Roong Reuang Coach

4.4
3,058 customer reviews
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About Roong Reuang Coach

Company Information

Roong Reuang Coach are a well established company who specialise in providing cheap and safe coach travel between Pattaya and Bangkok. These are two of the most popular tourist destinations in mainland Thailand, and as such it is a popular service used by many travellers. Many companies offer various options when it comes to bus travel along this route, but Roong Reuang are well known for their spacious and comfortable coaches, which are kept in good condition compared with many other buses.

Routes served by Roong Reuang Coach

The only route this particular bus company provides is the one between Pattaya and Bangkok, and there are numerous daily departures in both directions – approximately every 40 minutes to/from Ekkamai, every hour to/from Morchit and 6 departures a day to Sai Tai Mai.

The Roong Reuang Coachbuses depart from Bangkok Northern Bus Terminal (Morchit), Bangkok Southern Bus Terminal (Sai Tai Mai) and Bangkok Eastern Bus Terminal (Ekkamai), so you can choose when booking which one you would like to travel from or arrive into. In Pattaya, buses depart and arrive into Pattaya Northern Bus Station in Pattaya Nuea. The cost of a one-way journey is around THB130 per person with the cheapest tickets to Ekkamai and more expensive – to Morchit and Sai Tai Mai.

The journey is around 150km, so it’s fairly straightforward although be prepared for unpredictable traffic conditions, particularly at busy hours or on holidays. Generally though, the journey will take about 2 hours (to Ekkamai) up to 3 hours (to Morchit), so it’s a fairly quick coach journey that is mainly on highways and well developed roads. Bear in mind that road safety standards in Thailand aren’t always the best so do be sure to wear your seat belt.

Note When travelling back from Ekkamai to Pattaya, Roong Reuang Coach almost always calls to Chonburi, Sri Racha or Laem Chabang en route if there are any passengers on board who need to get off in these locations. If you are unlucky to catch the bus where there are travellers heading to these locations, the trip may take up to 4 hours.

Pros

Generally, Roong Reuang coaches are considered to be one of the best budget friendly options when travelling from Bangkok to Pattaya or vice versa. They generally operate on time, and sometimes even depart early, whilst they take care to maintain their coaches to decent standards. Being able to choose between three different bus stations in Bangkok is also very useful when you may be staying far closer to one rather than the other.

The company is known for its reliability and for providing low prices compared to many other tour operators who tend to charge higher prices as they know that tourists aren’t always aware of what sort of prices are typical for this journey. You can also book online making it easy to organise your travel plans in advance.

Cons

Some things that can cause issues are the air conditioning. Some may find that this is too cold for their liking and would be advised to pack some extra layers just in case. Other times it is possible to find the air conditioning is running at higher temperatures than are strictly comfortable for those not used to the hot Thai weather. It’s worth being prepared for being too warm or cold just in case of any issues!

As with any coach travel it’s best not to rely on having the highest standard of on board bathrooms - it’s often best to try and avoid using on board toilets if possible as they may not be maintained as well as the rest of the Roong Reuang Coaches.

Keep in mind

Buses do run on schedule but if the bus is full, it can leave some 10-15 minutes prior to its schedule.

During holiday periods, especially New Year and Songkran, you can end up waiting for hours to get a ticket if you have not booked your seat at least 3 days in advance.

Travellers reviews

Customers are generally satisfied with the service they receive - most people are happy to have chosen a cheap, simple and safe transfer between the two cities and say that they would use the service again.

Roong Reaung Coach are preferred by many passengers because they have friendly helpful staff who will happily assist with heavy luggage and will even be flexible when it comes to changing and adjusting reservations. The staff is used to having foreigners on board so chances that they will have an English-speaking coach attendant are much higher compared to other bus companies.

Other customers praise the generous legroom, comfortable seats and the efficiency of the service.

Some reviews criticise the bathrooms, quality of the air conditioning units and the fact that sometimes coaches will run ahead of schedule, but generally Roong Reuang get positive reviews from their customers and are one of the most popular companies covering this route by bus.

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Roong Reuang Coach Popular Routes

Bangkok - Pattaya
05:00, 06:00, 06:30, 08:00, 09:00, 09:30, 10:00, 10:30, 11:00, 12:00, 13:00, 14:00, 15:00, 16:00, 16:30, 17:00, 18:00, 19:00, 20:00, 21:00
Pattaya - Bangkok
04:30, 05:00, 07:30, 08:00, 09:00, 10:00, 11:00, 12:00, 13:30, 14:00, 14:30, 16:00, 17:00, 18:00, 19:00, 20:00, 21:00
Pattaya - Suvarnabhumi Airport
07:00, 07:05, 07:10, 08:00, 08:05, 08:30, 09:00, 10:00, 10:05, 11:00, 11:30, 12:00, 13:00, 14:00, 15:00, 16:00, 17:00, 18:00, 19:00, 20:00, 21:00, 21:05
Suvarnabhumi Airport - Pattaya
07:00, 08:00, 09:00, 10:00, 11:00, 12:00, 13:00, 14:00, 15:00, 16:00, 17:00, 18:00, 19:00, 20:00, 21:00
Hua Hin - Suvarnabhumi Airport
06:00, 08:00, 10:00, 11:00, 11:30, 12:00, 13:00, 14:00, 16:00, 17:10, 18:00
Suvarnabhumi Airport - Hua Hin
07:30, 08:30, 09:30, 10:30, 12:30, 14:30, 15:00, 16:00, 17:00, 18:30
Hua Hin - Pattaya
09:00, 11:00
Pattaya - Hua Hin
08:00, 10:30
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Roong Reuang Coach Stations

Phuket Bus Terminal 2MochitEkkamaiSaraburiSuvarnabhumiPattaya North Bus StationJomtien Bus stationNew Hua Hin Bus StationNaban Pier

Roong Reuang Coach Company Reviews

T
Very bad personnel at check-in
Bus Express, Roong Reuang Coach (รถรุ่งเรือง), Mar 17, 2024
C
Organization at the bus terminal seems a bit messy. Bus is very bouncy.
Bus Express, Roong Reuang Coach (รถรุ่งเรือง), Mar 14, 2024
T S
Quickly and easy!!
Bus Express, Roong Reuang Coach (รถรุ่งเรือง), Mar 14, 2024
П Ш
The bus smelled like urine from ! I don't know, maybe it's normal, but I've never encountered it before.
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Bus VIP 24, Roong Reuang Coach (รถรุ่งเรือง), Mar 14, 2024
D H
You website should highlight the
Bus Express, Roong Reuang Coach (รถรุ่งเรือง), Mar 7, 2024
J L
Be careful when you buy ticket. Even if you buy ticket online, you still have wait in line to register at the desk on the bus station . Then you get your paper ticket . You need this to get on board. The e-ticket is not accepted There are buses that leaves at 12 and 1205 o clock if you miss your bus you cannot get on the 1205.
Bus Express, Roong Reuang Coach (รถรุ่งเรือง), Mar 5, 2024
T
Easy and convenient
Bus Express, Roong Reuang Coach (รถรุ่งเรือง), Mar 4, 2024
S C
Bus on time, got me there.
Bus Express, Roong Reuang Coach (รถรุ่งเรือง), Mar 4, 2024
M F
It was cold in the bus for most of the trip. i told attendant. Nothing changed. The big bus bumped a lot. The bus rolled side to side a lot. Bad road or bus not in good repair. I think not in good repair.
Bus VIP 24, Roong Reuang Coach (รถรุ่งเรือง), Mar 3, 2024
Y P
The per person ticket price was higher than the actual (offline) ticket price. So, that's disappointing. But travel experience was nice.
Bus Express, Roong Reuang Coach (รถรุ่งเรือง), Feb 27, 2024
V B
Departed / arrived on time on all 3 segments The CR (toilet) reeked pretty bad on my last trip From Hua Hin to BKK airport Other then that, all else meet expectations
Bus VIP 24, Roong Reuang Coach (รถรุ่งเรือง), Feb 26, 2024
R J
Spacious and comfortable
Bus VIP 24, Roong Reuang Coach (รถรุ่งเรือง), Feb 24, 2024
A D
Very good value quick and comfortable good drivers and easy to find at the airport
Bus Express, Roong Reuang Coach (รถรุ่งเรือง), Feb 20, 2024
D M
Was verru smooth ride
Bus Express, Roong Reuang Coach (รถรุ่งเรือง), Feb 19, 2024
V A
The bus left on time and arrived earlier than scheduled.Seat comfortable and clean
Bus Express, Roong Reuang Coach (รถรุ่งเรือง), Feb 17, 2024
R S
Fast , on Time , safe . Good Deal .
Bus Express, Roong Reuang Coach (รถรุ่งเรือง), Feb 16, 2024
R R
Great service.Affordable and on time
Bus Express, Roong Reuang Coach (รถรุ่งเรือง), Feb 14, 2024
R R
I have traveled with 12go many times. Never been disappointed. Safe and inexpensive travel from the airport to Jomtien.
Bus Express, Roong Reuang Coach (รถรุ่งเรือง), Feb 14, 2024
D R
air conditioning too cold 13 degrees in the bus if you don't bring warm clothes bring a good pharmacy.
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Bus VIP 24, Roong Reuang Coach (รถรุ่งเรือง), Feb 12, 2024
R S
The trip was good but the Bus took 2.40 hours instead of 2 hours.
Bus Express, Roong Reuang Coach (รถรุ่งเรือง), Feb 11, 2024
C T
Coach dated but on time. Would use again.
Bus Express, Roong Reuang Coach (รถรุ่งเรือง), Feb 9, 2024
L A
The journey itself was fine, but when we went to collect the tickets the lady at the kiosk just told us to wait to the side when I asked where the bus would leave from. It was only because i had read similar reviews here that I knew nobody would come for us or let us know where the bus actually was, so I went outside and looked for it and asked around. The bus was sat waiting at the stand further down!
Bus Express, Roong Reuang Coach (รถรุ่งเรือง), Feb 9, 2024
N C
Cheap and great service
Bus Express, Roong Reuang Coach (รถรุ่งเรือง), Feb 6, 2024
C G
Nice and fast ride but I couldn't put my cabin luggage in the upper compartment of the bus.
Bus Express, Roong Reuang Coach (รถรุ่งเรือง), Feb 2, 2024
D B
Very comfortable, spacious- more leg room than on a flight. Would definitely use again and so cheap under £30 for two people.
Bus VIP 24, Roong Reuang Coach (รถรุ่งเรือง), Feb 2, 2024
M F
For a VIP bus service it was just fine.
Bus VIP 24, Roong Reuang Coach (รถรุ่งเรือง), Jan 31, 2024
P W
Quick cheap and easy to book and find
Bus Express, Roong Reuang Coach (รถรุ่งเรือง), Jan 31, 2024
D G
more than one hour late
Bus Express, Roong Reuang Coach (รถรุ่งเรือง), Jan 16, 2024
J M
Why do I book an e-ticket if I have to queue at the airport to pickup a printed ticket there finally? No seat selection during the online booking process, so you should handle it like first comes first served. Ended up in the first row with less space for the legs compared to the seat I selected before. I survived everything so no tragic events but maybe the feedback helps you to become even better. Most positive thing was the driver using the honk if someone was sleeping on our lane, using free lanes and so on. Good Driver who made it even quicker than expected also we started a bit late.
Bus Express, Roong Reuang Coach (รถรุ่งเรือง), Jan 15, 2024
C
We got picked up on time, and the journey was quicker than estimated, however we got dropped off 10 mins outside of the city centre and had to pay another 100thb each for transfer, which wasn’t mentioned before purchasing tickets
Bus VIP 24, Roong Reuang Coach (รถรุ่งเรือง), Jan 14, 2024
C C
Got ripped off with the insurance, also charged to put my bag on, anyway cheeper than a taxi
Bus Express, Roong Reuang Coach (รถรุ่งเรือง), Jan 13, 2024
R G
Comfortable & on time.
Bus Express, Roong Reuang Coach (รถรุ่งเรือง), Jan 8, 2024
A S
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Bus Express, Roong Reuang Coach (รถรุ่งเรือง), Jan 5, 2024
K P
Is so good 😊 thank u
Bus Express, Roong Reuang Coach (รถรุ่งเรือง), Jan 4, 2024
A G
Would be 5 stars if the drivers are not ignoring guest wishes that the AC is so cold that you freeze in your seat in the two hours drive.
Bus Express, Roong Reuang Coach (รถรุ่งเรือง), Jan 4, 2024
A H
This was supposed to be a VIP ! Seats old and not very comfortable , the toilet was smelling so bad you couldn't use it ! No USB or charging point. No TV (as advertised). Bumpy ride! Arrived on time. For a VIP service this was bad, should not be called VIP.
Bus VIP 24, Roong Reuang Coach (รถรุ่งเรือง), Dec 30, 2023
S F
On time ,air con too cold, no water given .
Bus VIP 24, Roong Reuang Coach (รถรุ่งเรือง), Dec 27, 2023
T M
Service was quick and comfortable.
Bus Express, Roong Reuang Coach (รถรุ่งเรือง), Dec 25, 2023
Е Г
It was very cold. Too bad the air conditioners worked
Bus Express, Roong Reuang Coach (รถรุ่งเรือง), Dec 25, 2023
T L
everything as promised. good service. top scheduleed. just. 3:05 to hua hin airport.
Bus VIP 24, Roong Reuang Coach (รถรุ่งเรือง), Dec 24, 2023
M
Good driver, comfortable bus. Just too cold like always and everywhere!
Bus VIP 24, Roong Reuang Coach (รถรุ่งเรือง), Dec 23, 2023
Z A
The bus journey went smoothly, and the departure and arrival times were respected.
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Bus Express, Roong Reuang Coach (รถรุ่งเรือง), Dec 19, 2023
N Ç
Webpage is user friendly. The only issue is tickets are OVERPRICED ONLINE! The ticket is 143 Bahts which is roughly $4. But you will pay more or less $9 when you buy online since they will charge additional fees, commissions etc. So better go buy it at the bus station if you have time. In the worst case, the bus will be full and you will wait the next one in 30-60 mins. Also, nobody cares about vouchers. Even if you buy the ticket online, you still have to get in line in the bus station to have a printed ticket. So FYI.
Bus Express, Roong Reuang Coach (รถรุ่งเรือง), Dec 19, 2023
I M
Very comfortable trip. Good driver n comfortable seats.
Bus VIP 24, Roong Reuang Coach (รถรุ่งเรือง), Dec 15, 2023
A W
You can't beat the service for the price.
Bus Express, Roong Reuang Coach (รถรุ่งเรือง), Dec 14, 2023
C M
The bus left on time, rode a bolt from hotel to north bus terminal, lot of instructions in the terminal that is easy to follow
Bus Express, Roong Reuang Coach (รถรุ่งเรือง), Dec 13, 2023
M
Everything was good.
Bus Express, Roong Reuang Coach (รถรุ่งเรือง), Dec 10, 2023
W T
Completely worth the bus ride everytime.
Bus VIP 24, Roong Reuang Coach (รถรุ่งเรือง), Dec 8, 2023
L C
Great but I coudn’t fast the seatbelt (system was broken)
Bus Express, Roong Reuang Coach (รถรุ่งเรือง), Dec 7, 2023
A V
The woman befind the desk was very unpolite
Bus Express, Roong Reuang Coach (รถรุ่งเรือง), Dec 3, 2023
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97.2% of 3,058 travelers were presumably happy with Roong Reuang Coach as they left good or no review