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By Car
From Bangkok, take Highway No. 1 to Saraburi and Highway No.
2 to Udon Thani via Nakhon Ratchasima and Khon Kaen Provinces, a
total distance of 564 kilometers.
By Bus
Buses for Udon leave Bangkok's Northern Bus Terminal (Mochit 2
Bus Terminal) throughout the day from 5 a.m. to 11 p.m. The journey
takes around 10 to 11 hours and the fare is 145 baht for regular
buses (260 baht for air-conditioned buses). Contact Transport Co.
Ltd at Tel: 0-2936-2852-66 for more information.
Buses leave the main bus terminal in Khorat every half hour during
the day and arrive in Udon five hours later. The cost is 81 baht
for regular buses (146 baht for air-conditioned buses).
There are buses running between Udon Thani and other provinces such
as Nong Khai, Loei, Khon Kaen, Sakon Nakhon, Nakhon Phanom and Ubon
Ratchathani. The buses leave Udon Thani Bus Terminal every 40 minutes.
By Train
Trains depart from Bangkok's Hua Lamphong Railway Station to
Udon Thani every day. Call 1690, 0 2223 7010-20 for more information.
The 8.30 p.m. Nong Khai Express (No. 69) from Bangkok arrives in
Udon Thani at 6.33 a.m. on the next day. Rapid trains leave Bangkok
on the Nong Khai line at 6.15 a.m. and 7 p.m. arriving in Udon Thani
at 3.56 p.m. and 5.15 a.m. The first class fare is 457 baht, 2nd
class is 219 baht and 3rd class is 95 baht plus applicable charges
for sleeper and express services. In the reverse direction the No.
4 express leaves Udon at 7 p.m.
By Air
Thai Airways has several daily flights connecting Bangkok with
Udon Thani. For more information, contact their Bangkok office at
tel. 0-2280-0060, 0-2628-2000 or visit their website at www.thaiairways.com.
Phuket Air provides daily flight services from Bangkok to Udon
Thani. There is also a flight on every Sunday, Monday, Wednesday
and Friday leaving from Udon Thani to Chiang Mai. The flight time
is 1.25 hours. For more information, contact their Bangkok office
at tel: 0-2679-8999 or visit its website at www.phuketairlines.com
Nok Air offers three daily flights from Bangkok to Udon Thani.
The flight time is 1.05 hours. The airline also operate flights
between Udon Thani and Chiang Mai twice a week. Call 1318 or book
online at www.nokair.com
Air Asia operates two daily flights from Bangkok to Udon Thani.
The flight takes one hour. For more information, Call 02 515 9999
or visit www.airasia.com for more details.
Travelling around Udon Thani
By Bus
A hassle free way to get around the city is by the city bus. The
most useful city bus for visitors is the yellow bus No. 2, which
plies a route from the No. 2 bus terminal, south along Suphakit
Janya road and then east along Pho Si road past the Charoen Hotel.
The No. 6 bus runs between the No. 2 bus terminal and Rangsina Market,
while bus No. 23 runs between bus terminals Nos. 1 and 2. The fare
for all city buses is 4 baht.
By Car
The car rental places opposite the Udon Hotel offers sedan, jeeps
and vans for hire starting at around 1,200 baht.
By Sam lor
Sam lors drivers in Udon Thani practically doubled their rates overnight
when 50 Americans arrived to work on the VOA station outside the
town in 1990-91, apparently the engineers were throwing their dollars
around with abandon. With a permanent contingent of VOA employees
in the area, just about any farang (foreigner) who happens to pass
through Udon Thani will have to deal with this two tier price system.
Reasonable fares are 10 baht to 15 bahts per kilometer.
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