Are taxi drivers in Bangkok expected to round up the taxi fare to the nearest multiple of 10 THB?

6/14/2020 8:36:24 PM

From https://itsbetterinthailand.com/how-to-use-local-taxis-in-bangkok-without-getting-ripped-off-or-lost/ (mirror 1, mirror 2):

Tipping is not necessary but it’s common to round up to the nearest 5 or 10 baht.

The same page also gives some interesting advice regarding the case where the taxi driver claims not to have any change (which in my experience does happen once in a while, even for 5 THB change):

I’ll warn you that if you use a taxi without having 100 baht notes or smaller, you may have trouble getting change from your driver. It’s common to claim “no have change” – and I’m not sure how you’re going to prove that they do. I’ve asked to drive on to a 7-11 before so I could get change – suddenly the driver found some coins in his center console.

Take a selection of 100 and 20 baht notes plus some coins if you want to pay the exact fare.

6/5/2020 9:41:03 PM

According to TripAdvisor, in taxis, “both Thais and local ex-pats commonly round up the fare (i.e. 51 baht fare rounded up to 60 baht).” As ฿7 is equivalent to US$0.22, I wouldn’t worry about it much.

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