Hua Hin Pattaya Ferry

[MarcoH]

Goooood Morning there

 

As i been following the story via news papers, but have not seen any topic here, maybe i missed, but where government is building this "new" ferry pier and have any one any idea what kind of ferry they plan to put in there?

 

and as always, as farang point of view, what would be the best ferry there.

 

oh yeah, almost forgot as Hua Hin group, do any one have any idea where they plan to build pier in Pattaya?

[MarcoH]

And other question if they put ferry where can take family car as well? 

[KhunBENQ]

Don't be too excited.

 

Which of the xx threads about this "soon to come" ferry dated from 2005, 2009 to 2016 do you want to read?

It resurfaces like the monster of Loch Ness.
 

Like this from 2009:

 

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Posted September 20, 2009

Hi Team

Anyone have the latest on the new Pattaya/Hua Hin ferry ? When it's due to start etc ?

 

Believe it when you see it.

Nobody has an idea how such a project could make a profit.

 

What Google says:

for a short period there was a ferry to Cha-Am (was it that katamaran?).

Closed in 2011.

 

In 2015 the transport minister has visited the construction site?

A Potemkin construction site I guess

 

To be ready in 2020, a feasibility study until end of this year.

Guess what the outcome will be

http://news.thaivisa.com/thailand/ferry-to-connect-two-vacation-spots-pattaya-and-hua-hin/151924/

[darrendsd]

There have been a couple of companies who have tried this over the years, it never lasts, there is just no call for it

[MarcoH]

8 hours ago, darrendsd said:

There have been a couple of companies who have tried this over the years, it never lasts, there is just no call for it

Darren, what has been the reason why those companies have ending up dead end road? Financial? meaning cost of operation, ticket etc....??

or just simple they did not have passengers?

 

what did they charge for ticket price?

 

I been by my self at sea 32yrs and i'm Maritime Safety specialist and yes i have followed thai ferry tragedies every time when it happen as i live in here 20yrs.

So i'm very interested what is happening there as it will be something what can be good or what can be very bad....So would be interesting to hear what kind of jetty or Pier they are planning to build as that give indication what kind of ferry they are planning to operation,,

 

I been checking in in hua hin forum including hua hin tourist information desk as well and only get answers from there what is referring to newspapers, not a single update in public as now days public will play big part of it, IF public will talk as politicians have no idea what public would like if they don't talk...

[darrendsd]

For me a couple of reasons why it failed

 

Cost, 1500 one way if I remember right, to expensive for most Thais who would rather pay less than 400 on the minibus, 3000 baht for a return trip is not cheap for either Thais or Farangs

 

3 hours travelling time one way, minibus 4.5 hours, not all that much difference

 

The kind of people who visit Hua Hin are not the kind of people who visit Pattaya and vice versa

 

There are just not enough people in Hua Hin (Population 100,000?) who would make the journey to make it a viable operation

 

 

[KhunBENQ]

1 hour ago, darrendsd said:

Cost, 1500 one way if I remember right

That would buy about 60 liter of Diesel fuel.

With that you could transport 5 persons about 900 km.

That price would be higher than many one-way domestic flights.

 

With such a price it would not be a competitive way of transport.

A tourist attraction at beast with which the nr. of pax is too meager.

[darrendsd]

If the Government do decide to proceed with this then 700 one way would be a fairer price IMO

[wpcoe]

One of the more recent proposals was for multiple (more than a dozen?) trips each direction between HH and Pattaya.  Actually, the "Hua Hin" port was moved a couple times, the last proposal being about a 40 minute drive to the north of the city, in the middle of no place.

 

There was actually a triangular route map with three ports:  Hua Hin, Pattaya and Bangok (somewhere near the airport, I think?)

 

Yep, these things are well investigated and planned.  

[darrendsd]

15 hours ago, wpcoe said:

One of the more recent proposals was for multiple (more than a dozen?) trips each direction between HH and Pattaya.  Actually, the "Hua Hin" port was moved a couple times, the last proposal being about a 40 minute drive to the north of the city, in the middle of no place.

 

There was actually a triangular route map with three ports:  Hua Hin, Pattaya and Bangok (somewhere near the airport, I think?)

 

Yep, these things are well investigated and planned.  

 

Yes another good point why it has failed in the past, another 30-40 minutes added to the journey time if you live in HH making the whole journey around 3.5 hours

[Sphere]

 

 

[wpcoe]

@Sphere:  Such an elaborate video!  After it was made, they changed the "Hua Hin" port from Pranburi (which is south of HH, but at least it's a city) to some random place in the sticks north of HH.

 

Wonder how the farang hostess and bartender got their work permits?  

[Sphere]

40 minutes ago, wpcoe said:

Such an elaborate video! 

 

It's a feel good video...I guess.

 

Meanwhile, back on earth - somewhere in Koh Chang.....

 

[licka]

On ‎08‎/‎10‎/‎2016 at 5:29 PM, Sphere said:

 

It's a feel good video...I guess.

 

Meanwhile, back on earth - somewhere in Koh Chang.....

 

But we will paint this fine vessel  ( before it sinks  again )   It only looks like it sank

[little mary sunshine]

2099

[Postmaster]

I think you have all the replies you will need on that topic. Suffice it to say the last attempt which was I believe was the Thai Living Ferry office on Thrappaya Road, Jomtien.   I heard that the crossing was far rougher and more dangerous than would be expected in an area of water like the Gulf of Thailand.  As one poster said the commercial idea keeps getting resurrected and then it all fizzles out only to be raised again years later. 

[AlQaholic]

On 10/5/2016 at 8:49 PM, KhunBENQ said:

Don't be too excited.

 

Which of the xx threads about this "soon to come" ferry dated from 2005, 2009 to 2016 do you want to read?

It resurfaces like the monster of Loch Ness.
 

Like this from 2009:

 

 

Believe it when you see it.

Nobody has an idea how such a project could make a profit.

 

What Google says:

for a short period there was a ferry to Cha-Am (was it that katamaran?).

Closed in 2011.

 

In 2015 the transport minister has visited the construction site?

A Potemkin construction site I guess

 

To be ready in 2020, a feasibility study until end of this year.

Guess what the outcome will be

http://news.thaivisa.com/thailand/ferry-to-connect-two-vacation-spots-pattaya-and-hua-hin/151924/

Although a couple of years back there was these Russian Bank robbers who almost made it to Hua Hin or Koh Samui using a stolen speed boat if I remember correctly.....

[whaleboneman]

Plan canceled due to the fact that few can pronounce either port.

[MarcoH]

9 hours ago, whaleboneman said:

Plan canceled due to the fact that few can pronounce either port.

 

Morning to all.

 

Whaleboneman, where is official cancellation news? 

[darrendsd]

7 hours ago, MarcoH said:

 

Morning to all.

 

Whaleboneman, where is official cancellation news? 

 

I think he was joking

 

The private companies ones were cancelled a long time ago, there is still no word on the Government plans