KendoUK Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 Still seemed to be business as usual at 10 Baht a ride, also buses were still running on Soi Buakhow over NYE weekend. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTel Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 6 hours ago, bumblebee said: Is it true you have to chew on your own hand when she leaves the handcuffs on an runs off with your wallet... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugachoff Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 I know I'm an ignoramus... but please explain what means 'somebody gave you reputation' To me doesn't make for good English but what do I know..lol. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duke007 Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 1 hour ago, Pugachoff said: I know I'm an ignoramus... but please explain what means 'somebody gave you reputation' To me doesn't make for good English but what do I know..lol. It means when someone has given you a "like", meaning they liked your post.....its the green arrow on the bottom right hand corner of other people's post, press that and you have given them a "like" or "reputation" 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugachoff Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 11 hours ago, duke007 said: It means when someone has given you a "like", meaning they liked your post.....its the green arrow on the bottom right hand corner of other people's post, press that and you have given them a "like" or "reputation" Thankyou Duke. I'm wiser and grateful. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pdoggg Posted January 13, 2017 Author Share Posted January 13, 2017 So is everyone still paying 10 baht? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xyzzy Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 9 hours ago, Pdoggg said: So is everyone still paying 10 baht? Yes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bumblebee Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 They now have a route number and name on top front, so should make it a bit easier to know where they might be going. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pdoggg Posted January 24, 2017 Author Share Posted January 24, 2017 So Line 6 goes from South Pattaya to Naklua and Line 5 from Naklua all the way to Na Jomtien, quite away past the part of Jomtien that many of us frequent. Is there a Soi Buakhao Line with a distinct number? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bumblebee Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 17 hours ago, Pdoggg said: Is there a Soi Buakhao Line with a distinct number? I did see another bus with I think a no 7 on it on Buakhao, but not 100% sure of the number. Will check it out tomorrow and report back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bumblebee Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 Looks like the numbers 5,6 and 7 do Soi Buakhao with no 7 the least frequent. It would appear the no 6 is the one which dumps you at the Second road junction as it turns right after coming down Pattaya Tai and that 5 and 7 turn left onwards towards Jomtien. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duke007 Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 Good to know BB and thanx for posting, now I can just hop on a bus at the bottom of Chaiyapoon knowing I am going to Jomtien....hopefully anyway TIT 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bumblebee Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 On 25/1/2017 at 1:20 PM, duke007 said: Good to know BB and thanx for posting, now I can just hop on a bus at the bottom of Chaiyapoon knowing I am going to Jomtien....hopefully anyway TIT Cheers Duke, always glad to do my stuff while on the ground. The number 6 appears to do many areas, I have seen it go up and down Pattaya Tai also. The numbers have been a revelation but like you imply we are always at the mercy of the drivers mood. I can also report that the buses that leave from outside the school on Second Road heading to Jomtien are the number 5. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bumblebee Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 On 25/1/2017 at 1:20 PM, duke007 said: Good to know BB and thanx for posting, now I can just hop on a bus at the bottom of Chaiyapoon knowing I am going to Jomtien....hopefully anyway TIT It's not that simple .....as we feared. I remember years ago hopping on a bus on Buakhao and there was a chance it would continue on to Jomtien. Well we jumped on a number 5 yesterday on Buakhao and when he got to the Second Road junction he decided to turn right instead of left. So we had to bail out and take another 5 to Jomtien. Also last night we jumped on a no. 6 at the Avenue and the fucker turned right when he got to Pattaya Klang instead of continuing on to Naklua as the sign implies. So even with the signs we are none the wiser really about the destination. The no. 7 seems to be very elusive, I have only seen it twice, one time being in one of the earlier photos. This notice appears on buses now, I have seen it in Russian also. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
globetrotter Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 never go to 3rd Rd so was wondering if Baht busses run between say soi Chaiyapoon and Pattaya, tai (not too far a walk I know, but lazy sometimes ) on 3rd Rd?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bumblebee Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 15 minutes ago, globetrotter said: never go to 3rd Rd so was wondering if Baht busses run between say soi Chaiyapoon and Pattaya, tai (not too far a walk I know, but lazy sometimes ) on 3rd Rd?? As far as I know there are no bus routes along Third road. The only time you might see one along there would be if it is being used as a taxi. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gutsy Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 Some good info above. Good to hear that 10 baht is still the standard charge. A much better option than Phuket's Taxi mafia tuk tuk's. I had never used the baht buses until this last year. My wingman showed me how to use them effectively in August. On my next visit in November I was able to navigate on my own or with the help of a bar fine. They really came in handy when a group of us 96 or 7) wanted to go to a specific location, we would get an empty one and pay 200 baht to take us directly to our destination. This was definitely the way to go when we ventured to Naklua. Fah providing a nice view for riders and traffic behind. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
globetrotter Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 1 hour ago, bumblebee said: As far as I know there are no bus routes along Third road. The only time you might see one along there would be if it is being used as a taxi. thought that might be the case, explains why there are so many motorbike taxis along there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bumblebee Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 There has been talk of a baht bus ban on Buakhao. I have been sitting on my balcony now for over 10 minutes and no sign of one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xyzzy Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 I went to Jomtien last night on the first day of the new baht bus rules. No buses on Buakhao so I walk down to, and through, Mike's Mall to get a bus on Beach Road, The first few buses passed me by. I then realized I had to walk to the designated bus stop area to get a bus to stop. At about 8 PM there was the usual traffic cluster phuck near Walking Street. So the driver dumped us all out short of Walking Street. I walked over the the Jomtien bus queue near the corner of Pattaya Tai and 2nd Road and got a bus there to Jomtien. I thought part of the new plan was to stop the bus queue locations but that must not include the Jomtien queue. Next time, if they don't reverse this crazy idea, I'll either take a moto taxi to or walk to the Jomtien bus queue. But since I didn't want to work up a big sweat after I had just had a shower I tried Beach Road. You don't want any part of the traffic mess that is near the Walking Street entrance at night. The fare was still 10B. Read on another board the fine for baht bus drivers using Buakhao is 2500B. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bumblebee Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 32 minutes ago, xyzzy said: corner of Pattaya Tai and 2nd Road and Took the bus from there an hour ago and the driver insisted everyone on board paid before he departed. He also emphasised he would stop at the bus stop on Jomtien beach. People rang the bell to get off along the way and they were allowed, but nobody got on the bus. I couldn't see from where I was seated if anyone on the street tried to flag down the bus and he just passed them. I also spotted a few buses on Buakhao today going both directions. One was empty and maybe he was taking a short cut without picking up passengers, the other two had passengers but it's possible they were taxies. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xyzzy Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 3 hours ago, bumblebee said: I also spotted a few buses on Buakhao today going both directions. One was empty and maybe he was taking a short cut without picking up passengers, the other two had passengers but it's possible they were taxies. I was out for less than 10 minutes and saw four north bound baht buses that were stopping for customers on Soi Buakhao. Three were right in a row. The first bus might have had 20 people in it. They should have waited for the next buses as they had some empty seats. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bumblebee Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 There are certainly some pretty full ones chugging along Buakhao as I type. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
globetrotter Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 I sure hope they don't stop the busses flying up and down Bukhao as they very handy for me when in a hurry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEXASMAC Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 Seems easier to walk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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