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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
Bangkok Airways operates flights from Bangkok to Hua Hin four times
a week, and also from Hua Hin to Ko Samui. In addition, daily flights
to Phuket are available. Call 032 522305 for more details.
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 bahts 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 bahts, 4 hours), Surat Thani
Province (210 bahts, 7hours), Phuket Province (305 bahts, 10 hours)
and Krabi Province (280 bahts, 9 hours)
By Train
The trip takes about 3-3/4 hours from Bangkok; 1st class fare is
202 bahts (rapid and express only), 2nd class is 102 bahts (rapid
and express only) and 3rd class is 44 bahts. 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 bahts / person. These buses
run from around 6 a.m. until 5.50 p.m.
Buses to Pranburi are 10 bahts and leave from the same area of
Chomsin Road.
Samlors may cost 40 bahts / 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 bahts to 200 bahts per day for 100cc and 250 bahts
to 300 bahts for 125cc. Occasionally larger bikes - 400 to 750cc
- are available for 500 bahts to 600 bahts a day. Bicycles are 30
bahts to 70 bahts per day.
At the fishing pier visitors can charter boats to Ko Singtoh for
800 bahts a day. On Hat Takiap it is possible to get cheaper fares
for 700 bahts.
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