Best 'alternate' Route To Thailand?

[eggomaniac]

If you have to get to Thailand what would be the best route? I am thinking fly into Lao?

Is there a train from Lao to Chang Mai? or bus?

or is it closer through Cambodia?

Reply, please include details like how many hours by train or bus?

Is there a domestic flight from Chang Mai to HyaYin?

[KhunDave]

If you are traveling from outside of South East Asia, I would suggest you head for SIN or KUL, from where you can enter Thailand through HKT or CNX.

[Geekfreaklover]

If you have to get to Thailand what would be the best route? I am thinking fly into Lao?

Is there a train from Lao to Chang Mai? or bus?

or is it closer through Cambodia?

Reply, please include details like how many hours by train or bus?

Is there a domestic flight from Chang Mai to HyaYin?

Depends where you are travelling from.

Best to find a connecting flight to Chaing Mai or Samui, both international airports that are open.

Cambodia to Thailand about 5 hours by road from Siem Rep.

Vientenne, Lao - Better to cross into Thailand via Ubon, Isaan.

Not sure either these have international connections. May be routed through BKK.

[PoorSucker]

If you are traveling from outside of South East Asia, I would suggest you head for SIN or KUL, from where you can enter Thailand through HKT or CNX.

Can also reach USM from SIN and SZB (KUL first then taxi to SZB)

[eggomaniac]

If you have to get to Thailand what would be the best route? I am thinking fly into Lao?

Is there a train from Lao to Chang Mai? or bus?

or is it closer through Cambodia?

Reply, please include details like how many hours by train or bus?

Is there a domestic flight from Chang Mai to HyaYin?

Depends where you are travelling from. from Canada

Best to find a connecting flight to Chaing Mai or Samui, both international airports that are open. ahh didn't know they were international airports! they must be busy now?

now I have to Google what SIN KUL HKT CNX USM SZB means

Cambodia to Thailand about 5 hours by road from Siem Rep.

Vientenne, Lao - Better to cross into Thailand via Ubon, Isaan.

Not sure either these have international connections. May be routed through BKK.

[eggomaniac]

If you are traveling from outside of South East Asia, I would suggest you head for SIN or KUL, from where you can enter Thailand through HKT or CNX.

http://www.photius.com/wfb2001/airport_codes.html

[PoorSucker]

If you're flying from Canada then I suggest Koh Samui via Hong Kong.

Bangkok airways

[jrbkk64]

KUL-USM/HKT, SIN-USM/HKT, HKG-USM/HKT are all full already!!!!

[WinnieTheKhwai]

I'd pick a place to connect through where you have a plan B : CURRENTLY Phuket, Had Yai and Chiang Mai airports are open, but who can guarantee it will stay that way, AND that airlines will keep flying there.

So, I would choose KL. KL has plenty flights to those airport if they're open, but if not then KL is still close enough to Thailand to get there overland. (Bus, train, etc.)

[WinnieTheKhwai]

Oops, double post.

Edited November 27, 2008 by WinnieTheKhwai