Getting to Chonburi
Chonburi is the name of a province as well as a city. The buffalo races and festival take place in Chonburi City (close to City Hall). From Bangkok there are regular buses during the day from Mo Chit (Northern Bus Terminal) and Ekamai (Eastern Bus Terminal). Journey time is approximately 2 hours with fares around the 120 Baht mark. Chonburi City is also easy to reach from Pattaya with numerous bus services running to and from Chonburi. Journey time from Pattaya ranges from approximately 1 hour (Yellow Bus Company) to 2 hours (ordinary buses) with fares starting at around 40 Baht for the ordinary service. Yellow Bus runs services out of Pattaya Nua (Pattaya Northern Bus Station) whilst ordinary services can be flagged down along Sukhumvit Road. If there is a group of you going, you could negotiate a fee with a songthaew driver for private hire for the day. For a bit more comfort and a few more Baht, any tour operator in Pattaya will be able to hook you up with a mini-van and driver for the day.