Lancelot Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 On the rare occasions I go to Jomtien I always pay 20baht. It seems a long way to go for only 10baht. Maybe i will try to pay 10 baht next time i go down to immigration and see if i get any reaction from the driver. If you are talking about a Jomtien bus from the QUEUE at South Pattaya Road, the fare is DEFINITELY 10 baht! No controversy at all. I realize there are a lot of GUILT based over-payers. Up to you. There is no way you will get any reaction getting off at Soi 5 Jomtien. Issues start much later down Jomtien Beach road when the bus gets emptier, often the driver will stop, and start playing games with asking where the remaining people are going, then the fare goes up and sometime to TAXI charter levels. Yep, I've boarded at the que JJ mentioned, rode to Jomtien Soi 5 -or farther- and as of this writing I have never experienced a reaction from a driver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbrain Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 It is 10 baht everywhere in Pattaya, including Pattaya - Jomtien. But you need to have exact change ready, the drivers don't give change to foreigners. And of equal importance- hand him the money and walk away; don't stand there looking like a fool, waiting for him to approve what you have given him. There is no reason to fear any sort of retribution or retaliation. If you want a little bit of protection, ride a few steps past your destination, then walk back. In heavy traffic areas, this prevents him from backing up to talk to you. If you don't have the 10 baht, keep your arm in the window until you receive your change, though this only works if the window is open enough to get your arm in in the first place. You will mean, if the window is open enought to get your arm back before the driver takes off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimmer Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 Troll post and a couple of replies removed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allane Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 A further pointer if I may: When you and a farang stranger get off the songthaew together, pause for a moment while he gets out his money to pay. If he has a 20 baht note, hand your 10 baht coin to him, and let him pay the driver for both of you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaoboi Bebobp Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 A further pointer if I may: When you and a farang stranger get off the songthaew together, pause for a moment while he gets out his money to pay. If he has a 20 baht note, hand your 10 baht coin to him, and let him pay the driver for both of you. I've done this with Thais and Thais have done this with me. The driver usually smiles his thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 (edited) A further pointer if I may: When you and a farang stranger get off the songthaew together, pause for a moment while he gets out his money to pay. If he has a 20 baht note, hand your 10 baht coin to him, and let him pay the driver for both of you. I've done this with Thais and Thais have done this with me. The driver usually smiles his thanks. That's sweet. I must admit pretty much the last thing I would care about in the entire universe is whether baht bus drivers smile at me, or not. On the other hand, I really do make an effort to avoid having them SCREAM at me! Edited December 20, 2012 by Jingthing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brewsterbudgen Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 It's 20 baht from the bus station on Pattaya Nua to Beach Road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackPuddingBertha Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 It's 20 baht from the bus station on Pattaya Nua to Beach Road. Only if you pay double. That trip is 10B, just like the full length of Thepprasit or of Klang or of Tai, or Pattaya to Naklua or Pattaya to Jomtien etc etc Basic fare is 10B unless you go a very long way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brewsterbudgen Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 It's 20 baht from the bus station on Pattaya Nua to Beach Road. Only if you pay double. That trip is 10B, just like the full length of Thepprasit or of Klang or of Tai, or Pattaya to Naklua or Pattaya to Jomtien etc etc Basic fare is 10B unless you go a very long way. No, it's a fixed fare if you take the songtaew inside the bus station, and is clearly displayed before you get on the vehicle.. Everyone pays 20 baht for this trip and the fare is normally collected while you're waiting for the songtaew to leave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackPuddingBertha Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Ah, fair enough. I assumed you were talking about a regular bahtbus on the street outside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaoboi Bebobp Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 A further pointer if I may: When you and a farang stranger get off the songthaew together, pause for a moment while he gets out his money to pay. If he has a 20 baht note, hand your 10 baht coin to him, and let him pay the driver for both of you. I've done this with Thais and Thais have done this with me. The driver usually smiles his thanks. That's sweet. I must admit pretty much the last thing I would care about in the entire universe is whether baht bus drivers smile at me, or not. On the other hand, I really do make an effort to avoid having them SCREAM at me! Believe me, I was shocked a couple of times to see a driver smile. It is with great relief, I have left behind the baht bus hell after four months of denying I need a motorcycle. Going from Pattaya to Jomtien took 3 buses there and 2 back, plus 40-45 minutes of bone jarring, herky-jerky driving. The GF lives there. Now it's 15-20 minutes and I don't have to share my trip with the friendly Russians. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Potosi Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Exactly. Haven't used them for 10 years. Uncomfortable, unsafe, unreliable. A scooter of your own is the better solution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 (edited) Exactly. Haven't used them for 10 years. Uncomfortable, unsafe, unreliable. A scooter of your own is the better solution. Great. Next time there's a thread about the cost of petrol for bikes, we'll be sure to post about what an AWFUL choice of transport that is. Edited December 21, 2012 by Jingthing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 (edited) ... The GF lives there. Now it's 15-20 minutes and I don't have to share my trip with the friendly Russians. Which reminds me! Have y'all noticed that the aggressive Thai (and arguably armed at least with tasers) "minders" at the Jomtien bound baht bus queue at South Pattaya road now all speak a spot of Russkie and seem to have long forgotten their splattering of Angrit? (Did they attend a course?) OK, it's limited to: DAVAI! DAVAI! DA DA! DA DA! DA DA! In honor of this linguistic evolution, I hereby semi-official officially propose a new moniker for that infamous queue: The Dada (It's surreal!) Edited December 21, 2012 by Jingthing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackPuddingBertha Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Exactly. Haven't used them for 10 years. Uncomfortable, unsafe, unreliable. A scooter of your own is the better solution. Never thought I would read a post suggesting that a scooter is anything other than the most unsafe vehicle imaginable. Not very comfortable either, and not very reliable judging by the number of them one sees in repair shops around town. And these days there always seems to be a policeman on every corner just waiting to stop them and fine the driver. None of that ever happens on a bahtbus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTH Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Exactly. Haven't used them for 10 years. Uncomfortable, unsafe, unreliable. A scooter of your own is the better solution. Great. Next time there's a thread about the cost of petrol for bikes, we'll be sure to post about what an AWFUL choice of transport that is. Are you serious or just delusional? I totally agree with Potosi, haven’t used a Songthaew for more than a few rides in the last 10-12 years, but am so happy to scooter around town at my own pace wherever I want to go. If you think that the 10 baht ride would be cheaper than petrol cost for a scooter, you are definitely out of touch with reality Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tolley Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 Scooter maybe cheaper and definitely more convenient than using a baht bus but the safety factor alone makes in a no goer for me. It takes a little longer to get anywhere but I am in no hurry as I am not working anyway and you get to walk a lot more which surely has to be a good thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaoboi Bebobp Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 I don't think one can argue that one mode of Pattaya transportation is safer than another. In my first five months here, I've been involved in two minor baht bus accidents; as a pedestrian, I've been clipped by car and motorcycle mirrors and made to come to a sudden standstill by vehicles cutting me off by mere centimetres; as a motorcycle rider I've been passed on the inside into a turn at high speed and cut off at high speed by cars and bikes passing me and turning in front of me from two lanes out; and thrown around inside intercity buses. These are "just normal" things in Pattaya. Anyway you look at it, it's <deleted> dangerous in Pattaya. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BlackPuddingBertha Posted December 22, 2012 Popular Post Share Posted December 22, 2012 In my first five months here, I've been involved in two minor baht bus accidents .... In 35 years of using bahtbuses I have never been in any sort of accident in one. There's a more important aspect to this though; you would normally just walk away from being in a bahtbus accident but in a motorcycle accident you are more likely to be carried away. Often in a black bag. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seadoo Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 If you've got to ask you can't afford it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 If you've got to ask you can't afford it Nah. Wear on shoes costs more than baht bus fares ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tolley Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 I don't think one can argue that one mode of Pattaya transportation is safer than another. In my first five months here, I've been involved in two minor baht bus accidents; as a pedestrian, I've been clipped by car and motorcycle mirrors and made to come to a sudden standstill by vehicles cutting me off by mere centimetres; as a motorcycle rider I've been passed on the inside into a turn at high speed and cut off at high speed by cars and bikes passing me and turning in front of me from two lanes out; and thrown around inside intercity buses. These are "just normal" things in Pattaya. Anyway you look at it, it's <deleted> dangerous in Pattaya. You must be very unlucky. I have ridden the buses for years and never been in an accident. I have walked miles and miles around Pattaya and never been hit. That is not to say it is not dangerous crossing the road but it is definitely more dangerous riding a motorcycle in Pattaya. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chang_paarp Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 It's 20 baht from the bus station on Pattaya Nua to Beach Road. It is 10B if you cross the road and catch one there, it is sometimes hard to get them to stop but they will charge the correct fare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brewsterbudgen Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 It's 20 baht from the bus station on Pattaya Nua to Beach Road. It is 10B if you cross the road and catch one there, it is sometimes hard to get them to stop but they will charge the correct fare. To be honest, I'm not fussed about paying the 20 baht, especially if I have bags. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 I'd call that bus station service a special case, an exception, and not related to the general fares for the system. (If you can call it a system.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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