Getting to Bangkok by Road

Getting to Bangkok by Road

Getting to Bangkok by Road

On the virtue of being the geographic center of Thailand, Bangkok is serviced by an efficient network of roads, rails and flights. This modern, affluent, exciting and sophisticated city is a veritable treasure trove of tourist attractions. Visiting Bangkok is your first brush with the ethos of Thailand. With the increase in tourist footfalls, Bangkok has braced up its transportation network. AsiaRooms.com furnishes useful inputs on getting to Bangkok by road.

There are a number of Bangkok bound long distance buses that depart from almost all the major tourist destinations in every alternate hour. From Penang, Butterworth and Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia, Vientiane in Laos or Phnom Penh in Cambodia, you can get in touch with the travel agents. They will assist you in procuring the minibus or bus tickets. The buses leave several times a day. There are three bus terminals in Bangkok- the Southern Bus Terminal, The North/Northeastern Bus Terminal and the Eastern Bus Terminal. The southern bus terminal services the buses that arrive from the southern towns like Hua Hin and Phuket. The North/Northeastern Bus Terminal caters to the buses that arrive from North. If you board a bus that arrives from the south east coast, your bus will head towards the eastern bus terminal. The city is served by four National Highways that that vein into the city from various directions. They include National Highway 4, 3, 32 and 117.

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