Lamock Chokaprret Posted August 20, 2001 Report Share Posted August 20, 2001 Is there air service from Don Muang to Pattaya? I hate buses. If you know of a service, an approximate rate would be nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 20, 2001 Report Share Posted August 20, 2001 You would have to hire a helicopter! Or maybe hijack a little Airbus! I've never heard of an air connection - helicopter or otherwise - at Don Muang, but some upmarket hotels in Bangkok offer helicopter transfer to the airport, and maybe you can arrange a flight to Pattaya with them (check at the Hyatt Erawan or Shangri-La). But is it really worth it even if you hate buses??? Why not take a taxi??? [ August 20, 2001: Message edited by: Scum_Baggio ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palatkik Posted August 20, 2001 Report Share Posted August 20, 2001 quote: Originally posted by Lamock Chokaprret: Is there air service from Don Muang to Pattaya? I hate buses. If you know of a service, an approximate rate would be nice. I flew from Pattaya (U-tapao airport) to Don Muang once on Orient Air. What a farce that was. It takes an hour to drive out to U-tapao from Pattaya and then the plane was two hours late. I could have made the journey in half the time by road. Cheers, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 20, 2001 Report Share Posted August 20, 2001 Originally posted by Palatkik: "I flew from Pattaya (U-tapao airport) to Don Muang once on Orient Air. What a farce that was ..." They're gone now anyhow. I remember seeing an Orient Air farang pilot drinking heavily in a bar in Chiang Mai the night before his flight ... Cheers, mate! The only domestic air connection I can find in my Thailand Airline Timetable to/from U-Tapao (Pattaya) is Bangkok Airways' Ko Samui flight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lamock Chokaprret Posted August 20, 2001 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2001 I guess you're right. Take a taxi. But still, life is too short to spend 4 hours in a bus (or cab) to go to your weekend hideaway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALHOLK Posted August 20, 2001 Report Share Posted August 20, 2001 Hi! The trip from Don Muang to Pattaya rarely takes more than 2 hours. Even if there were flights to Utapao I doubt if you could make it in less than that. Also busses and especialy taxis would probably be more comfortable than the small aircrafts used on shorthaul routes. regards ALHOLK [ August 20, 2001: Message edited by: ALHOLK ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palatkik Posted August 21, 2001 Report Share Posted August 21, 2001 I alsways take the expressways from Don Muang to Pattaya these days. It can be done in 1h 45min without too much trouble. I find the BangNa Trat overhead better than the motorway off of Rama9. Both routes run parallel until Cholburi where they merge. After that I now head right down to the spagetti junction of roads at the Rayong turnoff. Here you turn right for Pattaya or left for Rayong but there is also an unopened six lane route heading straight on - anyone know where that is going to come out? Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WorldFun Posted September 23, 2012 Report Share Posted September 23, 2012 yup ypou guessed it (some 11 years later!!) -> the route os for PTY !! I alsways take the expressways from Don Muang to Pattaya these days. It can be done in 1h 45min without too much trouble. I find the BangNa Trat overhead better than the motorway off of Rama9. Both routes run parallel until Cholburi where they merge. After that I now head right down to the spagetti junction of roads at the Rayong turnoff. Here you turn right for Pattaya or left for Rayong but there is also an unopened six lane route heading straight on - anyone know where that is going to come out?<P>Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Partyguy Posted September 24, 2012 Report Share Posted September 24, 2012 yup ypou guessed it (some 11 years later!!) -> the route os for PTY !! lol awesome !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gobbledonk Posted September 27, 2012 Report Share Posted September 27, 2012 I alsways take the expressways from Don Muang to Pattaya these days. It can be done in 1h 45min without too much trouble. I find the BangNa Trat overhead better than the motorway off of Rama9. Both routes run parallel until Cholburi where they merge. After that I now head right down to the spagetti junction of roads at the Rayong turnoff. Here you turn right for Pattaya or left for Rayong but there is also an unopened six lane route heading straight on - anyone know where that is going to come out?<P>Cheers 10 years to the very day from the previous post - was that deliberate or what ?? Sheeit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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