Siam Addict Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 Anyone know if they are restarting the Ferry to Hua Hin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillearly Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 No updates on their FB page https://www.facebook.com/RoyalPassengerLiner/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Painter Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 Their offices and "boarding area" were cleared out and portacabins removed from the pier when I was there earlier this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forcebwithu Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 Ferry between Pattaya and Hua Hin permanently cancelled ... The troubled route launched in 2017 but struggled the entirety of its 4-year run. The ferry ridership was less than expected and the route between Pattaya and Hua Hin proved to just not be that popular. The ferry had various other troubles and setbacks along the way, but when Covid-19 started shutting down services and regions, it was the beginning of the end for the ferry route. ... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom51red Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 11 hours ago, Painter said: Their offices and "boarding area" were cleared out and portacabins removed from the pier when I was there earlier this year. Yep the monkeys had taken over last year,couple of fisherman boats were sat there,and the monkeys were rummaging through them,was fun to watch,but sad to see the ticket office gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommy dee Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 wont be running as it was. thats the third I can remember t flop. the last one was a catamaran run by a nordic company. weather always messes it up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siam Addict Posted July 25, 2022 Author Share Posted July 25, 2022 I think I cancel my day trip to Hua Hin this year. Thanks for all the upto date info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fforest Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 (edited) Running a ferry is a very money hungry business...Even when the ferry is not running everyone still must be paid...The Hua hin ferry only ran 30-40% full most days, and it cost a whopping 2500 round trip per person.....In the videos I saw Thai ridership was close to ZERO......Lets just say they lost loads and loads of money starting from day #1.... 2500 % 60=41.66 Thats 41 round trips to Koh Larn.. Edited July 26, 2022 by fforest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommy dee Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 NOT SURE WHERE THEY HAVE RUN WITH THE LATEST IDEA, A YEAR OR SO BACK, OF A FERRY THAT TAKES PASSENGERS AND VEHCILES TO THE SOUTH FROM SATTAHIP, STOPPING AT hh. sorry messed up the caps on phone for this one, they had BOUGHT a proper, so called, ferry from overseas, even with bunks and cabins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom51red Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 13 hours ago, Siam Addict said: I think I cancel my day trip to Hua Hin this year. Thanks for all the upto date info. If you are coming from pattaya get the airport bus to suv then airport bus to hh easy peasy and cheap,bus to hh has single reclining seats and journey passes quickly if ye snooze. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillearly Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 8 hours ago, fforest said: Running a ferry is a very money hungry business...Even when the ferry is not running everyone still must be paid...The Hua hin ferry only ran 30-40% full most days, and it cost a whopping 2500 round trip per person.....In the videos I saw Thai ridership was close to ZERO......Lets just say they lost loads and loads of money starting from day #1.... 2500 % 60=41.66 Thats 41 round trips to Koh Larn.. Worth every satang , compared to the time and cost of a taxi 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillearly Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 23 minutes ago, Phantom51red said: If you are coming from pattaya get the airport bus to suv then airport bus to hh easy peasy and cheap,bus to hh has single reclining seats and journey passes quickly if ye snooze. Will have to try this , funnily enough I have avoided buses coaches in Thailand since my first and only trip on a "VIP" bus in the 90's - Samui to Hua Hin ... took ages and was the most uncomfortable trip of my life , the people in front of me reclined and left me with no legroom , was sat facing the aisle for the whole journey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freee!! Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 9 hours ago, fforest said: Running a ferry is a very money hungry business...Even when the ferry is not running everyone still must be paid...The Hua hin ferry only ran 30-40% full most days, and it cost a whopping 2500 round trip per person.....In the videos I saw Thai ridership was close to ZERO......Lets just say they lost loads and loads of money starting from day #1.... Reminds me of the fastest way to become a millionaire: Begin as a billionaire and start an airline. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maipenrai Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 I only took this ferry once, from HH to Pattaya - the trip was pleasant enough but I would really have preferred to ride on a ship with an open deck so I could have enjoyed some fresh air along the way; when we got to Bali Hai pier it was so full of Chinese tourists that I had to start physically bunting them out of my way to get to the shore. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KWA Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 On 7/26/2022 at 3:51 AM, tommy dee said: NOT SURE WHERE THEY HAVE RUN WITH THE LATEST IDEA, A YEAR OR SO BACK, OF A FERRY THAT TAKES PASSENGERS AND VEHCILES TO THE SOUTH FROM SATTAHIP, STOPPING AT hh. sorry messed up the caps on phone for this one, they had BOUGHT a proper, so called, ferry from overseas, even with bunks and cabins It's been abandoned too. Someone involved with it posted regularly on another forum and despite making a few sailings it's not going ahead. 20 hours ago, Phantom51red said: If you are coming from pattaya get the airport bus to suv then airport bus to hh easy peasy and cheap,bus to hh has single reclining seats and journey passes quickly if ye snooze. There's one a day direct bus now. It started the day after I came back via the airport about Songkran time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegrogmonster Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 (edited) On 7/26/2022 at 7:18 PM, Stillearly said: Worth every satang , compared to the time and cost of a taxi Agree and when we did this this trip the ferry was quite full. A pain in the ass trying to get a taxi into Hau Hin at a reasonable price but that had nothing to do with the ferry operator. Edited July 27, 2022 by thegrogmonster 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Binlid Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 1 hour ago, thegrogmonster said: Agree and when we did this this trip the ferry was quite full. A pain in the ass trying to get a taxi into Hau Hin at a reasonable price but that had nothig to do with the ferry operator. Trick is to book Airbnb accomodation Wayne, on the 3 occasions I have stayed in Hua Hin using 3 different Airbnb hosts they all came to pick us up at the ferry terminal and return us there at the end of our stay. But alas seems those days are gone. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boydeste Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 (edited) On 7/26/2022 at 10:21 AM, Stillearly said: Will have to try this , funnily enough I have avoided buses coaches in Thailand since my first and only trip on a "VIP" bus in the 90's - Samui to Hua Hin ... took ages and was the most uncomfortable trip of my life , the people in front of me reclined and left me with no legroom , was sat facing the aisle for the whole journey It's fine as long as you don't mind a 5 to 7 plus hours journey. The ferry was great and it's a shame they won't be running it again. Edited July 27, 2022 by boydeste 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siam Addict Posted July 27, 2022 Author Share Posted July 27, 2022 So it looks like a side trip to Hua Hin is unlikely to happen, I don't plan to sit in a car or bus for 5+ hours. I did once travel from Bangkok to Hua Hin by train but it seemed to last forever, the train appeared to head a long way north before heading south to Hua Hin. I think I spotted the Great wall of China in the distance as we were turning. I also tried to get a bus from Mo Chit and spent ages asking people who all pointed towards one end of the station but when I went there nobody seem to know about the bus. I found out later they were trying to tell me there was another bus station to the West of Bangkok. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillearly Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 4 minutes ago, Siam Addict said: So it looks like a side trip to Hua Hin is unlikely to happen, I don't plan to sit in a car or bus for 5+ hours. I did once travel from Bangkok to Hua Hin by train but it seemed to last forever, the train appeared to head a long way north before heading south to Hua Hin. I think I spotted the Great wall of China in the distance as we were turning. I also tried to get a bus from Mo Chit and spent ages asking people who all pointed towards one end of the station but when I went there nobody seem to know about the bus. I found out later they were trying to tell me there was another bus station to the West of Bangkok. You could always break it up , go to Bangkok for a couple of nights then HH and do the same on the way back will probably be my plan on future trips 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siam Addict Posted July 27, 2022 Author Share Posted July 27, 2022 That's an idea, I may be in Bangkok for a day or two, but from what I remember getting to the bus station was a pain, it was in the middle of nowhere somewhere to the West of Bangkok. I wonder if there are any buses from the airport? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillearly Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 1 minute ago, Siam Addict said: That's an idea, I may be in Bangkok for a day or two, but from what I remember getting to the bus station was a pain, it was in the middle of nowhere somewhere to the West of Bangkok. I wonder if there are any buses from the airport? That's the route Phantom51red said he used in his post earlier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siam Addict Posted July 27, 2022 Author Share Posted July 27, 2022 2 hours ago, Stillearly said: That's the route Phantom51red said he used in his post earlier Missed it. It seems a good option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fforest Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 (edited) I think there is a mini bus that goes from Pattaya to Hua Hin... Type Hua Hin in Bolt... It cost 50 baht to get to the mini bus... But I don't know the times.. Edited July 28, 2022 by fforest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fforest Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 Pattaya to Hua hin Bolt Taxi cost 3197 Baht Grab cost 3551 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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