Transfers from Laem Chabang Port to Bangkok airport

We are arriving into Laem Chabang Port on 13th March 2010 on Diamond Princess, I have read the comments re transfers to the airport on the forum but they differ. Is there a FREE bus transfer arranged by the ship or should we pay for transfers before we leave Australia? Our travel agent is quoting $62 per person which seems a lot.. As there are 4 of us plus luggage we would need 2 taxis, a mini bus or shared transfer by bus.

Kind regards, Maureen

Transfers from Laem Chabang Port to Bangkok airport

Surely Princess Cruise line can answer this question? Why not email them? The agent rate per person is higher than the rate for a taxi for 4 people. Unfortunately metered taxis have little space for heavy bags. You could get quotes from http://www.imagelimo.com, or contact oat747@yahoo.com and ask for a quote (different company)

Transfers from Laem Chabang Port to Bangkok airport

You can pre-arrange a mini-bus transfer beforehand for around AU$100.

Image limo for one offer a 10 seater for a fraction over that;

http://www.imagelimo.com/rates.htm

Bangkok Limo advertise a price closer to $70 for a minivan that holds up to 8 people;

http://www.bangkoklimo.org/

Here%26#39;s a recent forum thread on the topic as well;

tripadvisor.com/ShowTopic-g293916-i3687-k259…

AU$62/pax is an insane amount of money. You should be able to get a transer for all four of you for the same price or less. A taxi, depending upon how well you bargain, should cost you between 1000 and 2000THB. Their won%26#39;t be room for a lot of luggage but I assume you can leave most of it on the ship. If you have any problems, contact me directly and I can help you find a transfer via mini van for much, much less than AUS$240.

Hi I am doing the same cruise in April. i was in Thailand in January this year and went down to the same area for AU$50 in a taxi

Hope you have a great time

Thankyou for the info. I%26#39;m a bit concerned as there are 4 of us plus luggage, so we will need a van %26amp; I don%26#39;t know if there would be any at the port (maybe only taxis) As I haven%26#39;t been to the port B4 it%26#39;s a bit hard to know which way to go, (ie. book or hope there will be vans waiting) I don%26#39;t want to book %26amp; pay for a van on line, in case they don%26#39;t turn up on the day %26amp; I%26#39;m out of pocket %26amp; no transfer.

We used to get transfers in Bali prepaid through travel agent until we found a much cheaper option at airport to pay for a taxi/s when we got there., but I presume that would be different to a cruise port.

Kind regards, Maureen.