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Pattaya - How To Get There

By Car

Pattaya is about a one-and-a-half-hour drive from Bangkok, taking the Bang Na-Trat Highway or the new, faster Bangkok- Chon Buri Expressway.

By Bus

The two-and a-half-hour journey from Bangkok can be made on regular buses leaving from Bangkok’s Eastern Bus Terminal (Ekamai). Air-conditioned buses depart from Ekamai every 40 minutes from 5.00 a.m. - 11.00 p.m. Tel: 0 2391 2504. There are also air-conditioned buses leaving the Bangkok Bus Terminal on Kamphaeng Phet II Road every 30 minutes from 4.30 a.m. to 8.00 p.m. Tel: 0 2936 2852-66.

By Train

Few visitors to Pattaya are aware that the city does have a railway station. The train leaves from Bangkok Railway Station (Hua Lamphong) at 7.00 a.m. and takes about 5 hours to Pattaya. Tel. 0 2220 4334, Hotline 1690

By Air

The vast majority of tourists going to Pattaya are unaware that the resort does have U-Tapo Airport at Sattahip. Currently, the only scheduled flights are operated by Bangkok Airways to and from Ko Samui. Tel. 0 2265 5555