Koh Chang Ranked World's Second-Best Tropical Destination

[GypsyT]

I hear long distance buses are ice boxes, like many air lines.

True or not?

 

Edited 20 hours ago by GypsyT

[dayo202]

Yes...

I travel from Bangkok to CM on the night bus, you will need a fleece or hoodie.

Most bus company's do provide a blanket on a overnight journey 

[edwardflory]

Use a blanket, wear a sweater or long sleeves

[Peterphuket]

20 hours ago, GypsyT said:

I hear long distance buses are ice boxes, like many air lines.

True or not?

 

Yes it is ridiculous, many times I use the bus from Suvarnabhumi to Hua-hin and v.v. cold, cold, cold.

You don't have always a blanket with you...in Thailand.

[john donson]

you wonder how they catch fire so easy

[baansgr]

Too cold, too hot..no pleasing some

[renaissanc]

When I travelled on tour buses in the mid-1980s they were so cold. I've not travelled on one since then because they are so cold.

[KhunBENQ]

17 hours ago, GypsyT said:

I hear long distance buses are ice boxes, like many air lines.

True or not?

 

True for the usual "inter provincial buses".

The first time I used one I wasn't prepared.

It was one of the coldest rainy mornings that you can imagine.

Entering the bus and the AC is full blowing.

At that time I was naive enough to ask the attendant about it.

"Is not >possible< to change".

Had to grab for blankets/pillows etc to survive.

 

I rarely use buses and the Suvarnabhumi to Pattaya were not that crazy frozen.

 

Edited 2 hours ago by KhunBENQ

[newbee2022]

17 hours ago, GypsyT said:

I hear long distance buses are ice boxes, like many air lines.

True or not?

 

Well, but I'm in a position being able to wear a sweater or jacket. What about you??😳

[FarmerJoe]

I took a trip to Singapore from Chiang Mai and the aircon only had 2 settings. Off and suspended animation. I was the only one on the bus with extra clothes and handed them out to some of the older people. Freezing water was dripping from the air nozzles up above us.

[Burma Bill]

20 hours ago, GypsyT said:

I hear long distance buses are ice boxes, like many air lines.

True or not?

 

 I have made many interprovincial bus journeys between Lanna, Isaan and Bangkok. From my experience day time services were no problem and quite comfortable, but it was the night services that were always cold.  These buses are not fitted with heaters (for obvious reasons in a tropical climate) but do have air conditioning units. More often than not, these units are left on at night producing the cold air. I once asked for the air conditioning to be turned off and the reply was "it is on for the comfort of other passengers"!! Fortunately on all the night journeys I travelled, a blanket and pillow were supplied but their use was slightly restricted as I always kept my seat belt fastened.