Bus to Takiab for 10Bt

Post by **Mart** » Wed Mar 08, 2006 8:41 pm

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.

Post by **lomuamart** » Wed Mar 08, 2006 9:38 pm

Yeah,
They're called songthaews. A great form of transport.

Post by **Jaime** » Wed Mar 08, 2006 11:23 pm

'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?

Post by **lomuamart** » Thu Mar 09, 2006 7:27 am

I'd go with that.

Post by **Bamboo Grove** » Fri Mar 10, 2006 2:48 pm

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'

Post by **tuktukmike** » Fri Mar 10, 2006 4:16 pm

Or as they are called in Pattaya.

Baht Buses.

Mike.

Post by **Mart** » Sat Mar 11, 2006 10:37 pm

Just get on the green bleedin bus...

Post by **Guess** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 4:04 am

lomuamart wrote:Yeah,
They're called songthaews. A great form of transport.

Agree, with the added bonus that you can travel prostrate when necesssary.

As for the Thaew bit try saying the word Towel in a mid English accent and then drop the l and you will get close.

Post by **golfer** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 12:52 pm

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) ???

Post by **Bamboo Grove** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 6:04 pm

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.

Post by **PeteC** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 8:04 pm

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