Useful Information for Pattaya/Jomtien

Electricity: 220 Volts / 50 Hz Plug Style: or International socket which is suitable for any type of plugs except 3 pins UK plug. Transportation from Bangkok Airport to Pattaya: The trip should take around 1.5 hours except around rush hour. Taxi: 1,000 THB Tom Taxi Service Bus: Airport Pattaya Bus (at the Exit 8 of ground floor, direct-to-Jomtien) 7:00, 8:00, 9:00, 10:00, 11:00, 12:00, 13:00, 14:00, 15:00, 16:00, 17:00, 18:00, 19:00, 20:00, 21:00, 22:00 (120 THB) Bell Travel Service (at the Exit 7 of ground floor, door-to-door service) 8:00, 10:00, 12:00, 14:00, 16:00, 18:00 (240 THB) Door-to-door service, they will drive you to your destination. Transportation from Pattaya to Bangkok Airport: Taxi: 1,000 THB Tom Taxi Service Bus:

Airport Pattaya Bus (on Tappraya Road, in front of View Talay 1, opposite to Pan Pan Restaurant) 7:00, 8:00, 9:00, 10:00, 11:00, 12:00, 13:00, 14:00, 15:00, 16:00, 17:00, 18:00, 19:00, 20:00, 21:00 (120 THB) Bell Travel Service (on North Pattaya Road inside Pattaya Bus Terminal) 6:00, 9:00, 11:00, 13:00, 15:00, 17:00, 19:00 (240 THB)

Pick-up service, may call 038-370055 or reserve a bus ticket online and they will come to your place to pick you up to the bus terminal for free.

Transportation between Bangkok and Pattaya: The trip should take around 2 hours. Taxi: 1,200 THB P.T. Taxi Service Bus: From Bangkok to Pattaya, departs every 30-40 minutes from 5:00 to 23:00 at Bangkok's Ekkamai (Eastern) Bus Terminal, on Sukhumvit adjacent to station E7 of the Skytrain. From Pattaya to Bangkok, departs every 30-40 minutes from 4:30 to 23:00 at Pattaya Bus Terminal. Faster first class air-con bus costs 124 THB. Baht Bus (Songthaew): Hundreds of Songthaews cruise the streets of Pattaya offering rides. The official price is 5 THB for trips within Pattaya but foreigners are expected to pay 10 THB. Longer trips to Jomtien or Naklua might cost 2 to 3 times that amount. Flat fares apply only when a moving songtaew is hailed. A stopped baht bus without passengers, will assume you want to charter at a much higher fare of 100 THB or more depending on your negotiating skills. The most common route is the beach loop: south along Beach Road, east on Pattaya Tai (South Pattaya Road), north on Sai Song (Second Road), and east on Pattaya Nua (North Pattaya Road). But the routes often vary with: a right turn from Beach Road to Pattaya Klang (Central Pattaya Road) which might turn right again at Second Road; or no turn at dolphin circle going straight into Naklua or even a right turn to the bus station. The only way to know the route for sure is to ask (but don't let the driver mistake your asking as a charter request). It's also fairly easy to catch a songtheaw going either direction on Central Pattaya Road and South Pattaya Road. North Pattaya Road usually has a songtheaw waiting at Dolphin Circle. From Naklua you can catch the white songthaew out to Sukhumvit and on to Si Racha. If you're heading to south towards Jomtien there are songthaews waiting on Pratamnak Rd (the continuation of Second Road) at the corner with South Pattaya Road. On Sukhumvit Road you can catch songtheaws that go as far as Si Racha and Sattahip (marked by color); it is also possible to catch a ride with one of the many full-size buses. Please refer to Pattaya Map. Motorbike Taxi: The quickest way around for a single traveller is often using a motorbike taxi. These are less expensive than using a songthaew as a taxi. Expect to pay around 30 THB for trips around the inner part of town. Climate: Pattaya enjoys a tropical wet and dry climate, which is divided into the following seasons: warm and dry (November to February), hot and humid (March to May), and hot and rainy (June to October). Weather Forecast: go to Weather Underground Call from Thailand: 009+country code+area code without 0+phone number. Country code of Thailand: 66 and Area code of Pattaya/Jomtien: 038 Internet: You may buy a prepaid SIM card at any convenient stores in Thailand to use on your mobile phone and also access Internet on your laptop by using mobile phone. In this case, the phone needs to support GPRS and Bluetooth. If your phone or laptop doesn't support Bluetooth, you will need to get a USB cable to connect between phone and laptop. As for the rates of using mobile internet, better get EDGE/GPRS Internet Package rather than using the normal SIM card service. DTAC's unlimited usage package is 199 Baht for a week, and 399 Baht (1G), 650 Baht (3G), 890 Baht (5G) for a month. AIS' unlimited usage package is 799 Baht (3G) and 899 Baht (5G) for a month. You can top up the balance at any convenient store or the "My Pay" machine. The merit to use mobile internet is you may use it wherever you go.

DTAC and AIS both have a store at Bangkok Airport near the Exit 7 on the 2nd arrival floor. You may purchase EDGE/GPRS Internet Package and also have them teach you how to work everything, but do install the driver of the mobile phone on your laptop in advance.

User Guide: SETTING UP YOUR COMPUTER FOR MOBILE INTERNET ACCESS ACCESSING INTERNET ON CELL PHONE Rates of EDGE/GPRS Internet Package: DTAC (Happy) AIS (1-2 call) TrueMove