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[GypsyT]

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

True or not?

 

Edited yesterday at 09:13 AM 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 9 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.

[Burma Bill]

2 hours ago, FarmerJoe said:

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.

 

With respect, how many days were you on a bus from Chiang Mai to Singapore?

Edited 6 hours ago by Burma Bill
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[VBF]

5 hours ago, newbee2022 said:

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

I'm confused - why not? Seriously what is so difficult about a sweater / sweat shirt or similar?

Thai long distance buses and trains too, by the way, are always freezing so i just have one such garment (and a pair of socks!) in my bag.

[harryviking]

In Thailand they believe that an air condition should be on full power to be good! It is freezing and you might end up sick after a few hours in a bus.  

[bkk6060]

Another reason to take a Taxi.  No control of anything in these buses.

Bring a blankie.

Edited 1 hour ago by bkk6060

[newbee2022]

2 hours ago, VBF said:

I'm confused - why not? Seriously what is so difficult about a sweater / sweat shirt or similar?

Thai long distance buses and trains too, by the way, are always freezing so i just have one such garment (and a pair of socks!) in my bag.

That's what I asked.

[GypsyT]

Thank you! No bus torture trips for me. 

It's sad I can't visit many no-airport cities on my list like Nakhon Rathashima. That city has many hotties begging for help....

PS. My 2 trips to Phu Quoc on VietJet were the coldest rides ever.

Even parka wearing tough Vietnamese were frozen solid... only positive was hardest nipples sticking out everywhere and the show was free.

 

[SAFETY FIRST]

On 10/21/2024 at 4:12 PM, GypsyT said:

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

True or not?

In the eighties I travelled with 3 mates from Bangkok to south Thailand (Samui) night time journey.

We were given the back seat, we were so happy just the 4 of us and the whole back seat. 

We were given it because no one wanted to sit there, it's the coldest spot because the AC unit is at the rear of the bus, the coldest air. 

We were stuffing our clothing into the air ducts, bloody freezing 

 

Edited 18 minutes ago by SAFETY FIRST