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Bell Travel Services now offers bus transfers not only from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Pattaya, but also from Don Mueang Airport to the Pattaya Bus Terminal on North Road. Timetable:

Suvarnabhumi Airport to Pattaya: 08:30 10:30 14:30 18:00
Departure from Level 1 Gate 8, near Airport Street Food hall

Pattaya to Suvarnabhumi Airport: 06:00 09:00 13:00 17:00
Departure from Pattaya Bus Terminal on North Road

Fare (one way): 300 Baht

Don Mueang Airport to Pattaya: 10:30 15:00
Departure from Terminal 2 between Gate 10 and 11

Pattaya to Don Mueang Airport: 06:00 15:00
Departure from Pattaya Bus Terminal on North Road

Fare (one way): 350 Baht

Tickets can be purchased at the relevant departure points or booked online via Bell Travel Services.

Ekamai to Pattaya Fare: 131 Baht 06:00 - 21:00 : Bus runs every hour

Pattaya to Ekamai Fare: 131 Baht 04:30 - 21:00 : Bus runs every hour

Bagna (Rungrueng Bus Station) to Pattaya Fare: 131 Baht 06:30 - 21:30 : Bus runs every hour

Morchid to Pattaya Fare: 131 Baht 06:00 - 18:00 : Bus runs every 2 hours

Pattaya to Morchid Fare: 131 Baht 05:00, 07:30, afterwards 10:00 - 18:00 : Bus runs every 2 hours

Suvarnabhumi to Jomtien Fare: 143 Baht 07:00 - 21:00 : Bus runs every hour

Jomtien to Suvarnabhumi Fare: 143 Baht 07:00 - 21:00 : Bus runs every hour

Hua Hin Airport to Suvarnabhumi Fare: 325 Baht 06:00, 08:00, 10:00, 11:30, 12:00, 14:00, 16:00, 17:00, 18:00

Suvarnabhumi to Hua Hin Airport Fare: 325 Baht 07:30, 09:30, 10:30, 12:00, 13:00, 14:30, 16:00, 17:00, 18:00

Hua Hin to Pattaya Fare: 473 Baht 09:00, 15:00

Pattaya to Hua Hin Fare: 473 Baht 08:00, 16:00

U-Tapao Airport to Pattaya Fare: 150 Baht / Hotel drop off 250 Baht 12:30, 14:30, 16:00, 17:00

Pattaya to U-Tapao Airport Fare: 150 Baht / Hotel pick up 250 Baht 10:30, 13:30, 15:00

Pattaya Bus Station: Opposite Big C / B-Quik (South Pattaya)

Despite the lofty name U-Tapao Rayong Pattaya International Airport, the airport, which is still administered by the Royal Thai Navy in Sattahip, offers very limited connections to Pattaya and other destinations such as Rayong. Passengers have to make do with taxis or organise their own travel. It is therefore not surprising that the almost unrivaled cab drivers take advantage of this in their own way and charge, for example, up to 850 baht (and more) for the 35 km trip to Pattaya ....

Rolling Loud
Location: Legend Siam, Na Jomtien

Songkran Festival
Location: Pattaya, Naklua, Jomtien

Wake me up when I'm famous, Soi Phratamnak 5

At the new Bay Fish, to the left of the Zürich Bread shop at Naklua's Roundabout, you'll find everything you can't find at the well-known bakery: Fish & Chips, burgers, oysters and other seafood, fries, salads, beer and even milkshakes.

Tamnan Kon E-San, which was a popular meeting place for migrants from E-San (Isan) before the pandemic, was completely destroyed months ago and offers an even sadder impression with each passing day.

The Shack opened its steak and burger restaurant on Pattaya 2nd Road between Central Road and Soi 6 on April 13th - Songkran Day.

Twin Made opened a cozy Coffee & Bakery on the groundfloor of Terminal 21.

Yuan Ming Yuan the Chinese beef rice noodle shop known from Bangkok, now also has a branch in Terminal 21, on the third floor (known as San Francisco street).

The former premises of the pre-pandemic Osteria Ristorante Al Dente are now home to B52 Bistro after a brief interlude by the Bazkoy Restaurant.

The enterprising management of A7 DJ Bar and Hookup Corner Bar in Soi 7 took over the former J.P. INN last month and continues to run it as A7 Hotel by J.P. INN.

Construction workers have moved into the premises of the former Silverstar 2 A Go-Go. Apparently, after years of searching in vain, a risk-taking investor has finally been found.

The Made in Thailand Bar Complex, which was only razed to the ground at the end of 2021, is to celebrate its comeback as early as October this year with over 50 new bars at (in our opinion horrendous) prices. A 35 square metre bar, for example, will cost between 1.4 and 1.56 million baht in the first year. The duration of the contracts is limited to 1 year, as the owner of the property reserves the right to transfer the entire property to the best bidder or tenant at any time.

In a grocery shop in Pattayaklang Soi 12, which did not survive the pandemic, Green Stop opened a weed shop.

Bubble, a Thai pub that opened in December 2022 in a former café on Pattaya 3rd Road, has already closed its doors.

Las Vegas A Go-Go Club opens on April 3rd, 2023, in the premises of the former Kilkenny Bar and Guesthouse.

The management of Pure Club A Go-Go has taken over the 22-room hotel formerly known as PL Pasadena Lodge and is currently renovating it. The hotel is expected to reopen soon in Soi LK Metro under the Pure Pasadena brand.

The bar formerly known as Nanny on Soi Buakhao, at the entrance to Chaloem Phrakiat Soi 21, is not only getting a facelift, but also a new owner. Let's hope City Hall understands and finally digs all the power lines underground - or do we have to ask Bill Gates to read them the Riot Act first?

First known as Churchill Bar and later as Churchill's Munchies Expat Food, the place is rebuilt and continues as a bar under new management and a new name in Soi Buakhao.

In Soi Honey, opposite the Scenery Hotel, which is still closed, a new building is being constructed on land that has long been used as a car park.

Duangjai Bar, known for its ladyboys, is finally getting its long-awaited facelift.

The bar known as Happines Star has not only received a cheerier sign, but apparently a new owner who is also giving it a new interior.

Construction is underway between the Canterbury Cafe and The Backyard bar to transform a neglected shop house into a modern Lucky White Angel Bar. If the sign sounds familiar, don't go wrong, the owner has run the (Lucky) Nicha White Angel bar in the same Soi.

Sharples, Pattaya's most famous fish and chips restaurant, is moving from its current location in Tree Town to its new home in New Plaza. The new eatery is scheduled to open on April 4th.

Tree Town, Soi Bualkao's gigantic and still popular bar complex got three big LED banners.

With hundreds of lovely ladies all eager to make your stay as pleasant as possible, Soi 6 is certainly worth a visit even without daily news.

Showgirls Soi 6 is the name of the new bar that opened in the space of the previous Quicky Bar.

According to unconfirmed rumours, the Rainbow Group, which is successful in Bangkok with its A Go-Go clubs, is in an expansion mood and has its eye on Pattaya's Walking Street. Only the future will show whether the decision is right. According to observers, Walking Street is likely to attract visitors from China, India and other Asian countries in the near future. Visitors from Western countries (along with Japanese revellers the main visitors to A Go-Go bars) are expected to increasingly take advantage of what Soi Buakhao has to offer. We do not share this view. Discotheques, for example, have not been able to hold their own in Soi Buakhao, Tree Town or Soi LK Metro.

Monro Ok, a Russian Girls Club, opened in the premises of the former Airport Club A Go-Go.

Everyone who has ever visited Walking Street knows this escalator. Since there has been a lot of talk lately about the almost or completely empty Marine Disco, the management seems to have decided to close the legendary disco in the first week of April. Those who miss the spirit of the times will be punished by the visitors.

The entrance to Soi 15 is now also closed to two-wheeled traffic on the Walking Street side and thus, of course, to users of disabled vehicles.

Hightimes, billed as a Sexy Club, apparently had a short life. You remember, we reported on the opening last month ....

Since the beginning of April, the lights of the Crazy Russian Girls nightclub have been switched off and its door closed.

As can be seen in the photo, the Bollywood (Disco) Club at the entrance to Soho Square has once again closed its doors. Apparently the management has now decided to sell the business. If you are interested in this second floor business, please call 0800 535 9393.

Blow Thailand, one of the country's largest cannabis distributors, is opening its second outlet on Walking Street. Although the legal situation is not yet clear, this kind of business in Pattaya - and not only here - seems to be constantly asking for more outlets.