I do not argue - from Bangkok you can get to any point of Thailand, transport - even debt. True, the international airport of Suvarnabhumi is becoming greater popularity of their deployment. But what to do to those who travel from north to south, moving around land transport? Those. What if you do an airport version, replacing it to alternative - bus station?
From the North Bus Station, Bangkok is quite easy and easy to reach Pattaya. Transport - Pond PRU, the price of everyone is the same and is 130 baht. The road, it seems like, alone, and therefore, the time in the way is about the same (2 hours, +/-). But not everything is so cloudless, as it may seem after my words. Here you have a real story that happened to us literally three days ago. We took tickets (officially discharged tickets with numbers!) It is on the northern bus station. The fact that the bus moved to the hour later, was angry, of course, but did not cause wishes to swear. The biggest troubles were in front. In about the middle of Suchumvita (North Pattaya Road) only we are left in Bass. Next, the picture was very disgusting painting. She drove stopped the car and offered us ... to carry, because, they say, he does not want to go on. We have tickets to Jomtien Bass Steisn on our hands, you did not care any sideways. He demonstratively came out of the car and left there, and Thais had acquired us, who were yelling as accepted and made gestures, they say, went out. Finally, some passersogue was found, more or less in English, which introduced us to the entire course of what was happening. I have a hurry to immediately argue the defenders of "cute Thais": they are no longer the ones that were literally a couple of years ago! What is there - even a year ago. Southern indigenous people, although in the north of Tia Kidalovo and Rugan with flashing knives, are now cozy coherent with radiant Thai smiles. Personally, I can not say a single thin word about the Thairs of the North of the country. But my opinion about Thai south is very and very negative, which is connected not only with our "bus horror", but also with what I watch in Pattaya now. But this is a completely different story. At that moment, when we were on the road with things (we are traveling for the second month in this region), I rumble and metal. It was necessary to get to the place. It seemed simple only at first glance, for I was not the first time in Tae, the place (where we were thrown) was about friends and to the final point there were only a few minutes of the paths, which immediately turn into hell if you are with things, and not . The horror continued: All the Tuk-Tuk-Tukers stopped by us required three hundred (real price not more than 20-30), because our despair was involuntarily read on our faces. With the greatest work, after an hour and a half, we caught one tucker, which agreed to bring us for 50 baht per person. Gadko on the soul. Be careful and think about what you will do in such a situation. Here you have a photo of a local bastard. At least in this car do not sit down exactly.
Yes, by the way, to compare to the tourist police today in Taail meaningless. Tourpolyce now willingly cover "their", ignoring tourist complaints. Hand hand washes, and the police, too, as you understand, now not that. How to avoid a situation like mine? I have no idea. Apparently, in no way. Taxi Bangkok - Pattaya pours out 800-1000 baht, as lucky. It fully admits that only bass from the international airport can be safe and reliable. The trouble is only that sometimes to the international airport through the entire Bangkok - like on foot to Jerusalem.