Getting to Pattaya

Posted by Party Pete on August 7th, 2009 filed in Uncategorized, just visiting

Pattaya is ideally positioned within less than 92 miles of Bangkok.  Thailand’s most popular seaside resort town can conveniently be reached by road. The drive along Highway 34 or Highway 3 will usually not take longer than two hours. Drivers travelling along the Bangkok – Chol Buri – Pattaya Motorway will avoid traffic congestion. Limousine, taxi and minibus transport services between Bangkok and Pattaya are available at Suvarnabhumi International Airport.

Perhaps the best option is to hire a car. There are plenty of rental companies at the airport and the highways are good – it’s about a 90 minute drive if the traffic is good. Having rental gives you the freedom to explore the area. Although you can rent a car on arrival we strongly advise you to book a hire car online beforehand.

Daily rail services operated by the State Railways of Thailand depart from Bangkoks’s Central Hua Lamphong Railway Station. The voyage will take around three hours, 30 minutes. Non- air conditioned trains depart at 06:55 and stop at South Pattaya as well as at North Pattaya. A one-way train ticket costs about 40 baht. Travellers can get detailed travel information by calling: 1690, 0 2223 7020 or 0 2223 7010.

From the two main bus terminals in Bangkok, frequent coaches leave to Pattaya throughout the day. The duration of the bus trip is about two hours, 30 minutes.
From Bangkok’s Morchit 2 Bus Terminal, located on Kamphaeng Phet 2 Rd, every 30 minutes between 04:30 and 20:00 a bus departs to Pattaya. The one-way bus fee will cost around 100 baht. Travellers may call Rung Ruang Tour for more information, Tel: 0 2936 3509.

In addition, between 05:00 and 23:00 buses to Pattaya depart every 30 minutes from the Ekkamai Terminal on Sukhumvit Rd. A one-way ticket buses leave for Pattaya every half an hour from 5 a.m.-11 p.m. The price for a one-way ticket is about 95 baht. Call Rung Ruang Tour at: 0 2712-3928 or 0 2391 9829 for information.

Bangkok Air operates daily flight services from Koh Samui as well as Phuket to Utapao Airport in Pattaya. Up-to-date flight information is available by contacting their Bangkok office, Tel: 0 2229 3456 or by visiting the airline’s official website