travel to pattaya,Thailand

Pattaya is a city in Thailand, located on the east coast of the Gulf of Thailand , about 165 km southeast of Bangkok located within but not part of Banklamung in the province of Chonburi.

The city of Pattaya is a self governing municipal area which covers the whole tambon Nongprue and Naklua and parts of Huai Yai and Nong Pla Lai. It is located in the heavily industrial Eastern Seaboard zone, along with Sriracha, Laem Chabang, and Chonburi.

Pattaya is also the center of the Pattaya-Chonburi Metropolitan Area, the conurbation in Chonburi Province.

Transportation

Pattaya is about 1½ hours, or 120 km by road from Suvarnabhumi Airport. Pattaya is also served through U-Tapao International Airport which is 45 minutes drive from the city. By road, it is served by Sukhumvit Road and Motorway 7 from Bangkok. Intercity transport is usually through one of two bus stations, one for Bangkok and one for other destinations.

Until recently the only transport within town were private or shared songthaews and taxi via motorbike. However, a public bus service has begun in 2006, and a metered taxi service began in late 2007.

Roads

1. By the Bangkok-Chon Buri-Pattaya Motorway (Highway No.7) The motorway is linked with Bangkok’s Outer Ring Road., (Highway No. 9) and there is also another entrance at Si Nakharin and Rama IX Junction.

2. By Bang Na-Trat Highway (Highway No. 34) From Bang Na, Bang Phli, across the Bang Pakong River to Chon Buri there is a Chon Buri’s bypass that meets Sukhumvit Road., (Highway No. 3, passing Bang Saen Beach, Bang Phra to Pattaya.

Pattaya roads

Pattaya 1 Road ("Beach Road"): this street runs parallel to the beach

Pattaya 2 Road: this street runs approximately 400 meters parallel to Pattaya 1 Road.

Pattaya 3 Road: this is Pattaya’s outer-ring road which connects North, South and Central Pattaya.

Thap Phraya Road: this street connects Pattaya 2 to Jomtien Road.

Thep Prasit Road: this street connects Thap Phraya Road to Sukhumvit Road.

Rail There is one train a day to Pattaya leaving from Hualumphong Station in Bangkok.

Monorails The city plan to construction 3 lines of monorail system, by a budget of 4,000 million baht.

Air There is no public airport in Pattaya city. The nearest airport to Pattaya city is U-Tapao.

Bus Buses to Pattaya leave very frequently from Bangkok’s Northern Bus Terminal (Morchit) and the Eastern Bus Terminal (Ekhamai). There are buses from Pattaya which go to every nearby provincial town. There are also some buses available to major towns in the north-east.

Songthaew (public passenger pick-up vehicle) Popularly nick-named ‘Baht-buses’ in Pattaya, songthaews are the most popular mode of public transportation in Pattaya. The price on the regular routes in Pattaya and Jomtien Beach is five baht, and from Pattaya to Jomtien Beach, ten baht. However, to ask a driver for service to a particular local destination could cost over one hundred baht.

Motorbike-taxi These are found mainly in the town areas and are used mainly for very short distances.

Source : wikipedia.org

Pattaya,Thailand

Pattaya (Phatthaya) is a city in Thailand, located on the east coast of the Gulf of Thailand , about 165 km southeast of Bangkok located within but not part of Amphoe Bang Lamung in the province of Chon Buri.

Meaning the 'south-west monsoon wind" and correctly pronounced "Putt-tuh-YAH" not "Patt-EYE-uh", it ranks as one of the most successful beach resorts in the world, with some 5.4 million visitors arriving in 2005. Increasing numbers of tourists come from the former Soviet Union and East Asia.

The city of Pattaya is a self governing special municipal area which covers the whole tambon Nong Prue and Na Kluea and parts of Huai Yai and Nong Pla Lai. It is located in the heavily industrial Eastern Seaboard zone, along with Si Racha, Laem Chabang, and Chon Buri. However, it remains mostly a tourist city, with very light industry.

Pattaya is second only to Bangkok in high rise buildings, as many condos for foreign residents are built, and has a modest skyline. The city's economy benefits from its relative proximity to Bangkok.

Pattaya is also the center of the Pattaya-Chonburi Metropolitan Area, the conurbation in Chonburi Province. ( Wikipedia.org )