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Pattaya · Thailand

Car hire and driving in Pattaya

Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.

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In Thailand traffic drives on the left. Picking up at UTP means 31 km (19 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648876 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648881 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25743536.

Drives from Pattaya

Car rental from Pattaya: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Pattaya to Si RachaThailand27 km (17 mi)about 25 min
Pattaya to Chon BuriThailand49 km (30 mi)about 45 min
Pattaya to RayongThailand49 km (31 mi)about 45 min
Pattaya to Samut PrakanThailand80 km (50 mi)about 1 h 13 min
Pattaya to Thung KhruThailand87 km (54 mi)about 1 h 20 min
Pattaya to Lat KrabangThailand88 km (55 mi)about 1 h 21 min
Pattaya to Phra PradaengThailand89 km (55 mi)about 1 h 22 min
Pattaya to Ban Khlong PrawetThailand90 km (56 mi)about 1 h 22 min
Pattaya to Ban Samae DamThailand91 km (56 mi)about 1 h 23 min
Pattaya to Suan LuangThailand92 km (57 mi)about 1 h 24 min
Pattaya to Khlong ToeiThailand92 km (57 mi)about 1 h 24 min
Pattaya to Chom ThongThailand93 km (58 mi)about 1 h 25 min
Pattaya to Ho Chi Minh CityVietnam668 km (415 mi)about 10 h 11 min
Pattaya to HanoiVietnam1,043 km (648 mi)about 15 h 54 min
Pattaya to SingaporeSingapore1,335 km (830 mi)about 20 h 22 min
Pattaya to BangkokThailand100 km (62 mi)about 1 h 32 min
Pattaya to HaiphongVietnam1,076 km (669 mi)about 16 h 25 min
Pattaya to Phnom PenhCambodia464 km (288 mi)about 7 h 5 min
Pattaya to Cần ThơVietnam624 km (388 mi)about 9 h 31 min
Pattaya to Kuala LumpurMalaysia1,092 km (679 mi)about 16 h 40 min

Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.

Where to compare car hire

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Common questions

Which side of the road do they drive on in Pattaya?

The left, as everywhere in Thailand.

How are the journey times on this page worked out?

From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.

Where these facts come from

  • GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
  • Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
  • OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
  • Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines

Data compiled 13 September 2026. Hotel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.