Phone numbers you should know

We recommend that you write down on a piece of paper and tape onto your telephones selected phone numbers below. This should include a local hospital's ambulance service, and preferably the local district phone number of the police and fire stations in addition to the central number, though the central phone number may speak better English and be better able to communicate with the district outlet. The tourist police is best for English and in some situations for service. Your embassy's main number should also be kept. If you have maids, then you should write down the phone numbers in both English and Thai.

The 3-digit and 4-digit emergency numbers are usually free calls from any phone, including pay phones so that you don't have to dig for coins in order to make an emergency call.

All telephone numbers in Thailand are now 9-digit. and going to be 10 digit on September 1, 2006 for mobile phone.

Use simple English and speak slowly,

Important number
Emergency Police - 191, 123
Fire Brigades - 199
Tourism Police - 1155
Ambulance Assistance Center (Bangkok only) - 1691, 0-2252-2171-5
Tourist Assistant Center - 0-2250-5686
Tourist Service Center - 1672
TAT Information Center - 0-2250-5500

Airport
Don Muang Bangkok International Airport - 0-2535-111
Departure Information - 0-2535-1254, 0-2535-1123
Arrival Information - 0-2535-1149, 0-2535-1123
Flight Timetable Hotline - 1566
Bangkok Domestic Airport - 0-2535-2081, 0-2535-1253

Train
Bangkok Railway station - 1690, 0-223-7010, 0-2223-7020
Northern & Northeastern Bus Terminal - 0-2272-0299, 0-2936-2841-8
Southern Bus Terminal - 0-2435-1199, 0-2434-5558, 0-2434-7192
Eastern Bus Terminal - 0-2391-2504, 0-2392-2521, 0-2391-8097

Taxi Service
1661
1681

Other Number
Immigration Office - 0-2287-3101 to 10
Post Services - 0-2233-1050 to 80

Credit Card
American Express - 0-2273-5544
Diner Club - 0-2238-3660
Master Card - 0-2260-8572 to 3
Visa - 0-2256-7326 to 7
Directory Assistance - 1133
Long distance calls - 100
International Direct Dialing (IDD) - Tel. 001+Country Code + Area Code + Telephone Number