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has VIP buses (407B, nine daily) from their own terminal 1km north of the train station;
though if coming from Bangkok, you can get off at the main bus terminal.
BUSES FROM SURIN
DESTINATION
FARE (B)
DURATION (HR)
FREQUENCY
Aranya Prathet
234
6
5 daily
Khon Kaen
182
4
hourly
Khorat
125-175
4
every 30min
Roi Et
104
2½
hourly
Ubon Ratchathani
105-200
3
every 2hr
TRAIN
Surin Railway Station
( 0 4451 1295)
is on the line between Bangkok (73B to 1146B, seven to
nine hours, nine daily) and Ubon Ratchathani (31B to 382B, two to four hours, 10 daily).
Getting Around
Surin is very convenient for travellers; virtually everything you'll want or need is within a
few blocks of the bus and train stations. If you don't want to walk, túk-túk charge 40B to
50B for a trip within the centre. Surin also still has many cheaper pedicabs.
Saren Travel and Surin Chai Kit restaurant hire cars, and some of the
fa·ràng
bars on
the soi behind the bus station hire motorcycles.
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Around Surin
Ban Ta Klang
To see Surin's elephants outside festival time, visit the
Elephant Study Centre
( 0 4414 5050;
admission 100B; 8.30am-4pm)
in the Suai village of Ban Ta Klang where people and pachy-
derms live side by side. The main attraction is the half-hour
talent show
( 10am & 2pm)
with
painting and basketball among the many tusker tricks. There's also a little
museum
,
elephant
rides
(per 20min 200B)
and a
cobra show
(ticket 20B)
. During Visakha Bucha day (usually in May)
