Driving From Korat To Swampy.

[thumper101]

I have to drive a friend from Korat City to Swampy tomorrow (Wed 28th).

His flight is at 8PM and me and wife have decided to book a hotel in Sukhumvit Soi 13 rather than face the turnaround and drive back.

We need to get him there by 6pm for check in. The drive normally takes 3 hours, what time would you recommend I leave Korat to make the 6PM time?

Has anyone been down the main highway from Korat to BKK or Swampy since the coup started?

How many checkpoints an I likely to go through and how much traffic can I expect at each one... also will it be a nightmare from Swampy to Sukhumvit??

Thanks in advance for any assistance.

[keemapoot]

If you're going directly to Swampy, it's faster to take the Eastern Outer Ring Road tollway, which cuts off left off highway 1 before the highway makes the final turn to Bangkok. Consult google maps. Drive time avoiding Bangkok metro will be about 3.5-4 hrs. that time of day (allow 5 to be safe). Cop stops are mostly in Korat province leaving Korat and (near Pak Chong) and mostly nearing BKK.

[thrilled]

Yes the rush hour traffic jam.Give yourself 5 hours if not more.If your going from Korat.