How much will a trip to Pattaya cost in 2021? Consider the prices for vacations: hotels, private rental housing, food in shops and in the market, food in cafes and restaurants, tours, we will find inexpensive air tickets and find out reviews from vacationers that will help you plan your vacation by the sea in Thailand.
Most of the residents of our country have probably heard about the resort, and many travel to Thailand on vacation as to their country house. This city has become one of the most popular, it is famous for its vibrant nightlife, an abundance of entertainment and a large selection of excursions.
Some tourists are disappointed, promising noise, dirty sea, fraud and inflated prices. Therefore, when going on vacation, you need to prepare, study the cost of food, excursions, reviews of hotels and entertainment.
You need to be prepared that this is not a quiet uninhabited island, but a popular Thai resort with a dynamic and bustling life. You need to understand and feel Pattaya, then you will get an unforgettable vacation, new impressions and a sea of positive emotions.
Prices in Pattaya have slightly increased compared to the previous season, this is due to the large flow of tourists and the political situation. If earlier seafood was almost for nothing, now it has significantly risen in price. At the same time, the pricing policy is more democratic than in Phuket, Samui and other resorts in Thailand.
Since local traders still strive to cash in on foreign tourists, you need to know the approximate costs. Note that you can always bargain, especially with market and street vendors. Taxi and rickshaw drivers traditionally also inflate the fare.
Repeatedly our tourists fell for the fishing rods of Pattaya bred, which later led to a spoiled vacation. To know where to bargain, and where the prices are adequate, we give the standard prices for goods and services in Pattaya.
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When is it cheaper to vacation in Pattaya?
The active tourist season starts from November to April. At this time, it is already cold in our country, and in Thailand it is warm and excellent weather. It is in the winter months that the prices for tours, accommodation and air tickets are more expensive than in the rest.
The low season starts in May and ends in October. Prices for accommodation and other services are falling. Therefore, it will be cheaper to have a rest in the summer. But keep in mind that the rainy season begins, especially August, September and October are very rainy. There may be floods that will interfere with travel. If you want to save money, but at the same time get into sunny weather, go in May or June, at the end of October the rains also subside.
In the summer, you can rent a house at half price, especially if it's a private apartment. There are a lot of these in Pattaya and the competition among them is high during the low season. Sellers in the markets are also lowering the price, so bargaining is safe.
Airfare prices
How much does a flight to Pattaya cost? Let's see the prices from Moscow and how best to get to the resort.
Of all the resorts in Thailand, the easiest way to get here. There are no direct flights, you need to fly to Bangkok, and then buses go directly from the airport, only 1.5 - 2 hours and you are there.
For air tickets, the cost also depends on the time of year, just the opposite. At the peak of the season, the flight is cheaper - 22,000 - 24,000 rubles, this is due to the large flow of passengers. And starting from June to October, prices rise - 25,000-30,000 rubles.
- The average price of air tickets Moscow-Bangkok-Moscow with several transfers is 48 thousand rubles, depending on the season.
Prices in Pattaya for rental housing
There is a lot of competition among the renting of housing in the beach resort of Thailand, and therefore the prices are low. You can live in five stars for a very affordable fee.
There are many hotels of famous world brands, middle and economy class, apartments, apartments and guesthouses.
- In a good 3-star room, a double room costs 2500 - 4500 rubles per day.
- In 4 stars by the sea, the approximate cost is from 3000 to 11 500.
- In 5 stars on the first line, the price for a room varies from 5500 and can reach 25,000 rubles per day.
Accommodation in a guesthouse, hostel or apartment will cost less - up to 1,500 rubles.
Apartments and villas cost differently depending on conditions and sizes. This option is convenient for a large family.
- We look at prices for hotels in Pattaya only at RoomGuru, the search engine is looking for the best deals among all the hotel bases on the Internet.
If you are going on vacation to Thailand with several families or a group of friends, it will certainly be more profitable to rent private accommodation in the form of: apartments, villas with sea views or a guest house. The best options without intermediaries are offered by the proven Booking.com service.
Food prices
The cost of food in Pattaya, according to reviews of holidaymakers, remained at the same level as last year.
It is safer to buy in stores and supermarkets, although the prices are slightly overstated due to the popularity of the region, while food remains quite affordable:
- sausages or sausage - 25–55 baht per pack;
- oil - 45-50 baht;
- cookies and sweets - 15-30 baht;
- bread - 20-35 baht;
- milk - 35-45 baht;
- 10 eggs - 35 baht;
- rice - 25-35 baht;
- chicken meat - 105 baht;
- a kilogram of cheese - 300-400 baht;
- vegetables - 30-40 baht;
- water - 15 baht.
When buying products on the market, be sure to bargain, seeing a foreigner, sellers immediately increase the price, you can solve the problem a little by changing clothes to dull colors, tested on yourself. You can also eat at the bazaar; ready-made meals are sold here.
- Seafood kebab or boiled corn - 20 baht,
- sausages with rice - 10-15 baht,
- a plate of peeled fruits - 10-15 baht.
You can take a whole fried fish for 100 baht, pancakes with various fillings for about 40 baht, shrimps for 130-200 baht per package.
You can drink coconut milk right on the street; it is sold at every step. They ask for 40 baht for one coconut, but you can bargain for 30 baht.
Be sure to try pineapple and small bananas, they are much sweeter and tastier than those that arrive in our stores.
Shrimp in fish markets are sold at 250 baht / kg, and fish in the range of 50-80 baht / kg.
We buy fresh chicken or fish early in the morning.
Fruit cost
There are a lot of exotic fruits here, you should definitely try at least half. All fruits have price tags, but street vendors are still inferior to pushy buyers.
Fruit prices in Pattaya rise slightly during the high season and fall during the rainy season.
- Exotic rambutan 30 baht per kilogram,
- papaya and mango - 35 baht / kg,
- pineapple - 20-25 baht / kg,
- bananas - 25-30 baht / kg,
- dragon fruit about 40 baht / kg,
- pomelo - 20-25 baht apiece.
On bicycle trays, fruits are immediately peeled and cut, they are placed in a bag with a plate and a wooden fork. Such serving is very convenient - you can dine with exotic fruits right on the beach.
Meals in cafes and restaurants of the resort
How much does it cost to eat in Pattaya? In a small cafe, especially where locals eat, you can eat at a reasonable price. Rice with meat - 50 baht, soups with rice or rice noodles cost 30 baht, salads with seafood from 50 to 80 baht, various kebabs on skewers - 15 baht. In general, you can dine in such a cafe for 100 baht. The food here is simple but tasty.
For a more sophisticated meal, visit one of the restaurants. The service in them is also much higher. Having lunch here, you will have to part with a bag of 200 baht and more.
Meat dishes cost from 200 to 300 baht, soups about 100-150 baht, second courses of noodles or vegetables - 70-100 baht, desserts - 70-80 baht, tea - 30-40 baht, pizza with seafood - 200-250 baht, beer - 70 baht. The establishments serve complex breakfasts, which include scrambled eggs or fried eggs with vegetables and bacon, tea, yogurt or kefir to choose from.
In stores on the main streets, clothing prices in Pattaya are high, but in the markets and in large shopping centers, you can decently skimp.
Thai markets are overwhelmed with summer clothes, which are quite inexpensive by our standards.The quality is different, you need to look closely at once in order to avoid trouble.
When buying a T-shirt, you will pay 60-70 baht, for a dress from 70 baht, sneakers or sneakers about 250-300 baht. Fashionistas can purchase excellent quality swimwear for 400 baht.
Reasonable prices in shopping centers, shorts and T-shirts from 100 baht.
According to tourists' reviews, it is better to arrange shopping at the resort at night markets, one of which is Tephrasit Night market opposite the hospital. Small market opposite Jomtien Beach.
Prices for excursions in Pattaya
Many people go to the resort just to visit the sights, they are here for different tastes, there is something to see with children, and where to have fun for adults. Tours can be bought on the street from small agencies or from a hotel guide. Buying on the street you will save money, but check if there are Russian-speaking groups, you can get into the English-speaking one.
The price for a trip to the Mini Siam park is 500 baht, to the Dream World Bangkok amusement park - 1100, a zoo with tigers 700-800, a sea trip around the islands - 1200-1300 baht. From trips for several days, there is a trip to Cambodia (2 days) - 4400 baht, and to the River Kwai (2 days) - 2600 baht.
From entertainment for adults, it is interesting to visit the Big Eye show or the transvestite show - 500 baht. Men will love Thai boxing - 1,700 baht.
Diving will be interesting for adults.
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After active excursions, time will relax and feel the effect of Thai massage. There are many massage parlors on the streets. Prices for massage in Pattaya and other procedures for beauty and health are quite reasonable.
The cost of Thai massage starts from 150 to 500 baht, foot massage - 100, oil massage - 180-300, pedicure - 150, manicure - 170 baht.
Transport and fare
Ground transportation starts from the airport in Bangkok. The fare to Pattaya is 150 baht.
It will be interesting to travel around the resort by tuk-tuk - from 100 baht.
It really costs 100-150 baht to get to any point in the city by taxi, but impudent taxi drivers can ask for 400 baht, they don't willingly knock down the price, the maximum you can bargain up to 200.
It is convenient to travel around the city by public transport - 10 baht.
Weather at the resort
Our compatriots go to Pattaya for the winter, and for good reason, it is during the winter months in Thailand that the sunniest days. The air warms up to +30 degrees.
From May to October, the rainy season, there are floods and storms. The hottest is April, the mercury column rises above +33.
It is better not to go to Thailand since April. The rains subside in October. The Gulf of Thailand is always warm with a temperature of 26-28 degrees.
Having studied the cost of a vacation in Pattaya in 2021, it will certainly be easier for you to plan a trip on your own or by buying a voucher, besides, the price chart helps you to choose the right tour profitably.
