Hi

I plan to arrive in Bangkok Don Muang airport on a Saturday morning around 10am, pick-up a rent a a car and drive to Surin.

Assuming I am ready to leave the airport by 12, how long and which route do you recommend to get to Surin by evening ? or am I dreaming ?

Any recommendation on accomodation in Surin for a couple of nights before I drive on to Uttaradit ?

Thanks for yoru input

Edited July 31, 200521 yr by Krub

buy a map

getting to Surin by then , no problem

get a map though

Saraburi,Korat,Buriram, Surin about 5 1/2 hrs. Take route 1 to Sara Buri. Route 2 Sara Buri Korat (nakonratchisima) route 226 Korat to Surin via Buriram(by-pass) Hotels check out http://farangconnection.awebspace.com

buy a map

getting to Surin by then , no problem

get a map though

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Thank you very much for your detailed and kind reply.

I do have a bilingual road map of Thailand and I have already used it to dirve from Khon Kaen to Uttaradit aand on to Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai etc.

I am not familiar with Bangkok at all especially getting out of it !

I was lookig for some tips on the best route to folllow.

Never mind

Thanks anyway for having replied to my post

When you go from airport turn right.

Go on that road until you get to Saraburi. Very long way. I think 125km

When you get to Saraburi follow road to Narorn Ratchasima (Korat) Highway 2

Go more another 100km you are at Si-Khio junction Hwy 24 - GO HWY 24

Follow Hwy 24 for long way maybe 200km At Prasat Hwy 214 Turn Left Surin is 40km.

I am from Changwat Surin. I go many alot.

K. Lampshade, My Husband Mr Matt say Hwy 24 is better. He teach me to make #2

When you go from airport turn right.

Go on that road until you get to Saraburi. Very long way. I think 125km

When you get to Saraburi follow road to Narorn Ratchasima (Korat) Highway 2

Go more another 100km you are at Si-Khio junction Hwy 24 - GO HWY 24

Follow Hwy 24 for long way maybe 200km At Prasat Hwy 214 Turn Left Surin is 40km.

I am from Changwat Surin. I go many alot.

K. Lampshade, My Husband Mr Matt say Hwy 24 is better. He teach me to make #2

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Yes; you're right of course Giah. Take route 24 at Sihkhio interchange. 45km's before Korat. We use both ways. Your way is probably easier for a newcomer to Surin. Did you not see my post Krub?

I've just seen and understood the last part of your post. I have a patent on breakfast #2. No copies allowed.

Edited July 31, 200521 yr by lampard10

Thanks to both Lampard10 and Giah

I will make sure to contact you when nearer to the date

Regards

I have a patent on breakfast #2. No copies allowed.

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who want's to copy that cr*p anyway, should stay only on "your" menu ... maybee something for nightcruiser, another restaurantholder who seems to have to go on the internet to get someone into his bar/restaurant ...

Here we go again !

hey deepdiver.....go and get an enema ....u need it !!

hey deepdiver.....go and get an enema ....u need it !!

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he got one Ned

When you go from airport turn right.

Actually as you leave the airport you have to turn left. Keep in the l/h lane and at the left of the entrance to the Tollway (about 1km) there is a flyover u-turn which will take you onto the Rangsitt Road to Saraburi.

It's easy once you've done it a couple of times.

Plenty of hotels in Surin, just turn up, you should arrive about 5 p.m.

just turn up, you should arrive about 5 p.m.

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That's right because that's when they close the gates.... stops the locals from escaping during the night...

Totster

Plenty of hotels in Surin, just turn up, you should arrive about 5 p.m.

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Unless you are coming to Surin in November, of course; then hotel rooms will be like rocking horse sh1t.

Sleep in the back of the pick-up if there isn't a hotel.

Sleep in the back of the pick-up if there isn't a hotel.

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or at Lampies bar with some of the regulars

DO NOT take Highway 24 in Siklo!!!

Do way through Korat/Buriram is much better - you have a nice highway to Korat and then not a bad road to Buriram and then Surin.

I go to Buriram quite often, took 24 once and will never do it again.