petestrash

Leam Chabang is a port that is really short of information, with the same questions being asked, and hardly ever answered. I grabbed a picture of the Taxi prices hoping it would help someone down the track.

We arrived in Laem Chabang on Dec 22 with NCL Jewel. I had read about a mall shuttle service also, but there were no obvious signs for a shuttle service. Others we met on the cruise had issues finding a Grab/Bolt to Bangkok, I don't know of anyone who tried for Pattaya.

There is a taxi Mafia that operates from the port with fixed prices.

USD40 (1,400THB) to Pattaya.

We originally booked our transfer with Thai happy taxi, but a couple of weeks out they increased the agreed price by 1000THB and offered a small car instead of the SUV we had been promised, and insisted on us sending them a deposit.

We ended up booking Jojo's taxis for a bit of a tour and transfer to Bangkok (I'm not allowed to post a link here), and it went well, happy with the car and driver.

NCL did offer Transfers to the Airport for USD$50 per person, but nothing for Pattaya. 

Hope that helps.

Pete.

Does the minimum bid offered change at all closer to the cruise date, or are the minimums fixed?

Pete.

We did the walk with some who had bad knees, it still only took about 20 minutes to walk directly back from the Empress Hotel.

It took a little longer there as we did the scenic walk along the foreshore.

Both walks are quite flat.

Just thought I'd add that in.

Peter.