Transport in and around Pattaya (video)
Pattaya is a popular tourist destination in Thailand and it is therefore getting busier. That is why it can be useful to know more about the transport options in and around Pattaya.
Pattaya City is divided into four areas: North Pattaya, Central Pattaya, South Pattaya and Jomtien. If you want to get from A to B quickly in the city, a motorbike taxi is the best option. You can also choose the Songthaew or “Baht bus”. These are usually blue pick-up trucks with two bench seats facing each other. They drive a fixed route such as the round Beach road and Second road.
Should the Songthaew deviate from its route, get out and take another one. You can stop the “Baht bus” by waving to the driver. You pay the driver after you get out. The fare is 10 or 20 baht depending on the distance traveled. Provide appropriate money. Hailing a “Baht-bus” and negotiating with the driver, as with a Tuk-Tuk, is not common practice. You then pay the main price. You can, however, rent a Baht bus for a private ride. The normal Taxi-meter cars you see in Bangkok are rare in Pattaya. There are plenty of private taxis and limousine companies, here too you have to negotiate the rate.
If you want to explore the surroundings of Pattaya, you can rent a motorcycle, jeep or car. But keep in mind that you must have an international driver's license and full insurance is usually not offered for rental vehicles.
Video: Transport in and around Pattaya
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According to the report, there are no or few taximeters in pattaya, I can inform you that there are currently 530 taximeters driving around in pattaya (yellow blue in color
Indeed. They're here. They are located in front of Pattaya Avenue on Second Road, but also elsewhere of course.
I don't know if there are 530 yellow/blue ones.
Of course you can, but that number seems a lot to me because you don't see them driving around that much anymore.
There are of course others as well. .
So there are those yellow / blue ones, but apparently they rarely use their taximeter.
Even worse than Bangkok during a rain shower. (according to my local sources in Pattaya).
The result is often verbal abuse and threats to the user if he dares to ask to turn on the taximeter, or they turn off the meter en route and then ask for an unagreed amount.
This is apparently more habit than exception. (Police then?… good try I would say)
With some I was able to determine for myself that there was not even a meter in the car.
I once walked by at Pattaya Avenue and took a look inside the car.
In some there were no meters present. You saw where they should be and where they once were, but that's it.
My advice – ignore those local yellow/blue taxis…. and otherwise a lot of docking too.
What I know is that the majority of the metered taxis you see in Pattaya come from Bangkok or the airport. They hope for a customer for the return ride so that they can earn some money.
Those yellow/blue ones are from Pattaya.
They have permanent pitches in a few places where they do not tolerate competition.
It is of course also true that there are others.
As you say mostly hoping to have a passenger for a return ride.
They almost always have local agreements for this because they have even less chance if they are lucky
However, if you ask to drive on the meter you will be told no, that is my experience so far
Does anyone know why it is almost impossible to stop a songtaew on Thapraya road towards Jomtien? They just keep driving, especially in the evening, even when they are half empty. The vans that are already unloaded often stop again, so that you can hang outside.
Indeed, same experience. At the time lived in the Star Beach, Pratumnak soi 4, on the mountain. Just at the border where Jomtien starts, coming from Pattaya. Usually the songtaew driver addressed to stop on to Pratumnak. Usually asked for 20 THB … Wasn't that a problem, otherwise could come back a long way on foot. That call had no effect. Although on the corner of Thappraya and Pratumnak, there is a motorbike stand. Seems logical to me that a songtaew would stop there when you call. (Took a motorbike there to the apartment). Well?
There are push buttons above your head, you press them, a bell rings and the baht bus stops.
Blue bath vans in the city, white bath vans on the main road Sukhumvit Road, so if you want to transfer into the city, pay 10 baht and walk through, no discussion! In the evening they try to ask for more baht!
Smile friendly and play dumb. They don't have much time to chatter!
Sincerely,
Lodewijk
@Bram Siam: My Russian friends almost always travel in groups. They charter an entire songtaew.
That's why the van is half empty and drives on if you're left there surprised.
Moderator: please no Russian discussion that's off-topic.