Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Udon Thani Map
(
www.udonmap.com
)
This map and its companion magazine the
Udon Thani
Guide
are mostly geared towards expats, but helpful for travellers, too. They're available
free at
fa·ràng
-focused businesses.
Getting There & Away
AIR
Thai Airways
( 0 4531 3340;
www.thaiairways.com
)
connects Udon Thani to Bangkok through
Asia
( 0 2515 9999;
www.airasia.com
)
use Don Muang airport six and three times daily respect-
ively. The latter two charge from about 1500B; Thai Airways is always more expensive.
Air Asia also has a daily direct flight to Phuket (1800B) and Nok Air goes thrice daily dir-
ect to Chiang Mai (1900B).
Buy tickets at
On Time
(
8am-5pm Mon-Sat, 9am-3pm Sun)
, one of
0 4224 7792; Th Sai Uthit;
several travel agencies near Bus Terminal 1.
BUS
Buses to most destinations, including Bangkok (350B to 450B, eight to nine hours, every
30 minutes), use the downtown
Bus Terminal 1
( 0 4222 2916; Th Sai Uthit)
.
Chan Tour
( 0 4234
3403; ticket 525B; 7 daily)
and
999 VIP
( 0 4222 1489; ticket 700B; 9pm)
have VIP service to
Bangkok. Other destinations include Sakon Nakhon (110B to 140B, three hours, every 30
minutes), Khon Kaen (84B to 180B, two hours, every 30 minutes), Pattaya (511B to
636B, 11 hours, 10 daily) and Suvarnabhumi International Airport (455B, eight hours,
9pm). If you already have a Lao visa you can take the bus to Vientiane (80B, two hours,
eight daily; the 6pm departure has an additional 5B fee.) and Vang Vieng (320B, seven
hours, 8.30am).
Bus Terminal 2
( 0 4221 4914)
, on the western ring road, serves many of the same destina-
tions, plus it's the only station for western cities such as Loei (100B, three hours, every 30
minutes), Phitsanulok (238B to 306B, seven hours, 13 daily) and Chiang Mai (666B to
888B, 12 hours, 10 daily).
There are buses to Nong Khai (40B to 45B, one hour) from both terminals, but the most
frequent departures are from Rangsina Market; the last departs at 9pm. There are also
Nong Khai minivans (50B, 45 minutes, hourly from 6.30am to 6.30pm) from Central
Plaza.
TRAIN
