Free MRT travel for kids starts this April

If this world has ‘rights’ for children, here's one that actually saves you money: meet a couple of basic conditions and your kids can travel Bangkok's MRT for free. What do you reckon?

From April 13 children under 14 who aren't taller than 120cm get to hop on the Blue and Purple lines without paying. BEM's running the scheme straightforwardly: just rock up to the ticket office with your kid's ID or passport, grab a free ticket and you're sorted. 

Here's how it breaks down. Kids aged seven and under can travel free regardless of height. For children between eight and 14, there's a catch – they need to be under 120cm tall. If they've hit a growth spurt and gone over that height, you're back to paying the adult fare.

Parents can collect tickets at any station ticket office, just tell the staff you want to use the children's benefit. And if your kid's confident enough to travel solo, they can sort it themselves at the counter.