How To Get To Pattaya? (And Get Away Again)
From Suvarnabhumi Airport To Pattaya From Pattaya To Suvarnabhumi Airport
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Pattaya is conveniently located in Chonburi province, approximately 140 kilometers southeast of the capital Bangkok, at the Eastern seaboard of the Gulf of Thailand, and only a 90-minutes drive from Bangkok's new Suvarnabhumi airport.
Pattaya's central location near the capital Bangkok and the new international airport, from where several regional budget airlines offer inexpensive domestic and international flights, also makes it a perfect hub for tourists, who enjoy travelling around Thailand and other parts of Southeast Asia.
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Due to ambitious road construction since the 1990s, the motorway connection between Bangkok and Pattaya has constantly improved, so that now it's only a two-hours drive between both cities.
From Suvarnabhumi Airport To Pattaya
The 2006 opening of Bangkok's new international Suvarnabhumi Airport (Suvarnapoom), south of Bangkok in Samut Prakan province, which has replaced the old Don Muang Airport in Bangkok's North - now being used mainly for cargo and domestic flights - has made it even easier and faster to get to Pattaya. On average it's just a 90 minutes bus or taxi ride from the new Bangkok airport to Pattaya.
AOT Official Airport Website Suvarnabhumi Airport Guide
Taxis depart from airport level one and charge a flat rate of around 1,300 Baht (i.e. unless you opt for an expensive "limousine" service, which can easily cost you a few thousand Baht.) An air-con taxi ride, of course, is most convenient after an exhausting long-haul flight; however, as anywhere else in Thailand, be aware of rip-offs
As with most taxis in Thailand, except for "taxi meters" in Bangkok, you will have to negotiate a price with the chauffeur (which includes pseudo-"taxi meters" at the airport.) In general, anything between 1,000 and 1,800 Baht should be enough to get you to Pattaya.
Public buses from Suvarnabhumi to Pattaya and Jomtien is provided from the bus terminal at the airport's Transport Center. To get there, there's a free shuttle bus from outside the main terminal. The free shuttle service may take about 15 minutes to get to the bus station (last stop!). Several bus companies offer their services from here. (Please note that fares as well as departure times may change frequently.)
Transport Co. Ltd. offers two bus services to Pattaya, with one coach going to North Pattaya and another one going to Jomtien Beach (Soi Chaiyapruek). Take the air-conditioned (yellow) bus No. 389 to Jomtien Beach, or bus No. 905 to North Pattaya.
Departure times are 6.30h, 8h, 9h, 11h, 13h, 15h, 17h, 19h
One-way fare 106 Baht (June 2009). Tel. 02-1344 099 (airport office)
Airport-Pattaya Bus Service (Roong Reuang Co. Ltd.) provides direct transfer from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Jomtien, and vice versa, with only 32 seats in each coach and an estimated travel time of two hours. Their Jomtien office is located outside Foodmart supermarket on Thapphraya Road (opposite Pan Pan restaurant).
There are two departure locations at Suvarnabhumi Airport, one at the airport's main bus terminal and another one on the 1st floor of the arrivals terminal (between gates 7 and 8).
Departure times (arrival terminal) 7h, 9h, 11h, 13h, 15h, 17h, 21h
One-way fare is 124 Baht (August 2009). www.airportpattayabus.com
Bell Travel Service operates a private bus service between Suvarnabhumi and Pattaya's main bus terminal on North Pattaya Road (Pattaya Nua).
Bell also provides a "Door to Door Service from Arrival Hall to Pattaya Hotels", meaning that upon arrival at the North Pattaya bus station, passengers will be transferred to vans that will take them to their respective hotels.
You can either take the free shuttle bus to the Transport Center, or have Bell pick you up at their Meeting Point on the ground floor of the terminal building (level 1, arrivals door 7, near the Tourist Police counter), where you can also buy your ticket. Bell service staff will direct you to where the coach will pick you up, which is just outside arrivals door 7.
Departure times 8h, 10h, 12h, 14h, 16h, 18h.
One-way fare 200 Baht (paid to service staff upon boarding the coach. This price includes drop-off service to your hotel in Pattaya.) www.belltravelservice.com
From Pattaya to Suvarnabhumi Airport
Bell Travel Service have an office inside the bus terminal on North Pattaya Road (Sukhumvit road end), from where coaches will go directly to the airport’s departure terminal. Pick-up service from your hotel in Pattaya to the bus terminal is also available and included in the price.
Departure times 6h, 9h, 11h, 13h, 15h, 17h, 19h
One-way fare 200 Baht (paid to service staff upon boarding the coach. This price includes pick-up service from your hotel.)
Tel. 038-370 055-6 (Pattaya office). www.belltravelservice.com
Airport-Pattaya Bus Service (Roong Reuang Coach Co. Ltd.) offers direct transfer from Jomtien to Suvarnabhumi Airport (departure terminal on the 4th floor), with only 32 seats in each bus and an estimated travel time of two hours.
There are two departure locations - one at their Soi Chaiyapruek office (off Jomtien Beach Road), and another one at their main Pattaya office outside Foodmart supermarket on Thapphraya Road (opposite Pan Pan restaurant, north of the junction with Thepprasit Road).
Departure times (Soi Chaiyapruek) 7.40h, 9.40h, 11.40h, 13.40h, 15.40h, 17.40h, 19.40h
Departure times (Foodmart office) 8h, 10h, 12h, 14h, 16h, 18h, 20h
One-way fare is 124 Baht (August 2009). www.airportpattayabus.com
Transport Co. Ltd. coaches (yellow bus no. 999) depart from their office on Soi Chaiyapruek, just around the corner from Jomtien Beach Road (opposite the "second" police box).
Departure times 9h, 13h, 17h, 19.30h
One-way fare 112 Baht (November 2008). Tel. 038-231 142 (Jomtien office)
Metre taxis to Suvarnabhumi Airport or Bangkok can be chartered in many travel agencies or at little taxi booths all over Pattaya at a flat rate of around 800 Baht - plus the multiple surcharges for tollway usage (expect around 100 Baht).
Limousine taxis can be booked in most hotels or travel agencies, with fares around 1500 Baht.
The former U-Tapao military airport of near Sattahip, which has been upgraded to an international airport in 2009 and is even closer to Pattaya (approx. 30-minutes driving distance), is only being used by very few international airlines so far. Bangkok Airways operates domestic flights to Koh Samui and Phuket from here.
From Bangkok To Pattaya By Bus
If you travel from Bangkok and want to avoid an expensive taxi ride. your best option is to take a public bus from Ekamai Bus Terminal on Sukhumvit Road (BTS Skytrain station).
Air-conditioned coaches depart from Ekamai about every 30 minutes from 5h in the morning until late evening. One-way tickets cost around 120 Baht (fares frequently changing).
The bus ride should not take longer than two hours, however, make sure you catch a coach that takes the motorway and not the Sukhumvit route via Chonburi.
If you stay in Bangkok's North you can alternatively travel from Morchit Bus Terminal. Coaches to Pattaya depart every 30 minutes from 5h till 19h. The one-way fare is roughly 120 Baht, same as when travelling from Ekamai.
Roong Ruang Tour coaches will drop you off at Pattaya's bus terminal at the Sukhumvit road end of North Pattaya Road (Pattaya Nua), otherwise anywhere along Sukhumvit road, from where you can continue your journey with one of Pattaya's (in)famous Baht-Bus taxis.
Get Around in Pattaya.
From Pattaya To Bangkok By Bus
Air-con coaches from the bus terminal on North Pattaya Road (Pattaya Nua) to Bangkok's three major bus terminals (with frequent connections to all regions and provinces of the country) depart regularly about every thirty minutes. Fare approx. 120 Baht.
"407 Pattana" and Nakornchai Air bus companies provide VIP bus services to Northeast Thailand (Isaan) and North Thailand (Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai).
For more info and contact details, please visit our Get Around In Thailand page.
From Bangkok To Pattaya By Train
If you should be a die-hard railway fanatic, then there's one daily connection between Bangkok's Hua Lamphong Railway Station (with MRT subway access) and Pattaya's little railway station off Soi Siam Country Club (on the "dark side" of Sukhumvit road).
The scheduled departure time from Bangkok is 6.55h, scheduled arrival in Pattaya 10.35h. Trains from Pattaya leave at 14.21h and arrive in Bangkok at 18.25h.
One-way fare (3rd class) is 31 Baht (with only 3rd class available).
Due to the length of the journey, however, this alternative won't be of much interest for you unless you're a die-hard railway fanatic.
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From Bangkok To Pattaya By Car
In case you travel from Bangkok to Pattaya by car you should, depending on the traffic situation, expect a ride of approximately 2 hours (about 90 minutes from Suvarnabhumi).
The most convenient route when driving from Bangkok is to follow the Bang Na-Trat Highway (No. 3) via Bang Pakong, Chonburi and Sri Racha. A lot of traffic can be avoided by opting for the new Chonburi-Pattaya-Rayong highway.
Roadmap of Central Thailand and the Eastern seaboard
For a listing of international car rental companies based in Thailand, as well as private car rental companies in Pattaya, please visit our Get Around In Pattaya page.
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From Suvarnabhumi Airport To Pattaya From Pattaya To Suvarnabhumi Airport
Bangkok-Pattaya By Bus Bangkok-Pattaya By Railway Bangkok-Pattaya By Car
Pattaya is conveniently located in Chonburi province, approximately 140 kilometers southeast of the capital Bangkok, at the Eastern seaboard of the Gulf of Thailand, and only a 90-minutes drive from Bangkok's new Suvarnabhumi airport.
Pattaya's central location near the capital Bangkok and the new international airport, from where several regional budget airlines offer inexpensive domestic and international flights, also makes it a perfect hub for tourists, who enjoy travelling around Thailand and other parts of Southeast Asia.
Get Around In Thailand
Due to ambitious road construction since the 1990s, the motorway connection between Bangkok and Pattaya has constantly improved, so that now it's only a two-hours drive between both cities.
From Suvarnabhumi Airport To Pattaya
The 2006 opening of Bangkok's new international Suvarnabhumi Airport (Suvarnapoom), south of Bangkok in Samut Prakan province, which has replaced the old Don Muang Airport in Bangkok's North - now being used mainly for cargo and domestic flights - has made it even easier and faster to get to Pattaya. On average it's just a 90 minutes bus or taxi ride from the new Bangkok airport to Pattaya.
AOT Official Airport Website Suvarnabhumi Airport Guide
Taxis depart from airport level one and charge a flat rate of around 1,300 Baht (i.e. unless you opt for an expensive "limousine" service, which can easily cost you a few thousand Baht.) An air-con taxi ride, of course, is most convenient after an exhausting long-haul flight; however, as anywhere else in Thailand, be aware of rip-offs
As with most taxis in Thailand, except for "taxi meters" in Bangkok, you will have to negotiate a price with the chauffeur (which includes pseudo-"taxi meters" at the airport.) In general, anything between 1,000 and 1,800 Baht should be enough to get you to Pattaya.
Public buses from Suvarnabhumi to Pattaya and Jomtien is provided from the bus terminal at the airport's Transport Center. To get there, there's a free shuttle bus from outside the main terminal. The free shuttle service may take about 15 minutes to get to the bus station (last stop!). Several bus companies offer their services from here. (Please note that fares as well as departure times may change frequently.)
Transport Co. Ltd. offers two bus services to Pattaya, with one coach going to North Pattaya and another one going to Jomtien Beach (Soi Chaiyapruek). Take the air-conditioned (yellow) bus No. 389 to Jomtien Beach, or bus No. 905 to North Pattaya.
Departure times are 6.30h, 8h, 9h, 11h, 13h, 15h, 17h, 19h
One-way fare 106 Baht (June 2009). Tel. 02-1344 099 (airport office)
Airport-Pattaya Bus Service (Roong Reuang Co. Ltd.) provides direct transfer from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Jomtien, and vice versa, with only 32 seats in each coach and an estimated travel time of two hours. Their Jomtien office is located outside Foodmart supermarket on Thapphraya Road (opposite Pan Pan restaurant).
There are two departure locations at Suvarnabhumi Airport, one at the airport's main bus terminal and another one on the 1st floor of the arrivals terminal (between gates 7 and 8).
Departure times (arrival terminal) 7h, 9h, 11h, 13h, 15h, 17h, 21h
One-way fare is 124 Baht (August 2009). www.airportpattayabus.com
Bell Travel Service operates a private bus service between Suvarnabhumi and Pattaya's main bus terminal on North Pattaya Road (Pattaya Nua).
Bell also provides a "Door to Door Service from Arrival Hall to Pattaya Hotels", meaning that upon arrival at the North Pattaya bus station, passengers will be transferred to vans that will take them to their respective hotels.
You can either take the free shuttle bus to the Transport Center, or have Bell pick you up at their Meeting Point on the ground floor of the terminal building (level 1, arrivals door 7, near the Tourist Police counter), where you can also buy your ticket. Bell service staff will direct you to where the coach will pick you up, which is just outside arrivals door 7.
Departure times 8h, 10h, 12h, 14h, 16h, 18h.
One-way fare 200 Baht (paid to service staff upon boarding the coach. This price includes drop-off service to your hotel in Pattaya.) www.belltravelservice.com
From Pattaya to Suvarnabhumi Airport
Bell Travel Service have an office inside the bus terminal on North Pattaya Road (Sukhumvit road end), from where coaches will go directly to the airport’s departure terminal. Pick-up service from your hotel in Pattaya to the bus terminal is also available and included in the price.
Departure times 6h, 9h, 11h, 13h, 15h, 17h, 19h
One-way fare 200 Baht (paid to service staff upon boarding the coach. This price includes pick-up service from your hotel.)
Tel. 038-370 055-6 (Pattaya office). www.belltravelservice.com
Airport-Pattaya Bus Service (Roong Reuang Coach Co. Ltd.) offers direct transfer from Jomtien to Suvarnabhumi Airport (departure terminal on the 4th floor), with only 32 seats in each bus and an estimated travel time of two hours.
There are two departure locations - one at their Soi Chaiyapruek office (off Jomtien Beach Road), and another one at their main Pattaya office outside Foodmart supermarket on Thapphraya Road (opposite Pan Pan restaurant, north of the junction with Thepprasit Road).
Departure times (Soi Chaiyapruek) 7.40h, 9.40h, 11.40h, 13.40h, 15.40h, 17.40h, 19.40h
Departure times (Foodmart office) 8h, 10h, 12h, 14h, 16h, 18h, 20h
One-way fare is 124 Baht (August 2009). www.airportpattayabus.com
Transport Co. Ltd. coaches (yellow bus no. 999) depart from their office on Soi Chaiyapruek, just around the corner from Jomtien Beach Road (opposite the "second" police box).
Departure times 9h, 13h, 17h, 19.30h
One-way fare 112 Baht (November 2008). Tel. 038-231 142 (Jomtien office)
Metre taxis to Suvarnabhumi Airport or Bangkok can be chartered in many travel agencies or at little taxi booths all over Pattaya at a flat rate of around 800 Baht - plus the multiple surcharges for tollway usage (expect around 100 Baht).
Limousine taxis can be booked in most hotels or travel agencies, with fares around 1500 Baht.
The former U-Tapao military airport of near Sattahip, which has been upgraded to an international airport in 2009 and is even closer to Pattaya (approx. 30-minutes driving distance), is only being used by very few international airlines so far. Bangkok Airways operates domestic flights to Koh Samui and Phuket from here.
From Bangkok To Pattaya By Bus
If you travel from Bangkok and want to avoid an expensive taxi ride. your best option is to take a public bus from Ekamai Bus Terminal on Sukhumvit Road (BTS Skytrain station).
Air-conditioned coaches depart from Ekamai about every 30 minutes from 5h in the morning until late evening. One-way tickets cost around 120 Baht (fares frequently changing).
The bus ride should not take longer than two hours, however, make sure you catch a coach that takes the motorway and not the Sukhumvit route via Chonburi.
If you stay in Bangkok's North you can alternatively travel from Morchit Bus Terminal. Coaches to Pattaya depart every 30 minutes from 5h till 19h. The one-way fare is roughly 120 Baht, same as when travelling from Ekamai.
Roong Ruang Tour coaches will drop you off at Pattaya's bus terminal at the Sukhumvit road end of North Pattaya Road (Pattaya Nua), otherwise anywhere along Sukhumvit road, from where you can continue your journey with one of Pattaya's (in)famous Baht-Bus taxis.
Get Around in Pattaya.
From Pattaya To Bangkok By Bus
Air-con coaches from the bus terminal on North Pattaya Road (Pattaya Nua) to Bangkok's three major bus terminals (with frequent connections to all regions and provinces of the country) depart regularly about every thirty minutes. Fare approx. 120 Baht.
"407 Pattana" and Nakornchai Air bus companies provide VIP bus services to Northeast Thailand (Isaan) and North Thailand (Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai).
For more info and contact details, please visit our Get Around In Thailand page.
From Bangkok To Pattaya By Train
If you should be a die-hard railway fanatic, then there's one daily connection between Bangkok's Hua Lamphong Railway Station (with MRT subway access) and Pattaya's little railway station off Soi Siam Country Club (on the "dark side" of Sukhumvit road).
The scheduled departure time from Bangkok is 6.55h, scheduled arrival in Pattaya 10.35h. Trains from Pattaya leave at 14.21h and arrive in Bangkok at 18.25h.
One-way fare (3rd class) is 31 Baht (with only 3rd class available).
Due to the length of the journey, however, this alternative won't be of much interest for you unless you're a die-hard railway fanatic.
State Railway Of Thailand (destinations, timetables and fares)
From Bangkok To Pattaya By Car
In case you travel from Bangkok to Pattaya by car you should, depending on the traffic situation, expect a ride of approximately 2 hours (about 90 minutes from Suvarnabhumi).
The most convenient route when driving from Bangkok is to follow the Bang Na-Trat Highway (No. 3) via Bang Pakong, Chonburi and Sri Racha. A lot of traffic can be avoided by opting for the new Chonburi-Pattaya-Rayong highway.
Roadmap of Central Thailand and the Eastern seaboard
For a listing of international car rental companies based in Thailand, as well as private car rental companies in Pattaya, please visit our Get Around In Pattaya page.
Back To Homepage
Copyright © 2008-9 Pattaya-Funtown.com. All rights reserved.
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