How to get from Bangkok to Pattaya

The road from Bangkok to Pattaya runs southeast down the motorway, and there are four ways to do it: bus, train, taxi or private transfer. Below are timetables and fares from the operators, Suvarnabhumi Airport and the State Railway of Thailand (SRT), checked on 17 October 2026, plus OSRM road distances.

All options in one table

Buses from Ekkamai, Mo Chit and Bang Na

Roong Reuang Coach publishes its Bangkok to Pattaya timetable online. All these buses arrive at Pattaya bus station on North Pattaya Road, and you need local transport from there to the beach.

• Ekkamai (Eastern Bus Terminal). 144 baht, departures at 05:00, 06:00 and hourly from 09:00 to 22:00. Ticket window 13 on the ground floor, platform 1. The terminal is next to BTS Ekkamai
• Mo Chit 2 (Northern Bus Terminal). 155 baht, hourly from 05:00 to 18:00, via the motorway. Ticket window 34 on the ground floor, platform 42. The operator says the terminal is near BTS Mo Chit and MRT Chatuchak
• Bang Na. 144 baht, at 06:30 and hourly from 09:30 to 21:30. A roadside stop on the Bang Na-Trat road, counter tickets only

Going back, the first bus from Pattaya to Ekkamai leaves at 04:30 and the last at 22:00; to Mo Chit 2, from 05:00 to 18:00. State-owned Transport Co. (Bor Khor Sor) also sells tickets to Pattaya from Mo Chit 2 and Suvarnabhumi at tcl99web.transport.co.th, where the timetable appears once you pick a date.

From Suvarnabhumi Airport

The Roong Reuang Coach stop is on Level 1 at Gate 8, next to arrivals. Buses to Pattaya bus station leave at 07:30, 09:30, 11:30, 13:30, 15:30, 17:30 and 18:30 for 135 baht. Buses to Jomtien bus station run hourly from 06:00 to 22:00 for 158 baht; the 22:00 departure only goes as far as Pattaya bus station. According to the airport, Bor Khor Sor also runs a Suvarnabhumi to Pattaya route from 06:30 to 21:00 for roughly 140-190 baht.

Everything for arriving passengers, including U-Tapao Airport near Pattaya, is in the Pattaya airport guide.

Train from Bangkok to Pattaya

In the SRT timetable, daily ordinary train 283 (fan-cooled carriages with a toilet) leaves Hua Lamphong at 06:55 and reaches Pattaya at 10:34. The fare is 31 baht for 155 km. Return train 284 leaves Pattaya at 14:21 and gets to Hua Lamphong at 18:15. The same table lists express 887 (06:45, arriving 09:13) and return 888 (16:26) without a “daily” note or a fare, so check the running days with SRT before you travel.

The train suits you if you want the cheapest ride and are in no hurry. With heavy luggage or children, the bus is easier: it is faster and runs more often.

Taxi and private transfer

At Suvarnabhumi the taxi counter is on Level 1 between Gates 4 and 7. According to the airport, a 50-baht surcharge is added to the meter, passengers pay expressway tolls, and Department of Land Transport rules let you agree a fare in advance for long trips. The AOT meter scale is 35 baht for the first kilometre, then 6.50 to 10.50 baht per km. On that scale 122 km to Central Pattaya comes to about 1,120 baht before traffic time; that is our calculation, not a tariff.

AOT Limousine, the airport’s official limousine partner, quotes from 2,700 baht to Pattaya. We have not checked private transfer companies: before paying, compare what the price includes (tolls, waiting time, a child seat).

How far: distances

OSRM routing on OpenStreetMap data, without traffic. For the airports the route runs from Central Pattaya to the terminal, as on our other Pattaya pages. For what to do once you arrive, see the Pattaya travel guide.

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