How to get there, Nakhon Si Thammarat travel guide by GuideRooms.com

How to get there

Boundary

North Borders Surat Thani and Gulf of Thailand
South Borders Phatthalung and Songkhla
East Borders Gulf of Thailand
West Borders Trang and Krabi

Distances from Amphoe Muang to Other Districts :

• Pak Phanang 36 kilometres
• Cha-uat 71 kilometres
• Chian Yai 52 kilometres
• Hua Sai 66 kilometres
• Chaloem Phra Kiat 22 kilometres
• Ron Phibun 32 kilometres
• Chulabhorn 50 kilometres
• Bang Khan 94 kilometres
• Chawang 71 kilometres
• Tha Sala 32 kilometres
• Sichon 66 kilometres
• Khanom 100 kilometres
• Phrom Khiri 21 kilometres
• Lan Saka 21 kilometres
• Phipun 93 kilometres
• Thung Song 55 kilometres
• Thung Yai 102 kilometres
• Tham Phannara 107 kilometres
• Chang Klang 50 kilometres
• Nopphitam 50 kilometres

Distances from Nakhon Si Thammarat to Nearby Provinces :

• Surat Thani 134 kilometres
• Trang 123 kilometres
• Phatthalung 112 kilometres
• Songkhla 161 kilometres
• Krabi 233 kilometres
• Phuket 366 kilometres

Car

Take Highway No. 4 on the Bangkok-Prachuap Khiri Khan-Chumphon route and then Highway No. 41 past Surat Thani-Thung Song until arriving in Nakhon Si Thammarat or Amphoe Phun Phin in Surat Thani, then take Highway No. 401 along the coast to Nakhon Si Thammarat.

Bus

Regular and air-conditioned buses of the Transport Co. and private companies depart from Bangkok's Southern Bus Terminal. The trip takes about 12 hours. Air-conditioned buses, varying in 3 types, leave Bangkok at the following times:

VIP Bus: 5.15 p.m. and 7 p.m.

Standard 1 Bus: 9 a.m., 6 p.m. and 8.30 p.m.

Standard 2 Bus: 6.40 a.m., 6 p.m., 8 p.m. and 10 p.m.

For more information, contact tel. 0 2435 1199-200 (air-conditioned buses). Nakhon Si Thammarat Bus Staiton tel: 0 7534 1125.

Travel within the province is easy with mini-bus service around the city. Transport to nearby provinces includes vans, taxis, buses, and trains.

Train

There are rapid and express trains departing from Bangkok Railway Station to Nakhon Si Thammarat at 5.35 p.m. and 7.15 p.m. respectively. For more information, contact tel. 1690, 0 2223 7010, 0 2223 7020 or call Nakhon Si Thammarat train station at tel. 0 7535 6364, 0 7534 6129.

Air

PB Air provides daily flight services from Bangkok to Nakhon Si Thammarat. For more information, contact their Bangkok office at tel. 0-2261-0220 5.

Thai Airways has daily flights connecting Bangkok with Nakhon Si Thammarat. For more information, contact their Bangkok office at tel. 0 2280 0060, 0 2628 2000, the Nakhon Si Thammarat Office tel. 0 7534 2491, 0 7534 3874, or view their website at www.thaiairways.com.

Nok Air offers three daily flights from Bangkok to Nakhon Si Thammarat. Call 1318 or book online at www.nokair.com