Pattaya Reports

[GentileBear]

I have recently used Mr. Taxi Service in BKK to Pattaya and it is reputable. It's also cool to see your name written on a white paper being held by the driver. After your long ass flight.

[Sunlover2]

One may also remember that once you get to the Pattaya station you need to deal with any luggage that you have with you, backpack / shoulder bag no be deal, but if you are traveling for a length of time you will probably have a roller bag of some size which will need to be handled until you get to your accommodation. Baht Bus maybe, but most end up having to get another taxi in Pattaya- some call the taxi mafia- which will in the long run reduce your savings by taking a bus.

Add to that the potential waiting, and the weather could be hotter than Hades or raining like crazy. I tried it once for the heck of it, taking the bus from Bangkok to Pattaya. Learned my lesson. Never again. IMO door to door service is worth the coin. I used Bell Travel but I don't know if they are operating post-CoVid.

SL.

[Gilolo]

One may also remember that once you get to the Pattaya station you need to deal with any luggage that you have with you, backpack / shoulder bag no be deal, but if you are traveling for a length of time you will probably have a roller bag of some size which will need to be handled until you get to your accommodation. Baht Bus maybe, but most end up having to get another taxi in Pattaya- some call the taxi mafia- which will in the long run reduce your savings by taking a bus.

If you arrange your transportation in advance with a local Taxi Service like Nam's Lady Taxi Drivers the fee is 1000 Bhat (current $28) - they meet you at the airport meeting point and take you to your door in Pattaya- overall I think it is worth it.

Each time I arrive Bangkok airport, I use BTS to reach my hotel in Bangkok which is very cheap and even faster the to use a taxi.

And when I'm going to Pattaya from airport, I use the BUS which is only 200 bahts and you have a bus every 30 min which is perfect!

[StLouisMo2010]

Taxi costs around US $40 with current exchange rates. Goes when you want. Stops when you want. Trip takes 80 minutes or so, depending on how often you stop and the speed you direct the taxi to drive.

I simply can't imagine why a guy would go through a low class bus ride after a long flight to Thailand when a taxi is so inexpensive.

If you don't have $40 for a taxi you probably shouldn't be traveling internationally.

One may also remember that once you get to the Pattaya station you need to deal with any luggage that you have with you, backpack / shoulder bag no be deal, but if you are traveling for a length of time you will probably have a roller bag of some size which will need to be handled until you get to your accommodation. Baht Bus maybe, but most end up having to get another taxi in Pattaya- some call the taxi mafia- which will in the long run reduce your savings by taking a bus.

If you arrange your transportation in advance with a local Taxi Service like Nam's Lady Taxi Drivers the fee is 1000 Bhat (current $28) - they meet you at the airport meeting point and take you to your door in Pattaya- overall I think it is worth it.

[Rick Rock]

Bus from Bangkok to Pattaya is cheap and efficient. Roong Reuang Coach (10 min ride from Walking Street) operates buses to Bangkok Ekkamai hourly (next to BTS station). Tickets cost is approx and the journey takes 2 hours (depending on traffic).

Taxi costs around US $40 with current exchange rates. Goes when you want. Stops when you want. Trip takes 80 minutes or so, depending on how often you stop and the speed you direct the taxi to drive.

I simply can't imagine why a guy would go through a low class bus ride after a long flight to Thailand when a taxi is so inexpensive.

If you don't have $40 for a taxi you probably shouldn't be traveling internationally.

[LittleBigMan]

A word of caution.

Don't trust at all what you see on YouTubers and Bloggers as being accurate for you.

They all have an agenda and edit their content to suit.

True! Although interesting content YouTube very few provide real true content. These guy know each other same with majority of places open on Soi Buakhao and now Soi Pothole they seem to have gotten together to set their prices and hire girls that don't BF but work for drink.

Instead of prices going down these guys have pour huge money into opening and want their return and that was before inflation. Don't believe everything!

[Explorer8939]

I had a lady message me today, so I asked if she wanted to come over tonight. She responded that she was going out with a lady tonight, so she couldn't. But then, she circled back to asking if she could come over for Short Time before she went out.

Translation: she had an appointment with a customer later tonight, but wanted to get a quickie in first to maximize income.

I was not particularly interested in early evening rushed sex, so I deferred to another day. Instead, I will hit the bars tonight.

[ThaiGoodTimes]

I will be there in a couple of days, super late. I've gotten quite a bit of my questions answered from YouTubers.

As far as legitimate massage, any favorites? Maybe a spa? Russian spa?

I just read a the couple of trip reports on here from my previous visits. Looks like this trip is going to break the 5 figure mark!

A word of caution.

Don't trust at all what you see on YouTubers and Bloggers as being accurate for you.

They all have an agenda and edit their content to suit.

[JasonSilva]

I will be there in a couple of days, super late. I've gotten quite a bit of my questions answered from YouTubers.

As far as legitimate massage, any favorites? Maybe a spa? Russian spa?

I just read a the couple of trip reports on here from my previous visits. Looks like this trip is going to break the 5 figure mark!

Plenty of legitimate spas in Pattaya. Check beach road.

There are no spas with Russians AFAIK. They are mostly Uzbeks and street smart. They will take you for a ride. Avoid them.

[Mongering1]

I will be there in a couple of days, super late. I've gotten quite a bit of my questions answered from YouTubers.

As far as legitimate massage, any favorites? Maybe a spa? Russian spa?

I just read a the couple of trip reports on here from my previous visits. Looks like this trip is going to break the 5 figure mark!

[JasonSilva]

Arrive late to the Areca Lodge; likely about 1:30 am from the BKK airport. In the past (pre-covid), bars would stay open as long as patrons were buying. Is this still the case? My understanding is that bars close at 2:00 am; is this firm? Any late night options in LK Metro?

Thanks.

Yes, most of the bars are closing at 1:30-2 am.

When I went out at 3 am Soi Bukhao was kind of deserted.

[Nixonbd]

Arrive late to the Areca Lodge; likely about 1:30 am from the BKK airport. In the past (pre-covid), bars would stay open as long as patrons were buying. Is this still the case? My understanding is that bars close at 2:00 am; is this firm? Any late night options in LK Metro?

Thanks.

[Explorer8939]

Stayed around that area late July. Seem there is still some action, not at the levels before the pandemic though. Quality was average, but I was not hunting since I brought my own food..

There are new Soi 6 bars opening all the time.

But Soi Chaiyapoon is really the new Soi 6.

[Plush Tiger]

- Are all bars and places open? I loved to be at soi 6 in 2019, is it open or hit by pandemic?

Stayed around that area late July. Seem there is still some action, not at the levels before the pandemic though. Quality was average, but I was not hunting since I brought my own food.

Cheers.

[Sir Lancelot]

Bus from Bangkok to Pattaya is cheap and efficient. Roong Reuang Coach (10 min ride from Walking Street) operates buses to Bangkok Ekkamai hourly (next to BTS station). Tickets cost is approx and the journey takes 2 hours (depending on traffic).

The bus service from Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok to Pattaya is cheap and efficient too. Descend down to Level 1 at the airport, turn left and walk all the way to Exit 7. There is a booth selling bus tickets to Pattaya (130 baht, 90 minutes).