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From Bangkok
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By Plane 
There
is no direct scheduled flight from Bangkok to Rayong, but
Bangkok Airways has daily flights from Samui to Utapao airport,
which is 40 minutes by bus from Rayong. Some charter airlines
fly direct to Utapao airport where vacationers can disembark
for either Rayong or Pattaya without having to pass through
Bangkok's Don Muang International airport.
Orient
Thai Airline operates regular scheduled flights from Chaing
Mai-Rayong-Utapao-Bangkok.
For
information contact
Orient Thai Airline in Utapao
Tel. +66 38 245 596 to 7
Chiang Mai office
Tel. +66 53 201 566 to 7, 272 040
Phuket office
Tel. +66 76 232 302 to 3
By Bus 
Bangkok-
Rayong (Ekamai)
Air conditioned buses from Ekamai leave Bangkok every
30 minutes from 4.00 am to 9.00 am and every 20 minuites from
9.20 am to 7.20 pm, after that time buses depart the station
every hour. From Rayong the bus leaves every 30 minutes from
3.30 am until 8.30 pm and every 20 minutes from 8.20 am to
6.40 pm. The trip takes about 3 hours.
Second
Class air-conditioned buses leave Bangkok every hour from
3.30 am until 4.30 pm. Return trip buses leave Rayong every
hour from 3.30 am until 5.30 pm.
Ordinary
buses leave Bangkok every hour from 4.30 am to 7.00 pm and
leave from Rayong to Bangkok every hour from 3.00 am to 6.30
pm.
Bangkok-Rayong
(Morchit 2)
Air conditioned buses from Morchit 2 leave Bangkok every
hour from before dawn until 9.00 p.m. And from Rayong they
start at 4.30 pm until 7.30 pm The trip takes about tree
and half hours.
Bangkok-Ban
Phe
Air conditioned buses leave Bangkok to Ban Phe every 1 hour
from 5.00 am until 7.00 pm and leave Ban Phe to Bangkok every
hour from 04.00 a.m. until 06.30 p.m.
Bangkok-Klaeng
(Sam Yan)
Air conditioned buses leave Ekamai Terminal from 5.00 am.until
10.00 pm and leave Kleang from 4.30 am to 7.30 pm every
hour. The trip takes about 4 hours.
By
Train 
There
is no direct train service to Rayong, by a train from Bangkok
to Pattaya leaves from Hua Lamphong station at 6.55 am and
takes about 3 hours and a half. The one-way fare is 31 baht.
From Pattaya you can take a mini-bus, regular or air-conditioned
bus, or taxi to Rayong. The trip takes about one and one half
hours. Bus fares vary (30 baht for non-air-conditioned buses,
more for minibuses and air-conditioned buses) and taxi fares
are negotiable.
Hua Lamphong Station
Tel. +66 2 223 7010, 223 7020
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