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 Pattaya guide

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 Bangkok guide

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 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, and see the island comparison 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 has the BTS, MRT and boat fares for reaching Hua Lamphong, Krung Thep Aphiwat and the two bus terminals, and airport to city 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) — aggregator listings, not a published tariff.
Boonsiri High Speed Ferries route and season pages — the carrier's own fare board.
FerrySamui Bangkok–Koh Chang route page — a dated route reference.

Checked 7 September 2026. Every figure on this page is a range, because every one of them moves.

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