Azamara Quest shuttle bus drop off in Bangkokand Saigon

[mtpoktz]

Hi.

Does anyone know where the shuttle bus drop off points are for the Quest's passengers in the Bangkok and Saigon ports? Are there also taxis available at the Saigon port, and approximately how far out is the port from the city?

Any help is much appreciated :)

[John Bull]

Hi.

Does anyone know where the shuttle bus drop off points are for the Quest's passengers in the Bangkok and Saigon ports? Are there also taxis available at the Saigon port, and approximately how far out is the port from the city?

Any help is much appreciated :)

 

Saigon - there's discussion on a similar question on this Asia forum. I think you'll be at Ben Nha Rong, very close to the centre. A taxi FROM that port to centre is likely to be a matter of negotiation - try not to exceed $5 for the car. Avoid walking into city at present due to dangerous road works. From the centre TO the port by metered cab will be $2 or less, make sure you can show driver a map. Azamara will doubtless look for about $10 pp. More expensive, & less convenient for the return. Drop point is likely to be somewhere near the Rex hotel, easy walking to principal sites.

 

Will try to help re Bangkok if you can name Quest's port

 

John Bull

[mtpoktz]

Thanks for the info. We will be docking at Klong Toey in Bangkok. I have heard there is no shuttle here (also heard no shuttle in Saigon). Did you dock here as well? Is the area walkable(albeit a long walk) to a close mtr or skytrain location?

[John Bull]

Thanks for the info. We will be docking at Klong Toey in Bangkok. I have heard there is no shuttle here (also heard no shuttle in Saigon). Did you dock here as well? Is the area walkable(albeit a long walk) to a close mtr or skytrain location?

 

Absence of a shuttle in Saigon is no big deal if porting at Ben Nha Rong.

 

Bangkok - sorry, docked in Laem Chabang, even further out.

Best bet would possibly be taxi if neccessary to MTR station, the system is much-vaunted. Taxis should be cheap (unless a captive-market port franchise exists - it happens, but still won't be expensive by US standards, esp if sharing).

But if back-on-board time is important, you might consider biting the bullet with a ship's "Bangkok on your own" which I'd have thought they'd run (fancy & expensive name for a longer-distance shuttle?)

But if you're overniting in port, worth considering a hotel for the night - that's what we did for the princely sum of about $40 for a perfectly clean, decent & convenient hotel of 3* quality. And the hotel arranged a car back to Laem Chabang - 100 miles, 2 hours, 1500 baht (about $40). Our driver turned out to be a former cruise ship barman !

For transport within Bangkok, use river ferries for pleasurable avoidance of traffic jams, or tuk-tuks (agree a DIRECT price - about 2/3rds asking price - mebbe between 60 baht & 100 baht depending on distance)

 

John Bull

[mtpoktz]

Thank you once again for all of the invaluable information...it will help greatly!!

[goya]

In Bangkok its about 15min taxi on the motorway. You have to tell them to go on the motorway, its a little bit more expensive, but no trafic.

 

In Saigon the port is just in the city, 10 min. taxi about. You can go out to the street, there are many taxis waiting.

 

The shuttle is very expensive, 10$ per person, so its cheaper to get a taxi.