Have friends in pattaya and usually go 3-4 times a year.Usually fly to u-tapao with BA.last year the fares were between 2100-2500 onw way so it was affordable.This year they're up around 3850-4200 baht.

So decided to try this new service direct to pattaya and found it to be really good(if you dont mind 12 hours on a bus.)For me its ok i have all the time in the world.

Got VIP seats.Had plenty of leg room and each seat has its own monitor/head phones.Very comfortable trip.

The bus goes from the bus station just outside nathon,but i picked it up at the ferry terminal,made my own way by bart bus for 50 baht from bophut to nathon and joined the minibus before going onto the ferry(bags left on the bus).At Donsak we transferred to the big yellow bus.

The fare to Pattaya was 1235 baht one way which included the ferry.Bus arr. at north pattaya bus terminal on pattaya nua road about 5am.Boat leaves 3pm,bus departs donsak 4.45pm.

Got VIP seats.Had plenty of leg room and each seat has its own monitor/head phones.Very comfortable trip.

you had your own TV? what where the channel choices? , where there many toilet / fag break stops?