BugJackBaron Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 Lookin at the map of the Gulf of Thailand it seems to me that only 100Km or so seperate Pattaya from Hua Hin if one travels by boat. A high speed boat could cover this is 2 or 3 hours. Has anyone tried this privately? Is there a public boat available? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crudy21 Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 Im sure there was a service briefly maybe 2 years ago, guess it folded due to lack of custom? Im sure someone else will know what happened to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crudy21 Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 ^^ Or was it a mini-bus service? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
telaksslave Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 ^^ Or was it a mini-bus service? if it was a mini bus it would have been very briefly, i think it might have sunk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humphrey Bear Posted June 12, 2008 Share Posted June 12, 2008 There have been other threads on this subject. Basically a service was advertised some time ago, but it never seems to have got off th ground (or into the water). I would have thought one of the major hotels could do it - offering a two-centre stay and the trip across the bay. But it seems that no-one is willing to take the gamble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HowardJohnson Posted June 12, 2008 Share Posted June 12, 2008 I understand it was objected to by "He who cannot be named". As a result, it ain't never gonna happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funfun Posted June 12, 2008 Share Posted June 12, 2008 There have been other threads on this subject.Basically a service was advertised some time ago, but it never seems to have got off th ground (or into the water). I would have thought one of the major hotels could do it - offering a two-centre stay and the trip across the bay. But it seems that no-one is willing to take the gamble. "I would have thought one of the major hotels could do it" too right, and down to koh chang, theres a dusit here, one koh chang, dont know about hua hin, but yep would give more guests chance to explore a little more and spend more! its four hours drive koh chang and same hua hin, so not a big drive for over here, but if youve just spent 12 hours on a plane then 2 hours down here ya prob not want to sit on a bus for 4 more, boat (ferry size) maybe 2 days a week might work! chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martyh01 Posted June 12, 2008 Share Posted June 12, 2008 There have been other threads on this subject.Basically a service was advertised some time ago, but it never seems to have got off th ground (or into the water). I would have thought one of the major hotels could do it - offering a two-centre stay and the trip across the bay. But it seems that no-one is willing to take the gamble. "I would have thought one of the major hotels could do it" too right, and down to koh chang, theres a dusit here, one koh chang, dont know about hua hin, but yep would give more guests chance to explore a little more and spend more! its four hours drive koh chang and same hua hin, so not a big drive for over here, but if youve just spent 12 hours on a plane then 2 hours down here ya prob not want to sit on a bus for 4 more, boat (ferry size) maybe 2 days a week might work! chris I am happy to say a high speed catamaran service is on the way the boat is at present nearing completion it will seat 80 passengers and take 2.5hrs it will start October > November time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funfun Posted June 12, 2008 Share Posted June 12, 2008 There have been other threads on this subject.Basically a service was advertised some time ago, but it never seems to have got off th ground (or into the water). I would have thought one of the major hotels could do it - offering a two-centre stay and the trip across the bay. But it seems that no-one is willing to take the gamble. "I would have thought one of the major hotels could do it" too right, and down to koh chang, theres a dusit here, one koh chang, dont know about hua hin, but yep would give more guests chance to explore a little more and spend more! its four hours drive koh chang and same hua hin, so not a big drive for over here, but if youve just spent 12 hours on a plane then 2 hours down here ya prob not want to sit on a bus for 4 more, boat (ferry size) maybe 2 days a week might work! chris I am happy to say a high speed catamaran service is on the way the boat is at present nearing completion it will seat 80 passengers and take 2.5hrs it will start October > November time to where koh chang or hua hin or both, and have any website up or details etc? chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bratpack Posted June 12, 2008 Share Posted June 12, 2008 Is this new link to HUa Hin been done by thailife on theprasit rd???. I heard a while ago that the sea is very choppy and hard to navigate to hua hin and many boatmen would not do the journey.Also no jetty to disembark,but good news for the sea trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humphrey Bear Posted June 12, 2008 Share Posted June 12, 2008 I am happy to say a high speed catamaran service is on the way the boat is at present nearing completion it will seat 80 passengers and take 2.5hrs it will start October > November time Co you have more details - web-site URL - whatever? Only I am thinking of moving from Pattaya now that my kids are approaching their teens and as we have many friends in and around Hua Hin / Cha Am it would be a more comfortable travel than a small car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BugJackBaron Posted June 12, 2008 Author Share Posted June 12, 2008 Is this new link to HUa Hin been done by thailife on theprasit rd???.I heard a while ago that the sea is very choppy and hard to navigate to hua hin and many boatmen would not do the journey.Also no jetty to disembark,but good news for the sea trip. It's too bad then that there is no hovercraft-like service as there is between Korea and Japan(Busan to Fukuoka at about the same distance as Pattaya to Hua Hin) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bratpack Posted June 12, 2008 Share Posted June 12, 2008 Yea,a hovercraft could be perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LennyW Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 Only problem is, with all the negative comments about Pattaya on this forum, people might jump on the boat / hovercraft whatever to Hua Hin .. and not come back!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEENTHEREDONETHAT Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 Only problem is, with all the negative comments about Pattaya on this forum, people might jump on the boat / hovercraft whatever to Hua Hin .. and not come back!!!!!! My thought exactly Lenny. Once they come to HH or Cha Am they would just stay and it would be a one way passenger boat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plasticpig Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 (edited) Is this new link to HUa Hin been done by thailife on theprasit rd???.I heard a while ago that the sea is very choppy and hard to navigate to hua hin and many boatmen would not do the journey.Also no jetty to disembark,but good news for the sea trip. It's too bad then that there is no hovercraft-like service as there is between Korea and Japan(Busan to Fukuoka at about the same distance as Pattaya to Hua Hin) Not to sure about that, went to Hua Hin and never wish to go back As I walk down to the beach there were Donkey rides out side the Hilton Hotel. What a laugh. BTW Hua Hin has nothing to offer the Tourist, what a shit hole. As for a boat service or Hovercraft service, they won't last long, not enough people would use it. A Hover craft is real expensive to maintain, so the service would go bust in a short period of time. Could be a few safety issues as well. Edited June 13, 2008 by plasticpig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vickersvc10 Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 A tiny (maybe 10 pax) hovercraft did operate from Pattaya to Hua Hin maybe 8/10 years ago. The service didn't last for very long. Firstly I don't think there was enough traffic, and secondly the services were often cancelled because of rough seas. Two months ago I travelled between Portsmouth (England) and Cherbourg, a journey of about 60 miles. The usual vessel is a huge catamaran with a capacity of 250 cars and 800 pax. My return journey was cancelled because of high seas in the English Channel, and we were put on a "real" ferry to Poole. This prompts me to worry about the feasabilty of a cat. service between Pattaya and Hua Hin. The Gulf of Siam can get very rough at times! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanLaew Posted June 14, 2008 Share Posted June 14, 2008 (edited) Maybe a hydrofoil would be a better option? Like the ones that ply between Saigon and Vung Tau, except better maintained! And with liferafts! Edited June 14, 2008 by NanLaew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilko Posted June 15, 2008 Share Posted June 15, 2008 There was a service for a short tim but the boat nded up catchg fire or something like that....there were photos some on Thai Visa about it.....or was that to Samui???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaifan2 Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 >>or was that to Samui????<< Yes ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robski Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 Bring your own life jacket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kan Win Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 >>or was that to Samui????<<Yes ! Killer Boat - Koh Samui Photo taken 20th Feb 2005 Kan Win Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barryofthailand Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 If you take a good look at most of the boats in Thailand, I really don't think you would want to take a boat to Hua Hin. Kind of dangerous. Do you think? Barry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
llso Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 When I lived in Hua Hin,about 8 years ago we got a bunch of Farangs together and a guy from Europe had a large Yacht in Cha Am. We all pitched in for fuel and took a trip to Pattaya. The seas were very rough and the engine intake got clogged with seaweed.. When we got to Pattaya we hired a long tail to ferry us to shore. We stayed that night and left the next morning minus two of our crew, One missed the boat and another wound up in the hospital, dehydration from being seasick and drinking. When the owner of the boat got back to Cha Am he got a visit from some rough looking Thai s who basically told him that if he ever brought that boat back to pattaya they would sink it. Another problem is that during the high tourist season Dec-Jan The seas are the roughest due to the strong Northeast winds that time of year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humphrey Bear Posted June 18, 2008 Share Posted June 18, 2008 When the owner of the boat got back to Cha Am he got a visit from some rough looking Thai s who basically told him that if he ever brought that boat back to pattaya they would sink it. Why would that happen? If there was a regular service, and your man looked like competition, then I could understand it. But when there is no service, why threaten someone on a one-off trip? Strange people around Hua Hin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plasticpig Posted June 18, 2008 Share Posted June 18, 2008 (edited) Got to be more than a simple boat trip to this story. Could be some history with that boat from Pattaya a long time before, as boats change hands a lot in Thiland. Or go missing or sink. get the drift. Edited June 18, 2008 by plasticpig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tropo Posted June 18, 2008 Share Posted June 18, 2008 Pattaya people and Hua Hin/Cha-Am people are distinctly different and I couldn't see many people wanting to transfer in either direction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilko Posted June 18, 2008 Share Posted June 18, 2008 Maybe they didn't realise it was a boat...thought it was a spaceship or something........let's face it, some people in Pattaya are credulous as hel_l. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilko Posted June 18, 2008 Share Posted June 18, 2008 Pattaya people and Hua Hin/Cha-Am people are distinctly different and I couldn't see many people wanting to transfer in either direction. Remind me not to employ you as a business consultant! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tropo Posted June 18, 2008 Share Posted June 18, 2008 Pattaya people and Hua Hin/Cha-Am people are distinctly different and I couldn't see many people wanting to transfer in either direction. Remind me not to employ you as a business consultant! On different wavelengths again...as per usual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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