Ko Samui & the Gulf Coast - Thailand - page 488

Cha-am (50B, 30 minutes) Minivans to Bangkok's Sai Tai Mai (Southern) bus station and
Victory Monument (180B, three hours, every 30 minutes from 4am to 8pm) leave from an of-
fice on Th Naebkehardt.
Lomprayah ( 0 3253 3739; Th Narasdamri) Offers a bus-boat combination from Hua Hin
to Ko Tao (1000B, 8½ hours; one morning and one night departure).
Phetchaburi (50B, 1½ hours)

Train
There are frequent trains running to/from Bangkok's Hualamphong station (2nd
class 212-302B, 3rd class 94-154B, four hours) and other stations on the southern
railway line.

Getting Around
Green sŏrng·tăa·ou depart from the corner of Th Sasong and Th Dechanuchit, near
the night market and travel south on Th Phetkasem to Khao Takiab (20B). Pranburi-
bound buses depart from the same stop.
Motorcycles (250B to 500B per day) can be hired from shops on Th Damnoen
Kasem. Thai Rent A Car ( 0 2737 8888; www.thairentacar.com ) is a professional
car-rental agency with competitive prices, a well-maintained fleet and hotel drop-
offs.

If You Like... Beach Getaways

If you like Hua Hin's long sandy coastline, then explore its 'country cousin' of Pranburi,
35km south of Hua Hin and best accessed by private transport.

1 AWAY HUA HIN
( 08 9144 6833; www.away-huahin.com ; south of Khao Kalok; r from 5000B;
) A boutique resort without pretence, Away has reconstructed seven an-
tique teak houses on this coastal patch of paradise.

2 LA A NATU BED & BAKERY