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> "john Doe" <johnDoe@mail.dk> skrev i en meddelelse
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>> vi skal 15 dage til Thailand og glæder os
>> Er der nogle af jer rejsevante der har et par gode tip om hvad der er
>> godt at huske
>> - eller godt at vide når man drysser rundt på udfllugter.
>> Måske noget man absolut skal holde sig fra/prøve.
>>
>> I behøver ikke skrive lange betragetninger, bare korte indlæg vil blive
>> værdsat.
>> På forhånd tak.
>>
>> mvh John
>
> Hold jer langt væk fra floating market, det er den værste turistfælde jeg
> endnu har set det er ikke andet end en firkantet kanal hvor man sejler
> rundt imellem nogle "handlende" også er der totalt fyldt op med
> souvenirboder langs bredderne.
> Hvis i har nogle dage i Bangkok vil jeg anbefale en tur til koh Kret, læst
> min beskrivelse her
>
http://www.thailand.dk/forum/read.php?f=5&i=6840&t=6820#reply_6840
>
> En anden ting køb ikke nogle ture/arrangementer ved jeres rejsearrangør
> herhjemme da de typisk koster det samme i kroner som man kan købe dem for
> i baht
> ved en af de turarrangører der ligger overalt i Thailand hvor der er
> turister.
> Det værste eksempel jeg har læst var transport fra lufthavnen til
> sukhumvit 250kr pr prs det er 1600 baht, hvis man selv tager en taxa i
> lufthavnen koster det max 400baht for turen også kan man være 3-4 prs.
> Mvh
> Jens
>
>
Lufthavns bussen til Bangkok 35 bath
Suvarnabhumi Airport transportation Fact Sheet
Leaving the Airport
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!)
Quote:
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
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Going to the Airport
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.