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Tourism Authority of Thailand
(TAT; 0 4251 3490;
tatphnom@tat.or.th
;
Th Sunthon Wijit;
8.30am-4.30pm)
Covers Nakhon Phanom, Sakon Nakhon and Mukdahan Provinces.
Getting There & Away
daily to/from Bangkok's Don Muang International Airport (from 2600B, 40 minutes). An
airport shuttle drops passengers at any in-town hotel for 100B per person.
Nakhon Phanom's
bus terminal
( 0 4251 3444; Th Fuang Nakhon)
is west of the town
centre.
TRANSPORT FROM NAKHON PHANOM
DESTINATION AIR
BUS
MINIVAN
from 1000B; 70min; 1
daily
447-893B; 11-12hr; frequent 7-8am &
5-7pm
Bangkok
N/A
Mukdahan
N/A
N/A
80B; 2½hr;
Nong Khai
N/A
210B; 6½hr; 4 daily
N/A
Tha Khaek (Laos)
N/A
70-75B; 2hr; 8 daily 8am-5pm
N/A
162B; 4hr; 7
daily
Ubon Ratchathani
N/A
229B; 4½hr; 7am
Udon Thani
N/A
170-220B; 4½hr; frequent
N/A
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Nong Khai
042 / POP 61,500
A riverside darling, Nong Khai lounges along the leafy banks of the Mekong River, enjoy-
ing the river view and its proximity to the Friendship Bridge, an important border crossing
for travellers en route to Laos. The town has cultivated one of Isan's few guesthouse
scenes and boasts a surreal sculpture park that concretes religious visions into 3-D.
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