Gaybutton Posted January 23, 2009 Posted January 23, 2009 The full PATTAYA MAIL article is here: http://www.pattayamail.com/current/news.shtml#hd3 I'm posting the significant portion of the PATTAYA MAIL article: _____ If users are charged the wrong fares by the cooperative, they can call the 1337 Pattaya City Call Center to report it. Disciplinary action can then be taken against offending drivers, such as fines and suspension of the driver’s licenses. Official minibus fares listed by the Chonburi Transport Office are: The Charoenrat Pattana-Najomtien Village route: Charoenrat Pattana-Nipa Lodge Hotel 8 baht Charoenrat Pattana -Asia Hotel 21 baht Charoenrat Pattana-Soi Chaiyapruk 29 baht Nipa Lodge Hotel-Pattaya Market 8 baht Nipa Lodge Hotel-Asia Hotel 14 baht Nipa Lodge Hotel-Soi Chaiyapruk 22 baht The Pattaya Market -Soi Chaiyapruk 15 baht Asia Hotel-Soi Chaiyapruk 8 baht The around Pattaya route: From the beginning of South Pattaya-Banglamung Plaza 8 baht From the beginning of South Pattaya-Nipa Lodge (North Pattaya) 10 baht From Banglamung Plaza-Nipa Lodge junction (North Pattaya) 8 baht From Banglamung Plaza-beginning of South Pattaya 10 baht From Nipa Lodge junction (North Pattaya)-Banglamung Plaza 8 baht North Pattaya-Central Pattaya: North Pattaya-Central Pattaya Road Intersection 8 baht North Pattaya-Somprasong Plaza 11 baht North Pattaya-Wat Bunkanjanaram 23 baht Central Pattaya Road Intersection-Somprasong Plaza 8 baht Central Pattaya Road Intersection-Central Pattaya T-Intersection 17 baht Somprasong Plaza-Wat Bunkanjanaram 8 baht Somprasong Plaza-Central Pattaya T-Intersection 12 baht Wat Bunkanjanaram-Central Pattaya T-Intersection 8 baht For more fare information please contact the Pattaya Information Desk at 038-253-131-32 or the Pattaya City Call Center at 1337. Quote
Guest aot87 Posted January 23, 2009 Posted January 23, 2009 What does that make boystown to Jomtiem , ? is it still the farang rate of 10bht Quote
Gaybutton Posted January 23, 2009 Author Posted January 23, 2009 What does that make boystown to Jomtiem , ? is it still the farang rate of 10bht Beats me. The published fare schedule is more confusing than ever. The best I can suggest is to call the 1337 number, pray that you can get through, pray that someone on that end can speak English, and pray they can tell you the fare. Quote
Guest Astrrro Posted January 24, 2009 Posted January 24, 2009 Can't make heads or tails of this. I've never heard of most of these places. Guess I'll just continue to pay 10 baht. I was thinking the other day that more baht buses travel south on Soi Buakao than north. I see lots of them turn off of Soi Buakao onto Pattaya Tai but don't see as many turn from Pattaya Tai onto Soi Buakao. Quote
Guest MonkeySee Posted January 25, 2009 Posted January 25, 2009 Can't make heads or tails of this. I've never heard of most of these places. Guess I'll just continue tp pay 10 baht. I was thinking the other day that more baht buses travel south on Soi Buakao than north. I see lots of them turn off of Soi Buakao onto Pattaya Tai but don't see as many turn from Pattaya Tai onto Soi Buakao. On Tuesday and Friday, market day I see many baht buses going both ways. I have never noticed on other days because I do not spend a lot of time in that area. I have always paid the 10 baht for the ride, like most. As fare as the list of the set fares, I too, can not make heads or tails out of it. Quote
Gaybutton Posted January 25, 2009 Author Posted January 25, 2009 Can't make heads or tails of this. I've never heard of most of these places. Neither have I. I know a grand total of two of the places listed. I don't have a clue what "Central Pattaya Road Intersection-Central Pattaya T-Intersection" is supposed to mean. "The Pattaya Market" - What's that? Never heard of it. "Somprasong Plaza" - Never heard of that one either. And I live here! If someone told me to go out and find Somprasong Plaza, I wouldn't have any idea where to look and I probably wouldn't know the name of it even if I found it. Why they can't just come up with a standard fare that everyone pays goes beyond me. The best suggestion I can make is what Astrrro said. Hand the driver 10 baht and be on your way. Quote
atri1666 Posted January 25, 2009 Posted January 25, 2009 Its a small shopping center between Soi Welcome Jomtien Hotel (soi 10) and soi 12 jomtien beach road shortly before soi chayapruek. In the same soi you also can find the Morningstar Guesthouse Quote
Gaybutton Posted January 25, 2009 Author Posted January 25, 2009 Its a small shopping center What is? Don't you think it might be a little helpful if you tell us whether it's The Pattaya Market or Somprasong Plaza, or whatever? Quote
Guest buckeroo2 Posted January 25, 2009 Posted January 25, 2009 Can't make heads or tails of this. I've never heard of most of these places. Guess I'll just continue to pay 10 baht. I was thinking the other day that more baht buses travel south on Soi Buakao than north. I see lots of them turn off of Soi Buakao onto Pattaya Tai but don't see as many turn from Pattaya Tai onto Soi Buakao. I often take songtaows in each direction on Soi Buakao and I never noticed any difference in the frequency of their avaialability in either direction - I am talking about hours in the 9 AM - 9 PM time frame. I always take a songtaow on Soi Buakao from Pattaya Tai RD to Central Rd and then walk to Carrefour and then do the reverse to get back to Pattaya Tai Rd. If I have any wait at all it is usually 1-2 minutes - can't remember ever waiting more than 5 minutes - again in either direction. Quote
