cheapest / easiest way to utapao airport from pattaya

[swordfisch]

hi,

seeking advice as to the cheapest and/or easiest way to utapao airport from pattaya (soi buhkao)

generally i prefer the more challenging & cheaper journey - any mug can throw bux at a problem & voila: sorted.

but where's the challenge/satisfaction in that, rite?

cheers 

 

[KneeDeep]

There was a taxi service for 450 baht or there is the Air Asia service for 250 baht. Also Crane & co for 250 baht.

 

You'll have to search the forum threads for the info. There's your challenge.

 

If still too expensive, take a songthaew from Sukhumvit for perhaps 40 baht to Rayong and perhaps get a motorcycle taxi to run you in from the main road. So 50 baht for Songthaew from Bua khao and whatever the motorcycle taxi charges.

[NanLaew]

Try this one. Otherwise, you can try Grab taxi but maybe not much change out of 1000.

[steve187]

1 hour ago, KneeDeep said:

There was a taxi service for 450 baht or there is the Air Asia service for 250 baht. Also Crane & co for 250 baht.

 

You'll have to search the forum threads for the info. There's your challenge.

 

If still too expensive, take a songthaew from Sukhumvit for perhaps 40 baht to Rayong and perhaps get a motorcycle taxi to run you in from the main road. So 50 baht for Songthaew from Bua khao and whatever the motorcycle taxi charges.

 

1 hour ago, KneeDeep said:

take a songthaew from Sukhumvit for perhaps 40 baht to Rayong

forget Rayong , will need to get off at kilosip/Queen Sirikit Hospital, i think yiu would have to change songthaew at Sattahip, alternatively get a flying coffin all the way to Kilosip.

[swordfisch]

found this post on tripadvisor.

 

Sep 13, 2016, 4:59 AM
don't believe everything u read, there are other ways to get from Pattaya to Utapao airport without paying expensive taxi or via the AirAsia minibus, those other ways is what's been running for many many years that the locals use to get there, l did it & it cost only 100baht & took an hour, but l only had carry on luggage so if u have lots of luggage u should probably get a taxi or the AirAsia minibus.

Forever & a day has always been running very frequent minibuses running along Sukhumvit rd going to Rayong, from where they start l have no idea, maybe from Bangkok or maybe from ChonBuri, anyhow along the route they stop at all intersections to drop off or pick up passengers, usually stopping near a motorbiketaxi stand, l recently hopped on 1 near corner of S'vit rd & PattayaNua going southbound, l only waited 5 minutes before 1 suddenly stopped & sliding door opened, so l said to driver "BanChang" & paid 60baht only, along the way l seen many same minibuses traveling north & southbound, they are frequent & regular, after about 40minutes it veered left after passing Sattahip, l then looked out the windscreen until l seen we approaching a big intersection with a big green sign showing Rayong straight & Utapao airport right arrow, as l knew the minibus is going straight to Rayong l hopped out there where it stopped opposite a 7/11 before the big intersection, l then approached a nearby motorbiketaxi stand while waiving 40baht & saying "airport" l was at Utapao airport 10 minutes later, total trip time 1 hour, but depending on traffic.