Thailand Guide
The east coast
Arrival
Dozens of air-con buses run from Bangkok's Eastern and Northern bus terminals to Pattaya, and there's a slightly less frequent service from the capital's Southern Bus Terminal, as well as up up to seven buses a day from Suvarnabhumi Airport. It's also possible to get to Pattaya direct from the north and northeast, namely from Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Khorat and Ubon Ratchathani.
Pattaya is on a branch line of the eastern rail line, and there's one slow train a day in each direction between the resort and Bangkok.
U-Tapao airport (038 245595) is located at the naval base near Sattahip, about 25km south of Pattaya, and runs Bangkok Airways flights to and from Ko Samui and Phuket.