I call a mini bus that remodeled a small van such as Hiace running between Bangkok city and suburban town called Rotto.
It covers an area without a long distance bus line, it is faster than a bus and it is fast, the price is also 1B ~ at a distance of about 70 hours ~ and it is inexpensive and merit many useful rides.
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Where is the platform?
Once around the victory monument in front of BTS Anu Sawarley Station was a major departure point of Rotto, but the station was distributed to the 2016 bus terminal in 10 year 3 moon.
Today it is divided into BTS bus terminal in front of BTS Ekamai station, Old south bus terminal in Pinklao street, which is located at 10 minutes by taxi from BTS mochit station.
Directions and destinations to each bus terminal?
North Bus Terminal (common name: Mokhit My)
It is the biggest bus terminal in Bangkok, which is located 10 minutes by taxi from BTS mochit station.
3 floor-built facilities have long-distance buses and lotto ticket counters on 1 floor and 3 floor, long distance buses and routes to all directions arrive from here, mainly to north and northeast.
North Bus Terminal (also known as:Morchit · My หมอ ชิด ใหม่) For Pattaya (130 to 150B), Rayong (160B), Lopburi (100 to 120B), Ayutthaya (80B), Kanchanaburi (120 to 170B), and Korat (170B).
- Address: 798 Kamphaeng Phet 2 Rd, Chatuchak, Chatuchak, Bangkok, 10900
East Bus Terminal (common name: Ekkamai)
Eastern Bus Terminal, located a distance of 2 walk from BTS Ekamai Station, is easy to use for tourists, and there are many users with Pattaya as the leader.
When entering, the ticket counters are rowing side by side, the first person may be perplexed.
If you do not understand, let the nearby attendant tell the destination and show you where to go.
Besides Rotto, it also serves as a departure point for large buses so let me know which one you want to ride.
The East Bus Terminal has bound for Pattaya (130 ~ 150B), Rayong (160B) and Samet Island (200B).
- Address: Sukhumvit Rd, Phra Khanong, Khlong Toei, Bangkok, 10110
Old South Bus Terminal (also known as: Psittai · Gao · Pinklao)
Old South Bus Terminal located on Pinklao Street (also known as:Saitai · Gao · Pinklao สาย ใต้ เก่า ปิ่น เกล้า ) Was once called the former south bus terminal because it revived the place which was a long distance bus terminal to the south as a dedicated lottery terminal.
It is located in the 15 ~ 20-minute place by taxi from BTS Rajathewee station.
※ South Bus Terminal is also nearby so please be careful not to mistake the place.
When you take a taxi, "Saitai · Gao · Pinklao (สาย ใต้ เก่า ปิ่น เกล้า ）And saying that he wants to get on the Rotto, you will understand immediately.
The former South Bus Terminal is bound for Ayutthaya (70B), Huahin (180B), Kanchanaburi (100B), Damnoen Saduak (80B), the popular Mae Klong (60B), and Amphawa (70B) Get off on the way and get off on the way.
- Address: Arun Amarin, Bangkok Noi, Bangkok 10700
How to use Rotto
1. Find a ticket office
Each terminal has lots of booths.
Let the attendants know where they are going and let them guide the department.
There are also several booths of the same destination.
2. Buy tickets
I will buy a ticket by telling the destination at a special booth.
Please do not lose it until you reach your destination.
The handwritten number is the number of the car.
3. To the Rotto stand
Since the ticket office and the platform are separate from each other and the multiple trucks are stopped at Rotto, let the staff guide you.
As soon as the seat is early, let's see the ticket to the driver and get on if you find a car to ride.
It's cooler than waiting outside because the cooler is on with the engine even in the waiting time.
4. Departure when the number of people is complete
From 8 name to 12 name place We will depart when we have it, so after securing your seat, let's finish the toilet and wait inside the car.
Although nobody has ever been popular, passengers of more than 10 name came suddenly in a few minutes later, they are refused riding and may be guided the next lot.
Even if it is empty, do not let your guard down, please secure your seat.
5. Points to remember when taking a break
On the way, we may take a break of about 10 minutes due to refueling etc.
When you take your eyes off, you may have moved the car to a different location, so please remember the number and features of the car, the face of the driver.
6. Rotto on the way it takes time
Going to 10 ~ 30 minutes capacity is full and can start early, but quite a few people will not be buried on the way back, sometimes I wait 30 ~ 1 time until departure.
Furthermore, if there are many people who are getting off on the way, if the driver says to raise as many people as possible, the driver sounds a horn on the street, calls out, calls for a ride through a side street, so I will lose time.
Thinking about that, we recommend Rottto for going, but on the way back there is a long distance bus, so buses are more accurate in departure and arrival, so it may be more secure to pick them.
When I went to Pattaya, I used Rotto to go and return, but the journey waited 5 minutes until departure, arrived at Pattaya with weak 2 hours, but it was very comfortable, but on the way back my departure was the seat of the last 2 name I waited close to 1 hours without filling up.
Many people stopped after getting on the road, too, the driver took a horn and rang on the street whether there was no other user so as to fill the vacancy, it took more than 7 hours to return home as I got the 3 name place one after another I'm sorry.
Summary
Rusters are cheap and very convenient vehicles if you hurry up and take advantage of such things as Rotto and go home on the way back to the bus.
People who have plenty of time may be good to go round-trip Rotto. Even if it is delayed a little, the seat is comfortable and the air conditioning in the car is not cooler than the bus, so I think that the burden on the body is small.
I think that it is a vehicle that is not familiar to tourists, but if you use a lot like a place like going on expensive tours, you can feel free to go for it on a personal basis, so please try by all means.
