Bus to Takiab for 10Bt

Mart · Member Joined: 27 Nov 2005 Posts: 98

I thought it was worth mentioning for people that don't know, that, there is a bus service from town to Khao Takiab police box and vv for 10 bt. You can get it across from the Siam commercial bank on the night market. Just ring the bell to get off anywhere along the way. The buses are converted (usually green) pick-ups. They run until about 6 ish.
From Takiab you just sit in the little bus station (again near the police box) and wait for the call that the bus is going, or get on a bus that already has people on board. If somebody asks if you want a taxi, just say 'bus' and they will point you in the right direction. Again this service finishes around 6-7. These buses can be flagged down anywhere along the route.
When the bus gets into town from Takiab it carries on to HH airport and back again, this would cost you another 10bt each way.

It took us a few days of getting ripped off by the very same bus drivers before working this out, so thought this info might be useful.

Language and cultures might be different, but the taxi driver mentality is just the same world over-ah bless.

lomuamart · Posted: Wed Mar 08, 2006 9:38 pm Post subject:

Yeah,
They're called songthaews. A great form of transport.
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Jaime · Ace Joined: 14 Jan 2004 Posts: 1992 Location: Sh*t Creek

'Songthaew'

Just how the bloody hell should that be pronounced? It's one of the words I have difficulty pronouncing but I usually go with:

'Song-dtay-oo'

Any other offers?
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lomuamart · Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 7:27 am Post subject:

I'd go with that.
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Bamboo Grove · Posted: Fri Mar 10, 2006 2:48 pm Post subject:

soong (meaning two) the o sound is long and pronounced as in English word "song" but longer.
thaew (meaning line, row) the diftong (two vowels) is pronounced as the vowel a in "can" followed by u as the u in 'sure'
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tuktukmike · Guru Joined: 18 Apr 2005 Posts: 525

Or as they are called in Pattaya.

Baht Buses.

Mike.

Mart · Member Joined: 27 Nov 2005 Posts: 98

Just get on the green bleedin bus...

Guess · Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2006 4:04 am Post subject:

golfer · Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2006 12:52 pm Post subject: two foot

I had funny situation few years ago in Pattaya, when I asked from my "local quide" which songthaew should I take from South Pattaya to Jomthien, she answered "you better use your own", and I understood, my pronouncing ment "two foot" (song = two, thaew = foot) ???
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Bamboo Grove · Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2006 6:04 pm Post subject:

thao or thau is foot
thaew is line, row
the difference again is in the vowels. In thau they sound like the 'a' in the word 'master' and 'u' like in the word 'come' pronounced Yorkshire style.
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prcscct · Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2006 8:04 pm Post subject:

Does anyone remember what a Samlor is (some spell it "lar")..........MOVED TO "THAI LIFE" Pete