Driving from Chon Buri / BaengSan beach to Buri Ram, road conditions?

[Gimbo]

Hey,
Driving up to Buri Ram from Chon Buri mid next week. 
Wondering about the road condtions?
Have not been that way for ten years. Any road works to avoid? Floods?
etc? Bothersome police check points?

Any recomendations for a place to stop for lunch and sights to see en route is also apreciated ????


 

[MJCM]

We recently drove from Sattahip to Buriram via the 331 / 359 / 3395 / 348 /24 / 218 and the road was fine.

 

However there are some roadworks on the 331 but not to bad.

 

https://goo.gl/maps/4XasCBgkKbMy6gh26

 

  

1 hour ago, Gimbo said:

Bothersome police check points?

We only had Police check points if you go the 304 all the way up the "Korat Mountains" and then right on the 24.

 

Edit: Tip avoid Nang Rong (on the 24) at Rush Hour as there are a couple of Traffic lights and when it's rush hour it can take a while.

[Gimbo]

Thanks. As we start from Bang Saen, so the natural route for uss is the 304 up to Korat. Wife wants to stop for some shopping. And then take the 24 or 226 across to Buri Ram. 

Avoid rush our , okay ????
We'll probably avoid it by waiting it out in Korat, get som food and presents for the kids etc... ????

 

[MJCM]

12 hours ago, Gimbo said:

Thanks. As we start from Bang Saen, so the natural route for uss is the 304 up to Korat. Wife wants to stop for some shopping. And then take the 24 or 226 across to Buri Ram. 

Oke the 304 up to Korat, great road almost everywhere 4 lanes, but keep to the speed limit, as there can be a lot of Police Checkpoints on that road (especially when you hit the newer section after Kabin and before Wang Nam Khiao)

 

The 226 is almost great (97%) as it's now almost everywhere (from Korat to Buriram) 4 lanes. We travel it regularly because I am going to Korat for Hospital check-ups. Used to take us 2,5+ hours last time it was less then 2 hours.

 

If coming from Korat City, I would now prefer taking the 226 instead of heading back to the 24! (2 years ago, it would be the other way around)

[Gimbo]

@MJCM, thansk for the tips. They where building that road approachiung the hills when l last drove up there. Got stopped for speeding, and let of with a warning as we came down from the hills on the korat side, lol

extreme politeness from me and a few jokes from my wife that made them laugh helped I think  555
 

[The Hammer2021]

Is it a holiday weekend?

[Gimbo]

More like a holldiday month. We used to live up there, but Life called me back to the home country, so I have not been to Thailand for over ten years. 
But we (wife) has a house in the village were we lived, and she and the kids have been there. But due to covid even her has not been in Thailand for over 4 years. We were all set to go when the world locked down. 

So this is the big family get together and let the kids meet grandma....
But wife has a brother in Chon Buri, so we stay there a few days to rest after the flights.  Takes us 3 travel days to get to Bangkok. 
then we drive up, becosue I simply love to drive, and I would like to see those bits of Thailand agaion instead of fly over it.
And wife wants to do some shopping, egt a spa tretament etc before we head into the sticks...