Huahin

[brianw]

Info required airport to HUa HIn is there a coach service or how much for a taxi

[ClaytonSeymour]

Info required airport to HUa HIn is there a coach service or how much for a taxi

Why not fly? See link for full information.

http://www.sga.co.th/en-GB/index.html

[meom]

You can take a bus from (new) south bus station. Don't know the exact price; somewhere between 200-300 baht.

In order to get to south bus station you can take a free shuttle bus from arrivals to the airport bus terminal. From there a minivan for approx. 60 baht to south bus station.

[flyer]

Info required airport to HUa HIn is there a coach service or how much for a taxi

There are busses and vans leaving from the 'south bus terminal' all day and night. You have choice between standard bus, aircon bus or van. Unless the prices have changed recently the standard bus costs about 80 B one way, aircon bus 160 B and van 260 B . Take into account that the trip takes 4 to 5 hours. In Thailand busses stop everywhere and anywhere a passenger goes on or off.

If you book a taxi from the airport to Hua Hin you are likely to be quoted a price around 3000 - 3500 B (many internet sites available - or just take one on arrival at the airport). Taxi dirve time is around 3 hours.

Flight with SG airlines is around 3,000 B per person return. The flight is nice though as you can see the coast of thailand from the aircraft at 10,000 or lower as they fly. ON The return flight try to sit in front of the cabin so you can watch the approach to Suvanbhumi trough the cockpit window.

YOu can also rely on some 'touters' who wait at the customs exit (international) with a board showing 'taxi to hua hin'. YOu can ask one of those and bargain the price between 1000 and 1500 B. These are mostly Hua hin taxis that have dropped a customer at the airport and try to make extra money by getting a return fare. Mostly there are some waiting there to be hired , but you can never be sure.

Another good way is to book a taxi from a Hua-Hin operator. These will mostly ask a fare between 1,700 and 2,000 B for going to pick you up at BKK airport. They are cheaper because they have a good chance to be able to book another customer from HUa Hin to the airport on their trip to go pick you up.... Booking a taxi from a local Hua Hin operator may not be easy for you but is easy to do for your thai GF or a travel agency.

Here are two operators from Hua Hin i have used in the past:

- Boonlerd Nimnoun - Phone 081-9867122

- Mr Dang - Phone 086- 1645582 / 089 - 5180979

Both should quote around 2,000 B to pick you up at the airport or to bring you back from Hua hin to Suvanbhumi or anywhere in great bangkok.

Have a nice holiday , Flyer.

[Governor]

If you have had a long flight and luggage then a taxi is the best bet, like previous posters have said you might get a Hua Hin driver wanting a return trip or even get a Bangkok driver to take you for 2,000 Baht.

Since the opening of the new bridge the journey is much better at about 2.5 hours as you don't have to go through downtown Bangkok. The road to Hua Hin is also improving but the improvements are patchy.

A bus from the old terminal used to cost 160 Baht, and has plenty of room for luggage, I think the fare might have gone up slightly with the opening of the new terminal this week. That trip takes about 3 hours from the terminal.

Another option is the mini bus from National Monument and costs 180 Baht. I used it this week and it took 2.5 hours though it was not too comfortable and there is very little room for luggage as they leave when every seat is taken.

The flight is good though it 3,100 Baht each way, not return. Nice for a single traveller, but with only three flights a day you need to be lucky with the times or it can work out longer than a taxi ride which of course is door to door.

I would go for the taxi, but bypass all the touts.