How To Reach Pattaya From Delhi

Pattaya is about 3,030 to 3,040 km from Delhi by air, which is roughly 1,884 miles or 1,637 nautical miles. By road the distance is close to 4,450 km along the India, Myanmar and Thailand Friendship Road, but that route takes around 90 hours of driving and is not practical for a holiday. Almost every traveller flies.

No. There is no nonstop flight from Delhi to Pattaya. The fastest route is a nonstop Delhi to Bangkok flight of about 4 hours 15 minutes, then a 120 km road transfer of roughly 2 hours to Pattaya. A 1-stop Delhi to U-Tapao connecting ticket exists but still routes through Bangkok and takes 11 hours or more.

The flight leg you book is Delhi to Bangkok, which takes about 4 hours 15 minutes nonstop. Adding the roughly two-hour road transfer from Bangkok to Pattaya, the total journey is about 7 to 9 hours door to door. Ignore the 11 or 12 hour figures on some booking sites, which count layovers on connecting tickets.

For the nonstop Delhi to Bangkok leg, IndiGo, Air India, Thai Airways and Thai Vietjet all operate direct flights. From Bangkok you continue to Pattaya by road. Some carriers, mainly Air India, also sell 1-stop connecting tickets into U-Tapao (UTP), Pattaya's own airport, but those route through Bangkok anyway.

U-Tapao (UTP), about 40 km from the city, is Pattaya's own airport, but it has limited routes and no nonstop from Bangalore. Most travellers fly into Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi (BKK), about 120 km north, because that is where the nonstop Bangalore service lands.

From Suvarnabhumi (BKK) the airport coach run by Roong Reuang reaches Pattaya in about two hours for around THB 143. A taxi or private cab is faster at about 85 minutes and costs roughly THB 1,050. Buses and vans from operators like Bell Travel and 12Go are a middle option and can be booked online in advance.