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Hi

Wonder if anyone can help......did anyone ever drive by car to bangkok from phuket via hua hin? How long does it take at good speed to hua hin and from there to bangkok? Petrol usage in 1.8 ?

What is the best route and anything special to stop and see on the way( but not huge detour)? Any advice appreciated.

tks

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I've made the trip several times. Takes about 9 hours to Bangkok. ChaAm(my usual stop) is also a nice place to stop to break up the trip.

To avoid accidently getting on the old windy road through the mountains (which can add a hour to the drive):

Out of Phuket follow the road toward Phangnga then hwy4 towards Krabi for a few miles and then left on hwy415 to SuratThani. After that it's a "super highway".

I recommend buying a Michelin road atlas for Thailand, available at most english bookstores.

Also note that petrol isn't available after midnight on that route. Though diesel is.

A nice side trip is on the way back take the road to Ranong from Chumphon and stay a night in one of the hot springs resorts. Chumphon also has a decent cheap hotel. I've heard the coastline around Chumphon is nice, I've been meaning to explore it.

The coast between Ranong and Takuapa has some very pretty beaches.

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