How To Get
There
By Car
Route 1: Take Highway No. 1 (Phahon
Yothin) from Bangkok to Saraburi and then take Highway No. 2 (Mitraparp
Highway) from Saraburi to Nakhon Ratchasima. The total distance is 259
kilometers.
Route 2: Take Highway No. 304 from
Bangkok and proceed past Min Buri, Chachoengsao, Phanom Sarakham,
Kabin Buri, Pak Thong Chai, to Nakhon Ratchasima. The total distance
is 273 kilometers.
Route 3: Take the Bangkok-Rangsit-Nakhon
Nayok route then take Highway No. 33 to Kabin Buri and Highway No. 304
past Wang Nam Khiao, Pak Thong Chai to Nakhon Ratchasima.
By Bus
Ordinary buses leave the Northern
Bus Terminal (Mochit 2 Bus Terminal) in Bangkok every 15 or 20 minutes
from 5 a.m. to 10.15 p.m. Air-conditioned buses leaving for Bangkok
arrive and depart from the Korat's air-conditioned bus terminal on
Mitraparp Highway.
The Transport Co., Ltd. (known as
Bo Kho So) has both air-conditioned and non air-conditioned buses
departing from the Bangkoks Northern Bus Terminal (Mo Chit 2 Bus
Terminal) daily. Air-conditioned buses depart from Bangkok every 10
minutes all day, traveling time is 3.20 hours and the fare is 157
baht. Non air-conditioned buses depart from Bangkok every hour from 5
a.m. to 8 p.m., traveling time is 4.30 hours and the fare is 87 baht.
For information, call 0 2936 2852-66 or get more updated information
at www.traco.motc.go.th.
Private companies that offer bus
services are Ratchasima Tour Co., tel. 0 4424 5443, Bangkok tel. 0
2936 1615 and Air Khorat Co., tel. 0 4425 2999, Bangkok tel. 0 2936
2252.
Buses running to other provinces
leave from Bus Terminal 2 in Khorat. There are services to the
northeastern provinces of Chaiyaphum, Khon Kaen, Udon Thani, Nong Khai,
Nakhon Phanom, Sakon Nakhon, Kalasin, Ubon Ratchathani, Buri Ram (the
old route goes past Nang Rong and the new one past Huai Thalaeng), and
Surin (past Nang Rong-Ban Tako). In addition, there are buses to
Bangkok, Chon Buri, Pattaya, Rayong, Chanthaburi, Lop Buri, Sing Buri,
Nakhon Sawan, Chiang Mai, and Chiang Rai (up to Mae Sai). All depart
from the Bus Terminal 2 in Khorat.
Getting
around Korat
Traveling within the province is easy, with many mini-bus and bus
routes operating in the city and nearby areas. The fare on each route
is 3 baht. Comfortable air-conditioned bus services are also provided
for route No. 2 at the rate of 5 baht.
A more convenient way to get
around is to take the Tuk-Tuk or Samlor in the city. Samlors around
the city costs 20 baht; while tuk-tuks cost 40 baht to most places
around town (30 baht for a short hop) and 50 to 60 baht for longer
trips. The rate for motorbike taxis is within the same range. Please
note that the price must be agreed upon before a trip.
If traveling to another district,
it is possible to take either a bus or mini-bus at Bus Terminal 1 on
Burin Road. At Bus Terminal 2, only provides bus services to Amphoe
Phimai and Dan Kwian-Chok Chai.
For information, call Bus Terminal
1 on Burin Road, tel. 0 4424 2899 and 0 4426 8899 and Bus Terminal 2
on the Mitraparp-Khon Kaen Road, tel. 0 4425 6006-9 ext. 175, 176
(air-conditioned), 178 (regular).
By Rail
An express train bound for Ubon
Ratchathani departs Bangkok's Hualamphong Station at 9 p.m. and
arrives in Khorat at 2.03 a.m. Rapid trains on the Ubon railway depart
at 6.50 a.m., 6.45 p.m. and 10.45 p.m., arriving in Khorat at 11.48
a.m. and 11.51 p.m. and 4.07 a.m. respectively. especially the morning
arrival, which leaves plenty of daylight time to explore the city.
There are also two ordinary trains
(3rd class only) that depart Bangkok at 3.25 and 11.25 p.m., arriving
in Khorat about 5 1/2 to 6 hours after departure. The 1st
class fare (express train only) is 230 baht, while the 2nd class and
3rd class fares are 115 baht and 50 baht respectively. An additional
fee of 40 baht is charged for rapid trains, 60 baht for the express
and 80 baht for the special express train. The train passes through
some great scenery on the Khorat Plateau, including a view of the
enormous white Buddha figure at Wat Theppitak on a thickly forested
hillside. Visit www.railway.co.th or call 1690 for more up-to-date
schedules and fares.
Source :
Tourism Authority of Thailand
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