From North To South By Car?

[isaanpaul]

I wish the Thai goverment had a channel on television with update news about ride available roads in Thailand.

Instead of trying to call a always busy highway police,it is a wish and maybe one day??

Okay if somebody out there has some info to drive a car from Khon Kaen to Surat Thanee between 10/11/11-12/11/11

I like to now,as far I now it is maybe not possible.

Thanks

[JeffreyMcCollum]

I just had to drive KK to Pattaya and then to Chiang Mai.

Stay as far away from BKK as you can.

Traffic is a mess and roads that are open very crowded.

trip took 3 times as long as it should have taken.

supplies are in short suppy along the way. Fuel lines and 7-11 and other places empty of many products

Detour sings only in Thai and no help to be found

If you can wait a month better,

there is a number 1158 or was it 1138 that is traffic info but mostly in Thai so have a friend call and the information is not most up to date.

I was down in BKK a month ago and things are much worse not better.

They have opened a few main roads only to drive on 20 km and find the water 60 cm deep and my truck in the middle of it

Good luck and be safe

[asanee]

1.start with using the proper names yourself; KnKn is Isan=North EAST-not north (I am now ChMai-this is north).

2.there ARE-in Thai, let the wife help- regular updates on what roads are open-but not on how bad-or not traffic is. Have seen them myself on a special Thai channel in Khorat 2-3 days ago, like PBS-channel. Maybe its local, maybe it is not on your UBC.do NOT rely on weeks old sensational reports from this site either-bad days keep on repeating as if it stays on for weeks.

3.failing that-let dear wife call the busstation and explain what routes BKK-bound buses take and how much time extra-and if there are any buses bypassing BKK (there WERE from KHorat-like to HuaHin and even Phuket).

4.use cool logic and do not panick-TV users always scold the Thai for that, so show you can do better

[isaanpaul]

Thanks Jeffrey for replay,I will try tomorrow 09/11 to go from kk to 1) saraburi 2) kanchanaburi 3)samui?

I cant wait 1 month because my son need to go school. I will fill up the car with food and water and will give it a try.

I plan not to take any risk so if I see flooding more than 40cm I told the family we return back to KK.

As soon as I make it (if we do) I will let TV now.

Isaanpaul

I just had to drive KK to Pattaya and then to Chiang Mai.

Stay as far away from BKK as you can.

Traffic is a mess and roads that are open very crowded.

trip took 3 times as long as it should have taken.

supplies are in short suppy along the way. Fuel lines and 7-11 and other places empty of many products

Detour sings only in Thai and no help to be found

If you can wait a month better,

there is a number 1158 or was it 1138 that is traffic info but mostly in Thai so have a friend call and the information is not most up to date.

I was down in BKK a month ago and things are much worse not better.

They have opened a few main roads only to drive on 20 km and find the water 60 cm deep and my truck in the middle of it

Good luck and be safe