수완나품공항 (BKK) 출발 뜨랏 (TDX) 도착버스

저녁 8시(출발 시간 8시 35분)쯤 되니 공항 터미널은 완전히 텅 비어 있는 것 같았습니다. 아무도 딱히 계획이 없어 보였죠. 안내원은 그날 더 이상 버스가 오지 않는다고 했습니다. 티켓에 적힌 주소도 잘못되어 있었고요. 그런데 갑자기 버스가 어디선가 나타나 정시에 터미널 3번 버스 정류장에 멈췄습니다(제가 이야기를 나눈 일곱 명 중 누구도 이 사실을 확인해 줄 수 없었죠 ????). 그러니까 버스는 겉보기엔 그렇지 않아 보일지 몰라도 3번 게이트 바로 앞까지 오는 겁니다. 버스 안에는 물도 있었고, 놀랍게도 맥도날드 햄버거까지 무료 간식으로 제공됐습니다. 편안한 승차감이었고, 안전벨트도 있었습니다.

The Flughafenterminal wirkte schon um 20 Uhr total verlassen (Abfahrt 20:35 Uhr). Niemand hatte richtig einen Plan. Der Infoguy meinte, dass heute kein Bus mehr kommt. Die Adresse auf dem Ticket ist auch nicht richtig. Letztlich kam der Bus aus dem Nichts auf die Minute pünktlich und hielt im Busterminal an der Haltestelle 3 (dies konnte mir von sieben Leuten niemand bestätigen 😄). So the bus will come directly to the Terminal at gate 3 even though it does not look like it. Es gab im Bus sogar ein Wasser und unglaublicherweise einen McD-Burger als Snack for free. Die Fahrt war entspannt und es gab auch Gurte.

온라인으로 예약했는데 방깨우에서 버스를 타라고 했습니다. 방깨우에 도착했을 때 직원이 오후 11시 55분 버스는 킹깨우에서 타야 한다고 알려주었습니다. 다행히 방깨우에 일찍 도착해서 직원이 사무실이 닫혀 있었음에도 불구하고 방깨우에 버스가 정차하도록 도와주었습니다. 많은 관광객들이 방깨우에서 버스를 기다렸고, 마감 시간 이후에는 버스가 정차하지 않는다는 것을 알고 있습니다. 온라인 시스템에서 정보를 수정해야 합니다.

จองออนไลน์แจ้งว่าให้ขึ้นรถที่บางแก้ว พอไปถึงบางแก้ว เจ้าหน้าที่แจ้งว่ารถรอบ 23.55น.ต้องไปขึ้นที่กิ่งแก้ว โชคดีที่ไปถึงบางแก้วเร็ว พนักงานเลยช่วยประสานแจ้งให้รถแวะรับที่บางแก้วด้วย แม้ office จะปิดแล้ว ทราบว่ามีนักท่องเที่ยวหลายรายเคยมารอรถที่บางแก้วและรถไม่แวะจอดหลังปิดทำการ ควรปรับแก้ข้อมูลในระบบออนไลน์ด้วย

all in all very good: toilet experience not so great and delay in arrival

Good ride, comfortable chairs and fast

It was my first time to travel by bus from Suvernabhumi Public Transportation Centre. I booked my ticket online and I thought that I still needed a paper ticket by checking-in to the counter at the Transportation Centre. Therefore, I expected that there was a counter for the bus company ‘Cherdchai Tour East’, but there was none. Also, there was no timetable displayed there. A member of staff at the Information Desk did not speak English at all. However, a few members of staff at Pattaya Bus Company very kindly told me that my bus to Trat would depart from Platform 3. It should be a timetable or at least a simple sign ‘Departing to Chanthaburi / Trat at 10:20am by Cherdchai Tour East’ written in English, so that foreign travelers could certainly make sure that it was a right place to board the bus. The bus was actually delayed nearly 30 minutes. Imagine that you were in a foreign place, the departure time was already passed, no announcement of when the bus was coming, and even you were wondering whether the bus was surely coming or not, although you had booked a seat. My opinion is that more announcement and information in English should have been provided to foreign visitors, since it is a public bus station in Suvernabhumi International Airport. The bus journey was very comfortable. A bottle of mineral water and a McDonald’s chicken burger was provided. I saw quite many local Thai people ask the driver to stop and drop them off en-route, not at designated bus terminals / bus stations. So, I asked them to stop in front of my hotel on National Road 3 along the way to Trat Bus Terminal, and they could kindly dropped me off. So that I managed to save my time to walk from the Trat Bus Terminal to my hotel, which was good.

Brilliant value for money.

PRO: Comfortable ride Free water bottle Nice toilet CON: Bus was 30 min late (traffic jam)