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 TRANSPORTATION
TO MAE HONG SON
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Car
Mae Hong Son is located 924 kilometres from Bangkok. Drive from
Bangkok to Chiang Mai and then choose the following routes to Mae
Hong Son:
Chiang Mai – Hot – Mae Sariang – Khun Yuam –
Mae Hong Son (Route 108) with 1864 curves, a distance of 349 kilometres.
Chiang Mai – Mae Malai – Pai – Mae Hong Son (Route
1095), a distance of 245 kilometres.
Bus
Mueang Nuea Yan Yon Tour (Tel: (0 2936 3587-8) operates an air-conditioned
bus which runs directly from Bangkok to Mae Hong Son every day.
The bus departs from Chatuchak (Mochit 2) Bus Terminal at 6 p.m.
The trip takes about 17 hours.
Train
One can travel from Bangkok to Chiang Mai by rail and then continue
to Mae Hong Son by bus. For more information, call 1699, 0 2223
7010, 0 2223 7020 or visit www.railway.co.th
Air
Thai Airways flies Bangkok-Chiang Mai-Mae Hong Son daily. Reservation
should be made in advance at Tel: 0 2280 0060, 0 2628 2000 or call
1566 or visit www.thaiairways.com for current schedule.
Travel from Chiang Mai
Car
Mae Hong Son can be reached from Chiang Mai either by Highway
No. 108 via Hot, Mae Sariang, or Highway No. 1095 via Pai.
Bus
Chiang Mai-Mae Hong Son buses operated by Prem Pracha Transport
(Tel: 0 5324 4737, 0 5324 2767) departing from Chiang Mai Arcade
Bus Terminal every day. The buses which run along Highway No.108
leave Chiang Mai frequently from 6.30 a.m. – 9 p.m. The journey
takes 8 hours. The buses which run along Highway No. 1095 leave
Chiang Mai from 7 a.m.-12.30 p.m. The journey takes 6 hours.
Air
There are 4 daily flights from Chiang Mai to Mae Hong Son. Tourists
are advised to book tickets at least 2 days before departure. Contact
Thai Airways Tel: 0 5321 0043-5, 0 5321 1044-7 (Chiang Mai), or
0 5361 1297, 0 5361 1194 (Mae Hong Son).
Distances from Mae Hong Son town (Amphoe Mueang) to the other
districts:
| Pang Mapha |
64 km. |
| Khun Yuam |
67 km. |
| Pai |
111 km. |
| Mae La Noi |
134 km. |
| Mae Sariang |
164 km. |
| Sop Moei |
192 km. |
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