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Jomtien Beach

Coordinates: 12°52′56″N 100°53′37″E / 12.882335°N 100.893728°E / 12.882335; 100.893728
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Jomtien (จอมเทียน) or Jomtien Beach (หาดจอมเทียน, Haat Jomtien), on road signs and road maps also often written Chom Tian, is a town located on the east coast of the Gulf of Thailand about 165 km southeast of Bangkok in the province of Chonburi. It is located about 3 km south of South Pattaya and is home to many high-rise condominiums, beachside hotels, beaches and restaurants.

The town

There was a construction boom in the last several years with many new condominiums as well as housing developments in the Jomtien area. It has become quite popular with Bangkok residents seeking a second home and retired expatriates.

The Jomtien Complex includes a large group of shophouses, many restaurants, bars and stores. A recent trend has been the opening of many upscale restaurants along Thappraya Road, the main thoroughfare connecting Pattaya and Jomtien. Also Second Road (running parallel to Beach Road about 400m inland) was completed in the last few years and now features many new developments and the Jomtien market adjacent to another complex of about 60+ open-air bars.

Jomtien is experiencing a major construction boom for large condominium complexes and resorts. Foreign ownership of condos in and around the Jomtien beach area is booming with over 20 large construction projects currently in development and pre sale purchase options at lower prices being promoted by the developers.

A large proportion of Russian and Scandinavian country citizens visit or live in the area.

Attractions

Jomtien Beach is known for its water sports (jet skis, para sailing, scuba diving), and for several annual sponsored sports events and festivals, attracting visitors from around the world. A 265-meter section of Jomtien Beach (also known as Dongtan Beach) is Pattaya's only gay beach.

Transportation

Road
  1. By the Bangkok-Chonburi-Pattaya Motorway (Highway No.7) The motorway is linked with Bangkok's Outer Ring Road, (Highway No. 9) and there is also another entrance at Si Nakharin and Rama IX Junction.
  2. By Bang Na-Trat Highway (Highway No. 34) From Bang Na, Bang Phli, across the Bang Pakong River to Chonburi there is a Chonburi's bypass that meets Sukhumvit Road., (Highway No. 3, passing Bang Saen Beach, Bang Phra to Pattaya.
City roads
  • Jomtien Beach Road: this street runs parallel to the beach
  • Jomtien Second Road (Thappraya Rd extension): this four-lane road runs parallel to Beach Road and connects to Thappraya Road to the north and Soi Wat Boon to the south.
  • Thappraya Road: commences at the northern end of Jomtien Beach Road and at the junction of Jomtien Second Road turns left (north) and forms the main access road to Pattaya.
  • Thepprasit Road: this street connects Thappraya Road to Sukhumvit Road.
  • Soi Wat Boon: This street connects south Jomtien Beach Road to Sukhumvit Road.
  • Soi Chayapruek: This street connects south Jomtien Beach Road to Sukhumvit Road.
Bus

Pattaya is served by frequent bus services from Bangkok's Northern Bus Terminal (Morchit) and the Eastern Bus Terminal (Ekamai). Buses from Pattaya serve nearby provincial towns and direct long distance routes serve many provincial capitals. City and suburban services are mainly provided by blue taxis (passenger pick-up vehicles). These taxis are available to the Pattaya Nuea bus terminal to take passengers to Jomtien Beach.

There is now a regular bus service from the bus depot on Thappraya Road (just north of Theprasit Rd intersection) to Suvarnabhumi Airport costing 134 Baht one-way.

Taxis

There are some metered taxis and air-conditioned vans operating for private hire from some hotel car-parks. Songthaews (aka Bahtbus) are the most popular mode of public transportation, and run from Jomtien Beach to north Pattaya. On the regular route the cost is 10 baht for shorter distances & most Pattaya destinations or 20 baht for North Pattaya & beyond. However they can be much higher if asked to go to a designated destination. Motorbike taxis generally operate in the town and suburbs, and are mainly used by locals for short distances.

Air

Jomtien Beach is about 1-1/2 hours, or 120 km by road from Suvarnabhumi Airport, the Bangkok international hub. By road, it is accessed from Sukhumvit Road and Motorway 7 from Bangkok. There is a new airport bus service terminal located on Thappraya Road just north of the Thepprasit Road intersection.

See also

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Pattaya/Jomtien.

12°52′56″N 100°53′37″E / 12.882335°N 100.893728°E / 12.882335; 100.893728

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