mini Buses to Isaan still running?

[muctobi]

Is it possible to get from don muang to the local mini buses leaving to isaan? Is there any real danger to get stuck by passing bangkok to travel further?

[Gonsalviz]

Mini busses?

Issan is a big area.

[tartempion]

Mochit is the bus station for buses riding into Isaan and not that far from Don Meuang airport, no need to go downtown, best to take a taxi I guess.

Note there is a railway station opposite the aiport for trains heading to Isaan, but not many trains/day.

Better to check train shedules here http://www.railway.co.th/checktime/checktime.asp?lenguage=Eng

Take a real bus, not a minibus.

[asanee]

Some confused one again?

The ONLY place that has vans from BKK in Isan is Khorat. Thats just the gateway. Tipically these leave when full-and then take the shortest route without stops. ANY town and also any village In Isan on a direct road from BKK has big buses-divided into 2nd, 1st and some even 4th=superVIP class. All start from MOchit. SOME 2nd cl. buses may take the old route via Vipavadee and even stop-if hailed, at the stop beside the wat opposite DMK. Most make longer stops to fill up at nearby Rangsit-Future. There is also of course the green church, who loves trains-these stop also DMK station.