangkok, the government has been developing mass transit systems. In 1999, the first system, known as the Skytrain (www.bts.co.th), opened on overhead tracks. The system covers 55 kilometres, serving 23 stations on two lines, and carries approximately 300,000 passengers per working day.
In rnid-2004, the Bangkok Subway opened, providing service at 18 stations over a 20 kilometre distance. The system, which intersects with the Skytrain, can carry 50,000 passengers an hour in each direction. The government plans to expand the system to 297 kilometres and 82 stations over the next six years.


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Thailand's water transportation system has long been an important part of the country's history and industries. With a coastline of 3,219 km and over 4,000 km of inland waterways, Thailand's water transportation and ports infrastructure are essential to its overall transportation and trade.
There are currently 122 ports, wharves, and jetties able to accommodate sea-going vessels engaging international trade, including eight international deep sea ports:
The se ports, located in Bangkok, Laem Chabang and Map Ta Phut on Thailand's Eastern Seaboard, and Sonkhla, Satun, Narathiwat, Phuket and Ranong in the South, provide capacity of more than 4.5 million TEU, a figure that is expected to double as current expansion projects are completed.


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A wide range of telecommunication facilities are available across the country. Fixed line telephones (offering international direct dial connections at affordable prices) and mobile phones are readily available, and access to the Internet is available though ADSL, satellite modems and dial-up connections.
In recent years, the speed of internet access has increased while costs have declined, and this trend seems certain to continue.


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