The Don Mueang Airport Bus Service A1 is a convenient high-frequency bus service linking Mo Chit BTS Station to Bangkok Don Mueang International Airport at most times of the day. Despite being an almost non-stop express bus running via the tollway, it is part of the BMTA network of public buses in Bangkok, and charges reasonable local fares of just 30 Baht (~S$1.36). As I was on the BTS Sukhumvit Line most of the time and ending my trip at Mixt Chatuchak, I opted to use this bus service to get back to Don Mueang Airport since it would be a direct route.
Getting off the BTS Skytrain at Mo Chit BTS Station.
Heading down the stairs to the concourse level. The bus stop can already be seen from the stairs.
Signs at the concourse clearly mark the exit you need to head to to catch the Don Mueang Airport Bus Service A1.
Heading to Exit 3.
Touching out at the fare gates.
Heading out to Exit 3.
The bus stop just below Exit 3.
Heading down the stairs as the escalator was up-riding.
The bus stop sign at Exit 3 featuring the bus route information and the route map of buses going through Lat Phrao Intersection.
With less than 2 minutes of waiting, the Don Mueang Airport Bus Service A1 showed up at the bus stop.
Boarding the Don Mueang Airport Bus Service A1 through the rear door since I was in front of it.
The interior of the Don Mueang Airport Bus Service A1.
Departing from Mo Chit BTS Station.
The bus made another stop ahead where there was a BMTA counter for the Don Mueang Airport Bus Service A1 and A2, and the conductor went down to pick up something.
Once the bus departs, the conductor comes around to sell tickets.
My ticket for the Don Mueang Airport Bus Service A1 from Mo Chit BTS Station to Bangkok Don Mueang International Airport. The fare is just 30 Baht (~S$1.36) per person.
Heading up to the tollway.
After Chatuchak, the tollway meets the SRT Dark Red Line and runs parallel to it.
Passing by the future Wat Samian Nari Railway Station.
Passing over the existing Bang Khen Railway Station.
Passing by the future Bang Khen Railway Station.
The columns of the SRT Dark Red Line look suspiciously similar to the abandoned Hopewell columns.
Passing by the future Thung Song Hong Railway Station.
Maintenance workers hard at work under the sun.
Passing by the future Lak Si Railway Station.
Passing by Thai Airways Crew Center, Laksi.
Passing by the future Kan Kheha Railway Station.
Hoisting some equipment onto the tracks.
The line splits into two decks and further sidings before approaching the future Don Mueang Railway Station.
Passing by the future Don Mueang Railway Station. The lower deck has longer platforms, presumably for long distance trains.
The surprisingly huge Don Mueang Railway Station.
The tracks merge back after the station.
Passing over the existing Don Mueang Railway Station.
Merging back to a double track alignment.
Turning into Don Mueang International Airport.
Arriving at Don Mueang International Airport Terminal 1.
The Don Mueang Airport Bus Service A1 will stop at a door at the end of Terminal 1 departure level. There is no additional stop at the domestic Terminal 2, so everyone will alight at the single stop.
The Don Mueang Airport Bus Service A1 at Don Mueang Airport Terminal 1 departure level.
Heading into the departure hall to check-in for my flight back to Singapore.
Overall, a quick and efficient journey via the tollway to get from Mo Chit BTS Station to Bangkok Don Mueang International Airport.
I know that it is 4 years later, but we used this yesterday on our first time to Don Muang and found it invaluable- thanks so much for putting it together