--- title: "Pattaya to Bangkok: bus options (2026)" description: "Pattaya to Bangkok in 2h–3h by bus, from ฿130 one way — 2 options with operators, frequency and 2026 fare bands." url: https://bestofthailand.org/routes/pattaya-to-bangkok locale: en --- # Pattaya to Bangkok: bus options (2026) 2 ways to make this trip, from ฿130 one way, and 2h–3h on the quickest, direct. Below: what each costs, who runs it, how often it goes and the pier or station it actually leaves from. Fares checked 7 September 2026 and quoted as one-way bands per adult. They move with season, fuel and demand — the flight bands move fastest of all. Our pick for time Bus 2h–3h · ฿130–฿200 · Roong Reuang Coach (from Ekkamai and both airports) Our pick for budget Bus ฿130–฿200 · 2h–3h · Roong Reuang Coach (from Ekkamai and both airports) Same option twice: on this pair the quickest way is also the cheapest, which is rarer than it sounds — it usually means one operator has the route to itself. ## All options **Pattaya to Bangkok: every option with mode, time, fare, operators and frequency** | Option | Time | Fare | Operators | How often | Change | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Bus | 2h–3h | ฿130–฿200 | Roong Reuang Coach (from Ekkamai and both airports) | Every 30–60 minutes through the day | Direct | | Bus + ferry (one ticket) + Bus + ferry (one ticket) | 12h25–17h | ฿1,595–฿2,300 | Boonsiri High Speed Ferries, Local minivan operators | Roughly one combined morning departure · One combined departure from Khao San at about 07:00 | via Koh Chang | ## Booking notes ### Bus · 2h–3h · ฿130–฿200 Ekkamai's Eastern Terminal is on the BTS, which makes this the rare intercity bus you can reach without a taxi. Airport services run direct from Suvarnabhumi. ### Bus + ferry (one ticket) + Bus + ferry (one ticket) · 12h25–17h · ฿1,595–฿2,300 Pattaya → Koh Chang: Skips the Bangkok backtrack if you are already on the eastern seaboard. Departures are morning-only, so an afternoon start means an overnight in Trat. Koh Chang → Bangkok: One ticket covers the air-conditioned coach to Ao Thammachat pier in Trat and the crossing to Ao Sapparot on Koh Chang, arriving around 14:00. Check-in closes 45 minutes before departure and the ferry does not wait for a late bus that isn't its own. ## Both ends of the trip ### Pattaya The closest beach to Bangkok by road, and the jumping-off point for Koh Larn. Airport UTP: 45 minutes south of the city; used more by charter and low-cost traffic than by connecting domestic passengers. Pattaya is driest Nov–Apr and wettest May–Oct on its own monthly rain-day normals. [Pattaya weather](https://bestofthailand.org/weather/pattaya) · [Pattaya guide](https://bestofthailand.org/guide/pattaya) ### Bangkok The arrival point for most trips and the hub every rail and bus line runs back to. Airport BKK / DMK: Two airports 50km apart on opposite sides of the city; a domestic connection between them needs 3 hours, not 1. Bangkok is driest Nov–Apr and wettest May–Oct on its own monthly rain-day normals. [Bangkok weather](https://bestofthailand.org/weather/bangkok) · [Bangkok guide](https://bestofthailand.org/guide/bangkok) ## Frequently asked questions **How long does it take to get from Pattaya to Bangkok?** 2h–3h on the quickest option we hold — bus with Roong Reuang Coach (from Ekkamai and both airports). The slowest of the 2 options here takes 12h25–17h, so the spread between them is about 12h13. Times are for the scheduled leg and exclude the transfer at either end. **How much is Pattaya to Bangkok?** From ฿130–฿200 one way by bus, checked 7 September 2026 — and on this pair that is also the quickest way, so there is nothing to trade off. The dearest of the 2 options here runs to ฿1,595–฿2,300. That band comes from a dated route listing rather than a published tariff, so treat it as indicative. **What else runs between Pattaya and Bangkok?** 1 other option. The next one after bus with Roong Reuang Coach (from Ekkamai and both airports) is bus + ferry (one ticket) + bus + ferry (one ticket) with Boonsiri High Speed Ferries at ฿1,595–฿2,300 and 12h25–17h, changing at Koh Chang — dearer and slower. All of them are in the table above with their operators and frequency. **Where does the Pattaya to Bangkok service leave from, and how often does it run?** Ekkamai's Eastern Terminal is on the BTS, which makes this the rare intercity bus you can reach without a taxi. Airport services run direct from Suvarnabhumi. Every 30–60 minutes through the day. ## Going the other way, or further The return trip is on the [Bangkok to Pattaya](https://bestofthailand.org/routes/bangkok-to-pattaya) page — fares are the same in both directions on almost every leg here, but the timetables are not. To string this hop into a longer trip with a pace check, use the [route planner](https://bestofthailand.org/routes?stops=pattaya,bangkok&nights=3,4), and see the [island comparison](https://bestofthailand.org/islands) for which coast is dry in the month you are travelling. The Bangkok end of this leg starts at a station or a terminal rather than a hotel door: [getting around Bangkok](https://bestofthailand.org/getting-around) has the BTS, MRT and boat fares for reaching Hua Lamphong, Krung Thep Aphiwat and the two bus terminals, and [airport to city](https://bestofthailand.org/airport) covers the Suvarnabhumi and Don Mueang runs if the leg is a flight. ## Sources - [12go.asia route listings (band from what was on sale, not a tariff)](https://12go.asia/en/thailand) — aggregator listings, not a published tariff. - [Boonsiri High Speed Ferries route and season pages](https://www.boonsiriferry.com/) — the carrier's own fare board. - [FerrySamui Bangkok–Koh Chang route page](https://www.ferrysamui.com/route-bangkok-koh-chang.html) — a dated route reference. Checked 7 September 2026. Every figure on this page is a range, because every one of them moves. Best of Thailand https://bestofthailand.org/routes/pattaya-to-bangkok Scan or type the address for opening hours, phone numbers and the map.