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TELEPHONE SERVICES
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At present, home telephone numbers for local calls and long
distance calls within the country have nine digits while mobile
phone numbers have 10 digits.
- Bangkok calls are prefaced
by the numbers 02. For provincial calls, an area code is
added to the existing numbers. For example, area code for
Chiang Mai is 053 followed
by the number. The area code for Phuket
is 076 followed by the number.
- The international dialling code for Thailand
is 66. When making international calls to Thailand,
add 66 and omit the leading 0. When making international
calls from Thailand, first
dial 001 then the country code, area code and the telephone
number.
- For calls to Laos or Malaysia
there is a special code which is charged at a semidomestic
rate.
- When calling Laos, first dial 007+856+area code+telephone
number.
- When calling Malaysia,
first dial 09+06+area code+telephone number.
- For direct assistance, call 1133 for local numbers, 100
for overseas.
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EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBERS
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• Central Emergency (Police, Ambulance, Fire): 191
• Highway Patrol: 1193
• Crime Suppression: 195 or 0 2513 3844
• Tourist Police (English, French and German spoken): 1155
• Tourism Authority of Thailand
(TAT) Call Centre: 1672
• Immigration Bureau: 0 2287 3101-10 |
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MOBILE PHONES
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- On December 1, 2006, mobile phones in Thailand
changed from a 9-digit to a 10-digit system.
- Mobile phone numbers begin with 01, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07,
08 and 09. With the new 10-digit system, users of all mobile
phone systems must now dial the prefix 08, followed with
the existing numbers. For example: the number 01 123 4567
changes to 081 123 4567 and 09 123 4567 changes to 089 123
4567.
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INTERNATIONAL ROAMING MOBILE PHONE
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| A Subscriber Identity Module Card (SIM Card) is available
for Thai and foreign customers whose work requires travel. The
SIM Card must be used in conjunction with a Digital GSM mobile
phone within the 900-MHz range or a Digital PCN mobile phone
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Other Useful Numbers
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| Bangkok International
Airport |
0 2535 1111 |
| Departure Info |
0 2535 1254, 0 2535 1386 |
| Arrival Info |
0 2535 1310, 0 2535 1305, 0 2535
1149 |
| Timetable (Hotline) |
1566 |
| Bangkok Domestic
Airport |
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| Departure Info |
0 2535 1192, 0 2535 1277 |
| Arrival Info |
0 2535 1253, 0 2535 1305, 0 2535
1149 |
| Thai Limousine
(Airport) |
0 2535 2801, 0 2535 2803 |
| Bangkok Railway
Station |
1690, 0 2223 7010, 0 2220 4444 (RSVN),
0 2220 4334, 0 2621 8701 |
| Air-conditioned
Bus Stations |
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| East |
0 2391 8097, 0 2391 2504 |
| North & Northeast |
0 2936 2852-66 |
| South |
0 2434 7192, 0 2435 1200 |
| Immigration Division |
0 2287 3101-5 |
| Port Authority
of Thailand |
0 2269 3000, Hotline 1573 |
| Board of Investment |
0 2537 8555, 0 2537 8111-55 |
| General Post Office |
0 2614 1000 |
| BTS Hotline |
0 2617 6000 |
| Subway |
0 2246 5733, 0 2246 5744 |
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Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT)
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| Head Office |
0 2250 5500 |
| Airport |
0 2504 2701, 0 2504 2703, 0 2535
2669 |
| Ayuthaya |
0 3524 6076-7 |
| Cha-am |
0 3247 1005-6 |
| Chiang Mai |
0 5324 8604, 0 5324 8607, 0 5324
1466 |
| Chiang Rai |
0 5371 7433, 0 5374 4674-5 |
| Hat Yai |
0 7424 3747, 0 7423 1055, 0 7423
8518 |
| Kanchanaburi |
0 3451 1200, 0 3451 2500 |
| Khon Kaen |
0 4324 4498-9 |
| Lop Buri |
0 3642 2768-9 |
| Nakhon Nayok |
0 3731 2282, 0 3731 2284 |
| Nakhon Phanom |
0 4251 3490-1 |
| Nakhon Ratchasima |
0 4421 3666, 0 4421 3030 |
| Nakhon Si Thammarat |
0 7534 6515-6 |
| Narathiwat |
0 7351 6144 |
| Pattaya |
0 3842 8750, 0 3842 7667 |
| Phitsanulok |
0 5525 2743 |
| Phuket |
0 7621 1036, 0 7621 7138, 0 7621
2213 |
| Rayong |
0 3865 5420-1, 0 3864 4585 |
| Surat Thani |
0 7728 8817-9 |
| Tak |
0 5551 4341-3 |
| Trat |
0 3959 7255, 0 3959 7259-60 |
| Ubon Ratchathani |
0 4524 3770-1 |
| Udon Thani |
0 4232 5406-7 |
*The above data are subject to change without notice.
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