Due to severe gridlock in Bangers they decided to go 'upthere' with new major freeways and rail. Just as well, but. They are putting around 1 million new vehicles on the road every year. And of course nearly everyone goes to Bangers for work. Have you tried to drive from up North, Kohn Kaen, to BK after one of their major holidays. As in 14 hours of 5 wide mayhem. Thailand has a bleak furure for road travel I'm afraid.
@@JJ-vy2rh cars in Thailand are roughly the same price as here in OZ. The work utes are cheaper due to, i think, lower taxes to encourage farmers to buy them. They are not cheap considering the poor wages.
@@Buzzinpattaya Hey trev, bearing in mind what you mentioned about wearing a helmet in a recent vlog.Why didn't use one for your motorcycle taxi to the hotel? "Practice what you preach comes to mind"🤔
I live in a high rise across the street to where you got off the train in Bangkok (you got off near the Makkasan Airport Link and Phetchaburi MRT station). I see that train everyday and wondered where it went. I'll have to give it a try on a Pattaya trip sometime.
I took the el cheapo train from Bangkok to hua hin... way too many stops and without a/c but it was an experience. Pro tip 😄....I walked throughout the train and at the first car the wind was super blasting through and kept me cool and relaxed the entire trip. I also did the mototaxi in Bangkok...white knuckled the entire time.
Packing for flight tonight. Having done the airport/Pattaya 40/50 times, I never voluntarily do the trip. Train trip looks cool. Will do Bangkok that way. And on rail prices, my day visit to London (off peak, railcard) cost for 100 miles £47.50 (2,000 baht). The train drivers are on strike today, but luckily have coach booked for Heathrow.
Hey Trev. This one was off the rails. 👍👍 “I trust this guy”. 3 seconds later “F#$& Me”. I just about died laughing. $1 for a train ride is wild too. 2 hour “economy ticket here is $50 or 1500 baht. More than your hotel room.
hi Trev loves your videos was back in Pattaya November 2019 for month love it been coming since 2005 hopefully meet up when I come soon take care stay safe
Trev first the zip wire and now the motorbike Bangkok adventure. You know they are looking for a new James bond. I think you should put yourself in the frame lol make sure they don't give you the Norman wisdom suit
The schedule does not work for me. In either direction. What is needed is more frequent (more than one) daily service. What is the point of having 12 or 16 carriages when 3 will do. Have several departures daily, of 3 or 4 carriages.
Great to see this journey and know how it works. They probably weren't sitting by you as they thought you were talking to yourself and much like the lady in the Pattaya station. 555
Definitely a brown trouser ride. I think I stayed at Ambassador in 87. Its a bit hazy. Lot of business cards slipped under the door for various services as I recall. I do remember heated discussions with night porters when I brought a couple of friends to my room. As always money talked. Happy days. Hotel was pretty good back then. !!!!!
I was there 2 weeks ago, hired a scooter in Bangkok and rode down to Pattaya and then back again. It's really not too bad, traffic in Vietnam was busier with many more obstacles. The big issue in Thailand is the traffic is faster, but it's overall easier and more relaxing than Vietnam. If you can lane split it's easy to get around Bangkok. When you're riding you just have to stay alert and watch mirrors and scan side to side constantly
Nice vlog Trev, insane traffic as usual, I bet that bed has seen some action over the years especially when the Climax club used to operate in the basement of the hotel.
Wow, upholstery in 3rd class! Last time I rode 3rd, the seats were ancient, all wood, and rock hard. I like it better than 2nd class though, because you get the view and the breeze from open windows. 2nd had those damn plastic decals on the outside of the glass, for ads, and mainly to prevent the glass shattering. In some sections of the route, stones were thrown...thanks for these vids...
Trev, a bit of advice for tourists on their first time in Bangkok using the motor bike taxis, which can be a little scary. I lived in Bangkok several years and used the motor bike taxis every day, and I found the younger the motor bike taxi rider the more dangerous the ride, so i would always find a middle-aged taxi rider, they were usually much safer and less impatient than the younger riders who took ridiculous, unnecessary risks.
Absolutely agree with that comment. I also have used Bangkok motorbike taxis for years and can vouch the older guy is way more considerate and cautious than the young lad wanting a quick Baht.
Thanks Trev for the information. Just one more thing mate. After I watched yesterday the video in which you explained all about renting a motorbike and how dangerous it is to ride a motorbike, I was quite surprised to see you on a taxi bike IN BANGKOK WITHOUT A HELMET 🪖. have a great weekend.TAKE CARE MATE.🙏🙏🙏
I was supposed to come on the 24th but sadly things fell through with the lady I was talking to but I wanted to say thanks for all the informative videos on travel to Pattaya and the good travel tips. Keep up the good work Trev.
An alternative is to take the MRT from Makkasan (where you got off the train) to Asok and then the Sky Train to Nana. I consider at anything besides public transit in Bangkok to be a last resort.
On one of my first trips to Thailand, the Bangkok taxi driver told a joke; "In England, they drive on the left. In America, they drive on the right In Thailand, it is optional."
That train journey must have been interesting and a memorable experience. Been a regular visitor to Thailand for many years but haven't been since the start of the pandemic, was starting to forget just how bad the Bangkok traffic can be at certain times of the day. A mate of mine usually stays at that Ambassador hotel for his first few nights in Bangkok and thinks it's ok. Booked a flight for my long awaited return to Thailand in October, looking forward to getting back.
Christ Trev , I have never moved my right leg so much whilst watching a video, couldn’t stop it while you were on the back of that bike going to your hotel.
great video, train cost, didn't know, I ready for retirement visa in November .... good information on traveling to Bangkok by train. Thanks again my friend for the information .
Wow Trevor I really enjoyed this video , something different and I'm so looking forward for the next one. I got to be honest I love weaving in and out on the back of a bike in BKK . It's exciting and terrifying at the same time, you just don't get that back home. Thank you for sharing mate. or one more thing , a bold falang with a camera inside a train full of Thai's 😃😃 yes it's taboo 😄😄😄😄😃😃
Good video trev and years ago they complained about old British rail with it’s great breakfast beleave me that breakfast would win an award, I think you lost kilo on that bike ride great veiwing trev
Nope, In NYC the have NOT made any highway improvements or repairs in the past 30 years. And the BKK motorways are clean & well maintained. IN NYC your car will definately die an untimely death!🤑
Great to see it lately. Haven't done the MRT but used BKK's taxis and tuk tuk's plenty -- the tuk tuk isn't bad when it's quieter or there's a bunch of you (we've had 4 or 5 of us in a tuk tuk). Mostly used BTS and foot-power when I lived in BKK in 2018. Always no problems except in work peak hour -- I lived "too close" to the central area to get on a really busy service -- an orca amongst sardines, so to speak -- it was easier to get on *the other way* for several stops out further and then head back in (when it was time critical) -- but I only had to do that once. Mostly it worked a treat. As for the motorbike -- yeah, a bit harrowing! Can't wait to get back.
Nice train ride did the overnight from Bangkok to Surat Thani in second class with A/C and got top bunk. Having hot meals and beers on the train is great. Funny enough never stayed at Nana or Ambassador but at least we get a look around.
I did not know there was train service between Bangkok and Pattaya, and for about $3 USD - I will definitely be taking overnighters when I move back to Jomtien. That ride was immensely more relaxing and enjoyable than taxi or bus trip, spacious with plenty of windows to see out of. This video was great, but some of it was an absolute hoot! 🤣🤣 I loved the part where you showed the taxi ride from where you got off the train to the hotel. I nearly fell out of my chair laughing when making a left turn your bike taxi squeezed between the curb and the auto taxi and you dropped the F-bomb! As long as I have been riding motorbikes in Thailand - and I ride a Kaw 1600 at home - I am absolutely terrified to ride a bike in Bangkok. No. Nope. Not gonna do it. But I am happy to watch you🤣🤣. I am looking now for the second and third videos in this series.
Made me laugh the bit about you trusting the guy, 🤣. I stayed at the Ambassador in April, its huge, but it wasn't completely open at the time. I may take the train myself next time I'm over, 👍
Nice One Herr Trevor 👍. What a great journey for what is a pittance. Yeah it's not the first time I've heard someone mention the fact the Thais avoid sitting next to them rofl. I'm surprised you didn't bump into Nick Dean at the Ambassador as he was there recently too 😉. Looking forward to seeing you next Bangers vlog. Cheers 🍻
The bonus of taking this train to Bangkok , is that it stops right under the Sky train to Suvarnabhumi international airport . Sky train to Suvarnabhumi international airport costs more at 40 baht !
Cool; I wonder how busy the express train is on the weekends? The Ambassador, as you know, has been a party hotel just like the Nana cuz it's so close to the action on Soi 11. And the long gone Climax Club. So many wild freelancers back in the day! Looking forward to the next video!
I absolutely love riding on motorcycles in Bangkok, but I am probably stupid, used to ride on the back of my friends motor bike as she owned a shop in Chinatown and had a side business of selling cigarettes, so loved the rides as you see many places around Bangkok, and she was one of the insane riders with battle scars to show for it. I miss her shop Sweettime as she now mostly lives in the UK with her husband and daughters, still I will still go and see her sisters 😀
@@Buzzinpattaya Although that was before I had a daughter and at 11 years old now she will not even let me go on a scary roller-coaster! And when I did the skydiving she was to young to tell me not to do it. So I think my days of living dangerous are sadly long gone 😞 lol
Interesting video, I quite like a train ride. Arriving In Bangkok in two weeks time, and I’ll spend some time there on my way home. Checking on bus from Airport to Pattaya, it seems the one I took last time isn’t available now. I don’t really fancy paying £40 for a taxi. Enjoy your trip.
Great to catch up with this video Trev 😀 ! What station were your going to end up in if you went through to the end of the line? Hua Lamphong or the newer Bang Sue station .. I reckon I might catch it from Bangkok to Pattaya on my next visit shortly ! Keep up the great channel mate 👍 🍻
Last month we took the train from Bangkok to Hua Hin was a great trip and made for a better adventure than just jumping in a cab , we even got a Thai railways meal but sardines and rice at 11 in the morning wasn't my cup of tea
When you say Thai Railway meal do you mean the hawkers that board the train during the journey, not seen a restaurant car yet on any train. That would be good, all those gas burners making your tom yum.
As for bikes going against the traffic, that's one of the things I like about Thailand, a moped taking a cheeky shortcut shows initiative! And it helps you keep your wits about you 🙂
Always wondered how the train trip was. I think it opened after my last trip. TO bad it doesnt have a stop at the Airport (or I missed it in your vid). Got to love Thai travel. I took the bus system from Pattaya to a Wat Bang Phra outside Nakhon Pathom for a tattoo. It was an experience and glad to say I'll rent a car next time.
Good video. After my cycle tours of SE Asia and finishing in Pattaya I would always take my bike on the train to BKK. Ironically the bike cost 100 Baht and I cost 25 Baht.
There’s a little Canadian band , wrote a song about that. Wanta hear it? Here it goes. We’re on the train to Bangkok Aboard the Thailand Express We’ll hit the stops along the way We only stop for the best I see your trip was less than I expected but thanks for the experience. I’ve always wondered how it would be like to take the train.
Yeap it's always a good idea and makes a change from Pattaya I popped up here Friday. Ambassador on sukhumvit 11 has very good bars and restaurants and nightlife not far away at cowboy and nana. I'll head back Pattaya on Monday never considered the train but will look at it
Looks like the motorbike ride had ya stressing a tad bit. I've had similar experiences on the way to Bangla here in Patong. I feel like I should close my eyes at times but then I wouldn't know if I ever needed to jump off or something lol!
Making the same train as you. Nice scenery, an eclectic group of passengers, and waaay too many stops. Some stations are (relavely) modern others not so much & a few that looked like Berlin 1945
10 years ago you could take a cab to BKK for 1,000 Baht or a shared van from 2nd Rd in Pattaya to Democracy Monument for a few hundred Baht. Both take less than 1 hour.
@@Buzzinpattaya Nana was the very first hotel I stayed in Thailand when a friend took me there in 1996 to get over a break-up with my girlfriend in London. I drowned my sorrows in Pharoahs Nana Plaza.
@@Buzzinpattaya 75 B for total trip! Guess that is hard to beat - if you are living there and retired with F All to do its a no brainer.. Thanks for showing us the trip. I did second class sleeper BKK to Chaing Mai - best trip ever done. Try it when you have a spare week. :)
I generally really enjoy using the train to explore the countries I go to on holiday by train. Granted I've mainly done it in Japan and Italy both of which are really easy to travel round by train.
I done that train the other way .Bkk to Pattaya in early 2019 .Glad to see the price has stayed super low .Even with that a scruffy looking young Thai guy got put off the train by the inspector as he had not got a ticket .I paid an extra B100 to bring my bicycle on board .
Nice vidio love your work you do . Hairy ride on bike trevor eh 😜 Room you said was 1k was that for each night or both nights ? Looking forward to next vidio.
Honestly the traffic in Bangkok has not changed much in 30 years from my recollection. As intense as the motorbike antics may seem to many, this is child's play compared to Saigon or Hanoi. I've been happy in Pattaya, a city of about a third of a million depending on the time of year. Having lived in the New York City area most of my life, I've had enough of the big city life. An occasional visit is fine by me and I take the local trains to get around mostly.
Hi Trevor, I stayed in Bangkok twice ,the first time I came to Thailand my mate and I went straight to Koh Samui flew in to the airport two hour exchange than out without seeing Bangkok itself .So second time to Thailand I gonna see Bangkok ,oh boy it was Sunday morning early flight from London a 6am landed got a taxi from the airport as I came closer to city it's skyscraper's were everywhere ,crikey it's like New York and as for the traffic on a Sunday morning 9 o'clock was crazy trying to cross the road at big Zebra crossing was squeaky bum time ,you get half way a cross the light's would change to green it was like Grand prix ,oh boy fucking leg it to the other side lol and this was a Sunday morning traffic .I like the Tuk Tuk's it's a laugh a bit pricey to be honest but at night in the back of a tuk tuk we both enjoyed the ride .Your vlog on a back of motorbike taxi bloody hell a white knuckle ride, I wouldn't be on back that bike ,sure it's quicker ride but blimey I would have shit myself ,I almost did watching your vlog 😂. Cheers Trevor
Can I ask you have you any advice.. I'm looking for a reliable English to thai translation app.. sometimes things get lost in translation with my GF and it causes murder between us . Lol
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Due to severe gridlock in Bangers they decided to go 'upthere' with new major freeways and rail. Just as well, but. They are putting around 1 million new vehicles on the road every year. And of course nearly everyone goes to Bangers for work. Have you tried to drive from up North, Kohn Kaen, to BK after one of their major holidays. As in 14 hours of 5 wide mayhem. Thailand has a bleak furure for road travel I'm afraid.
Agree the traffic is carnage
Maybe they should make buying a car very expensive and do toll roads like Singapore
@@JJ-vy2rh cars in Thailand are roughly the same price as here in OZ. The work utes are cheaper due to, i think, lower taxes to encourage farmers to buy them. They are not cheap considering the poor wages.
@@Buzzinpattaya Hey trev, bearing in mind what you mentioned about wearing a helmet in a recent vlog.Why didn't use one for your motorcycle taxi to the hotel? "Practice what you preach comes to mind"🤔
@@nevillekettle1823 still cheap enough
I live in a high rise across the street to where you got off the train in Bangkok (you got off near the Makkasan Airport Link and Phetchaburi MRT station). I see that train everyday and wondered where it went. I'll have to give it a try on a Pattaya trip sometime.
Haha nice one mate
I took the el cheapo train from Bangkok to hua hin... way too many stops and without a/c but it was an experience. Pro tip 😄....I walked throughout the train and at the first car the wind was super blasting through and kept me cool and relaxed the entire trip.
I also did the mototaxi in Bangkok...white knuckled the entire time.
Hahahah thanks for sharing your experience with us
Great video today,,,
Not many falang take that train,,,,
Thanks mate
Hope the kittens survived the Motorbike taxi journey! Epic, but looked great.
Haha cheers
Packing for flight tonight. Having done the airport/Pattaya 40/50 times, I never voluntarily do the trip. Train trip looks cool. Will do Bangkok that way. And on rail prices, my day visit to London (off peak, railcard) cost for 100 miles £47.50 (2,000 baht). The train drivers are on strike today, but luckily have coach booked for Heathrow.
Safe flight over mate
An experience I want to do Trev, my Thai g/f just told me she never took a train so we will be taking it next time we head to Bangkok... Cheers Merci
It's an interesting trip mate
Hey Trev. This one was off the rails. 👍👍 “I trust this guy”. 3 seconds later “F#$& Me”. I just about died laughing. $1 for a train ride is wild too. 2 hour “economy ticket here is $50 or 1500 baht. More than your hotel room.
Yeah he did make me have a few moments lol 🤣
The first time I traveled to Bangkok we stayed at Nana Hotel, a great budget hotel. Love the pool and spa 👍👍🤘🤘🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺
Only old people there hahaa, good memories with my gf there
Yeah it's nice
hi Trev loves your videos was back in Pattaya November 2019 for month love it been coming since 2005 hopefully meet up when I come soon take care stay safe
Nice one mate
Wow thnx, I didn't know there was a train. The bus to Pattaya is cheap, but I'll definitely take the train back to Bangkok.
Train is fun
That is a mode of travel I keep forgetting about. A bit bumpy but you can get a lot of work done during all those stops 👍
Mate defo worth doing
Good video but I have to confess that my heart was in my mouth with that Motorbike Taxi ride though!
I agree sometimes the rides can be very eye-opening
Gotta love the well trimmed bushes and topiary at the station. In UK cities it would just be broken glass and the smell of piss.
Haha cheers
Trev first the zip wire and now the motorbike Bangkok adventure. You know they are looking for a new James bond. I think you should put yourself in the frame lol make sure they don't give you the Norman wisdom suit
Hahahaha cheers mate
Love the train. Very cool to watch your video. Cheers mate.
Thanks mate
The schedule does not work for me. In either direction. What is needed is more frequent (more than one) daily service. What is the point of having 12 or 16 carriages when 3 will do. Have several departures daily, of 3 or 4 carriages.
@@Buzzinpattaya how long by bus or Van?
Great to see this journey and know how it works. They probably weren't sitting by you as they thought you were talking to yourself and much like the lady in the Pattaya station. 555
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Definitely a brown trouser ride. I think I stayed at Ambassador in 87. Its a bit hazy. Lot of business cards slipped under the door for various services as I recall. I do remember heated discussions with night porters when I brought a couple of friends to my room. As always money talked. Happy days. Hotel was pretty good back then. !!!!!
Yeah was a bit edgy lol
I was there 2 weeks ago, hired a scooter in Bangkok and rode down to Pattaya and then back again. It's really not too bad, traffic in Vietnam was busier with many more obstacles.
The big issue in Thailand is the traffic is faster, but it's overall easier and more relaxing than Vietnam. If you can lane split it's easy to get around Bangkok.
When you're riding you just have to stay alert and watch mirrors and scan side to side constantly
If your not already your dead
Nice vlog Trev, insane traffic as usual, I bet that bed has seen some action over the years especially when the Climax club used to operate in the basement of the hotel.
The pillows were very comfy lol
Trevor always seems to attract the nutters 😃. No offence @BuzzinIan 😂 🤣
Lol
Bangkok traffic is well shagged. Used the BTS & MRT mostly. Nana is a lot of fun. Soi Cowboy was my favourite. Cheers 🍻. Enjoy Bangkok Trev.
Cheers mate
🏆🏆🏆👍🙏🇺🇲
Thank you for sharing
Welcome mate
Wow, upholstery in 3rd class! Last time I rode 3rd, the seats were ancient, all wood, and rock hard. I like it better than 2nd class though, because you get the view and the breeze from open windows. 2nd had those damn plastic decals on the outside of the glass, for ads, and mainly to prevent the glass shattering. In some sections of the route, stones were thrown...thanks for these vids...
hahaha cheers mate
Trev, a bit of advice for tourists on their first time in Bangkok using the motor bike taxis, which can be a little scary. I lived in Bangkok several years and used the motor bike taxis every day, and I found the younger the motor bike taxi rider the more dangerous the ride, so i would always find a middle-aged taxi rider, they were usually much safer and less impatient than the younger riders who took ridiculous, unnecessary risks.
Absolutely agree with that comment. I also have used Bangkok motorbike taxis for years and can vouch the older guy is way more considerate and cautious than the young lad wanting a quick Baht.
Great tip mate and very true
The moto taxis are in a queue, and you get 'next up', unless he turns you down...no real way for you to choose...
I think I'll take a limo to Pattya.
Quicker and beers , cheers.
Hahaha wise move
Thanks Trev for the information. Just one more thing mate. After I watched yesterday the video in which you explained all about renting a motorbike and how dangerous it is to ride a motorbike, I was quite surprised to see you on a taxi bike IN BANGKOK WITHOUT A HELMET 🪖.
have a great weekend.TAKE CARE MATE.🙏🙏🙏
Mate I don't travel around with a helmet, if the taxi man don't have one not much I can do
Great video Trev, looking forward to future Bangkok videos
Thanks mate
Excellent vid! Nice to see the scenery into Bangkok.
Thanks mate
Awesome Trev thank you. Im coming to Pattaya in October and will be In bkk January so this is gold for me cheers mate
Very welcome my friend
I loved this video so much. Hope to see more like this mate! Pattaya is amazing but it's great to see you exploring stuff like this!
Thanks mate
@@Buzzinpattaya Trev how safe do you feel it is traveling around by train in Thailand in general?
I was supposed to come on the 24th but sadly things fell through with the lady I was talking to but I wanted to say thanks for all the informative videos on travel to Pattaya and the good travel tips. Keep up the good work Trev.
Come out mate, don't let a woman stop your travels
What a great trip, adventure plus, I was hoping no one opened car door going so fast down left of cars. well done.
Thanks mate and yeah was a bit of a ride lol
Great Vlog Mate looks amazing.
Certainly an eye opener .
Thanks mate much appreciated
An alternative is to take the MRT from Makkasan (where you got off the train) to Asok and then the Sky Train to Nana. I consider at anything besides public transit in Bangkok to be a last resort.
Thanks for sharing
Good to see you out & about from Pattaya, different perspective 👍
Thanks mate
Fantastic stuff Trevor, Think I'll stick to Nams taxis thanks lol
Don't blame ya mate
On one of my first trips to Thailand, the Bangkok taxi driver told a joke;
"In England, they drive on the left.
In America, they drive on the right
In Thailand, it is optional."
Lol
Great video chap, really interesting to see.
Thanks mate much appreciated
The scenes and the beauty of thailand
Is great
That train journey must have been interesting and a memorable experience. Been a regular visitor to Thailand for many years but haven't been since the start of the pandemic, was starting to forget just how bad the Bangkok traffic can be at certain times of the day. A mate of mine usually stays at that Ambassador hotel for his first few nights in Bangkok and thinks it's ok. Booked a flight for my long awaited return to Thailand in October, looking forward to getting back.
Thanks mate much appreciated
Christ Trev , I have never moved my right leg so much whilst watching a video, couldn’t stop it while you were on the back of that bike going to your hotel.
That has to be one of the most emotional rides I've done in the years I've lived here LOL
It`s a great must-do experience weaving through the traffic with the heat and the fumes.
It's defo fun
great video, train cost, didn't know, I ready for retirement visa in November .... good information on traveling to Bangkok by train. Thanks again my friend for the information .
Cheers mate wish you all the best
Wow Trevor I really enjoyed this video , something different and I'm so looking forward for the next one. I got to be honest I love weaving in and out on the back of a bike in BKK . It's exciting and terrifying at the same time, you just don't get that back home. Thank you for sharing mate. or one more thing , a bold falang with a camera inside a train full of Thai's 😃😃 yes it's taboo 😄😄😄😄😃😃
Hahahaha cheers mate
Great interesting Video and the motor bike trip was highly entertaining
Thank you very much
Good video trev and years ago they complained about old British rail with it’s great breakfast beleave me that breakfast would win an award, I think you lost kilo on that bike ride great veiwing trev
He was testing my nerves lol
Thanks, looking forward to the BKK vids
Cheers mate
Loved this video so thank you
Thanks mate much appreciated
Great Vlog Trev. I hope you enjoy Soi 11.
Thanks mate
NYC traffic with 10,000 motorcycles and scooters!
Indeed
Nope, In NYC the have NOT made any highway improvements or repairs in the past 30 years. And the BKK motorways are clean & well maintained. IN NYC your car will definately die an untimely death!🤑
got to be honest Trev was closing my legs when u were on that motorbike taxi omg Fairplay to u lol 😆
Were a few close calls lol
DAmn that ride had me stressed just watching it lol
lol, cheers
Nice one. 👍
Thanks
Great to see it lately. Haven't done the MRT but used BKK's taxis and tuk tuk's plenty -- the tuk tuk isn't bad when it's quieter or there's a bunch of you (we've had 4 or 5 of us in a tuk tuk). Mostly used BTS and foot-power when I lived in BKK in 2018. Always no problems except in work peak hour -- I lived "too close" to the central area to get on a really busy service -- an orca amongst sardines, so to speak -- it was easier to get on *the other way* for several stops out further and then head back in (when it was time critical) -- but I only had to do that once. Mostly it worked a treat. As for the motorbike -- yeah, a bit harrowing! Can't wait to get back.
Fantastic mate thank you for sharing
Nice train ride did the overnight from Bangkok to Surat Thani in second class with A/C and got top bunk.
Having hot meals and beers on the train is great. Funny enough never stayed at Nana or Ambassador but at least we get a look around.
Nice one mate
bud that motorbike taxi ride was mint. you crack me up man.i miss bangkok so much.
Hahaha cheers mate
I did not know there was train service between Bangkok and Pattaya, and for about $3 USD - I will definitely be taking overnighters when I move back to Jomtien. That ride was immensely more relaxing and enjoyable than taxi or bus trip, spacious with plenty of windows to see out of. This video was great, but some of it was an absolute hoot! 🤣🤣 I loved the part where you showed the taxi ride from where you got off the train to the hotel. I nearly fell out of my chair laughing when making a left turn your bike taxi squeezed between the curb and the auto taxi and you dropped the F-bomb! As long as I have been riding motorbikes in Thailand - and I ride a Kaw 1600 at home - I am absolutely terrified to ride a bike in Bangkok. No. Nope. Not gonna do it. But I am happy to watch you🤣🤣. I am looking now for the second and third videos in this series.
Haha cheers mate
Thank you for this video, i shall take this trip in november 👋👍
Nice one mate
Good vid.. wheres your bash hat lol. Is a lot of scary fun on a motorbike taxi in bangers
He didn't have a lid from for me and yeah scary as!
@@Buzzinpattaya nice one. . Always good content
Made me laugh the bit about you trusting the guy, 🤣.
I stayed at the Ambassador in April, its huge, but it wasn't completely open at the time. I may take the train myself next time I'm over, 👍
Haha enjoy the ride
Your driver knows his way around that traffic jam.
Didn't he just lol
Well done guys
Nice to see you back in form David 😀
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Nice One Herr Trevor 👍. What a great journey for what is a pittance. Yeah it's not the first time I've heard someone mention the fact the Thais avoid sitting next to them rofl. I'm surprised you didn't bump into Nick Dean at the Ambassador as he was there recently too 😉. Looking forward to seeing you next Bangers vlog. Cheers 🍻
Thanks mate much appreciated
Nice vid Trev, something different.
Cheers mate
Welcome mate
The bonus of taking this train to Bangkok , is that it stops right under the Sky train to Suvarnabhumi international airport . Sky train to Suvarnabhumi international airport costs more at 40 baht !
Cheers mate
Nice vid Trev, you are definitely 'branching out'' in this one :)
Thanks mate much appreciated
Cool; I wonder how busy the express train is on the weekends? The Ambassador, as you know, has been a party hotel just like the Nana cuz it's so close to the action on Soi 11. And the long gone Climax Club. So many wild freelancers back in the day! Looking forward to the next video!
Wow never knew that
Buzzin' scootern'. Good lord, glad you made it in one piece.
Lol cheers mate
I absolutely love riding on motorcycles in Bangkok, but I am probably stupid, used to ride on the back of my friends motor bike as she owned a shop in Chinatown and had a side business of selling cigarettes, so loved the rides as you see many places around Bangkok, and she was one of the insane riders with battle scars to show for it. I miss her shop Sweettime as she now mostly lives in the UK with her husband and daughters, still I will still go and see her sisters 😀
Haha fair one
@@Buzzinpattaya Although that was before I had a daughter and at 11 years old now she will not even let me go on a scary roller-coaster! And when I did the skydiving she was to young to tell me not to do it. So I think my days of living dangerous are sadly long gone 😞 lol
Always full of positivism 👍
I can be negative when I am dead lol
Interesting video, I quite like a train ride. Arriving In Bangkok in two weeks time, and I’ll spend some time there on my way home. Checking on bus from Airport to Pattaya, it seems the one I took last time isn’t available now. I don’t really fancy paying £40 for a taxi. Enjoy your trip.
Cheers mate
Great to catch up with this video Trev 😀 ! What station were your going to end up in if you went through to the end of the line? Hua Lamphong or the newer Bang Sue station .. I reckon I might catch it from Bangkok to Pattaya on my next visit shortly ! Keep up the great channel mate 👍 🍻
Cheers mate much appreciated
I love Thailand it's such a weird and crazy place
Indeed
Last month we took the train from Bangkok to Hua Hin was a great trip and made for a better adventure than just jumping in a cab , we even got a Thai railways meal but sardines and rice at 11 in the morning wasn't my cup of tea
When you say Thai Railway meal do you mean the hawkers that board the train during the journey, not seen a restaurant car yet on any train. That would be good, all those gas burners making your tom yum.
@@grahamjohnson4702 no they bring you a little doggy bag halfway through the trip , water , biscuits ,fruit and the sardines and rice
Haha fantastic mate
I did that journey last month ! Was good value at 44 baht I enjoyed it , what did you think of Hua Hin ?
@@grahamjohnson4702 First class from Bangkok to Chiang Mai has a restaurant car
As for bikes going against the traffic, that's one of the things I like about Thailand, a moped taking a cheeky shortcut shows initiative! And it helps you keep your wits about you 🙂
And the hospitals busy.
Also causes hundreds of accidents and loss of lifes
@@Buzzinpattaya it's a problem at night time. Sometimes people forget to put their lights on and they have a head on collision.
Always wondered how the train trip was. I think it opened after my last trip. TO bad it doesnt have a stop at the Airport (or I missed it in your vid). Got to love Thai travel. I took the bus system from Pattaya to a Wat Bang Phra outside Nakhon Pathom for a tattoo. It was an experience and glad to say I'll rent a car next time.
Thanks mate and yeah I can imagine your bus ride lol
Good video. After my cycle tours of SE Asia and finishing in Pattaya I would always take my bike on the train to BKK. Ironically the bike cost 100 Baht and I cost 25 Baht.
How crazy is that LOL
Haha the start of this vid is hilarious; the inquisitive woman at the train station lol
Yeah she was let's say interesting
LMAO! You're killing me. Great video again.
Thanks mate
There’s a little Canadian band , wrote a song about that. Wanta hear it? Here it goes.
We’re on the train to Bangkok
Aboard the Thailand Express
We’ll hit the stops along the way
We only stop for the best
I see your trip was less than I expected but thanks for the experience. I’ve always wondered how it would be like to take the train.
Thanks mate
Yes, that nobody band named RUSH, so obscure.
Awww, Trev. I'd sit next to ya, mate!
🤣😅😷
lol, cheers mate
Yeap it's always a good idea and makes a change from Pattaya I popped up here Friday. Ambassador on sukhumvit 11 has very good bars and restaurants and nightlife not far away at cowboy and nana. I'll head back Pattaya on Monday never considered the train but will look at it
Nice one mate
I hope that you gave your driver a good tip - excellent skills.
I was happy to have survived
Looks like the motorbike ride had ya stressing a tad bit. I've had similar experiences on the way to Bangla here in Patong. I feel like I should close my eyes at times but then I wouldn't know if I ever needed to jump off or something lol!
I was scared not gonna lie lol
Making the same train as you. Nice scenery, an eclectic group of passengers, and waaay too many stops.
Some stations are (relavely) modern others not so much & a few that looked like Berlin 1945
Cheers mate
10 years ago you could take a cab to BKK for 1,000 Baht or a shared van from 2nd Rd in Pattaya to Democracy Monument for a few hundred Baht. Both take less than 1 hour.
Wow thanks for sharing
Interesting vid Trev..Nana hotel is the number 1 monger hotel in Bangkok you naughty boy!
Hahahaha did I deny that lol 😂😂😂
@@Buzzinpattaya Nana was the very first hotel I stayed in Thailand when a friend took me there in 1996 to get over a break-up with my girlfriend in London. I drowned my sorrows in Pharoahs Nana Plaza.
3rd Class & motorbike Taxi? You are rockin' Thai style!!!🍻
Pushed the boat out on this one mate 🤣😹
@@Buzzinpattaya 75 B for total trip! Guess that is hard to beat - if you are living there and retired with F All to do its a no brainer.. Thanks for showing us the trip. I did second class sleeper BKK to Chaing Mai - best trip ever done. Try it when you have a spare week. :)
I generally really enjoy using the train to explore the countries I go to on holiday by train. Granted I've mainly done it in Japan and Italy both of which are really easy to travel round by train.
Yeah defo a fun experience
I done that train the other way .Bkk to Pattaya in early 2019 .Glad to see the price has stayed super low .Even with that a scruffy looking young Thai guy got put off the train by the inspector as he had not got a ticket .I paid an extra B100 to bring my bicycle on board .
Wow thanks for sharing
Welcome to Bangkok Trev, if you need any advise on what to do, let me know. Peace bro and enjoy
Thanks mate much appreciated
Crazy driving for sure.
Haha indeed
Nice vidio love your work you do . Hairy ride on bike trevor eh 😜 Room you said was 1k was that for each night or both nights ? Looking forward to next vidio.
Per night mate
great video, normally i get a taxi, next time i will try the train
It's a fun trip
Honestly the traffic in Bangkok has not changed much in 30 years from my recollection. As intense as the motorbike antics may seem to many, this is child's play compared to Saigon or Hanoi. I've been happy in Pattaya, a city of about a third of a million depending on the time of year. Having lived in the New York City area most of my life, I've had enough of the big city life. An occasional visit is fine by me and I take the local trains to get around mostly.
Cheers mate much appreciated
Hi Trevor, I stayed in Bangkok twice ,the first time I came to Thailand my mate and I went straight to Koh Samui flew in to the airport two hour exchange than out without seeing Bangkok itself .So second time to Thailand I gonna see Bangkok ,oh boy it was Sunday morning early flight from London a 6am landed got a taxi from the airport as I came closer to city it's skyscraper's were everywhere ,crikey it's like New York and as for the traffic on a Sunday morning 9 o'clock was crazy trying to cross the road at big Zebra crossing was squeaky bum time ,you get half way a cross the light's would change to green it was like Grand prix ,oh boy fucking leg it to the other side lol and this was a Sunday morning traffic .I like the Tuk Tuk's it's a laugh a bit pricey to be honest but at night in the back of a tuk tuk we both enjoyed the ride .Your vlog on a back of motorbike taxi bloody hell a white knuckle ride, I wouldn't be on back that bike ,sure it's quicker ride but blimey I would have shit myself ,I almost did watching your vlog 😂. Cheers Trevor
Hahaha great comment mate thank you
watching the motor bikes driving thru traffic just boggles my mind you do that anywhere else and you will have so many tickets
haha yeah that's true
Yeah, know the feeling. I always got the loony on the bus sitting next to me back in England
Lol was kinda funny
I always enjoyed bangkok. Every time I travel to Thailand. I always give BKK a couple of days
Fair play
Can I ask you have you any advice.. I'm looking for a reliable English to thai translation app.. sometimes things get lost in translation with my GF and it causes murder between us . Lol