Transportation options from Svarnabhumi Airport to Pattaya
1 AOT Limousine (24 Hour Service)
- Contact Limousine Counter, Level 2, Baggage Claim Hall and Arrival Hall.
- Fares to Pattaya costs about 3,000+ baht.
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2. Public Taxi (24 Hour Service)
- Contact Taxi Counter, Level 1, near Entrances 3, 4, 7 and 8.
- Pick up area: taxi stand Level 1
- Traveling expenses: metered taxi fare plus 50 baht surcharge, and expressway fees.
- Can agree fixed price to Pattaya around 1,300 – 1,500 baht with tolls depending on your negotiation skill with the driver. They would be reluctant to go to Pattaya using only metered price since they would be returning to Bangkok w/o any passenger.
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3 Intercity Bus Contact Pattaya bus counter, Level 1, near Exit No. 8 Bus schedule of 06:40/09:00/13:00/17:00 will leave from airport terminal, tickets are available at the bus counter Bus schedule of 08:00/11:00/15:00/19:00 - Take a free shuttle (express) at Level 2 or 4 (Entrances 3, 6 and 9) to the Public Transportation Center (about 10 minutes ride), tickets for Pattaya bus are available at the Center. Fares to Pattaya bus station is 119 baht and will drop you off at Pattaya Bus Terminal. The bus counter could also arrange the taxi for you to Pattaya for the cost of around 1,200 – 1,500 baht.
4. Online taxi reservation – there are many operators that offer fixed price including tolls
(taxi 1,200+ baht and minibus 2,000+ baht). Driver will be holding a sign with your name outside the gate (check with individual operator on the gate number). You can contact
them directly and give them the name, date, flight number and hotel name “Dusit Thani
Pattaya”. Here are some of the taxi services that you could find by google “pattaya taxi”:
Figure 1: Suvarnabhumi Airport Level 2: Arrival
Advices for Taxi or Private Vehicle
Taxis, with or without meters, and private operators will be only too happy to take you to
Pattaya. BE CAREFUL if you travel in an unlicensed taxi or private car. Here is some
advice: - Thai Limousine or the AOT Limousine are much more expensive than the normal
metered taxis but there drivers are maybe better and the cars are almost new. - Never accept any kind of proposition to drive you in a private car or an unofficial taxi.
- Negotiate the fare before getting into a vehicle. The driver will begin by asking for
something around 2,000 baht. A reasonable fare to Pattaya by taxi is 1,500 baht
which may or may not include up to three road tolls totalling around 135 baht. Check
with the driver beforehand. - If the driver tells you to follow him to the vehicle, which will be parked somewhere in
the vast parking lot, don't! Ask him to bring the car to you in the front of the airport.
Never leave yourself open to be ambushed in some dark corner of the car park. - When the car arrives, ask the driver if it is the same vehicle that will be taking you all
the way to Pattaya. It is common practice for the car waiting at the airport to be only
the delivery vehicle to take you to their office in a less than populous area of town
where you transfer to another car which then takes you the rest of the way. No real
problem, just scary the first time. - If you do not have much luggage, do not put it in the trunk of the car. Keep it on the
seat beside you and never leave it unattended.
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