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Re: Udon to Hua Hin, how should we go?

Post by Rideswings » March 23, 2011, 4:12 pm

OT - my car wont do much faster than 80 so I think it would take us alot longer to drive.



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Re: Udon to Hua Hin, how should we go?

Post by wazza » March 23, 2011, 4:15 pm

If you like driving, which i do, then its a comfortable days drive to Hua Hin.

6.5 hours to BKK, with stops for fuel , toilet and ad in a Police check also.

Hu Hin is then another 1.45 hours , the quickest way through BKK according to my GPS, is just stick to the main freeway / toll way, once you hit Rangsit and continue right into the city and look for Port signs at the 3rd toll way , this tollway takes u right through BKK and over the river and ur on ur way.

Good easy road to Hua Hin , well sign posted

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Re: Udon to Hua Hin, how should we go?

Post by wazza » March 23, 2011, 4:18 pm

Rideswings

Just saw the update on your car's speed. Mine is based on 100-110 kph

Revert to OT's plan, Stay at Saraburi or even Khao Yai , then another 4-5 hrs the next day

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Re: Udon to Hua Hin, how should we go?

Post by jorg » March 23, 2011, 6:47 pm

Rideswings wrote:Jorg can you tell me how much the bus cost to bangkok from Udon and did you go VIP? What time did you depart Udon and arrive in BKK? Did you take a taxi from the clock center to your hotel? Is the Hua Hin water clear as Phuket or dark and murky like Pattaya? :)

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We used Chantour and took the bus from 10 pm that arrives in Bangkok at 6 am, it was 550 baht per person, Chantour calls this S-class, it is quite luxurious, every seat has it's own touch-screen on witch you can choose what you want to watch.

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So if you continue right away somehow you should go from the North-East bus-station to the Southern bus-station. I don't know how much a taxi is, but it is about 20 km from the North-East to the Southern.

We walked from the clock centre to the hotel, it was only a 5 minute walk. Were they let you out of the bus there are two streets coming together, you have to walk back in the direction the bus came from, but take the street on the right (Neb Kehardt rd).

The water is not clear, in my opinion it also is not the best sea to swim in (because of the rocks and the shells), the beach is great to walk on, but not so good for sunbathing.
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Re: Udon to Hua Hin, how should we go?

Post by UdonExpat » March 23, 2011, 9:38 pm

About 650 baht per person each way, Udon to Hua Hin by rail

http://www.railway.co.th/English/FareRate.asp

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Re: Udon to Hua Hin, how should we go?

Post by wiking » March 24, 2011, 9:53 am

if you take the VIP bus to Bangkok - the northern busstation has now got VIP mini bus to huahin, I think going every 30 minute

there are a lot off free room in Huahin, but take care from saturday to sunday one million people from bangkok -

I like personel to stay in the center, can walk around in the evening and take motorbike to beach or around.
but personel I not like huahin but you has to find out alone

good trip

but if she not like to travel so far in the car, why not make a trip with many stop and looking around

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Re: Udon to Hua Hin, how should we go?

Post by gudtymchuk » March 24, 2011, 10:08 am

UdonExpat wrote:About 650 baht per person each way, Udon to Hua Hin by rail

http://www.railway.co.th/English/FareRate.asp
Is this fare, (650baht) for first class? How long is the wait in Bangkok for the train down to Hua Hin?

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Re: Udon to Hua Hin, how should we go?

Post by UdonExpat » March 24, 2011, 2:10 pm

Click on the link and find out for yourself.

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Re: Udon to Hua Hin, how should we go?

Post by WhoUrDaddy » March 24, 2011, 4:44 pm

I would make use of your car and drive, more relaxed, will have at your disposal once there and on the way, less hassles of transferring to different route servers. Mo Chit bus station or train station to southern terminal, unless taking train all the way, which schedule might not work, as last time i took train out of Bangkok, there were only 2, and it's shy of 4 hours trip, just a bit longer than bus, but much cheaper, and has a dining car, along with vendors plying their wares at various stops.

If deciding to drive, I've done it a few times, about 10 hours from Nong Khai muang area, highway no. 2 to no. 9 East (you will see signs for 9 west to Swampy first), to no. 35 to no. 4, quite easy and you avoid most of Bangkok. Would recommend an early start, which puts you on the other side of Bangkok before rush hour. Travel to Hua Hin on a non Friday or Saturday, and return on a non Sunday, as weekender traffic is not pleasant. if max speed is 80 kph, then you will not have to worry about traffic ticket, just stay out of the right lane. should take you a leasurely 11 hour drive from Udon Thani. This route will avoid Rangsit area and top of Bangkok, along with the majority of Bangkok traffic.

There are alway 4 of us, so beneficial financially to drive. I would avoid driving at night time, since you are not familiar with the roads. Don't bother with the Khon Kaen bypass, as longer than driving through town, even during rush hour. The rest is quite easy, though you will not see signs for Hua Hin until you are in Petchaburi province, so know where you are headed, and a good map helps. Numerous place to stay under 1000 baht with pool, as the beach is not really for swimming, quite disgusting actually. Rates increase on the weekend for Bangkok people. Things clear up a bit south of main beach, as horse don't go there. We won't even go to main city beach, over crowded with chairs and umbrellas, and smell of horse piss. So if going, don't walk barefooted at that part of beach. Cha Am is a favorite spot also, and a better beach to swim at, also pricing is about the same. Cha Am being about 12 kilometers north of Hua Hin.

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Post by Frans » March 24, 2011, 4:48 pm

Time table and prices Udon Thani to Bangkok. (North-Eastern line)

http://www.railway.co.th/English/Time_HTML.asp

Timetable and prices from Bangkok to Hua Hin by train.

http://www.thailand-huahin.com/bangkok- ... tables.htm

And becaurse trains are not "alway's" folowing there time shedules, Add some 3 to 4 hours more on top of the edited travel time. Make's your entirly trip +- 24 hours by train. ;-)

Wiking.

Do you mean a mini bus straight to Hua Hin, Afther pick-up other people true Bangkok? Or maybe the mini bus conection to the Southern Busstation?

Morchit (North and Northeastern bus station): Phahonyothin Rd, Bangkok. T: (02) 272 0299

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Re: Udon to Hua Hin, how should we go?

Post by wayne747 » March 24, 2011, 6:42 pm

jorg wrote:
wayne747 wrote:How is the beach in Hua Hin ? Nice, or overrun with peddlers of junk and lots on longtail boats ?
BTW, the Thai or Air Asia price depends on the season and when you book.
Have a great trip down there :D
It's quiet, windy and there are lots of rocks in the sea. Definitely not overrun with people trying to sell you junk, you can take a ride on a horse, so there are some people trying to sell that. But they are not pushing. The night market is very nice, and there also some other markets to be found. Night life is okay also, enough bars and restaurants.
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Re: Udon to Hua Hin, how should we go?

Post by jackspratt » March 24, 2011, 6:49 pm

There is a nice beach at the very south end of Hua Hin - you can't go any further because there is a rocky headland (and an interesting Wat).

Not at all crowded, and a reasonable restaurant right on the beach, with cold beers available.

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Re: Udon to Hua Hin, how should we go?

Post by wiking » March 24, 2011, 6:57 pm

in Dec I was going from southern busstation to huahin, they has big bus and VIP minibus, big sign outside the busstaion easy to see

when i was going from huahin to bangkok, I was going to northern busstation, they stop 1 minute on Victory monement,
there where the big buses come in, from there there are many mini-bus to many place, they has a sign to huahin -
and the mini-bus stop in center off Huahin, many hotel around there or you can ask the minivan stop where you want.
and you quistion, i think they will from northern busstation stop one place and this is Victory monement and then go uo on the tollway, they driving very very fast

only rememberm they has not big space for luggage

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Do you mean a mini bus straight to Hua Hin, Afther pick-up other people true Bangkok? Or maybe the mini bus conection to the Southern Busstation?

Morchit (North and Northeastern bus station): Phahonyothin Rd, Bangkok. T: (02) 272 0299

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Re: Udon to Hua Hin, how should we go?

Post by gudtymchuk » March 24, 2011, 9:09 pm

UdonExpat wrote:Click on the link and find out for yourself.
Hmm...... excuse me.

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Re: Udon to Hua Hin, how should we go?

Post by Rideswings » March 25, 2011, 12:59 am

Thanks again to all for your responses.

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Udon to Hua Hin, how should we go?

Post by Ropes » March 24, 2013, 10:44 am

Hi Guys

Just reading this thread and you may want to know there is now a daily executive bus service from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Hua Hin and vice versa for only 305 baht each way.
It's an excellent service by all reports so if you wanted to have a few days by the beach etc this may be an alternative and cheaper route to use. The web site is as follows
http://airporthuahinbus.com/

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Post by Barney » March 24, 2013, 12:50 pm

If you decide to drive or any one else driving any where just log into Travelmate.com.au
Click on the small "mapmaker" tab, enter your from and to locations and up will pop a directional map and below a line by line direction with all the exact kilometer and meters, plus thai route numbers. Print it out and away you go.
Used it a number of times and been successful?

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Post by jackspratt » March 24, 2013, 1:09 pm

Barney I tried Travelmate, but with their server being located in Oz, the connection was brutishly slow.

You can get exactly the same detail, and a whole lot quicker, by using google Maps http://maps.google.com/ , and simply typing <from (eg Udon Thani) to (eg Hua Hin)> into the search box.

In fact, Travelmate looks like it has been lifted directly from google Maps.

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Post by Barney » March 24, 2013, 2:41 pm

Hi Jackspratt,

I have never had the slow access problem, used it for a number of years now especially when i had a work truck while in Map ta Phut area. Had to find my own way around when the driver was off evenings and on weekends and when would travel Pattaya to KK. If google is the same then that is an excellent alternative. I have aways had the mapmaker tab listed as a favourite on the laptop and it comes up quickly.
Thanks for the hint about google.
I find printing the rpute out much easier for my little TG to understand :lol: and read instead of the normal road map. Saves a lot of confusion. \:D/

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Re: Udon to Hua Hin, how should we go?

Post by redwolf » March 24, 2013, 5:28 pm

Rideswings wrote:Jorg can you tell me how much the bus cost to bangkok from Udon and did you go VIP? What time did you depart Udon and arrive in BKK? Did you take a taxi from the clock center to your hotel? Is the Hua Hin water clear as Phuket or dark and murky like Pattaya? :)

Thanks everyone.
guys (if you are driving, OP looks to be bussing it), I just did this run with the wife & kids. There are some handy roads that cut across the top of Bangkok that save you from the mess, check the map below... if you go balls out pedal to the metal no stopping except for gas and one quick 20 minute meal you can do Cha Am to Udon in 10 hours flat on a weekday average 120KM per hour with a couple lulls where there's congestion. you leave at 10 you get in my 8. That misses all rush hour traffic along the route.

the map covers Korat to just above Cha Am.

North to South it's AH12 to the 9 to the 346 to the 321 to the 4. GPS is useful if you want to save time and not miss any exits, the roads here are hardly intuitive.

When night hits, first few bastards that ride up your back, figure out which one knows the roads after they pass you. If they keep 120km steady even through pitch black perfect precision, those are the tail lights to guide off of & follow all the way. Cuts another 45 mins off the trip easy.

OP -as for the water, it's murky. I wouldn't swim in it and I used to surf Venice Beach California back when we'd turn green from who knows what was being dumped out there.

I was hoping for the nice stuff but the Gulf looks to be more about freight shipping than beauty. The open ocean e.g. Andaman side is much more beautiful, I'd rate the gulf a 4 or 5, and the Andaman an 8, on a scale of one to ten, places like Hawaii or the Maldives being the 9's & 10's.

If you take the bus go VIP no matter what. And try to avoid getting sat in the middle of the bottom section as that's where the toilet is on some of the crap busses.
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