Hua Hin & the Upper Gulf - Thailand - page 1045

Hua Hin's long-distance bus station (Th Phetkasem btwn Soi Hua Hin 94 & 98) is south of town and
goes to Chiang Mai, Prachuap Khiri Khan, Phuket, Surat Thani and Ubon Ratchathani.
Buses to Bangkok leave from a bus company's in-town office (Th Sasong) , near the night
market. Buses to Bangkok Suvarnabhumi International Airport leave from the long-dis-
tance bus station.
Ordinary buses depart from north of the market on Th Phetkasem, and destinations in-
clude Cha-am and Phetchaburi.
Lomprayah OFFLINE MAP GOOGLE MAP offers a bus-boat combination from Hua Hin to
Ko Tao (1000B, 8½ hours, one morning and one night departure).
Minivans go to Bangkok's Sai Tai Mai (southern) bus terminal and Victory Monument.
A direct service to Victory Monument leaves from an office on the corner of Th Phet-
kasem and Th Chomsin.
There are frequent trains running to/from Bangkok's Hua Lamphong station and other
stations on the southern railway line (see table Click here ) .
Getting Around
Green sŏrng·tăa·ou depart from the corner of Th Sasong & Th Dechanuchit, near the night
market and travel south on Th Phetkasem to Khao Takiab (20B). Pranburi-bound buses
(20B) depart from the same stop.
Túk-túk fares in Hua Hin are outrageous and start at a whopping 100B and barely
budge from there. Motorcycle taxis are much more reasonable (40B to 50B) for short
hops.
Motorcycles (250B to 500B per day) can be hired from shops on Th Damnoen Kasem
and Th Chomsin. Thai Rent A Car ( 0 2737 8888; www.thairentacar.com ) is a professional car-rent-
al agency with competitive prices, a well-maintained fleet and hotel drop-offs.
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