transport around pattaya
 

could anyone tell me the types of transport around pattaya and a rough idea of fares thx

Just been to Pattaya. Taxis are difficult to find and expensive, e.g. 150baht Doghtan beach to Pattaya beach, whereas riding in the back of a "bus" (i.e. a covered ute) while slightly uncomfortable is quite cheap at 20baht.

Taxis ply the popular routes and are so frequent you rarely have to wait long to flag one down. The routes follow the main roads, the busiest being from South Pattaya along 2nd Road, down Soi 2, along Beach Road and round, but there are many more routes all over the city. As a general guide, if you hop on a taxi going in the right direction you’ll get there, even if you have to change taxis at a junction. The standard fee for anywhere on the route is 10 baht for foreigners and 5 baht for Thais (foreigners with Thais are expected to pay full fares for both). Fares for longer stages are written in the back of every taxi. From Central Pattaya to Jomtien you may be charged 20 baht (10 for Thais) to go over the hill, and also to Naklua in the north, which is roughly the same distance away.

Along any route in Pattaya all you have to do is flag down the driver with a small gesture, get on, wait until you are about five metres from your exact destination, ring the bell on the ceiling and your driver will stop. You pay him through the window on the pavement side. Do remember to keep some change for these as they don’t like changing large notes.

Taxi vs. baht bus
 

I think Trentaus and Doug7363 mean two different things when they mention taxis. I think Doug7363 means a routine "baht bus" (the same as what Trentaus calls a bus or covered "ute") plying its route, while Trentaus means perhaps a sedan car a/k/a saloon car, or else a baht bus or motorcycle taxi that's been specially hired. Correct?

Yes I did mean a baht bus - sorry for not making it clearer

thx
 

thx guys everything is very helpfull

yes, taxi for me means the standard metered sedan car.