Buriram Expats
Buriram Province - General Category => Travel forum => Topic started by: Mod on August 27, 2012, 03:36:12 PM
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Nok Air fly to Buriram
There was only Thai Regional Airline fly to Buriram but now change to be only Nok Air.
Flight Schedule is on Wed., Fri. and Sun. in the afternoon.
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Nok Air fly to Buriram
There was only Thai Regional Airline fly to Buriram but now change to be only Nok Air.
Flight Schedule is on Wed., Fri. and Sun. in the afternoon.
Hi Mod.
Is their a timetable available,also what airport is used in Bangkok.
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Flights are Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. 12.10pm from Don Muang (journey 1hr 5 mins) and from Buriram departing same days at 13.35
http://www.nokair.com/nokconnext/aspx/flightschedule.aspx
Fare approx 2000bt each way including taxes.
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Flights are Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. 12.10pm from Don Muang (journey 1hr 5 mins) and from Buriram departing same days at 13.35
http://www.nokair.com/nokconnext/aspx/flightschedule.aspx
Fare approx 2000bt each way including taxes.
Thank you Nick.
Seems good times and a reasonable price.
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Just booked tickets for myself and the Boss Lady. Bangkok return Nok Air promo Baht 4,485 total cost for the 2 returns for first week in December flights.
I reckon that is bl**dy good value.
In fact flew with them last Friday baht 1,990.00 one way. Good flight, on time and about 2/3rds full so not bad for 1st week.
Long may it continue!
TBWG buriram_united sawadi
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Just booked tickets for myself and the Boss Lady. Bangkok return Nok Air promo Baht 4,485 total cost for the 2 returns for first week in December flights.
I reckon that is bl**dy good value.
In fact flew with them last Friday baht 1,990.00 one way. Good flight, on time and about 2/3rds full so not bad for 1st week.
Long may it continue!
TBWG buriram_united sawadi
David you are lucky to live near the airport.........Its about an hour & a half away for me even though I live in Buriram,by then I'm already halfway to Bangkok.Why did they choose to build the Airport so far away from the actual City ?
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Just booked tickets for myself and the Boss Lady. Bangkok return Nok Air promo Baht 4,485 total cost for the 2 returns for first week in December flights.
I reckon that is bl**dy good value.
In fact flew with them last Friday baht 1,990.00 one way. Good flight, on time and about 2/3rds full so not bad for 1st week.
Long may it continue!
TBWG buriram_united sawadi
David you are lucky to live near the airport.........Its about an hour & a half away for me even though I live in Buriram,by then I'm already halfway to Bangkok.Why did they choose to build the Airport so far away from the actual City ?
Truthfully the airport is only about 25/30 KM away from Buriram,after all you will never get an airport located to close to a major city ie Heathrow,Milano,Torino,and many more.
But the worse one of all for me is Narita airport it's over 100KM to Toyko.
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Buriram is hardly a major city & the airport was only built a few years ago not being one of the places an airfield was built to bomb Vietnam.Korat airport is yet another example,,far nearer to Korat City when they flew from the Airforce base on 304.
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As Nookie says, Buriram is hardley a major city. I thought the Buriram airport origines were american airforce for Vietnam the same as most of the other airports which are located very close if not in the cities of Thailand.
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It seems my post has been misunderstood.
I explained the Airport was not that far away from Buriram,i then used ie to describe the the major cities Airports,ie
Heathrow,Milano,Torino.
But i did not call Buriram a major city.
I apologize if my post come across as misleading or was misunderstood.
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According to this thread http://www.buriramexpats.com/forum/index.php?topic=3386.0 the yanks had nothing to do with this airport.
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Buriram is in fact a fair size province according to 2010 figs, with a population of 1.553m it is larger than Udon Thani and only a tad smaller than Chiang Mai!
see wikipedia.org/wiki/Provinces_of_Thailand
As for Buriram airport it is definitely post Vietnam war and is where it is, according to local gossip, because the land was owned by some powerful individual with influence who stood to make a tidy sum from the sale of the land. moneysmile
As previously mentioned all airports where possible are situated away from densely populated areas and 30kms from Buriram city center is by no means unreasonable. Bearing in mind I am only 10kms from it I think it is sensibly placed! whistle
TBWG buriram_united sawadi
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Buriram is hardly a major city
As Nookie says, Buriram is hardley a major city
Naff Orf the pair of you !
Buriram is a veritable Metrolpulis Motrepluis Mepotrulis - anyway it is a major city; look at the evidence :-
1 Railway Station
1 Airport
3 Hospitals
4 Taxis !!
Seems like hundreds of Samlors
8 Tuk Tuks
At least 10 Motorsai Taxis
1 University
1 Golf Course
1 Driving Range
8,567 Motorsai shops (at the last count)
1 Day Market
1 Night Market
2 Football Stadiums
1 Soapy Massage (or so I'm told)
1 Irish Bar
Speed & Daweng Dan, plus several other disco type places
several girlie bars (my mate tells me)
9,871 Karaokes
18,423,982 Som Tam or noodle or chicken stalls
Big C
Makro
148 Do it yourself mega stores
The list goes on - I rest my case.
Buriram is MEGA buriramsmiley
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My understanding is that Buriram airport was always a civilian field.
I believe there were two fields specifically built for Vietnam operations.
Korat housed the 8th Tactical Fighter Wing which flew the famous "Operation Bolo" commanded by Robin Olds.
The other field was U Tapoa in Rayong which hosted the infamous "Arc Light" B52 bombing missions into Vietnam.
There may be others I am unaware of.
U Tapoa also was the South East Asian alternate strip for the space shuttle missions due to it's great length.
Cheers,
JT
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Well had another return trip from Buriram to BKK booked at short notice.
Outward flight about 15 mins late and load factor 90% Return on time and full.
The Saab 340 seats 34 pax (boing, brainfart 34 pax = 340 model?) is a nice aircraft and BFV plus Don Muaeng a pleasure to use. Also a connecting bus service is due to start 1/10 to Suavarnabhumi (free)?
I have found that the earlier one can book the better the price, leave it late and you get shafted
Personally I feel that they have a good chance of making a bit of money on the route and once people know it is reliable they should be more keen to use it! Who knows they might even increase the frequency! thumbup
TBWG buriram_united sawadi
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My understanding is that Buriram airport was always a civilian field.
I believe there were two fields specifically built for Vietnam operations.
Korat housed the 8th Tactical Fighter Wing which flew the famous "Operation Bolo" commanded by Robin Olds.
The other field was U Tapoa in Rayong which hosted the infamous "Arc Light" B52 bombing missions into Vietnam.
There may be others I am unaware of.
U Tapoa also was the South East Asian alternate strip for the space shuttle missions due to it's great length.
Cheers,
JT
Yup...and a bunch of others were used in the Viet Nam era, also.
Udon, Ubon, Tak Li, maybe even a couple more?
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Well had another return trip from Buriram to BKK booked at short notice.
Outward flight about 15 mins late and load factor 90% Return on time and full.
The Saab 340 seats 34 pax (boing, brainfart 34 pax = 340 model?) is a nice aircraft and BFV plus Don Muaeng a pleasure to use. Also a connecting bus service is due to start 1/10 to Suavarnabhumi (free)?
I have found that the earlier one can book the better the price, leave it late and you get shafted
Personally I feel that they have a good chance of making a bit of money on the route and once people know it is reliable they should be more keen to use it! Who knows they might even increase the frequency! thumbup
TBWG buriram_united sawadi
Good to hear that it went well for you.
I, like others, am hopeful that this service will last this time.
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A forum member asked me about the pricing structure for the Buriram - Bangkok Nok Air Route..
Well I booked a flight in Sept, early december return for boss lady and myself came to Baht 4,485.60 all in. Thats £90 all in for 2 returns must be a promo deal!
Booked a flight on 22/10 for the 26/10 returning 28/10 and it cost baht 4,422.80 per person, which I think is the going rate with tax, VAT, airport tax etc. Having just checked the booking info I see I was also charged Baht 50 each way for insurance despite ticking box saying no thank you, so beware!
However on the return journey I got talking to a farang who had booked at the airport only an hour or so before the flight and he said he had paid in excess of baht 3,000 for a one way trip.
TBWG buriram_united sawadi
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I just booked a flight from Buriram to DMK. 5 days ago I looked the price was 2300 (before add ons). Looked yesterday and price was 987 baht (promo). I tried to book last night at the website and kept getting multiple errors, usually with the phone #, never did get it to work. tonguebar
Today I went to try and book in town at a place with the NoK Air sign, they quoted me 2290 baht. I told them about the promotion, but they said no can do. brick1
Once I got back home, I tried again, again phone number errors. I finally figured out that I had inserted a space to begin the phone #, once I removed the space I got it to work. party6
With taxes, and an extra 100 baht for travel insurance the price came to 1308 baht, one way. I think that is a great price. party4
I have an 11 pm flight to Japan out of BKK, so I plan to goof off in Bangkok for a few hours then try the Skytrian to BKK. Will give a report on how that works.
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Keith,
Presume you mean the airport line.
Pretty good except it starts at the wrong place :) .
http://airportraillink.railway.co.th/en/
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Ray,
Thanks for the link. I have doing research and planned to use Phaya Thai Station, your link supports what I have planned.
I did not expect to be able to use Nok Air or the Skytrain, but stuff fell in my lap. I found a great deal for a non-refundable ticket to America (I had been checking daily since Oct) the beginning of Feb. I took it not only for the good price, but because the Airline route was new, which means I expected the airline to make changes.
Last week the airline cancelled my flight, and automatically rebooked me on a different route. When an airline changes things, you can change, and in the process they changed my airline code to a refundable ticket. I called them, was able to change flights so I could use the Nok Air connection, and used some frequent flyer miles to upgrade my service class. This turned out to all be in my benefit, and at no extra cost to me.
Anyway, I get to DMK about 1500, my flight to Japan leaves at 2330, so I have about 5 hours to play with. I plan to check Bangkok's transportation options out of DMK and also checkout the skytrain to BKK. And in the extra time have a few cold ones in Bangkok. Usually I just use taxi's to get around Bangkok. But several years ago the red shirts blocked my route to Buriram and I had to scamble to find other options, so now I like to explore my options beforehand if possible.
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The Airport link goes to and from Suvarnaphumi, Not Don Muang.
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The Airport link goes to and from Suvarnaphumi, Not Don Muang.
I have an 11 pm flight to Japan out of BKK, so I plan to goof off in Bangkok for a few hours then try the Skytrian to BKK. Will give a report on how that works.
That is what I said. DMK is Don Meuang, BKK is Swampy.
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You can use the normal train from Don Muang to Hua Lompong. It takes about an hour. From there you can take the MRT and connect to BTS.
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You can use the normal train from Don Muang to Hua Lompong. It takes about an hour. From there you can take the MRT and connect to BTS.
There's a bus line that leaves DMK frequently A1 to Mo Chit bus terminal and A2 to Victory Monument. I am currently planning to try the A2 line.
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/local/340522/new-bus-links-to-don-mueang (http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/local/340522/new-bus-links-to-don-mueang)
Two air-conditioned bus services have been added to the routes between Don Mueang airport and central Bangkok starting Thursday, the Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA) says.
They are the A1 route between Don Mueang Airport and Mor Chit bus terminal, and the A2 route between the airport and Victory Monument.
The BMTA said the A1 route will have 6-8 buses making 14 round trips a day and the A2 will have 8-10 buses running 20 round trips a day. The first bus leaves at 9am and the last trip is at midnight.
The fares on both routes are no more than 30 baht a trip.
The routes will connect with other routes throughout the capital, the BMTA said.
The new routes are in line with Transport Ministry policy to promote the airport by providing more public transport to cater to tourists and air travellers.
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Took the Nok Air plane out of Buriram Airport, as mentioned earlier it is a SAAB 340 with 30+ seats. If you have a large backpack you wil need to it to go as checked baggage.
When you land in DMK they have to bus you to the terminal, as I got to the terminal I hit the head, and when I got to baggage claim the bags were appearing. So very short time to get bags.
I mentioned about the new A1 and A2 Buses, they are real easy. You exit door 6 and you are at the bus stop. I took the A2 bus which is for Victory Monument, but when it stopped at the Mo Chit Skytrain/Subway stop I exited for the skytrain. The bus cost 30 baht. Excellent way to get to the subway or skytrain.
I had a few beers at Nana they decided to find the skytrain like to BKK. Again very easy. You exit at the Phaya Thai stop, follow the signs to the Skytrain exit turnstyle, turn left and you are about there.
Since I had plenty of time I took the city route instead of the express, cost 45 baht and took about 30 minutes to get to Swampy.
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Watch Nok Air Buriram departure times, flight this Sunday 26/05 changed now about an hour later!
TBWG buriram_united sawadi
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Come October you may have to go to Surin for Nok Air.
http://www.surinfarang.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?9962-Surin-City-Map&p=93015#post93015
http://www.surinfarang.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?12888-Expansion-of-the-Surin-aiport
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They seem to get a decent load factor out of Buriram so why change?
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They seem to get a decent load factor out of Buriram so why change?
ASEAN,two airports within 60 km of each other, MONEY. Buriram will draw the short straw.
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I'm surprised that they are not making money on the Buriram leg as plane was full the other week when I flew up.
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They seem to get a decent load factor out of Buriram so why change?
ASEAN,two airports within 60 km of each other, MONEY. Buriram will draw the short straw.
Use a bigger plane & call at both Airports...........as they do at Sakhon Nakon & Nakhonpanom.Airports
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They seem to get a decent load factor out of Buriram so why change?
ASEAN,two airports within 60 km of each other, MONEY. Buriram will draw the short straw.
Use a bigger plane & call at both Airports...........as they do at Sakhon Nakon & Nakhonpanom.Airports
Our Nookie is an ideas man thumbup
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Just got this from Nok Air.
Flight change as from the 28 of October.
Bangkok ( Don Mueang )-Buriram DD9608.
Monday,Tuesday,Thursday,Saturday.
Dep=0915 Arr=1020. Promotion fare one way=1,100 Baht inc tax.
Return fare=2,200 Baht inc tax.
Buriram-Bangkok (Don Mueang ) DD9609.
Monday,Tuesday,Thursday,Saturday.
Dep=1040 Arr=1145.Promotion fare one way=1,100 Baht inc tax.
Return fare=2,200 Baht inc tax.
Looks like it's becoming a popular route.
Maybe they should fly the A380 on this route.
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Just got this from Nok Air.
Flight change as from the 28 of October.
Bangkok ( Don Mueang )-Buriram DD9608.
Monday,Tuesday,Thursday,Saturday.
Dep=0915 Arr=1020. Promotion fare one way=1,100 Baht inc tax.
Return fare=2,200 Baht inc tax.
Buriram-Bangkok (Don Mueang ) DD9609.
Monday,Tuesday,Thursday,Saturday.
Dep=1040 Arr=1145.Promotion fare one way=1,100 Baht inc tax.
Return fare=2,200 Baht inc tax.
Looks like it's becoming a popular route.
Maybe they should fly the A380 on this route.
Do you know if these are in addition to existing wed/fri/sun flights or instead of?
TBWG buriram_united sawadi
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Just got this from Nok Air.
Flight change as from the 28 of October.
Bangkok ( Don Mueang )-Buriram DD9608.
Monday,Tuesday,Thursday,Saturday.
Dep=0915 Arr=1020. Promotion fare one way=1,100 Baht inc tax.
Return fare=2,200 Baht inc tax.
Buriram-Bangkok (Don Mueang ) DD9609.
Monday,Tuesday,Thursday,Saturday.
Dep=1040 Arr=1145.Promotion fare one way=1,100 Baht inc tax.
Return fare=2,200 Baht inc tax.
Looks like it's becoming a popular route.
Maybe they should fly the A380 on this route.
Do you know if these are in addition to existing wed/fri/sun flights or instead of?
TBWG buriram_united sawadi
According to their web site NOT an addition. They are changing their flight days.
http://www.nokair.com/nokconnext/aspx/flightschedule.aspx
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Just got this from Nok Air.
Flight change as from the 28 of October.
Bangkok ( Don Mueang )-Buriram DD9608.
Monday,Tuesday,Thursday,Saturday.
Dep=0915 Arr=1020. Promotion fare one way=1,100 Baht inc tax.
Return fare=2,200 Baht inc tax.
Buriram-Bangkok (Don Mueang ) DD9609.
Monday,Tuesday,Thursday,Saturday.
Dep=1040 Arr=1145.Promotion fare one way=1,100 Baht inc tax.
Return fare=2,200 Baht inc tax.
Looks like it's becoming a popular route.
Maybe they should fly the A380 on this route.
Do you know if these are in addition to existing wed/fri/sun flights or instead of?
TBWG buriram_united sawadi
The last flight of the existing Wed,Fri,Sun schedule will stop on Fri 25th Oct.
The new schedule of Mon,Tue,Thu,Sat starts on Mon 28th Oct.
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It will be a runway extension soon!!
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It will be a runway extension soon!!
If they do then you'll only be 32 km from the airport instead of 32.3 km. jumping1
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It will be a runway extension soon!!
Might be a job there for you fatboy runway extensions,get rid of some of that weight.
Going to have to be a long runway once the A380 start coming here. thumbup
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I Wish,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I'm well ov
It will be a runway extension soon!!
If they do then you'll only be 32 km from the airport instead of 32.3 km. jumping1
I wish...........Sakut is over 100kms from the Airport!!
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"Nok Air chief executive Patee Sarasin said the front left wheel of the nosewheel assembly fell off because one of the bolts came loose."
Now, who was the engineer that last changed that tire and signed off the log book?
Safety wire and cotter pins are cheap, no?
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/local/352576/wheel-falls-off-nok-air-plane-landing-in-chiang-rai-all-passengers-safe
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^^^^
Nok Air chief executive Patee Sarasin said the front left wheel of the nosewheel assembly fell off because one of the bolts came loose.
Then, the plot thickens...
"The pilot felt that the landing was not soft and later found out that an axle had broken", Mr Patee said.
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/local/352576/wheel-falls-off-nok-air-plane-landing-in-chiang-rai-all-passengers-safe
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Nok Air's website is now showing flights daily from Buriram to Bangkok starting on October 28.
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Nok Air's website is now showing flights daily from Buriram to Bangkok starting on October 28.
Great news, thanks for the info.
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Nok Air's website is now showing flights daily from Buriram to Bangkok starting on October 28.
But for how long ::) ...Nok Air has more postponements than a SF get-together :D
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Nok Air's website is now showing flights daily from Buriram to Bangkok starting on October 28.
But for how long ::) ...Nok Air has more postponements than a SF get-together :D
Cluster x in spades.. :D :D :D
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I've been fairly lucky on Nok Air, flown 3 times out of Buriram and all went on time and easily made my connections out of BKK after transferring from DMK. I may have to be going to Bangkok regularly soon and my experiences will probably change.
Hope it doesn't match my experiences from PB Air when I had a flight cancelled because they went under. I even checked the day before and they said everything was good.
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I've been fairly lucky on Nok Air, flown 3 times out of Buriram and all went on time and easily made my connections out of BKK after transferring from DMK. I may have to be going to Bangkok regularly soon and my experiences will probably change.
Hope it doesn't match my experiences from PB Air when I had a flight cancelled because they went under. I even checked the day before and they said everything was good.
I have never had a problem with Nok either. I have used them many times. I even had over weight luggage that should have been charged for and they said " don't worry about it" and waived the charge. Always been on time also.
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Nokair opened daily flight.
From Don Muang to Buriram Everyday.
Departure at 14:05
Arrival at 15:10
From Buriram to Don Muang Everyday.
Departure at 15:30
Arrival at 16:35
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Oops, looks like Nok Air is now flying Thursday, Saturday, and Tuesday; at least that is what they are showing for April week of 20.
With a schedule like that, I would expect all flights to be cancelled.
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That is truely a shame....
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Go back and look again. Nokair shows flights 7 days a week for that time frame.
http://www.nokair.com/nokconnext/aspx/Availability.aspx
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Go back and look again. Nokair shows flights 7 days a week for that time frame.
http://www.nokair.com/nokconnext/aspx/Availability.aspx
As of 1st March it appears the flight schedule is reduced to the 3 days as per Urlefts post!
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Go back and look again. Nokair shows flights 7 days a week for that time frame.
http://www.nokair.com/nokconnext/aspx/Availability.aspx
As of 1st March it appears the flight schedule is reduced to the 3 days as per Urlefts post!
You are correct. Looks like Buriram Airport economics for air service is back to SOP.
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So from Buriram to BKK then BKK to Phuket about one hundred USD.... moneysmile spot1
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So from Buriram to BKK then BKK to Phuket about one hundred USD.... moneysmile spot1
In this country the local currency is the Baht
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It seems Nok is flying again into Buriram.
Not exactly sure how it will work, but if you plan to fly you might consider buying on 9 June.
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Beat me to it.. thumbup
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Dammmmmit, I paid 6881 round trip two people. Maybe I can call and change? OH well, moneysmile
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Could someone please tell me the time it takes from check in at Don Muang to finally being in the town centre of Buriram?
I'm sure it cannot be worth the monies being paid when compared to a 5 hour ride on a NCA bus.
Just a thought.
Thanks
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If I was traveling from the UK (via a NOK air flight) to Buriram to see my teerak then the comfort and time saving would be worth considering.
especially if I lived in Satuk.
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Yes,I agree. If living in Satuk or somewhere along that road then there would be some time saving.
What about those in Nang Rong, Nong Ki or Prakonchai for example??????
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The last time I flew into Buriram was with PB Air, the Nok Air connect time was never convienent. I could be in Buriram a half day before I could fly using a van.
Now when I come back from the US I am loaded down with w stuffed suitcases full of contraband (e.g., steak seasoning, Jar covers, US made kitchen tools, etc.) It would be a major hassle to move this stuff to DMK, check it in, pay excess baggage, then load baggage at the Buriram airport into a car.
Much easier to just have a Buriram VIP van meet me, load at BKK, and unload at my doorstep about 6 hours later.
However, when flying out of BKK I only have a backpack and computer bag. The convienence of flying to DMK beats out the bus for me. I don't mind the layover and I get to have a few beers and get a decent steak at Nana. Then take the skytrain to BKK.
However, this last trip I had to take the bus because Nok changed their schedule. The hassle different was not worth any saving in my opinion.
General costs:
Nok air to DMK: 1500 Baht
bus to BKK 0 Baht
Taxi to BKK 400 Baht
Bus to Mo Chit 30 Baht
Skytrain to Asoke 45 baht
Subway to Asoke 40 Baht
Skytrain to BKK 45 Baht
3+ extra hours to relax, drink beer, etc. Priceless
Bus to Bangkok 400 Baht
Taxi Ragsit to DMK 100 Baht
Taxk to BKK 400 Baht
6+ hour bus ride -3000 baht
But up to you. At my age very little is more important that my comfort.