"Ditto ARL-BTS-Ekkamai, for getting to Pattaya; the once I tried it was really not bad. Other folks would rather take a cab and save time; it's not exactly an expensive cab ride through local arrange-ahead services (1000 baht) but ultimately on a mid-day arrival I'm happy enough to just chill, read and observe the locals"........................... Why go to Ekkamai ? They have buses from BKK directly to Pattaya and Jomtien every 2 hrs and they drop you at your hotel - 250B (https://www.belltravelservice.com/pa...dTransfer.aspx).