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Pattaya City Guide

Thailand > Pattaya

Located 147 kilometers southeast of Bangkok or only about two-hour drive, Pattaya is Thailand's premier beach resort and attracts hundreds of thousands of pleasure-seeking tourist from all over the world, annually. You will be able to find long stretches of clean and sandy beach as well as rocky coves and coral strands.

For your excitement, visitors can windsurf, water ski, swim, sunbathe, snorkel, sail, or take trips to offshore coral islands. Pattaya's main fun beach is at Jomtien, which runs for a distance of about 5 kilometers.

Among the other superb sites to be visited are the Nong Nooch Tropical Garden, Pattaya Park Tower, Hotel & Water Park, Ripley's Museum Believe It or Not, an other interesting places.

Colorful and alive with activity, Pattaya is unrivaled as a beach resort. It is in a class of its own, offering more attractions in greater profusion than any other single destination in Southeast Asia. Day and night, it presents an ever changing kaleidoscope of fun and thrills.

Getting There and Moving Around

By air

The most common way to reach here is from Bangkok International Airport also known as Don Muang. The Bangkok airport serves internal and external flights.

By rail

State Railways of Thailand have four lines all terminating in Bangkok. The main station in Bangkok is Hualampong on Rama IV Road and this serves most of the long-distance routes.

Noi station across the river in Thonburi serves Kanchanaburi and a few destinations to the south.

By road

Bangkok has three main bus terminals serving different areas of the country. There are both air-conditioned and non-air-conditioned buses, and the air-conditioned ones tend to be faster, making less stops en route.

Pattaya is linked to the mainland and is easily accessible by road as well as by air. There is also an air-conditioned bus, which leaves the Akemai Bus Terminal every 20 minutes.

The Southern Bus Terminal on Boromratchonnani Road operates south to Hua Hin, Phuket and the Thai-Malaysian border. The North/northeastern Bus Terminal, on Kampaeng Petch 2 Road (northeast)) has routes to Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai in the north and Ubon Ratchathani and Nong Khai in the northeast. The Eastern Bus Terminal, on Sukhumvit Road operates to Pattaya and Trat in the east.

Taxis can be hailed on the streets and if they are metered there is a taxi meter sign on the roof. Tuk Tuk, three-wheeled taxis ply the streets and are ideal for short journeys.

Motorcycle taxis are now available as they can manoeuvre between the cars to reach their destination. Car hire services are also available for you to move around this fascinating town.

Moving Around

The availability of various transportation mode here is an advantage of moving around the city.



 

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