Hua Hin or Pattaya: two towns by the sea

1 of 13 · Two shores of the Gulf

Two towns facing each other across the Gulf

Pattaya faces the sunset, Hua Hin the sunrise; between them, the road goes all the way round the Gulf in 5 to 6 hours.

as the crow flies, across the Gulf

113 km

2 of 13 · Getting there

Pattaya has its international airport; Hua Hin, domestic flights and its station

U-Tapao, a joint civil and military airport, is about 50 km from Walking Street; Hua Hin is served by the Southern railway line.

from Suvarnabhumi to Pattaya, as the crow flies

87.2 km

from Suvarnabhumi to Hua Hin

153.9 km

3 of 13 · Market size · Pattaya

Pattaya puts 3.6 times as many units on sale as Hua Hin

Each column is a development, its height the number of units it offers; for condominiums, the gap widens to 7.0 times.

units for sale in Pattaya

13,767

in Hua Hin

3,797

4 of 13 · Going up · Pattaya

The same median building, but Pattaya sells in its towers

From Wong Amat to Jomtien, 91 condominiums reach 20 floors or more, up to 71; Hua Hin has only 8.

of Pattaya's condominium units are in these towers

53.6%

floors for the median condominium, in both towns

8

5 of 13 · The beaches · Pattaya

Pattaya lines up 20 beaches, and an island opposite

The sand runs from Wong Amat to Na Jomtien; offshore, Koh Larn adds 11 beaches a boat ride away.

named beaches within 3 km of a development

20

to Koh Larn, offshore

7 km

6 of 13 · Facing the sea · Pattaya

In Pattaya, the seafront costs 40% more

Asking prices, in the seafront neighbourhoods; remember the height of this wall: the same scale awaits you in Hua Hin.

per m², condominiums within 300 m of a beach

90,098 ฿/m²

from 300 m to 1,000 m

63,929 ฿/m²

7 of 13 · The crossing

Heading west, across the Gulf

On the far shore, facing the sunrise, Hua Hin is waiting.

from one shore to the other, as the crow flies

113 km

8 of 13 · The shore · Hua Hin

Hua Hin unrolls a single shoreline, north to south

From Hua Hin Beach to Sai Noi, by way of Khao Takiab, its 6 beaches follow one another along a single line of sand.

named beaches within 3 km of a development

6

in Pattaya

20

9 of 13 · Facing the sea · Hua Hin

Facing the sea, Hua Hin costs more than Pattaya

Same scale, and the wall rises higher: near the sand, the asking price per square metre is 66% above that of the streets set back, against 40% in Pattaya.

per m², condominiums within 300 m of a beach

120,779 ฿/m²

from 300 m to 1,000 m

74,768 ฿/m²

10 of 13 · The villa

For a villa, the same price per m², and away from the beach

In both towns, the villa has moved inland: 94.0% of villa developments in Hua Hin and 91.3% in Pattaya stand more than 1,000 m from a beach.

per m², villas in Hua Hin

41,568 ฿/m²

in Pattaya

41,015 ฿/m²

11 of 13 · New build

Counted in buildings, Pattaya sells the existing; counted in units, the new

Each column is a condominium development, its height its units for sale: in Pattaya, 10 developments alone hold 43.6% of the units.

of Pattaya's developments sell off-plan

14.2%

of condominium units for sale there are off-plan

53.7%

12 of 13 · Living there

The same rainy season; in Pattaya, the hospital is closer

October is the wettest month in both towns; each has its Bangkok Hospital and a school teaching the IB diploma.

to the nearest hospital, median, in Hua Hin

5 km

in Pattaya

3.0 km

13 of 13 · Who each one suits

Two towns, two ways of living on the coast

Hua Hin for the seafront, where it costs 66% more than set back; Pattaya for choice, 11,560 condominium units of which 53.7% off-plan; the villa, at the same price, in either.