What is the smartest (easiest most comfortable & cheapest) way to go from Pattaya to Phitsanulok ?
I am thinking it must be either bus or flying – but both options has some drawbacks:
The bus takes 8 hours and the latest bus leaves at 19:15 (NCA) so you will arrive at 03:15 – the earlier option with departure 16:20 is not so much better.
And can it really have heard it right that it is not possible to buy a ticket the day before or at the same time you are ready to go on the bus ?
As I heard it you have to buy the ticket at 8 in the morning on the same day that you want to ride.