Arriving in BKK at 1:40am

[jtiger 9]

I've normally arrived in BKK at noon and gotten a prearranged ride to Pattaya.

 

This time I can save some money if I arrive at 1:40am. What's it like

getting a Taxi to Pattaya at that time? I'd imagine that the traffic

would be significantly less than at noon... but the challenge would be keeping

the driver awake.

 

Anyone have personal experience in coming in so late/early?

[Wardog 0]

Ive arrived at midnight, 11:20am and noon. All busy Lots of traffic. But travel time is always 1 hour 45 mins. With a smoke stop, cept last year. Driver let me smoke in the car.

 

Ive never worried about traffic, just the way they drive

 

Dog out.

[soi6 0]

No problem getting a taxi, even at this late hour...taxis know when the planes

arrive and are waiting for customers, they love Pattaya fares to...

I've arrived about 1am in BKK before, and walked outside to catch a taxi

to Pattaya, at that time of night you'll be in Pattaya by 230 am, fast trip...

I emailed my hotel in advance and told them to expect me around 3am, and

they told me that they'd have someone at the desk waiting with the key (Flipper House).. I arrived at this time in the morning, put my things away quickly, showered, changed clothes, and went down to the beer bars of Soi7, they were

all still open and I found a sweetie fast enough, grabbed her for the night and

it all worked out well..

 

One thing to keep in mind though, if you have valuables/lots of cash and you

have no in room safe the front desk lock boxes are usually unavailable except from 8am-7pm in most hotels... I used the ATM at the BKK airport before leaving

for Pattaya so I had enough cash for the night and hid my cc's, bank card, passport in the room until the next day when I put it in the lock box.