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How to get to Prachuap Khiri Khan
By car
Drive along Highway No. 35 (Thon Buri-Pak Tho) passing Samut Sakhon
and Samut Songkhram Provinces and then take Highway No. 4 to Hua Hin
Total distance is 123 kilometers. Alternatively, it is possible to
travel via Nakhon Pathom and Ratchaburi Provinces.
By Air
SGA Airlines provides 3 - 4 flights daily to Hua Hin (45 minutes).
For more information, please contact SGA Airport office Bangkok (662)
664 6099 or Hua Hin (6632) 522 300. Website: www.sga.co.th
By Bus
Buses from Bangkok's Southern Bus Terminal cost 110 bahts for 1st
class (air-conditioned), 85 bahts for 2nd class (air-conditioned) and
61 bahts (ordinary). The trip takes about 3 1/2 to 4 hours. Various
agencies on Khao San Road in Bangkok operate minivans to Hua Hin for
150 baht per person. The bus leaves for Bangkok from a station next to
Siripetchkasem Hotel. In addition, there are air-conditioned buses
leaving for Chumpon Province (125 baht, 4 hours), Surat Thani Province
(210 baht, 7hours), Phuket Province (305 baht, 10 hours) and Krabi
Province (280 baht, 9 hours)
By Train
The trip takes about 3-3/4 hours from Bangkok; 1st class fare is 202
baht (rapid and express only), 2nd class is 102 baht (rapid and express
only) and 3rd class is 44 baht. Call 1690 for more details.
Getting Around
Local buses/songthaews from Hua Hin to the Hat (beach) of Khao
Takiap, Khao Tam and Suan Son cost 7-10 baht / person. These buses run
from around 6 a.m. until 5.50 p.m.
Buses to Pranburi are 10 baht and leave from the same area of Chomsin Road.
Samlors may cost 40 baht / trip in to town.
Motorcycles and bicycles can be rented from a couple of places on
Damnoen Kasem Road near the Jed Pee Nong Hotel. Motorcycle rates are
from 150 baht to 200 baht per day for 100cc and 250 baht to 300 baht
for 125cc. Occasionally larger bikes - 400 to 750cc - are available for
500 baht to 600 baht a day. Bicycles are 30 baht to 70 baht per day.
At the fishing pier visitors can charter boats to Ko Singto for 800
baht a day. On Hat Takiap it is possible to get cheaper fares for 700
baht.
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