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III: TRAVEL INFORMATION

From Bangkok to Nakhon Ratchasima (Korat)

1. By Bus:
1.1 From Bangkok to Nakhon Ratchasima new Bus Station:
There are three bus companies operating regular bus service on bus route 21 between Bangkok and Nakhon Ratchasima.

The buses leave from Bangkok’s Northeastern Bus Terminal (also called Morchit Mai Bus Station, หมอชิตใหม่ - กำแพงเพชร
2) to arrive at Nakhon Ratchasima New Bus Station (สถำนขี นสง่ นครรำชสมี ำใหม)่

In Bangkok, tickets are sold at booths 41 & 49 (Rachasima Tour Co.), 50 (Suranaree Air Co.), 52-53 (Air Korat Pattana Co.)
on the second floor of the terminal building. Please note the bus number signs are in blue which is the sign of first class air
conditioned bus companies.
Buses of these three companies leave from different platforms on the bus station’s ground floor:

Platforms No. 72, 74: Rachasima Tour buses.
Platform No. 76: Suranaree Air buses
Platform No. 77, 79 Air Korat Pattana
The air conditioned bus fare is approx. 209 Baht one-way, while two-way tickets are approx. 398 Baht, and the bus fare may

vary slighlty among the different companies. Please buy a ticket to get off at the NKR New Bus Station (บขส.ใหม่ Boh-Koh-

Soh-Mai, in Thai) where you can easily transfer to either taxi or local bus to SUT.

It is the law that bus passenger fasten the seatbelts while on board a bus.

1.2 Bangkok Suvannarbhumi Airport Transportation to NKR new Bus Station: There is one daily bus from the airport to
the Province of Nongkhai, which passes through NKR bus station. The bus leaves the airport’s Transportation Center at 21.00,
and reaches at NKR shortly after midnight at about 1.00hrs. (There is a shuttle bus within the airport connecting the Terminal
with the Transportation Center) The fare is approx. 250 Baht.
On its return trip, the bus will depart from NKR bus station at about 1.00hrs. to arrive at Suvannarbhumi Airport by 6.00 hrs.

1.3 From SUT to Bangkok:
1. for work or study related matters/business, CIA staff or the School staff will book a seat in the University pool van upon
your request. The van leaves SUT residential zone (in front of the security guards kiosk in front of R3 apartment) at 05.00 hrs.
and on the return trip, leaves the SUT Bangkok front office at approx. 15.00 hrs. of the same day. Please contact Ms.
Hataikan (Pee Tee), CIA office at Phone no. 4145 for booking a seat, at least 3 days in advance.

2. for your personal business:
2.1 Friday van service: (SUT-BKK via Pak Chong, Saraburi): leaves SUT (on the main road in front of the bus terminal)
at 1750 hrs. every Friday. The fare to BKK is approx. 200 Baht Max.
2.2 Buses from NKR New Bus Terminal: You can take Song Taew no. 17 from the SUT bus terminal to the NKR New
Bus Terminal where you can buy tickets to Bangkok. (Please consult 1.1)

By Train: You can travel between Bangkok and NKR by train on the Northeastern Line. Advance reservation is strongly
recommended. Please contact NKR Train Station at 0 4424 2044. Up-to-date train schedules are available at
http://www.railway.co.th/English/Time_HTML.asp Please note trains tend to be slow and run infrequently.

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