Renting a car or motorbike gives you the freedom to explore Thailand at your own pace. There are several rental shops in the provinces where you can rent vehicles for daily or longer-term use.
Thailand's Vibrant Shared Taxis
Besides commuting in and around Pattaya, you can use baht buses to travel north and south on Sukhumvit highway. You will frequently see the dark blue buses on Sukhumvit, doing a loop back to Pattaya, or they have been chartered.
The Grab Taxi App lets you book a taxi your location in Pattaya, to anywhere else in Pattaya.
At 10 baht per person, per ride (subject to change) for most routes, the only way to get around Pattaya cheaper is by walking.