Bankok-Pattaya transport

Dear all,

Any recommend? How much from BKK airport to pattaya? n where to book?

/ww

n where to book?


Don't worry, they'll find you in the airport

Kris

Take the bus to Eastern bus terminal 100 Bhat, they will tell you where to
get of off, from there it costs 66 Bhat and the bus leaves every 30 mins,
travel time 2.25 hr, from Pattaya bus terminal 20 Bhat to central Pattaya
and
40 Bhat to Jomtien Beach
Source http://www.thailandhotels.net/transport/eastbus.htm

For once I second TheMan. Why all the hassle to get to some bus
terminal if there is a bus from the airport. It'll cost a few pennies
more but whocares after a long flight.


Kris

On Sun, 21 Sep 2003 09:39:32 +0100, The Man
wrote:

On Sun, 21 Sep 2003 07:03:19 GMT, "Smegg"
wrote:

Take the bus to Eastern bus terminal 100 Bhat, they will tell you where to
get of off, from there it costs 66 Bhat and the bus leaves every 30 mins,
travel time 2.25 hr, from Pattaya bus terminal 20 Bhat to central Pattaya
and
40 Bhat to Jomtien Beach
Source http://www.thailandhotels.net/transport/eastbus.htm


Crap.
There is a Thail Limo Bus that runs to pattaya on a regular schedule

-
In the beginning there was nothing........which exploded

On Sun, 21 Sep 2003 11:23:14 +0200, Kris wrote:

For once I second TheMan. Why all the hassle to get to some bus
terminal if there is a bus from the airport. It'll cost a few pennies
more but whocares after a long flight.

The original answer was a good one. Exit the front of the airport and
ask where is the "airport bus". You can't miss it. There are two
nice English speaking ladies at a desk and they will sell you a ticket
and make sure you get on the right bus and that the driver understands
your destination. This is a very nice, confortable, airconditioned
tourist bus and cost 110 baht. (~$2) from there you ride to Ekeimi
bus station. The ladies that sold you your ticket will make sure the
driver knows where you need to go. At Ekeimi bus station you exit the
airport bus, cross a busy street which is hardest part of the journey.
(you can cross a street cant you?) and buy a ticket on the
Airconditioned bus to Pattaya. 70 baht (~$1.55). Ekeimi bus station
is an open building with booths for each destination. Go to the one
that says Pattaya and buy a ticket. Your ticket will have an assigned
seat. Once you reach Pattaya you board a baht bus that will be
waiting at the bus terminal and he will take you strait to your hotel
for 50 baht (~$1.10). The busses are very confortable, safe and easy
to navigate and damn near as fast as a taxi for less than a 5th of the
price. (taxi ~1400baht ~$31) It is a very good option for
transportation.

Kris wrote in message . ..
For once I second TheMan. Why all the hassle to get to some bus
terminal if there is a bus from the airport. It'll cost a few pennies
more but whocares after a long flight.


Kris

On Sun, 21 Sep 2003 09:39:32 +0100, The Man
wrote:

On Sun, 21 Sep 2003 07:03:19 GMT, "Smegg"
wrote:

Take the bus to Eastern bus terminal 100 Bhat, they will tell you where to
get of off, from there it costs 66 Bhat and the bus leaves every 30 mins,
travel time 2.25 hr, from Pattaya bus terminal 20 Bhat to central Pattaya
and
40 Bhat to Jomtien Beach
Source http://www.thailandhotels.net/transport/eastbus.htm


Crap.
There is a Thail Limo Bus that runs to pattaya on a regular schedule

-
In the beginning there was nothing........which exploded

Thks all of your info!
/ww

Sure, if you want to save a baht or two, but if he doesn't need to be
in BKK, I don't see the point of taking the airport bus all the way to
Ekemai (and at the wrong time of day, this can take a loooooooooong
time), get onto another bus and leave BKK again. So much easier to
take some bus or minivan or heaven forbid, a taxi (when shared this
option won't cost all that much compared to the cost of your airline
ticket). I always fail to understand why people spend a small fortune
to fly around the world and then don't want to cough up another 20$ to
reach their final destination comfortably. Unless you are backpacking
around, of course, here I assume the guy is just spending some time in
Pattaya and then is heading back home. Oh well....


Kris



On Sun, 21 Sep 2003 11:23:14 +0200, Kris wrote:

For once I second TheMan. Why all the hassle to get to some bus
terminal if there is a bus from the airport. It'll cost a few pennies
more but whocares after a long flight.

The original answer was a good one. Exit the front of the airport and
ask where is the "airport bus". You can't miss it. There are two
nice English speaking ladies at a desk and they will sell you a ticket
and make sure you get on the right bus and that the driver understands
your destination. This is a very nice, confortable, airconditioned
tourist bus and cost 110 baht. (~$2) from there you ride to Ekeimi
bus station. The ladies that sold you your ticket will make sure the
driver knows where you need to go. At Ekeimi bus station you exit the
airport bus, cross a busy street which is hardest part of the journey.
(you can cross a street cant you?) and buy a ticket on the
Airconditioned bus to Pattaya. 70 baht (~$1.55). Ekeimi bus station
is an open building with booths for each destination. Go to the one
that says Pattaya and buy a ticket. Your ticket will have an assigned
seat. Once you reach Pattaya you board a baht bus that will be
waiting at the bus terminal and he will take you strait to your hotel
for 50 baht (~$1.10). The busses are very confortable, safe and easy
to navigate and damn near as fast as a taxi for less than a 5th of the
price. (taxi ~1400baht ~$31) It is a very good option for
transportation.

On Mon, 22 Sep 2003 17:51:46 +0200, Kris wrote:

Sure, if you want to save a baht or two, but if he doesn't need to be
in BKK, I don't see the point of taking the airport bus all the way to
Ekemai (and at the wrong time of day, this can take a loooooooooong
time), get onto another bus and leave BKK again. So much easier to
take some bus or minivan or heaven forbid, a taxi (when shared this
option won't cost all that much compared to the cost of your airline
ticket). I always fail to understand why people spend a small fortune
to fly around the world and then don't want to cough up another 20$ to
reach their final destination comfortably. Unless you are backpacking
around, of course, here I assume the guy is just spending some time in
Pattaya and then is heading back home. Oh well....

I'm just pointing out the bus is not uncomfortable and takes the
tollway most of the way so most of the time traffic is not a major
issue. An even shorter and only slightly more complicated solution is
to take a taxi to Mochie bus station and ride the AC bus from there.
Taxies, mini busses and "limos" are also a good solution to. Depends
on personal taste. I just think some people see "the bus" in Thailand
as some open, converted school bus with chickens and pigs in the back.
The ones to Pattaya are really quite nice and quite confortable.

I'm just pointing out the bus is not uncomfortable and takes the
tollway most of the way so most of the time traffic is not a major
issue. An even shorter and only slightly more complicated solution is
to take a taxi to Mochie bus station and ride the AC bus from there.
Taxies, mini busses and "limos" are also a good solution to. Depends
on personal taste. I just think some people see "the bus" in Thailand
as some open, converted school bus with chickens and pigs in the back.
The ones to Pattaya are really quite nice and quite confortable.

OK, fair enough. I see your point. I'm so used to the extremely
comfortable Thai busses I simply forget some people may have the
'chickens and pigs in the back' idea. Hell, long-distance busses in
Thailand are better than most busses in Europe and the US !!!

Yeah, the airport bus takes the tollway most of the way, but
unfortunately, the bit along Sukhumvit to Ekemai can take so looooong
that very often, I just get off the bus around soi Nana or something
and take the Skytrain (oh blessing!) to Ekemai and further on where I
happen to spend quite a bit of time.


Kris

On Mon, 22 Sep 2003 07:21:48 -0700, *@X.* wrote some stuff about "
Bankok-Pattaya transport", to which I would like to add the following:

The original answer was a good one. Exit the front of the airport and
ask where is the "airport bus". You can't miss it. There are two
nice English speaking ladies at a desk and they will sell you a ticket
and make sure you get on the right bus and that the driver understands
your destination. This is a very nice, confortable, airconditioned
tourist bus and cost 110 baht. (~$2) from there you ride to Ekemai
bus station

Snip........ for the umphtieth time: Mor Chit is closer to the airport, has
buses that take the new motorway to Pattaya and neither the airport bus nor
the pattaya bus gets stuck on Sukhumvit.

Take a taxi to Mor Chit bus station.

Cheers,
Chanchao