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Sakaeo is a newly established province upgraded from Amphoe
Sakaeo of Prachinburi Province in 1993. Sakaeo is an eastern boundary
province, located 220 kilometers from Bangkok. It is administratively
divided into 7 amphoes: Muang , Watthana Nakhon, Aranyaprathet,
Ta Phraya, Wang Nam Yen, Khao Chagun and Khlong Hat.
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 How
to get there
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Car
By car: Traveling to Sa Kaeo can be accessed by three routes.
1. From Bangkok, use Phahonyothin Highway to Rangsit, use overpass
to Highway No.305, pass Amphoe Ongkharak, Nakhon Nayok, after that
use Highway No.33, pass Amphoe Kabin Buri to Sa Kaeo. Total distance
is 214 kilometres.
2. From Bangkok, use Highway No.1 to Hin Kong, turn right to Highway
No.33, pass Nakhon Nayok, Kabin Buri to Sa Kaeo. Total distance
is 245 kilometres.
3. From Bangkok, use Highway No.304, pass Min Buri, Chachoengsao
to Amphoe Phanom Sarakham, turn right at 35th kilometre, use Highway
No. 304 to Kabin Buri. At 95th kilometre, turn right again to Highway
No.33 to Sa Kaeo.
Bus
By bus :The Transport Co.,Ltd. provides bus services both ordinary
and air-conditioned. Leave from Mo Chit Bus Terminal 2 everyday.
For more details, please contact at Tel: 936-2852. There are two
air-conditioned bus routes:
1. Route Bangkok – Hin Kong – Nakhon Nayok – Sa
Kaeo – Aranyaprathet
First class bus leaves at 04:30 hrs., next bus at every 1 hour,
last bus leaves 18:00 hrs. The fare is 135 Baht.
Second class bus leaves at 05:00 hrs., next bus at every 1 hour,
last bus leaves 18:30 hrs. The fare is 118 Baht.
2. Route Bangkok – Ongkharak – Nakhon Nayok - Sa Kaeo
– Aranyaprathet
First class bus leaves at 04:45 hrs., next bus at every 1 hour,
last bus leaves 18:30 hrs. The fare is 118 Baht.
Second class bus leaves at 05:00 hrs., next bus at every 1 hour,
last bus leaves 18:45 hrs. The fare is 95 Baht.
Train
By rail: State Railways of Thailand provides service from
Hua Lamphong Station in Bangkok to Sa Kaeo and Aranyaprathet twice
everyday, leaving at 05:55 and 13:05 hrs. The fare is 48 Baht /
person. For more details, please contact Travel Service Unit at
Tel: 1690, 0-2223-7010, 0-2223-7020.
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festivals
& Events
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Eastern Cultural Fair and Sa Kaeo Red Cross Fair
These fairs are held in the middle of February every year.
There are many traditional displays, processions, exhibitions and
cultural entertainments.
Sa Kaeo Establishment Commemoration
Being held every year in December, this special fair has many
delightful events to offer. There are cultural and arts processions,
including exhibitions of the local goods of the province.
Cantaloupe Day
Held in Aranyaprathet in early April every year, there are
many activities in relation to cantaloupes for visitors to the province
to experience.
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