Tuesday, 22 September 2009

Getting there - a guide to Impact Stadium's transport and facilities

Updated December 2025 

Just want to get there right now?
Get to and on the MRT Pink Line, get off at Muangthong Thani station but then jump on the extension line and get off at Lake Muangthong Thani station. Address in Thai with map is on the official club website here. The cost will be paltry, about 50 baht. Grab a beer from the official Leo retailers outside (cash only) or unofficial sellers. Grab snacks such as meat on a stick from outside the west stand.

A bit more detail:
Muangthong United play their home games at the Yamaha Thunderdome Stadium, next to the Impact Arena, which is well known by Thais. The entire area is home to large, modern and often very popular exhibition halls and arenas. For this reason the area is often very busy and hectic but also offers a whole range of facilities within five or ten minutes' walk. The district of Muangthong Thani has an interesting history (more about that here). In short, it was imagined as a modern, secluded town in a western style setting just outside Bangkok. One look at the western style tower blocks (luckily without the western style gangs outside them!) show this history. Ultimately however, it was the conference centres and concert halls that thrived and expanded.

The stadium used to be hard to get to but the new transport links make it much easier. There's also a skyway on one side of the ground connecting to the stadium as well as the MRT, hotels and a popular shopping mall

If you're new to Thailand or you've never been to a game before, I strongly recommend taking the MRT to the stadium, as traffic in and around the arena can be hellish, especially during a major car show or similar big event.  The cost is low. The station linked to the Thunderdome is Lake Muangthong Thani on the MRT Pink Line. Note that even once you're on the Pink Line, you'll need to change (not get off!) at Muang Thong Thani to hop on the extension that takes you to Lake Station. From there you can walk down the steps to the stadium. If you arrive early and want to explore or eat, it's easy to get off one or two stop before Lake station, explore as long as you wish and then walk to the stadium.

To get to the Pink Line:
Note that BTS and MRT are separate networks with a few interchange points that do require some legwork.
From any BTS station: Get to any other BTS station that has an MRT interchange.

From any non-pink MRT line: look at the map at your station to find the nearest Pink line interchange ad get there. 

By taxi:
If you're obviously a tourist (i.e you're picking up a taxi from outside a hotel or a well touristed area like Sukhumvit) make sure you are very clear with the driver about where you are going, be sure that the driver is using the meter (if he tells you it's broken or "no use meter", get another taxi) and be sure the taxi has a number printed on the inside of the back doors. A taxi from central Bangkok could cost anywhere from 150 - 400 baht.

Other options:
There is also bus number 166 and minivan services that stop at a nearby shopping mall called Cosmo Bazaar, but there is probably little advantage in using these for most fans these days.

Bear in mind that it can take a while to get a free taxi after the game.
google maps link  (English)


Facilities:

Food
As mentioned, the popularity and recent development of the area means that every type of restaurant you can imagine from swish Cantonese affairs to Burger King, from food courts to Subway, are available nearby. Some of them get very busy on days with big exhibitions. 

Drinks and snacks:
There's a Seven Eleven five minutes or less from the stadium, anyone can point you in the right direction. There's also a Starbucks at a similar distance. If you want something more potent, the Seven Eleven is still forced to abide by the "no alcohol from 2-5pm" rule (at the time of writing, this law is set to be scrapped soon) but nearer the ground you can buy Leo beer or other brands from small stalls. Snacks are more limited and very Thai in style. Basically, if you want meat on a stick, tuck in! If not, get to the Seven Eleven or buy Pringles (and more beer) from the cafe near the east stand entrance,.

Memorabilia
There's two club shops on each side. 

2 comments:

  1. Thanks for creating this blog Greg!!!

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  2. Hi Greg
    If u want to get to the YAMAHA STADIUM, I recommend u to use the BTS (sky train) and then use the IMPACT LINK. U take off the BTS at MOCHIT station then you go to the exit number FOUR. You will see a large parking area. Walk straight ahead till you see the impact link (the bus which take you from BTS MOCHIT to IMPACT arena and also take you back). The bus will leave from MOCHIT for every 30 minutes which equal to the time it takes you to IMPACT. The cost is about 35-40 THB. After that, take off at the IMPACT ARENA and walk straight ahead till u see T-jucntion, turn LEFT, and you will see the most beautiful football stadium, YAMAHA STADIUM. In another hand, when u want to go back to BTS MOCHIT, leave the stadium on the gate which locate on the same side with THUNDER DOME. The bus will wait for passenger in front of the stadium. Anyway, when you take off BTS at MOCHIT , or at IMPACT,you can ask the people around there how you can go to your destination (don't ask the motorcycle driver, just people who walk around). Finally, GOOD LUCK :)

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