Before writing this post, I gathered in a rough top popular queries in Yandex, their personal knowledge and leafed through sites colleagues in the shop. Just looked what they usually write about. requests. What seemed interesting was that most articles on U-Tapao Airport starts with a historical comment, although in the top requests never slipped even a hint of the airport’s history in Pattaya In short, we go from the reverse and on my blog you are first get answers to your questions and only at the end of the post I I will write a little about the airport itself.
The content of the article
- 1 Where is Utapao Airport
- 2 How to get from Utapao to Pattaya and back
- 2.1 Train
- 2.2 Regular Thai transport
- 2.3 Private Minibus Shuttle
- 2.4 Taxis Utapao-Pattaya
- 2.5 Rent a car
- 3 U-Tapao airport map and its infrastructure
Contents
Where is Utapao Airport
Usually I place an object map in the tail of the article, as an addition to the basic information, taking into account the fact that not every reader So much in the details that he is ready to master all these buttons scaling and switching layers of the map. But in the case of U-Tapao Airport, the card must be presented to you first, and here for what reason.
Between the resort town of Pattaya and U-Tapao Airport almost forty kilometers of the way. For most novice tourists this turns out to be a discovery of the century, but these are the realities: Utapao Airport Pattaya is not. And 40 km is the distance that you can’t get over on foot, by metro or tuk-tuk, so you have to choose between The four main options for transfer Utapao-Pattaya.
How to get from Utapao to Pattaya and back
Getting from Utapao to Pattaya and in the opposite direction can be four main ways: taxi, scheduled transport, minibus shuttle or train. All items, regardless of their headers imply that the modes of movement and price Transfer “there” is exactly the same as the “back.” I just don’t want to one hundred times to rewrite “Utapao-Pattaya Airport” and “Pattaya – Utapao airport. “Of the rare differences, I will definitely tell you.
A train
Six kilometers from the terminal there is a railway station Ban Phlu Ta Luang, from which the No. 284 train leaves at 13:35 daily, to Bangkok. In Pattaya, he stops at 14:20, but just case always check the relevance of the schedule on the site Royal Railways of Thailand.
The method is very much for the amateur and only one can be used. once a day, plus these six will still need to be driven kilometers from the airport, but it is in the region of 100-150 baht. Not only Be afraid of the increased cost of the transfer, because the train tickets are 27, 14 and 6 baht for classes 1.2 and 3 of the car, respectively. Six baht, Carl! Return train No. 283 from Pattaya to Ban Phlu Ta station Luang departs daily, at 10:35 and arrives at 11:20.
Regular Thai transport
On Sukhumvit Road regularly ply large multicolored buses and white microbuses with Thai inscriptions Destination: Chonburi-Pattaya-Utapao-Rayong. Used for transportation of the local population, with the corresponding prices. And not to compete with tourist shuttles, inscriptions in English on such buses do not. Is that on the windshields of large buses, and here’s a little white mikriki you have to identify eyes.
They go often, every 5-15 minutes. Stop on a wave hands or at public transport stops. Trip price 50-60 baht, go long because they stop at each stop
You will have to leave for 3.5 km from the terminal, the rest of the way It is overcome by a tuk-tuk or moto-taxi, which are on duty in the area turning to the airport, the trip price is about 100 baht. In sum, this It turns out cheaper than any mini-bass for 250.
Minibuses for local
Private Minibus Shuttle
There are several private transport companies. passengers from U-Tapao to Pattaya on mini-bass, including popular loukoster Air Asia, which sells two options flight tickets to Pattaya: destination Pattaya and Pattaya-Downtown, which you can choose at the booking stage ticket on the carrier’s website. Transfer fee (210 baht) automatically included in the ticket price. But, if in your companies with two or more passengers, it will be more profitable to take a taxi. The more that Air Asia does not transfer all over Pattaya, but only to the shopping center Central Festival, which is located in the city center.
Here is a button to order a transfer from Air Asia
Upon arrival at U-Tapao airport, at the exit from the arrival area you You will see the rack of Eyraji, whose employee needs to present your ticket. After that, you are taken to the mini-bus and in 40 minutes you find yourself near the Central Festival in Pattaya. Buy transfer you can’t do it separately – everything is tied to Air tickets and flights Asia. If you arrived without booking a transfer, then your choice any of the racks where they offer minibus transfers from 250 baht per person Basically, a shuttle is an option for singles. If you the company is going from 3 people, and even with children, it is already profitable take a taxi.
Taxi Utapao-Pattaya
Taxi from Utopao Airport to Pattaya and back It costs from 800-1000 baht. You can take the car upon arrival at the racks in arrival hall. On the Internet asking for up to 3,000 baht for a private transfer from any incomprehensible services that pop up with active search online. Therefore, if the task is to order a car in advance, it is better to take in a proven Kiwitaxi (here is my personal experience).
KiwiTaxi’s price tag is so-so, to be honest. Look at the cost Utapao-Pattaya, starts somewhere from 1,400 baht per car, the usual sedan. There are a number of private drivers who can be found in communities of any social network on the topic “Pattaya”, from 800 baht for a sedan for 4 passengers up to 1,800 baht for a nine-seater minibus. But if you want with online payment and a large service, so that with guarantee meeting with a sign at the airport, then this is Qiwi. So let’s say for those who do not care much about the price.
Car rental
40 km is not the distance you should rent car, but still add this method. Because if you If you want to actively drive around the neighborhood, it is better to take a car immediately at the airport and then there to give it away. Spoke again I repeat, for a short time it is better to rent a car through large network distributors that are only present at airports and major cities. Very detailed about all the nuances of renting a car in Thailand in my post.
In order not to go through the rental sites one by one, it’s better just use the service Economybookings, which will issue Immediately all offers from all. Order and upon arrival you already waiting for the car.
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U-Tapao airport map and its infrastructure
Due to the fact that the airport was originally built for the needs military, U-Tapao looks more like a village, parochial airport rather than a large message center with international reception flights and high bandwidth. Very roughly, two one-third of the premises is occupied by the registration area and waiting for departure, and one third – arrival zone.
The airport infrastructure includes a duty free zone, shops, food court, exchanger, racks of SIM cards and rented cars and parking. Taxis are handful at the exit of arrival zone. Everything is very compact, some special instructions for survival at the airport Utapao you do not receive need to.
Plan Utapao Airport, Pattaya
Online scoreboard Utapao
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