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BTS vs Grab during rush hour?
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Remote working near Thong Lo. Meetings 9am — BTS reliable or Grab? Heard traffic brutal 7–9am.
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BTS beats Grab rush hour Thong Lo 7–9am every time — Sukhumvit line predictable 6am–midnight even crowded, Grab sits 45–70 min same corridor. Rabbit card any station saves queues. Remote workers: BTS to meetings, Grab after 10am or after 8pm only. Cross-town Grand Palace MRT Sanam Chai plus Chao Phraya boat beats road entirely. Orange line expanding — check BTS app. Never 9am taxi across river.
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BTS for Sukhumvit/Silom corridor during rush — Grab can sit 45–70 min 7–9am. Crowded but predictable 6am–midnight. Rabbit card at any BTS machine saves token queues. Grab fine after 10am and after 8pm. Cross-town to Grand Palace: MRT + Chao Phraya boat beats road entirely. Never schedule 9am meeting across river via taxi.
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Learned hard way — one Grab took 70 min Thong Lo to Grand Palace. Never again morning.