How much does it cost nowadays?

Ekkamai bus station to Pattaya = 124 baht. Buses leave every 30 minutes. Travel time about 2 hours.

Ekkamai bus station to Pattaya = 124 baht. Buses leave every 30 minutes. Travel time about 2 hours.

Thanks. And what about the private car?

Ekkamai bus station to Pattaya = 124 baht. Buses leave every 30 minutes. Travel time about 2 hours.

Thanks. And what about the private car?

i assme you mean taxi.

price depends on where in bangkok you are, and how good your thai skills are.

pay no more than 1500 baht by taxi.

there used to be taxi drivers lounging around at the enterance to sukhumvit soi 5 on the lh side before you get to foodland.

unless you are rich do not get a hotel taxi

Ekkamai bus station to Pattaya = 124 baht. Buses leave every 30 minutes. Travel time about 2 hours.

Thanks. And what about the private car?

i assme you mean taxi.

price depends on where in bangkok you are, and how good your thai skills are.

pay no more than 1500 baht by taxi.

there used to be taxi drivers lounging around at the enterance to sukhumvit soi 5 on the lh side before you get to foodland.

unless you are rich do not get a hotel taxi

I hope I can book the Grand Suhkumvit by Sofitel in Suhkumvit Soi 6.

Is it difficult to get a cab in this area of Bangkok?

Ekkamai bus station to Pattaya = 124 baht. Buses leave every 30 minutes. Travel time about 2 hours.

Thanks. And what about the private car?

i assme you mean taxi.

price depends on where in bangkok you are, and how good your thai skills are.

pay no more than 1500 baht by taxi.

there used to be taxi drivers lounging around at the enterance to sukhumvit soi 5 on the lh side before you get to foodland.

unless you are rich do not get a hotel taxi

I hope I can book the Grand Suhkumvit by Sofitel in Suhkumvit Soi 6.

Is it difficult to get a cab in this area of Bangkok?

no taxis all around on sukhumvit road.

but you might have to try 2 or 3 taxis to take you to pattaya.

and i say again do not get hotel taxi, it might be better getting one of the hotel staff to get a taxi for you.

if not walk across suk soi 6 to soi 5 on the other side and do as i suggested above talking to the taxi people there

You could try Mr Toom (email [email protected]) he charges 1200 baht all inclusive to Pattaya he is based in Bangkok.

Ask for Peter in the lobby he's the guest relations manager tell him you're a friend of Chiu .

Either that or go around and across to the Nana Hotel and get a 1,500 including tolls.

PM me for any further assistance

You can also call 1661 and reserve a taxi. There is a usually a B20 or B25 surcharge for that service, but I believe it's not charged when you reserve a flat-fare taxi (vs metered fare). The fare should be B1500, and you can confirm that while you are on the phone.

You can call that 1661 number for a metered taxi to anywhere, if you don't want to stand on a street waiting and waving for a taxi.

You could try Mr Toom (email [email protected]) he charges 1200 baht all inclusive to Pattaya he is based in Bangkok.

Thanks Dabchick

On March 8th the bus from Ekamai to Pattaya was 117 baht and the return trip from Pattaya five days later was 113 baht (not sure why the difference). Trip takes about 2 1/2 hours.

You could try Mr Toom (email [email protected]) he charges 1200 baht all inclusive to Pattaya he is based in Bangkok.

By the way, do you know what kind of car they use to travel in this route and if they use the expressway?Thanks