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Arrived in Bangkok at 5pm. Waaaay too long, the bus stopped for three times during the trip, one of them was because of the driver bought drinks at 7-11. I mean, I also prepared to take this trip by having my drink before departure.
I booked a luggage seat as instructed, then a group booking of 12 people all with unpaid luggage got on. The van was overbooked. I was then put in the position of an angry driver screaming at me in a language I don't understand and a group of 12 people trying to move my bag to the front of the bus while they all kept their own bags close.
I didn't need to be fluent in Thai to understand that if I didn't move the bag, the driver was going to drag both me and the bag off the van. I'm not going to get in a physical altercation in Thailand - especially over a £5 van ticket.
Successful in the sense we did leave on time and arrive on time - I would recommend buying your ticket from the provider directly, at least then when you are at the van point there will be someone there willing to step in and help you out if there are any luggage problems.
No big issue. 2 remarks only:
- the driver who has been talking loud with another person all along the way. That doesn’t help for a quiet trip.
- a bit late upon arrival (only 15 mins, no big deal)
The good things: 1. I could change my voucher in the tickert with no problem. 2. Bus trip was on time and we had a quick transfer in the early morning. Only 2 hours from Pattaya to BKK.
Things to improve: 1. In the bus it was way to cold. The air-conditioning was simply to much. 2. The was a contant and loud "Beep-Tone" in the drivers area. Nobody got to know what it was about and the driver didn´t care. Especially disturbing when you sit in the front. 3. Nobody checked the correct use of face-masks. Some customers didn´t care of all. 4. Nobody used seat-belts. 5. Compared e.g. to the modern Airport Buses from Jomtien, the bus made a general old and uncomfortable impression. But still just acceptable.