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Thailand Taxi APIs and Ride-Hailing Data.

DLT legality, Taxi OK/VIP, ride-hailing certification, airport taxis, taxi GPS analytics, motorcycle-taxi counts, stands, fares, and complaint data.

17 sources Updated 2026-05-11 Download JSON

Best use for travel intelligence

For travel decisions, taxi data is strongest when it separates legality, fare rules, airport pickup points, taxi stands, motorcycle-taxi wins, complaints, GPS analytics, and private ride-hailing dispatch.

What this changes for travelers

  • DLT: Legal taxi, driver-license, operator-license, Taxi OK/VIP, complaint, and ride-hailing certification context.
  • OTP / MOT: Taxi-demand, trip-volume, speed, and pickup/dropoff analytics for area scoring and traveler expectations.
  • AOT: Airport pickup gates, counters, queue-ticket flow, surcharge, baggage, toll, and premium-service comparisons.
  • OSM / Google / Longdo / NOSTRA: Taxi stands, motorcycle-taxi wins, operator offices, map confidence, and pickup-point enrichment.
  • Ride-hailing and fleet surfaces: Private quote, ETA, driver, and trip-status data only when the user or partner is authorized to see it.

Best sources to start with

  • Best legal and registry backbone: Department of Land Transport statistics/catalogs for registered vehicles, driver licenses, operator licenses, Taxi OK/VIP, complaint context, and ride-hailing certification guidance.
  • Best aggregate demand and mobility layer: OTP/MOT taxi GPS analytics and top pickup/dropoff datasets for monthly trip counts, average trip distance, average speed, and area ranking.
  • Best airport taxi layer: AOT Suvarnabhumi and Don Mueang transport pages for pickup counters, queue-ticket areas, surcharge, baggage, and toll rules.
  • Best stand and pickup-point enrichment: OpenStreetMap/Overpass for free taxi stands and wins, plus Google Places, Longdo, and NOSTRA for licensed POI and routing enrichment.
  • Best ride-hailing legality layer: DLT-linked public guidance for certified apps, driver-license requirements, vehicle requirements, and complaint channels; private ETA/fare/driver data still needs platform authorization.
Official / agency sources

12 of 17 sources look official or agency-backed.

API/feed candidates

9 sources expose API, feed, CKAN/DataStore, JSON, XML, or similar machine-readable access.

Near-real-time signals

1 sources have live, hourly, event-driven, warning, or frequent update language.

Developer note

Use DLT and OTP/MOT for legal and aggregate layers, AOT for airport rules, OSM/POI vendors for pickup points, and keep live fare/ETA/driver data behind explicit platform authorization.

Last checked and source confidence

Last checked: 2026-05-11.

Source confidence: This cluster is strongest when several sources describe the same traveler problem from different angles: official context, machine-readable feeds, and slower fallback documentation.

Transport

AOT airport ground transport pages

Structured public AOT airport transport pages covering taxi rules, Grab pickup guidance, rental-counter presence, airport rail or shuttle context where published, and pickup or terminal instructions. Useful for official airport-ground-service support and pickup-rule context, not live queue length, ETA, or rental inventory.

Official airport transport guide and service pages Transport

AOT Don Mueang Grab pickup points

Official Don Mueang Grab service page with terminal pickup area information and service-type context. Useful for airport ride-hailing pickup guidance, not live dispatch or fare ingestion.

Official airport transport service page Transport

AOT Don Mueang taxi meter service

Official Don Mueang taxi pickup-point and service guidance, including Terminal 1 Door 8 and Terminal 2 Door 15 taxi areas, 24-hour availability, and special taxi options. Use for airport pickup rules; verify baggage-fee or service-detail changes against current airport transport pages.

Official airport guide page Transport

AOT Suvarnabhumi Grab pickup points

Official Suvarnabhumi Grab pickup and drop-off point page, including gate and level information plus airport application-pickup rules. Good for airport pickup instructions, not quote or ETA data.

Official airport transport service page Transport

AOT Suvarnabhumi public taxi

Official Suvarnabhumi public-taxi pickup, counter/ticket-machine, 24-hour service, surcharge, toll, baggage-fee, and taxi-category information. Use for airport pickup rules and fare caveats, not live queue length.

Official airport transport service page Transport

Bangkok motorcycle taxi stands and drivers

Counts of motorcycle-taxi stands (wins) and public motorcycle drivers in Bangkok. Useful for stand and driver supply context, not exact live availability or stand coordinates.

DLT/data.go.th dataset with downloadable resources and catalog metadata Transport

DLT 1584 public-transport complaints

Complaint statistics from the DLT passenger-protection center hotline 1584, including complaint issue types, vehicle classes, and public complaint channels. Use for safety and service-quality trend analysis, not personal complaint details.

DLT/data.go.th datasets, XLS/PDF historical files, annual reports, and complaint-channel web surfaces Transport

DLT GPS passenger and complaint app

Passenger-facing DLT GPS application for locating DLT-registered public vehicles, filing complaints, and searching passenger stations. Useful as evidence of regulated GPS-linked taxi oversight, not a verified public bulk API.

Official public mobile-app page and GPS management-center web surfaces Transport

DLT ride-hailing certification and public guidance

Public guidance on legally certified ride-hailing applications, driver and vehicle requirements, complaint channels, and passenger-safety expectations. Certification status can change, so store source URL, source date, and verification date rather than hardcoding app lists.

Official government guidance page and DLT-linked public notices Transport

DLT Taxi OK / Taxi VIP project

Public DLT TAXI OK / TAXI VIP project page with downloadable rules for taxi communication centers, driver history, trip recorders, safety equipment, registration, and fare-standard context. Useful for regulated taxi-oversight support, not live dispatch or a public bulk vehicle API.

Official public project page, downloadable DLT notices, and GPS management-center web surfaces Transport

Google Places Thailand taxi POIs

Commercial POI layer for taxi stands, operator offices, airport pickup points, opening hours, contact data, reviews, and map links. It is not a legal registry or ride-dispatch feed.

Places API search, nearby search, place details, and place types such as taxi_stand with commercial terms Transport

Grab Thailand transport and ride types

Consumer-facing transport page for ride types such as taxi, car, van, and motorcycle services in Thailand. Useful for product naming and user-visible service categories, not live dispatch or public API use.

Official public consumer transport page Transport

Longdo Place API Thailand taxi POIs

Thailand-local POI/search layer useful for taxi stands, operator offices, Thai-language place names, address normalization, and nearby search. Use as licensed enrichment alongside OSM, Google, and airport/operator pages.

Longdo Place API for Thai-local place search, details, reverse geocoding, phone, website, and category data Transport

NOSTRA Map API Thailand taxi POIs

Commercial Thai location platform for taxi stands, operator offices, airport pickup points, routing, and nearby place enrichment. Treat as licensed POI and routing enrichment, not a legal taxi or dispatch API.

NOSTRA Map developer platform APIs for POI search, geocoding, routing, and Thai location services Transport

OpenStreetMap Thailand taxi stands

Best free geospatial layer for taxi ranks, pickup points, and some motorcycle-taxi stands where tagged. Coverage is incomplete and informal stands often need manual validation.

OSM extracts and Overpass API using amenity=taxi, opening_hours, name, operator, and vehicle tags Transport

OTP taxi GPS trip analytics

Aggregate taxi passenger-trip analytics derived from DLT/OTP GPS data, including monthly average taxis, daily average trips, pickup trips, average trip distance, average speed, total distance, and total time. Good for mobility and demand analysis, not live taxi positions or raw trips.

MOT/OTP catalog resources in CSV/XLSX/PDF and API-backed catalog metadata where exposed Transport

OTP top taxi pickup and dropoff areas

Top pickup and dropoff area analytics from taxi GPS data with weekday/weekend splits and area labels such as subdistrict, district, and province. Useful for demand heatmaps and taxi-area ranking, not live dispatch.

MOT/OTP catalog resources in CSV/XLSX/PDF and API-backed catalog metadata where exposed