The Nearest Scuba Diving to Bangkok.

Bangkok Diving excursions are more than possible despite there being no dive sites close to the City Center. If you prefer to be based in Bangkok but still want to go scuba diving, then our staff at Seafari Dive Center can organize a one day trip for you. From Bangkok, the nearest place to scuba dive is the seaside resort of Pattaya, which is just a few hours away from the Capital city.

For Bangkok residents, this is where Pattaya really does become appealing, whether you want a one day trip or dive for a few days. For overnight trips to Pattaya, you can take an early morning taxi from the city center, stay for just one night in a nearby hotel, and dive for both days before returning to Bangkok the following evening. An overnight round trip such as this with 2 days of diving will take up just a short amount of your valuable vacation time.

PADI Dive Courses are also available for Bangkok residents, ex-pats and holidaymakers, Even if you are short of time you can still gain your PADI Open Water certification in just 3 full days (2 nights) or upgrade to your PADI Advanced Diver Certification in just 2 days (1 Night). Nowadays with home study options such as E-Learning, the theory can be completed ahead of time which will make the dive course run much smoother.

Private Scuba Diving Trips

We can arrange your private scuba diving trip to Pattaya including return taxi plus speed boat and Instructor/dive guide etc. contact us for more information,

Travelling  to Pattaya by taxi from Bangkok city center

A direct taxi is the quickest and easiest option and not very expensive, especially if there are 2 or 3 of you sharing the fare. A one day round trip from Bangkok City Center is a very good value at just 1,500 Baht each way.

Travelling to Pattaya By Bus

From Downtown Bangkok, Take the sky train to Ekamai Eastern Bus station. From there it is usually another 2 hours to Pattaya depending on the traffic and time of day etc. This would be the cheapest way to get to Pattaya.

From Suvarnabhumi International Airport (BKK) 

It is just 90 minutes by taxi to Pattaya costing around 1,200 Baht each way. Contact us at Seafari about arranging your taxi.

From Don Muang International Airport (DMK)

The Quickest option is by taxi which takes about 2hrs Or take the Don Muang Airport bus (A1) to Mo Chit. Tell the driver to drop you off at Mo Chit Bus station. Then take the bus to Ekamai Eastern Bus station. From Ekkamai take the bus to Pattaya, Total transfer time by bus will be about 3hrs.

If you have enough days available you could travel further south to Koh Tao, Krabi or Phuket and scuba dive at the Andaman side of Thailand. This is great if you have a week or more but visiting the south of Thailand Dive sites involves an extra day of travelling there and back.

If you prefer to be based in Bangkok then this is where Pattaya becomes a more attractive proposition for either a one day round trip or even 2 or 3 days of fun scuba diving.