Songkran freebies from Transport Ministry

It’s become a tradition for the Transport Ministry to waive expressway toll fees during long public holidays to facilitate traffic flow and ease people’s financial burden.

This year’s Songkran festival, which will be marked from April 13-17, will also see motorists zooming down expressways for free.

Here is a list of which expressways will be free and when:

• Burapha Withi and Kanchanaphisek: April 12-18

• Si Rat, Udon Ratthaya, Chaloem Maha Nakhon: April 13-15

• Motorway No 7 (Bangkok-Chonburi-Pattaya), Motorway No 9 (Bang Pa-in–Bang Phli-Phra Pra Daeng-Bang Khunthien: April 12-18

• Motorway No 6 (Bang Pa-in–Nakhon Ratchasima) 64km from Pak Chong to Kham Thale So: April 11-17

Motorway No 6 will be open to one-way traffic to Nakhon Ratchasima from April 11-14 and to Bang Pa-in from April 15-18

Suvarnabhumi Airport’s parking lot Zone C will also be free from April 11-17.