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01-28-08, 22:39
[size=3]Suvarnabhumi Airport transportation Fact Sheet[/size]
[size=3]Leaving the Airport[/size]
Taxi:
Contact the taxi counter at Level 2 - Arrivals, near entrances 3, 4, 7 and 8.
There is a 50 Baht surcharge and you must pay expressway toll when applicable.
Since the taxi situation is tightly controlled now and they are only allowed to park in certain locations, it would be difficult to impossible to get a cab at Departure level 4.
Rail:
At this time, there is no rail link.
A rail link should be in operation by year-end 2008.
Bus:
The bus station is located several miles away from the Arrivals area.
Fortunately, there is a free Shuttle bus service available. Shuttle bus stops are outside the Arrivals area.
After clearing immigration, collecting your luggage and making it through customs, walk out, cross the first road and proceed to the second one. Once there, go to a shuttle bus stop and wait. A shuttle will arrive within 10 minutes. The ride to the bus station takes about 15 minutes.
At the bus station you have several options:
To Bangkok by City bus:
- Ekamai (Eastern bus station)
- Don Muang (former airport and train station)
- Sai Tai (Southern bus station in Thonburi, across the river in “West-Bangkok”).
More destinations are available.
Destinations are clearly marked on the bus stops and buses in Thai and English!
All tickets are B35 (flat rate).
- Ekamai would be your choice should you want to go to NaNa or other hot spots on Sukhumvit.
At Ekamai you can change to the Skytrain, bus or metered taxi and even to a bus for Pattaya or Jomtiem.
- Don Muang (Bus 555 - Suvarnabhumi – Rangsit and Bus 554 - Suvarnabhumi – Don Muang - Expressway) if you want to go North or North East by train.
- Sai Tai (Bus 556 - Suvarnbhumi - Southern Bus Terminal - Expressway) is ideal if you're headed for Cha'am or Hua Hin and want to travel to those towns by air-con bus.
All city buses appear to run at least every half hour from 05.00-23.00 hours daily, or 5am-11pm
You may refer to these websites for further information on bus services in the Greater Bangkok area:
http://www.bmta.co.th/en/
http://www.bangkokairportonline.com
To Pattaya by Air-con bus:
At 8, 9, 11AM and 5PM there's a direct service to Pattaya (B106 pp) and Jomtiem. This bus also calls at the Arrivals terminal, but I suggest that if you have time, you go to the bus station and catch it there!
Stops in Pattaya are on Sukhumvit Road at:
North Road (Pattaya Nua), Central Road (Pattaya Klang) and South Road (Pattaya Tai).
Cross very busy Sukhumvit Road and grab a songthaew (baht bus) into town.
Motorcycle taxis are always present as well for a quick and perhaps more exciting ride into town.
Special buses, vans and lmousines:
- Bell travel:
Bell travel have an office at Pattaya's BKK bus station on Pattaya North Road, at the Airport and in Bangkok.
They have proven to be very reliable.
(The information below is taken from a confirmation e-mail Bell Travel sent after booking a seat via e-mail, kindly sent to me by a respected forum member!)
The Bell Travel bus schedule from Suvarnabhumi airport to Pattaya is as follow: 8.00/10.00/12.00/14.00/16.00/18.00.
The fare is 150 baht/trip/person. The fare includes the transportation to your hotel in downtown Pattaya.
At Suvarnabhumi airport, our staff will be waiting on 1st Floor gate#7 next to Tourist Police counter, holding a small "Pattaya - Bell Travel Service" sign. Then, she will lead you to the bus which is parked right outside the terminal.
Bell Travel also provides the transportation from Pattaya to Bangkok. Here is the bus schedule from Pattaya: it starts at 6.00 am, 9.00 am and every 2 hours until 19.00 pm. Destinations are Suvarnabhumi airport, Don Muang airport or hotels in Bangkok. However, there are only 3 departure times that have connecting transportation to hotels in Bangkok i.e. 9.00, 13.00 and 17.00.
The fare to Suvarnabhumi is 150 baht/trip/person, to Don Muang airport is 350 baht/trip/person and to hotels in Bangkok is 300 baht/trip/person. These fares include pick-up and drop-off services from your hotel to your destination in both cities.Please note that the Bell Travel price of B150 includes drop off at your hotel!
- Limousines
Contact Limousine Service Counter on the web or at Limousine Counter, Level2 at baggage claim and Arrival Hall
===================================================
[size=3]Going to the Airport[/size]
From Bangkok:
Just like getting to Bangkok from the Airport but in reverse. Simply grab a metered cab, arrange a van or limousine pick up through your hotel or take a bus.
From Pattaya:
Taxi:
Booking at many stands and almost every hotel all over town, price B800. Private cars, limousines and vans are also available from B1200.
Bus:
Buses do not depart from Pattaya but from Jomtiem!
Four times a day there’s a non-stop service to the new airport.
Buses leave for the airport from Chaiyapruk 1 Rd, Jomtien Beach at 9.00, 13.00, 17.00, and 19.30.
Flagging one of these buses down on Sukhumvit Road in Pattaya does not seem like a very good idea.
Special buses, vans and lmousines
- Bell Travel:
Use Bell travel, they will pick you up at your hotel but you might go to their office at Pattaya North Road (BKK bus station) to avoid long waits or long rides around town. B150 pp. See e-mail above.
- Vans
Vans to the airport are offered at many hotels for B300-450. Most services run from 6AM to 8PM.These services are hit or miss. If you’re the first passenger they pick up, you’ll be driven around Pattaya for an hour or more. If you’re the last one they pick up, you might be stuck with the fold up seat and there also may be no room for your luggage anymore.
- Thai Limousine
Thai Limousine have an office on Pattaya Third Road (Sai Saam), appr 200 meters from North Road. (Internet searches still show an address on North Road (Sai Nua), but they are no longer there.)
Odds and ends
- Airport Departure Tax, which was B500, is now included in your ticket price.
- Note that during some time at night, your only options are taxis or limousines.
- Due to forum policies, no e-mail addresses and telephone numbers are given.
- “Thank you” to senior forum members who contributed information and experiences to this fact sheet.
- This fact sheet is not sponsored by any of the mentioned companies.
Freeler January 2008
[size=3]Leaving the Airport[/size]
Taxi:
Contact the taxi counter at Level 2 - Arrivals, near entrances 3, 4, 7 and 8.
There is a 50 Baht surcharge and you must pay expressway toll when applicable.
Since the taxi situation is tightly controlled now and they are only allowed to park in certain locations, it would be difficult to impossible to get a cab at Departure level 4.
Rail:
At this time, there is no rail link.
A rail link should be in operation by year-end 2008.
Bus:
The bus station is located several miles away from the Arrivals area.
Fortunately, there is a free Shuttle bus service available. Shuttle bus stops are outside the Arrivals area.
After clearing immigration, collecting your luggage and making it through customs, walk out, cross the first road and proceed to the second one. Once there, go to a shuttle bus stop and wait. A shuttle will arrive within 10 minutes. The ride to the bus station takes about 15 minutes.
At the bus station you have several options:
To Bangkok by City bus:
- Ekamai (Eastern bus station)
- Don Muang (former airport and train station)
- Sai Tai (Southern bus station in Thonburi, across the river in “West-Bangkok”).
More destinations are available.
Destinations are clearly marked on the bus stops and buses in Thai and English!
All tickets are B35 (flat rate).
- Ekamai would be your choice should you want to go to NaNa or other hot spots on Sukhumvit.
At Ekamai you can change to the Skytrain, bus or metered taxi and even to a bus for Pattaya or Jomtiem.
- Don Muang (Bus 555 - Suvarnabhumi – Rangsit and Bus 554 - Suvarnabhumi – Don Muang - Expressway) if you want to go North or North East by train.
- Sai Tai (Bus 556 - Suvarnbhumi - Southern Bus Terminal - Expressway) is ideal if you're headed for Cha'am or Hua Hin and want to travel to those towns by air-con bus.
All city buses appear to run at least every half hour from 05.00-23.00 hours daily, or 5am-11pm
You may refer to these websites for further information on bus services in the Greater Bangkok area:
http://www.bmta.co.th/en/
http://www.bangkokairportonline.com
To Pattaya by Air-con bus:
At 8, 9, 11AM and 5PM there's a direct service to Pattaya (B106 pp) and Jomtiem. This bus also calls at the Arrivals terminal, but I suggest that if you have time, you go to the bus station and catch it there!
Stops in Pattaya are on Sukhumvit Road at:
North Road (Pattaya Nua), Central Road (Pattaya Klang) and South Road (Pattaya Tai).
Cross very busy Sukhumvit Road and grab a songthaew (baht bus) into town.
Motorcycle taxis are always present as well for a quick and perhaps more exciting ride into town.
Special buses, vans and lmousines:
- Bell travel:
Bell travel have an office at Pattaya's BKK bus station on Pattaya North Road, at the Airport and in Bangkok.
They have proven to be very reliable.
(The information below is taken from a confirmation e-mail Bell Travel sent after booking a seat via e-mail, kindly sent to me by a respected forum member!)
The Bell Travel bus schedule from Suvarnabhumi airport to Pattaya is as follow: 8.00/10.00/12.00/14.00/16.00/18.00.
The fare is 150 baht/trip/person. The fare includes the transportation to your hotel in downtown Pattaya.
At Suvarnabhumi airport, our staff will be waiting on 1st Floor gate#7 next to Tourist Police counter, holding a small "Pattaya - Bell Travel Service" sign. Then, she will lead you to the bus which is parked right outside the terminal.
Bell Travel also provides the transportation from Pattaya to Bangkok. Here is the bus schedule from Pattaya: it starts at 6.00 am, 9.00 am and every 2 hours until 19.00 pm. Destinations are Suvarnabhumi airport, Don Muang airport or hotels in Bangkok. However, there are only 3 departure times that have connecting transportation to hotels in Bangkok i.e. 9.00, 13.00 and 17.00.
The fare to Suvarnabhumi is 150 baht/trip/person, to Don Muang airport is 350 baht/trip/person and to hotels in Bangkok is 300 baht/trip/person. These fares include pick-up and drop-off services from your hotel to your destination in both cities.Please note that the Bell Travel price of B150 includes drop off at your hotel!
- Limousines
Contact Limousine Service Counter on the web or at Limousine Counter, Level2 at baggage claim and Arrival Hall
===================================================
[size=3]Going to the Airport[/size]
From Bangkok:
Just like getting to Bangkok from the Airport but in reverse. Simply grab a metered cab, arrange a van or limousine pick up through your hotel or take a bus.
From Pattaya:
Taxi:
Booking at many stands and almost every hotel all over town, price B800. Private cars, limousines and vans are also available from B1200.
Bus:
Buses do not depart from Pattaya but from Jomtiem!
Four times a day there’s a non-stop service to the new airport.
Buses leave for the airport from Chaiyapruk 1 Rd, Jomtien Beach at 9.00, 13.00, 17.00, and 19.30.
Flagging one of these buses down on Sukhumvit Road in Pattaya does not seem like a very good idea.
Special buses, vans and lmousines
- Bell Travel:
Use Bell travel, they will pick you up at your hotel but you might go to their office at Pattaya North Road (BKK bus station) to avoid long waits or long rides around town. B150 pp. See e-mail above.
- Vans
Vans to the airport are offered at many hotels for B300-450. Most services run from 6AM to 8PM.These services are hit or miss. If you’re the first passenger they pick up, you’ll be driven around Pattaya for an hour or more. If you’re the last one they pick up, you might be stuck with the fold up seat and there also may be no room for your luggage anymore.
- Thai Limousine
Thai Limousine have an office on Pattaya Third Road (Sai Saam), appr 200 meters from North Road. (Internet searches still show an address on North Road (Sai Nua), but they are no longer there.)
Odds and ends
- Airport Departure Tax, which was B500, is now included in your ticket price.
- Note that during some time at night, your only options are taxis or limousines.
- Due to forum policies, no e-mail addresses and telephone numbers are given.
- “Thank you” to senior forum members who contributed information and experiences to this fact sheet.
- This fact sheet is not sponsored by any of the mentioned companies.
Freeler January 2008