Bell Bus Service from Pattaya

[69billy]

Who needs a taxi...Bell Bus left Pattaya 9.15 and we was at the airport 10.30....75min from Patts to airport, thats was the fastest ever for me ..
And that was only 150bt..

[PigDogg]

They're excellent!

Van picks you up at your hotel and brings you to the bus station where you can take a piss, buy some snacks and then onto the bus all for 150 baht.

[Guest]

Must of seen you coming.
You can walk to the bus station and get the non motorway one for a 119b but the only drawback is there is no toilet on the bus.
Why was the 556 from the airport to the southern bus station fucked off.
Now you have to go to Victoria monument and get on the skytrain.

[Monkey]

Only vans I ever took was when I was a fresh faced naive tourist.

Would drive around either BBK or Pattaya for 2 hours picking people up before we even started.

Never again

[katoeylover]

(camm1 @ Feb. 25 2008,23:30) Must of seen you coming.

What? for 31 bt (50p/$1) Rip me off ! Please....

[Stewart]

(PigDogg @ Feb. 26 2008,06:09)   They're excellent!

Van picks you up at your hotel and brings you to the bus station where you can take a piss, buy some snacks and then onto the bus all for 150 baht.

I never bothered with the bus before because of the hassle of getting to the bus station, but with the minibus pick up that is a bargain - contact details?

[stogie bear]

Must of seen you coming. You can walk to the bus station and...

Er, you'd have to be pretty fit and have plenty of time to walk to the station from where I stay in Pattaya!

[thaibound]

(stogie bear @ Feb. 25 2008,20:40)

Must of seen you coming. You can walk to the bus station and...

Er, you'd have to be pretty fit and have plenty of time to walk to the station from where I stay in Pattaya!

but if you are sleeping at the bus station, it is a very easy walk.

[stogie bear]

Good point!

[69billy]

(Stewart @ Feb. 26 2008,03:34)

(PigDogg @ Feb. 26 2008,06:09)   They're excellent!

Van picks you up at your hotel and brings you to the bus station where you can take a piss, buy some snacks and then onto the bus all for 150 baht.

I never bothered with the bus before because of the hassle of getting to the bus station, but with the minibus pick up that is a bargain - contact details?

Bell Travel Service Co.,Ltd Tel. Bangkok Office: 02-747-4673, 02-747-4675Tel. Pattaya Office: 038-370-055, 038-370-056 Suvarnabhumi airport:Contact number is +66(0)89-449-8843..
[email protected]

[Guest]

(katoeylover @ Feb. 26 2008,09:09)

(camm1 @ Feb. 25 2008,23:30) Must of seen you coming.

What? for 31 bt (50p/$1) Rip me off ! Please....

The 119b bus goes to Morchit.
Unless you have fallen in love and want to go upcountry to visit your tilaks village I doubt you will ever go there.

[Guest]

Thanks for the digits 69billy....I've always taken a cab from the airport (BKK) to Pattaya...Is the bus direct (no stops?).....when you arrive in Pattaya where does it drop you? Gonna check to see if they have a website with a schedule....

[Todd]

From another forum:

Service times:
Airport to pattaya
8am 10 am 12noon 2pm 4pm and 6pm

From airport at bottom level gate 7
Fare is 150 baht each way

PH: 038 370 055 / 6
or BKK 02-747-4675 / 6.)

cell phone number - 089-449-8863
cell number i have for the girl who hangs round exit door 7 is 08162047703

[thaibound]

so...does anyone know...
1. does the van go to more than 2 or 3 places en route to the pattaya bus station?
2. is there ANY hassle/worry with luggage, either on the van or the bus?
3. is there also a Bell bus from pattaya to bangkok, and if so, how close to nana will the pattaya bus take you -- carrying my luggage i don't want to have to hire taxi in bkk after bus, but I don't see how else to get from bkk bus station to the DIG, though a short 50baht ride might still be worth it.
4. is there already a thread on this, in which case, just yell at me and i'll shut up.
Many thanks.
p.s.
saw iinteresting tv piece last night on the *train* from bangkok to pattaya. looked and sounded pretty interesting -- all for about 40 baht -- until they mentioned the 3 1/2 hours it took, when it was on time, which apparently it is not often!

[Monkey]

(thaibound @ Feb. 27 2008,04:41) saw iinteresting tv piece last night on the *train* from bangkok to pattaya. looked and sounded pretty interesting -- all for about 40 baht -- until they mentioned the 3 1/2 hours it took

The train from the 'old' airport to BKK was about 5 baht if I remember correctly and took forever.

Pattaya station (if that's even what it is called) isn't in Pattaya and is really not worth the hassle of trying to get to/from.

Buses are the only (half) decent form of public transport in LOS, and a few baht takes you a long way. Routes are well serviced and the buses, although with tiny Asian size seats, are decent enough.

Just make sure you get an Express or VIP bus and not the local, stopping every 400m, non-AC bus.