scottydel

9 hours ago, kelso4 said:

The nearest place to catch the bus to krabi is at the airport junction underpass on the 402 which is about 6 kms from the airport.

 

A taxi, tuk-tuk, motorbike or walk from the airport to the 402 main road.

kelso4 near here?

https://www.google.com/maps/@8.1094789,98.3354942,316a,35y,354.4h,44.95t/data=!3m1!1e3

14 hours ago, Old Croc said:

Can you change your flight to go directly to Krabi International Airport?

We priced it awhile ago and flying direct to Krabi was significantly more expensive, especially for 4 tickets.

On 5/15/2022 at 3:55 AM, pagallim said:

One option would be to go north from the airport, cross the Sarasin Bridge, and get to Khok Kloi bus terminal (about 5km the other side of the bridge).   It seems to be a fairly large terminal.   Sorry, no idea of timetable or costs.

 

https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Khok+Kloi+Bus+Station,+67WX%2BM86,+Khok+Kloi,+Takua+Thung+District,+Phang-nga+82140/Krabi/@8.2819055,98.3220847,10z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x30505a9825dcef6f:0x40cf70bca0712a90!2m2!1d98.2982729!2d8.2466653!1m5!1m1!1s0x30518d792d7f9309:0x10223bc2c364c90!2m2!1d98.9062835!2d8.0862997!3e0

 

 

 

 

pagallim thx - if she nixes any type of van/taxi for her own reasons, I will look into this.  I'd at least rather take a taxi in the right direction to catch a bus at the terminal ????

Richard gotcha, thanks for clarification.  A private car/van would be an nice option, if I could convince her.   We've taken 'public' mini-bus rides before, and they usually pack in 10-12 people, but if it's just us that would make a difference.  I will check Bolt or another means once we are in our Phuket hotel.  We arrive at night so are staying one night at a Phuket hotel near the airport, heading to Krabi the next day.

On 5/15/2022 at 5:12 AM, pagallim said:

Seems pretty miserly/penny pinching

I can't argue there, I do tend to be that way when visiting Thailand.  I think it's a natural defense mechanism from paying the "skin tax" so many times.

UPDATE - my wife doesn't like the mini van rides.  Too fast, too cramped.  I think we are stuck with the bus.  Maybe price Bolt once we are there and show her that.  She has also sworn off the ferry, she thinks it is too windy/dangerous in June.  I think she is naturally gravitated towards whatever is the most complex and costs the most.  It's a gift ????

FriendlyFarang that's a solid idea I will look into that, thank you.

Hi,

Is there a way to catch the big bus to Krabi right from the Phuket Airport district?  The main bus terminals all seem to be far away south from the Airport, opposite direction as Krabi (airport hotel quoted 650b to taxi to bus terminal).  I'm wondering if we have to taxi down to the bus terminals, to then just bus back up where we just were, or is there a "bus stop" near the Airport district that will pick up passengers on their way to Krabi?  We will have luggage, we are a family of four.

We live in America.  I have a Thai wife from Krabi, and two kids.  We used to live in Krabi, but never been to Phuket.  You would think she might know this, but nah, not a chance! I have to figure it all out as if she's from Iceland or Kenya ????
 

Thanks,

Scotty

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Sad. He's the heir. He didn't even invent anything useful. He was just born into the right family, and thus he can kill someone and face no consequences. Makes me believe in Karma even more, can't wait until it stops at his door.

The sad part is this mongoloid is probably proud and now thinks that he "won" the bar fight. I bet his circle of friends back in the UK and Thai pat him on the back on a job well done. He should do hard, hard time for life at the Bangkok Hilton. That marine, may he RIP, was probably owed an apology but isntead got a knife in the chest. I agree the Thai Boxer mentality probably seeped into his tiny, underdeveloped brain and he thought he had to save his reputation amongst the idiots he hung around in touristic boxing bars. What a shame. I hope the judge shows no mercy.

It would be nice to see some justice here. It would also be nice to win the lotto. Better chances winning the lotto.

Solar/wind/biofuels are the answer. If you could remove the political obstacles, and ignore the naysayers, the world could enjoy nearly free energy.

Any idea how much a taxi runs from Suvarnabhumi to Don Muang?

I used to fly Air Asia from Bangkok (BKK) to Krabi. Great prices, maybe 1000 - 2000 baht each way. Now their website says they only fly to the old Bangkok airport, Don Muang? When did this happen? Bummer!

So now what's the cheapest domestic flight from Krabi that flies to BKK (new airport, Suvarnabhumi)...? Cheapest I've found so far is Bangkok Airways, and their price is 3000 - 4500 baht each leg. Basically it doubled...or worse.

This hits close to home. I'm from Cleveland, though I'm from the East Side. This is unusual, reminds me of the girl abducted and kept in a basement in Austria for years. Hope they can root out the kidnappers and bring them to justice.

While it's tempting to say "yeah, another bad guy gets what he deserves!", I tend to think that if you don't see the big picture of a situation, you're better off not looking at all. His sentencing will probably accomplish nothing other than killing him. His job will be given to another willing participant. Drugs will continue to flow in and out of SE Asia. The people behind the manufacturing of the drug will remain anonymous. Supply and demand. If the source of a problem isn't addressed, it's at best a waste of time, and at worst makes the problem even harder to solve.

Agree with the hypocracy that while some substances are illegal and come with death penalties, others have well-paid corporations backing them (alcohol, cigarettes, pharmacies) and come with annual bonuses and promotions.

The solution? Legalize it! At least soft drugs like marijuna, alcohol and cigs. For hard drugs like meth and heroin, manufacturing should be legal, distribution illegal. If you get caught distributing, you go to prison where you work, work, work producing something society can use, like clothing or tupperware. Prisons should make money, not cost money.

If countries were children in a playground, NK is an arrogant, spoiled, bully-ish sort, and simply needs to be punched in the nose by a classmate whom he pushes too far, be given a suitable punishment in school and have his teacher talk to his parents. Then he needs to be watched and make sure his behavior turns around over time. Unfortunately the geo-political playground doesn't quite work as simply as that.

I'm not for warfare, but if this stand-off goes down that path, I at least hope the good guys end it (as Americans did in WWII with the use of nukes) and NK is taught a lesson or two or six or twenty-seven.

Do agree with that.

But you must replace NK by NK leaders.

NK people are already suffering a nightmare for decades.

Definitely. Typed NK but referring to Kim Jong-un and I'm sure more than a few of the top military gang, but still a very small number of people. I think the vast majority of people in NK are completely oppressed and would probably like mothing more than the regime to go down and to join SK....or another free country.

If countries were children in a playground, NK is an arrogant, spoiled, bully-ish sort, and simply needs to be punched in the nose by a classmate whom he pushes too far, be given a suitable punishment in school and have his teacher talk to his parents. Then he needs to be watched and make sure his behavior turns around over time. Unfortunately the geo-political playground doesn't quite work as simply as that.

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This is the kind of dead weight that's bringing the world down. I hope they have lots of time to think about this in prison. The foreigners, that is. The Thais will be home in no time.

Generally, I have heard bad things about consulates, and that it's always better to deal with an actual embassy over a consulate. I've always dealt with Thai Embassies in Chicago and NY I believe, and have had no issues. Now I'll put on another hat. The US Embassy in Bangkok is another story altogether...got run around backwards and blindfolded by them more than once! Can only imagine what US Consulates are like abroad, don't want to find out!

Hilarious. I'm an American in America, and it's been removed from YouTube here, but with one search I watched it on another US news site. The video is funny, and true to some extent I'm sure. But it's only 1:30, and the direct insults to Thailand do not last very long. Overall it's a major overeaction by the Thai gov, but probably typical for Thailand. Pretend it's not real, sweep it under the rug. I think the upper crust/government Thais are the ones who want that reputation to go away, while the masses could probably care less (because they know it's true, and because they benefit from the sex trade).

For you non-Americans who might not be familiar with SNL, If you want a non-controversial SNL skit, try googline "more cowbell" and watching...funny stuff! The show is an American classic!

Why would a family use a tour / travel company for tickets and hotels this day in age?? You can do it all by yourself directly with an internet connection, credit card and a couple of mouse clicks!

Getting ripped off in Thailand, just another story to add to the list. The Thai's better be careful, the Philippines and Myanmar are nipping at their heels in the ways of tourism, and without tourism, Thailand aint got much going for it!

Careful now.....caaareful! Hey! What did I say? Beeee careful Thailand!

Over 60% of Thailand's GDP comes from exports. In comparison tourism covers about 6%.

Right but those numbers don't include ripping tourists off. Factor those in and the 6% becomes 18%.

But that would mean on average that every tourist gets ripped off by twice the amount they pay for their entire holiday.

Or a smaller number of tourists get jacked for way more than twice their holiday. For example, I used to travel from Hat Yai to Sadao. The "tourist trap" was a taxi car for 700 baht. After a few of these (and a motorcycle taxi who wanted to charge me 1000 baht - for an HOUR on the back of a motorcycle each way) I poked around and found a local mini-bus at the bus station makes the same trip for 110 baht.

Also, the bus station in Hat Yai is directly across from a strip of travel agencies. If you walk into one of these travel agencies and buy bus tickets, you can hear the phone ring across the way at the bus station. They are just jacking up the price at no extra convenience (you could walk 30 meters and buy the tickets yourself).

I'm sure the 18% is high, I just made it up to make a point, but I wouldn't trust any published numbers for Thai tourism GNP...I'm sure it's higher than what is published.