Tax and Tuktuk costs to nightlife areas

Discussion on where to go when the sun goes down in Hua Hin; bars, pubs, clubs, karaoke and general nightlife.
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Tax and Tuktuk costs to nightlife areas

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Hey guys, im new to the forums and pretty new to Hua Hin. I have been a few times however so im not a total novice.

anyway, i was wondering how possible it was to get a taxi/tuk-tuk from palm hills into town and roughly how much it will cost. i know that the majority will live in or around the town so it may be a difficult question to answer.

from reading through the forums its pretty clear that bintabaht is the place to go get wasted in town, but i was wondering if there was anywhere a little closer to Palm Hills to grab a few cold ones in ? maybe even something nice to look at ? :roll:

any help would be aprreciated

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Hi Corvin,

Welcome to the forum.

In my experience, you need to ask a few good Tuk Tuk/Taxi drivers for their phone number - they'll usually give you their business card. You can then call them from wherever you are. Use the same driver regularly, and he/she'll be there within minutes.
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cheers for the sharp response, i arrive in thailand on monday and am taxi riding it down to huahin. the problem still lies in getting a good taxi/tuk-tuk drivers number.

anyone help me out there? someone reliable ?
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I've not been for a while, but I'll PM you a couple of numbers that I've used for years. Trouble is that you really need to speak to them first. If you simply cold call them, they'll turn up, but they might decide you look wealthy a can afford to pay premium prices :wink:
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no doubting that, thanks for the help. its definately appreciated.
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Corvin,
I have been paying between B150-B200 for a taxi a little ways up Tanon Chom Pol (1010).Similar distance to PHGC.

The little eateries down around the highway at the bottom of TCP are popular with visitors, modest and cheap ,usually not much eye candy there tho.
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If all Else fails the guards at the gate will call a taxi for you. :cheers:
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thought about using the guys at the gate before. B200 to get into town is pretty resonable considering the distance.

on a side note does anyone know the exact travel time from bkk to hh by car ?
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That's a difficult question - far too many variables.
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The minibuses make it from Victory Monument to HH in about 2.5 hours, but then the drivers are lunatics.
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The mini van drivers pass me by but still make the trip from Hua Hin to condo in Mung Thong Thani, (which is north of Chang Wattana road near old airport) in about 2 hours and 30-45 minutes. Do use the bypass road since I live over the hill.
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corvin1984 wrote:on a side note does anyone know the exact travel time from bkk to hh by car ?
Hi Corvin,

I use to drive regularly between Bangkok and Hua Hin. The time required depends greatly on the density of traffic when getting out of Bangkok. Once you have passed the Rama IX bridge (south of Bangkok), you have to cope with an average 2 hours drive.
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And double semi trailers deciding to do a'U' turn when our mini bus driver was just about breaking the sound barrier!!!Bloody scary and enough to make a man turn you to drink(as if I need an excuse!)
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Love those mini-vans (buses) How much does it cost and how late do they run or how early do they start in the AM from BKK to HH. Would appreciate a PM on this. I'm arriving in BKK 2300 Tuesday.
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Big Boy wrote:I've not been for a while, but I'll PM you a couple of numbers that I've used for years. Trouble is that you really need to speak to them first. If you simply cold call them, they'll turn up, but they might decide you look wealthy a can afford to pay premium prices :wink:
BB - Would you mind sending me a PM with the numbers also? Ta muchly.
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