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By Car
From Bangkok: Take Highway No. 4 passing Prachuap Khiri Khan
and Chumphon Provinces and Highway No. 41, passing Surat Thani,
Nakhon Si Thammarat, Phatthalung and Hat Yai Provinces and connect
to Highway No. 42 for Pattani and Narathiwat Provinces. Total distance
is 1,149 kilometers.
By Bus
The Transport Co., Ltd. operates daily bus services between Bangkok-Narathiwat
and Bangkok-Su-ngai Kolok.
For more information, call tel. 0 2435 1199-200; Narathiwat Bus
Terminal tel. 0 7351 1845 and Su-ngai Kolok Bus Terminal tel. 0
7361 2045 or visit www.transport.co.th.
From Narathiwat: Buses to Bangkok leave from 2 separate small terminals
on Suriyapradit Road, close to the police stations. They depart
4 times a day. Buses to Phuket Province via Pattani, Hat Yai, Songkhla,
Trang, Krabi and Phang-nga Provinces leave 3 times a day.
There are also minivans that connect Narathiwat and Hat Yai Province
for 120 bahts, Pattani Province for 60 bahts, Su-ngai Kolok District
for 50 bahts, and Yala Province for 60 bahts. They leave from different
stops around the city.
By Train
The State Railway of Thailand has a daily express and rapid
Bangkok-Tanyongmat (Narathiwat)-Su-ngai Kolok service, departing
from the Hua Lamphong Railway Station at 0.25 p.m. and 2.45 p.m.
For more information, call tel. 1690, 0 2223 7010, 0 2223 7020;
Su-ngai Kolok station tel. 0 7361 1162, 0 7361 4060 or visit www.srt.motc.go.th.
The train station is located approximately 20 kilometers west of
town, which is accessible via Songthaew that costs 20 bahts.
By Air
Thai Airways International has 2 weekly flights connecting Phuket
with Narathiwat. For more information, contact their Bangkok office
at tel. 0-2280-0060, 0-2628-2000; Narathiwat office, tel. 0 7351
1161, 0 7351 3090, or visit their website at www.thaiairways.com.
Getting around Narathiwat
Walking around the town is highly recommended as the city can
easily be explored on foot. For those who do not want to walk, the
motorcycle taxi is a good alternative with the rate ranging between
10 and 20 bahts/trip, depending on the distance.
Car rental service is also available and is provided by some guesthouses.
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