Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Tune Hotel
( 0 2613 5888;
www.tunehotels.com
;
152-156 Th Niphat Utit 2; r from 800B; )
In a great, central loc-
ation, Air Asia's cookie cutter hotel chain works well in Hat Yai, with its affordable, ex-
tremely clean and slick rooms. Hopefully you like red and white. Prices change a lot de-
pending on how far in advance you book and/or promotions and you save if you book a
room with an Air Asia flight.
HOTEL
$
Night Market
(Th Montri 1)
The night market boasts heaps of local eats including several stalls selling the
famous Hat Yai-style deep-fried chicken and
kà·nŏm jeen
(fresh rice noodles served with
curry), as well as a couple of stalls peddling grilled seafood.
MARKET
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Information
Immigration Office
(Th Phetkasem)
Near the railway bridge, it handles visa extensions.
Tourism Authority of Thailand
(TAT; tatsgkhla@tat.or.th; 1/1 Soi 2, Th Niphat Uthit 3; 8.30am-4.30pm)
The
very helpful staff here speak excellent English and have loads of info on the entire region.
24hr)
Near the TAT office.
Tourist Police
(Th Niphat Uthit 3;
Getting There & Away
AIR
Air Asia
(
www.airasia.com
)
Daily flights from Hat Yai to Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur.
Nok Air
(
www.nokair.com
)
Daily flights between Hat Yai and Bangkok's Don Muang Airport.
Thai Airways International
(THAI; 182 Th Niphat Uthit 1)
Operates several flights daily between Hat
Yai and Bangkok.
Nearly all of the low-cost airlines now operate flights to and from Bangkok:
BUS
Most interprovincial buses and southbound minivans leave from the bus terminal 2km
southeast of the town centre, while most northbound minivans now leave from a minivan
terminal 5km west of town at Talat Kaset, a 60B túk-túk ride from the centre of town.
Buses link Hat Yai to almost any location in southern Thailand.
Prasert Tour
(Th Niphat Uthit 1)
runs quicker minibuses to Surat Thani (4½ hours, 8am to
5pm), and
Cathay Tour
(93/1 Th Niphat Uthit 2)
can also arrange minivans to many destinations in
the south.
