Hi,

I'm taking a job in Nichada Thani, and don't want to live so far away from the city. Can anyone recommend an area of the city, or near, that would be logistically possible? Work begins at 6:30AM and ends at 2:00PM. (Apparently so that many people can commute without the hassle of BKK traffic.)

Thanks for your time.

Hi there,

If it is the Nichada that I know, it is on Samakee road in Nonthaburi, right ?

If you have a car and will be commuting, you can stay anywhere since it is fairly close to the expressway and driving at those times will be no problem. However, if you dont have a car, then you will find transportation a nightmare as Nonthaburi is way out from the city center and most of the vans and busses stop at or near The Mall Ngamwongwan so you would need to use the local pick-up vans, which would be interesting since I dont ever see any foreigners using them. I guess it all depends on how well you speak Thai. If you have never lived in Thailand before and you are not familiar with how things are done, you're in for an adventure!

As I say, if you are driving yourself, no problem. but if you are new to town and are going to rely on local transport, I'd recommend you stay close to the office until you find your feet. There are plenty of Malls, Cinemas and eating places out there and taking a taxi to the city once or twice a week would be a lot easier than struggling every single day to and from work. The Legacy hotel is about 1km away from Nichada and caters for both locals and foreigners (mainly other Asian) and I'm sure you'd be fine there or someplace similar.

Good luck