The East-West Ferry, a proposed government project that will link to link Hua Hin to Pattaya, should be open for rides by 2020.
It currently takes about five hours to drive the 345 kilometers between Pattaya and Hua Hin, but the ferry service should take less than two hours since it goes straight across the Gulf of Thailand. The distance of the proposed route is only 105 kilometers.
The Marine Department has ordered a feasibility study for the project, which should be done by the end of this year.
The proposed ferry could accommodate 300-500 passengers per trip as well as 30-60 vehicles, reported Bangkok Post.
The project has been proposed in order to increase tourism and reduce traffic during holidays. Once in place, private companies would be contracted to run the ferry service.
A ferry has run between Pattaya, Hua Hin and Cha-am before but it lost money and closed down in 2011.
While we would be up for seeing this ferry in action, we’d really prefer if it went from Bangkok to these two getaway spots.
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