How to get from Pattaya to Bangkok on your own: the cheapest way. How to get from Bangkok Airport to Pattaya - all options How to get from Bangkok Airport to Pattaya

Not wanting to depend on tour operators, many people plan to travel to Pattaya on their own. In this post, we want to give some tips on what you should pay attention to first of all when planning such a trip, as well as tell you in detail about everything that will make your trip as rich and interesting as possible.

Buying tickets and travel insurance

Any independent trip begins with the purchase of tickets and travel insurance. There is not much to write about here. I think that everyone has long known that it is best to look for cheap flights through the aviasales service, and for inexpensive insurance on - there you can choose the right insurance option for yourself that takes into account all your criteria for the upcoming vacation.

The only thing to do before buying air tickets is to search for last minute tours to Pattaya. Sometimes, even on an independent trip, it is more profitable to fly on a package tour (the cost of a last-minute trip to Pattaya may be lower than the cost of tickets to Bangkok). This happens quite often. In addition, if you are flying for a long time and have not yet decided on a place to live, then you will have at least a week to find accommodation. This will also save you a pretty decent amount of money.

And do not forget that a visa-free regime upon arrival in Thailand - for Russian citizens is issued for 30 days.

Transfer from Bangkok to Pattaya

We have already written about how to get to Pattaya on our own, but I will repeat it again.

Upon arrival at Bangkok International Airport, Suvarnabhumi, the first thing you need to do is go through passport control. In order not to waste time on its passage, fill out the immigration form in advance, which will be given to you on the plane.

After passport control, proceed further to collect your luggage and then take the escalator down one floor. There, at exit number 8, there is a bus ticket counter to Pattaya (the bus leaves every hour from 7 am to 21 pm).

Please note that dogs are not allowed on the Thai bus! If your pet is not in a special cage, you will have to take a taxi.

If you booked a hotel in Pattaya in advance, you can buy a ticket for 250 baht with delivery to the door of your hotel. If you have not yet decided on housing or plan to travel on foot, then buy a ticket for 134 baht. In this case, you will have four options where you can get off in Pattaya:

1. At the turnoff from Sukhumvit to North Street;
2. At the corner from Sukhumvit to Central Street;
3. At the turnoff from Sukhumvit to South Street;
4. In Jomtien, next to the Food Mart (beginning of Teprazit Street).

You can also take a taxi from Bangkok to Pattaya. The average cost of a trip is 1200 - 1500 baht. It is better to book a car in advance (there are many groups on VKontakte for ordering a taxi in Bangkok). At the exit from the airport you will be met with a sign.

What area to live in?

Before planning an independent trip to Pattaya, you should decide on the area for living.

If you are planning a quiet family vacation in Pattaya, then Jomtien, Pratamnak and Naklua are more suitable areas for you. If you want to be in the very epicenter of Pattaya's nightlife, then choose the Central or South district (closer to Volkin Street).

Here is a small list of the advantages and disadvantages of each of the districts:

• Jomtien. Quiet, calm area. There are many inexpensive hotels, guesthouses and condominiums. Many markets, shops, various cafes, bars and restaurants. Big beach. There is public transport.
• Pratumnak. The cleanest and quietest area of ​​Pattaya. Good infrastructure and beaches. But expensive housing. There is no public transport.
• South Pattaya. Few good hotels, no beach, noisy, dirty, no public transport, few cafes and restaurants, far from the sea. The most popular hotels are in the immediate vicinity of Walking Street, such as the Camelot Hotel.
• Central Pattaya. The noisiest area in Pattaya. Crowds of tourists, many shops, shopping centers, markets, bars, massage parlors, clubs, restaurants, etc. There are practically no cheap cafes. If you are going to Pattaya just to have a good “bulge out”, then settle somewhere in the central area.
• Naklua. Quiet area, many Thai cheap cafes, there is a good beach, but it's a long walk to get to it. Almost all hotels located by the sea are very expensive.

In our opinion, if you are going to Pattaya for the first time, then it is better to settle in Jomtien or Pratamnak. Then you can decide for yourself where you like best.

We did a detailed comparison of the Jomtien and Naklua districts in the post "Where is it better to live in Pattaya".

Booking a hotel and looking for accommodation

Booking hotels in Pattaya is easy. To find a suitable option, use the roomguru.ru service or the hotel search form below:

When traveling on your own to Pattaya, it is better to book a hotel or guesthouse in advance, at least for a few days. So you will immediately have where to check in after arrival, and at passport control they may ask for the address of your residence in Pattaya.

If you are going to stay in Pattaya for no more than a month, then finding inexpensive housing in a condominium will be quite problematic, especially during the period from November to March. At this time, it is worth focusing on the amount of 18,000 - 25,000 baht per studio. Few people want to rent out their homes for a short period. So there are guesthouses and hotels. In a good guesthouse with a pool and air conditioning, a room can be rented from 500 baht per day, but if you wish, you can find it cheaper.

What to see in Pattaya on your own

In Pattaya, there are many interesting places, attractions and entertainment that you can visit on your own. From what we have already described in our blog, these are:

• Temple of Truth;
• Big Buddha Hill;
• Mini Siam Park;
• Gallery Art In Paradise;
• Show Big Eye;
• Pattaya Park;
• Wakeboarding;
• Karting;
• Ko Lan Island;
• Fishing on an artificial lake;
• Park of Erotic Figures;
• Silver Lake Vineyard;
• Nong Nooch Tropical Garden;
• Chicken King's Residence;
• Golden Buddha Mountain Khao Chi Chan;
• Chinese Temple Viharnra Sien;
• floating market;
• Mimosa Shopping Centre;
• Temple complex Wat Yan;
• Night markets in Pattaya;
• Military Beach;
• Bang Saray Beach;
• Show of transvestites Alcazar, Tiffany, Colosseum.

To visit some of the places listed, you will need a bike or taxi, while others can be easily reached either on foot or by tuk-tuk.

We also advise you to go to one of the saunas, which are quite a lot in Pattaya. For example, Jomtien has a good Mari-Jari sauna - an ideal place for a good rest and recuperation.

Self-guided tours from Pattaya

We can recommend for you several independent excursions from Pattaya, which you will surely remember for a long time, and perhaps even block the impressions of your holiday in Pattaya. It is better to start planning them in advance, since careful preparation is a significant guarantee of the success of any undertaking.

• On your own from Pattaya to Cambodia - we strongly advise you to go to Siem Reap and look at the lost city of Angkor Wat. The spectacle is very impressive. We wrote about all the intricacies of organizing such a trip in the corresponding post;
• Independently from Pattaya to Laos. A trip to the city of Vang Vieng will definitely be remembered for a long time. From Pattaya, you can easily get there by bus, and it will cost quite inexpensively. For those who are already fed up with the standard excursion program and are ready to make an exciting journey for a fun rafting on a mountain river, a trip to Laos will be an ideal option.
• Independently from Pattaya to Bangkok. From Pattaya to Bangkok to go about two hours. Travel - 97 baht. Explore the sights of the capital of Thailand on the Internet and hit the road!
• Khao Kheo Zoo. Many tourists note that this zoo is best visited on your own. As part of the tour, you will have too little time to fully get to know the huge variety of zoo inhabitants. And we also think so. This is one of those attractions that is worth devoting a whole day to.

On your own from Pattaya to the islands

I won’t talk about the island of Koh Lan, which is located near Pattaya, everyone already knows about it. But your acquaintance with the Thai islands, you can start with him.

Over the past year, we independently visited four islands from Pattaya: Koh Chang, Koh Sichang, Samet and Koh Samui. We talked about each of these trips in detail in the corresponding posts.

If you choose from these three islands, then Koh Samet is probably the best option for a trip from Pattaya. It takes about three hours to get to it, and the beaches and nature there are simply amazing.

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I hope that the information presented in this post will be useful for you and will help you organize your independent trip to Pattaya faster and better. For any clarifying questions, we will be happy to answer in the comments.

From the capital of Thailand, you can get to the resort town of Pattaya in several ways:

• Order a transfer
• Take a taxi directly at the airport
• Get there by bus

How to book a transfer from Bangkok airport

Bangkok has two international airports: Donmuang and Savarnabhumi. All flights from Russia, Europe, CIS countries - arrive at the last. Donmuang Airport serves mainly flights to Southeast Asia (Vietnam, Malaysia, Laos, Thailand, and so on), but many of these flights are operated to the capital's main airport, Savarnabhumi.

Savarnabhumi Airport (Bangkok)

In order to arrange a transfer in time for your arrival at Savarnabhumi International Airport, you need to contact the hotel where you plan to stay in advance and check if such a service is available. In some hotels, the transfer service is included in the price of your stay, that is, you do not have to pay for it separately.

If the hotel does not provide such a service for free, then it is likely that there is a paid transfer, the cost of which should not exceed the cost of a regular taxi. The second way is to contact one of the carriers and order a transfer. For example, the kiwitaxi.ru service. In both cases, you will be met at the arrivals area by a person holding a sign with your name on it.

Taxi to Pattaya from Savarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok

To use the taxi service, you need to go down to the 1st floor of Savarnabhumi Airport, there you will find stands with the inscription "Public Taxi". The person behind the desk, in turn, will direct you to a specific car in the taxi rank. You can buy a taxi ticket on your own in a special machine.

Taxi at Bangkok Savarnabhumi Airport

Official Thai taxi cars can be of any bright color - pink, yellow, green, dark green with a yellow stripe, blue, red. Flashy cars are an interesting feature of Thai taxis. On the roof of each car you will see a light panel with the inscription "TAXI METER". The fare depends on the distance and is paid according to the meter.

Taxi rank at Savarnabhumi Airport

Make sure that the meter is turned on and not covered with a cloth, which taxi drivers often do, in the hope of deceiving passengers and taking more money for the trip. Basically, a trip to Pattaya will cost from 1300 to 1800 THB. On the way there will be two toll sections of the road that you will have to pay (30 THB). If the meter is not turned on - the taxi driver is breaking the law, ask him to turn on the meter. If he refuses, then the phrase "Touristic p oliсe" (tourist police) should bring him to his senses.

To save money, you can go up to the 4th floor of the airport and take a taxi that has just arrived and dropped off passengers. With drivers, you can immediately agree on a lower cost. It is quite possible to get to Pattaya for 1000-1200 Thai baht, and the price tag of 1500 is already without any discounts. I must say right away that this method of working for TAXI METER drivers in Thailand is not legal.

You can also call a taxi through the Uber app.

How to get to Pattaya by bus from Savarnabhumi airport and how much does it cost

To get to Pattaya by bus, upon arrival in Bangkok, after passing through passport control and collecting luggage, go down to the 1st floor. There are elevators at the airport, to which there is always a queue. It is much more convenient to go down the escalator.

Escalators at Savarnabhumi Airport

Find exit number 8 on the first floor of the airport. Near the exit you will see a counter with the inscription "Pattaya". Buses to Pattaya leave every hour from 7:00 to 22:00. The fare is 120 THB (Thai baht). Only cash is accepted for payment, so take care of it. It is enough to exchange $ 50 at the airport, this is quite enough to get to the city, where the exchange rate is much more attractive. Exchangers in Pattaya at every turn, so this will not be a problem.

After buying a ticket, you just have to wait for the departure time. Boarding the bus will begin 15 minutes before departure. You must go to the counter where you bought the ticket in advance and wait until the controller invites you to follow him to the bus. On the bus, the seat indicated on the ticket must be occupied.

Selling bus tickets from the airport to Pattaya

After boarding the bus, the controller checks the tickets of all passengers, and only after that the bus leaves. The road will take about 1.5-2 hours (depending on the destination). In total, the bus makes 4 stops in Pattaya - not far from the North Bus Station, near the Big C central store, in the Bangkok-Pattaya Hospital area, and the last stop is in the Jomtien area, at the southern bus station (Thappraya Street, near the supermarket Foodmart).

Bus from Savarnabhumi Airport to Pattaya

You can go back to Savarnabhumi Airport from Pattaya from this bus station at Foodmart. A bus ticket can be purchased in advance (no more than 3 days in advance), and if you suddenly change your mind about going, you will be refunded upon presentation of the ticket. Also, you can adjust the departure time - through the cashier at the bus station.

The ticket price includes one piece of baggage. For the second bag of luggage you pay 20 THB. An individual tag is attached to the baggage with the data according to which the baggage is returned to you when disembarking from the bus.

Bus ticket from airport to Pattaya

As you can see, the control is strict, so you won’t be able to pass as a hare, and you don’t have to worry about luggage. Buses are quite comfortable and equipped with air conditioning. You may need a jacket, because sometimes it gets cold in the cabin.

Water is not provided like in the tourist bus, so stock up on drinks in advance. The supermarket is literally 50 meters to the left of exit number 8. The entrance to the supermarket is from the street. There you can also buy food, hygiene products and a Thai SIM card without a queue. Mobile communications and the Internet in Thailand is a topic worthy of a separate article.

There are many ways to get to this amazing resort, including flight, train or taxi. The choice of vehicle depends on your individual preferences and the starting point of the route. When deciding how to get to, think over several options in advance.

How to get to Pattaya from Russia

Most tourists buy tickets to Pattaya in January, November or February. At this time, the rest is considered comfortable due to the warm weather. It is quite possible to fly from any major city to Pattaya. So, from regularly flights of the following airlines: S7; Bangkok Airways; Singapore Airlines; Qatar. At the same time, travel time can last from 19 to 47 hours, since the flight involves transfers to, or. During the hot season, the regularity of flights, as a rule, increases and reaches up to 4 times a week.

Aircraft fly from to Pattaya with transfers in Novosibirsk and Doha. Such a journey will be longer than from Moscow. You should take into account the time spent on the road from St. Petersburg to Moscow or Novosibirsk.

To Pattaya from Bangkok

A common way to quickly get to Pattaya is to fly into the Thai capital and from there to your final destination using the services of local carriers. There are several options:

• taxi ride or transfer;
• bus ride;
• travel by train.

Arriving at the international one called Suvarnabhumi, tourists often travel to Pattaya by taxi. You can pre-order a car on one of the many websites of Thai transport companies. In order to guarantee your safety, you will be given the contact details of the driver and will explain in detail where he will be waiting for you. Upon request, customers are invited to choose a car of any class, including executive. The cost of such a trip varies from 1000 to 1400 baht.

An alternative way to get to Pattaya is to travel on buses owned by Bell Travel Service or Roong Reuang Coach. Tickets for any bus are purchased at the airport near counters with numbers 7 and 8, as well as at the Eastern and Northern bus stations. You need to know that the name of the Pattaya place where you will go to the operator selling tickets is in Thai. Buses differ in varying degrees of comfort and after 2-2.5 hours they arrive at the northern or southern stations of Pattaya. Then you yourself reach the hotel by taxi.

Trains in Thailand cannot be classified as a particularly popular transport when it comes to how to get to Pattaya. However, some travelers prefer to travel by train due to the low cost of tickets at 30-40 baht. From the airport to the central railway station, it is quite reasonable to take the metro, then take the train and continue your route. The disadvantage of traveling by train is that after 4 hours you will arrive at the terminal station in Pattaya, which is located on the outskirts of the city. Therefore, the further way will have to be done by taxi, minibus or tuk-tuk.

How to get to Pattaya from Phuket

If you are relaxing on and planning to extend your vacation in Pattaya, then you have several options to get to the famous resort town. A very popular flight is by Air Asia, which offers its passengers tickets of various prices, starting from 6,000 rubles. The flight time is approximately 5-13 hours, including transfers.

Bus tickets in the direction of Phuket-Pattaya sold out long before departure. Double-decker Thai VIP class buses to Pattaya are equipped with beds, toilets, wide armchairs, air conditioning and TVs. Ticket prices sometimes change, but during the high season it stays at around 1000-1200 baht per person. Getting on the bus at the Phuket bus station, you will be in Pattaya in 14 hours, and then you will get to the place you need by taxi or another bus.

Native spaces

Russia is the most unusual and amazing country in the world. This is not a formula of official patriotism, this is the absolute truth. Unusual, because infinitely diverse. Amazing because it is always unpredictable. The gentle and gentle spring sun sinks in a deadly snowstorm in ten minutes, and a bright triple rainbow shines after the flying black cloud. The tundras of the Arctic are combined with desert dunes, the swampy taiga is replaced by monsoon forests, and the boundless plains smoothly turn into equally boundless mountain ranges. Through Russia the greatest rivers of Eurasia carry their waters - in no other country in the world is there such an abundance of great flowing waters. Volga, Ob, Irtysh, Yenisei, Lena, Amur ... And the largest lakes in the world - the salty Caspian and fresh Baikal. And the longest steppes in the world - from the banks of the Donets to the Amur region. To match the geographical abundance - the diversity of peoples, their customs, religions, cultures. Nenets reindeer herders set up their chums next to well-maintained high-rise buildings. Tuvans and Buryats roam with herds and yurts along federal highways. In the Kazan Kremlin a large new mosque adjoins an old Orthodox cathedral; in the city of Kyzyl, a Buddhist suburgan turns white against the background of a golden-domed church, and not far from them, the breeze flutters colorful ribbons at the entrance to the shaman's yurt...

Russia is a country where you won't get bored. Everything is full of surprises. A beautiful asphalt highway is suddenly replaced by a broken primer, and it goes into an impassable swamp. To overcome the last 30 kilometers of the path, it sometimes takes three times as long as the previous ten thousand. And the most unexpected thing in this mysterious country is the people. Those who know how to live in the most difficult, even impossible natural conditions: in the mosquito taiga, in the waterless steppe, in the highlands and in flooded valleys, with 50-degree heat and 60-degree frost ... Having learned to survive, I note, by the way, under the yoke of various authorities , none of which has ever been merciful to them ... They created a unique culture in these swamps, forests, steppes and mountains, or rather, many unique cultures. Created a great the history of the Russian state- a story, also consisting of countless great, heroic and tragic stories.

Living witnesses of the historical past, the work of well-known, and in the vast majority of cases, unknown Russians - architectural monuments. The architectural wealth of Russia is great and diverse. It reveals the beauty of the Russian land, and the ingenuity of the mind of its people, and sovereign power, but most importantly, the greatness of the human spirit. Russia was built over a thousand years under the most difficult conditions imaginable. Among the harsh and meager nature, in continuous external wars and internal struggles. All the great things that have been raised on Russian soil, was erected by the power of faith - faith in the truth, in a bright future, in God. Therefore, in architectural monuments, with all their constructive, functional and ideological diversity, there is a common beginning - the desire from earth to sky, from darkness to light.

It is simply impossible to tell in one article about all the wonderful places in Russia - natural, historical, poetic, industrial, memorial. Even twenty such pages would not be enough for this. The publishers and I decided: I will write only about those places where I myself have been, which I have seen with my own eyes. Therefore, in our publication, Klyuchevskaya Sopka does not smoke, the islands of the Kuril ridge do not rise from the Pacific waters, the white cover of the Arctic Ocean does not sparkle ... I have not been to these and many other places, I dream of visiting and writing about them. Many remarkable monuments of history and culture were not included in the book. St. George's Cathedral in Yuryev-Polsky and St. Sophia's Cathedral in Vologda, the Kremlins of Tula and Kolomna, the estates of Vorobyevo in Kaluga and Maryino in the Kursk region, the buildings of the local history museum in Irkutsk and the Drama Theater in Samara, the Saratov Conservatory and the City House in Khabarovsk ... List endless.

In addition, we decided not to get carried away with the story of big cities, about millions of megacities (limiting ourselves to a selective review of architectural wealth of Moscow and St. Petersburg), but to give preference to distant Russia, living away from the wide highways and from the noise of business and industrial centers.

There are several ways to get from Bangkok airport to Pattaya - cheap and expensive, fast and not very. In this article, we have collected all the ways to get to Pattaya from Suvarnabhumi on our own, with the exception of a private helicopter and an exciting 120 km walk. Choose the most suitable way and have a happy holiday!

How to get from Bangkok airport to Pattaya: 3 main ways

Method 1, bus: cheap and on time

The most budgetary way to get from Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport to Pattaya is a regular bus. It departs every hour from early morning to late evening from Gate 8 on the first level of the airport. The bus schedule from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Pattaya is simple: the first departure is at 07:00, the last one is at 22:00, the interval between flights is 1 hour, the travel time is 2 hours. Buses arrive at the parking lot near the Foodmart store (Jomtien), and the last two flights (at 21:00 and 22:00) go to Pattaya North Bus Station.

The price of a bus ticket from Suvarnabhumi to Pattaya is 120-135 baht. The price and schedule may change during the season, so check the departure time and ticket price at carrier website .

How to get from Bangkok airport to Pattaya on your own? Despite the distance, getting from Suvarnabhumi to Pattaya is inexpensive at any time of the day or night.

Method 2, taxi: faster, but more expensive

Of course, a taxi is the most expensive way to get from Bangkok airport to Pattaya. But even here there are advantages. Comfort, privacy, etc. - you know all this even without us, so we note two more pluses. Firstly, you (and your luggage) will be brought directly to the hotel, given the somewhat specific public transport of Pattaya, this is very important. Secondly, given the distance of 120 km from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Pattaya, it is quite inexpensive. For example, you can order a taxi from us for 1450 baht for a sedan (details in). Also, as in any airport, you can order a taxi at a special counter upon arrival or on the Kiwi Taxi website:

• Taxi from Suvarnabhumi airport to Pattaya on Kiwitaxi
• Taxi from Pattaya to Suvarnabhumi airport on Kiwitaxi

Method 3: inexpensive and immediately to the hotel

There is also a more budgetary, although not so private and slightly more complicated way to get from Bangkok airport directly to the hotel in Pattaya. Several times a day, a Bell Travel bus departs from Suvarnabhumi to Pattaya. He brings you not to the bus station, but to the hotel you need. The bus starts from the same gate number 8 on the first level of the airport. Departure from Suvarnabhumi is at 08:00, 10:00, 12:00, 14:00, 16:00 and 18:00. Ticket price - 280 baht, for luggage over 20 kg, an additional charge is required (20-30 kg - 50 baht, 30-50 kg - 150 baht).

Check the current schedule and prices at carrier website. Moreover, on this site you can immediately buy a ticket and indicate which of the hotels in Pattaya you need to be delivered to. All you need is a bank card, basic knowledge of English and a firm belief in the date and time of departure from the airport. After payment, the ticket will be sent to your mail. Don't forget to print, and have a good trip!