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Buriram Province - General Category => Isaan Thai Visa => Topic started by: toffo on March 15, 2012, 06:08:17 PM

Title: Driving to savannakhet from buriram on saturday.. What are the roads like?.
Post by: toffo on March 15, 2012, 06:08:17 PM

Hi, Are the roads a single carriageway or is it a double carriageway.. Just trying to work out how long it will take to drive there..

Title: Re: Driving to savannakhet from buriram on saturday.. What are the roads like?.
Post by: Prakhonchai Nick on March 15, 2012, 06:38:13 PM

It is approximately 300kms and I would imagine it will take a shade under 5 hours.

Check the route here http://maps.google.co.uk/   

Type in Buriram and Mukdahan. I would go for the   AH121 route.

Title: Re: Driving to savannakhet from buriram on saturday.. What are the roads like?.
Post by: toffo on March 15, 2012, 06:39:07 PM

Thanks Nick

Title: Re: Driving to savannakhet from buriram on saturday.. What are the roads like?.
Post by: ivor on March 15, 2012, 07:24:52 PM

Quote from: toffo on March 15, 2012, 06:39:07 PM

Thanks Nick

Take care if the roads are wet and don't drive to fast,their are some real idiots on the road.

Title: Re: Driving to savannakhet from buriram on saturday.. What are the roads like?.
Post by: Prakhonchai Nick on March 15, 2012, 07:29:55 PM

Don't think Nookies going to Mukdahan this weekend!

Title: Re: Driving to savannakhet from buriram on saturday.. What are the roads like?.
Post by: toffo on March 15, 2012, 08:01:52 PM

They all drive like idiots in every corner of Thailand    knuppel2

Title: Re: Driving to savannakhet from buriram on saturday.. What are the roads like?.
Post by: Starman on March 16, 2012, 08:27:58 AM

Are you really driving all the way to Savannakhet ?

Parking up at Mukdahan and getting the bus over is far better.

There is also a very good bus service, the big yellow bus, that travels from Rayong to Mukdahan and passes through Buriram. There are two services. One actually comes into Buriram town centre and then goes to Satuk and up through Roiet to Mukdahan. The other one stops at their new bus station just before Nang Rong and then goes to Ubon and through Amnat Charoen to Mukdahan. Both take about 6 hours.

Title: Re: Driving to savannakhet from buriram on saturday.. What are the roads like?.
Post by: Prakhonchai Nick on March 16, 2012, 09:09:07 AM

Is the 2nd bus mentioned above the one that stops in Prakhonchai?

Title: Re: Driving to savannakhet from buriram on saturday.. What are the roads like?.
Post by: Starman on March 16, 2012, 11:11:15 AM

I would imagine so Nick. It runs along the 24 all the way to Ubon. I think it also pops into Surin.

Title: Re: Driving to savannakhet from buriram on saturday.. What are the roads like?.
Post by: toffo on March 16, 2012, 03:52:41 PM

Quote from: Starman on March 16, 2012, 08:27:58 AM

Are you really driving all the way to Savannakhet ?

Parking up at Mukdahan and getting the bus over is far better.

There is also a very good bus service, the big yellow bus, that travels from Rayong to Mukdahan and passes through Buriram. There are two services. One actually comes into Buriram town centre and then goes to Satuk and up through Roiet to Mukdahan. The other one stops at their new bus station just before Nang Rong and then goes to Ubon and through Amnat Charoen to Mukdahan. Both take about 6 hours.

Driving there and leaving it at the bridge and the savanvegas hotel taking me over to the hotel.. Thanks for all the info