By Car

a)From Bangkok, take Highway No. 1 to Saraburi and Highway No. 2 to Nakhon Ratchasima, then use Highway No.226 and proceed to Ubon Ratchathani via Buri Ram, Surin and Si Sa Ket, for a total distance of 629 kilometers.

b) From Bangkok, take Highway No. 1 and Highway No. 2 unil arriving at Sikhio, then turn into Highway No. 24 and proceed to Ubon Ratchathani via Chok Chai, Nang Rong, Prasat, Det Udom and Warin Chamrap.

By Bus

Buses depart from Bangkok's Northern Bus Terminal (Mochit 2 Bus Terminal) to Ubon Ratchathani every day. Contact Transport Co. Ltd at Tel: 0 2936 2852-66 for more information.

By Train

Regular trains depart from Bangkok's Hua Lamphong Railway Station to Ubon Ratchathani every day. Call 1690, 0 2223 7010-20 for more information.

By Air

Thai Airways has several daily flights connecting Bangkok with Ubon Ratchathani. For more information, contact their Bangkok office at tel. 0-2280-0060, 0-2628-2000 or view their website at www.thaiairways.com. Air Asia operates two flights every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday to Ubon Ratchathani International Airport. The flight time is 1.05 hours. Call 02 515 9999 or visit www.airasia.com for more details.

Getting around the city

Getting around the city is easy with city buses. They usually run along the main avenues, from north to south of the town. The fare is only 5B.

Taking Samlor around the city would cost approximately 30B/kilometre
If you, however, choose to enjoy the ride of a rented car, there are several car rental companies, big names and local names, which provide this kind of service.

They are:

Chaw Wattana. Tel. 045 1906. Address: 39/8 Suriyat Road.
Budget Rent a Car. Tel. 045 240507. Address: Arrival Hall, Ubon Ratchathani Airport.

Getting to nearby provinces

By Bus

There are buses departing from a bus terminal located at Chayangkun Road to Ubons neighboring provinces and its own districts. They include: (please note that fares are subject to change without prior notice)

Buriram (ordinary 66B, air-con 148B), Kantharalak (for Khao Phra Viharn ordinary 20B), Khong Chiam (ordinary 40B), Khon Kaen (ordinary 66B, air-con 148B), Khorat (ordinary 149B, air-con 260B), Mukdahan (ordinary 55B, air-con 105B), Phibun Mangsahan (ordinary 22B), Prakhon Chai (for Phanom Rung, ordinary 84B), Roi Et (ordinary 61B, air-con 99B), Sakon Nakhon (ordinary 101B, air-con 1738B), Si Saket (ordinary 29B, air-con 60B), Surin (ordinary 72B, air-con 129B), That Phanom (ordinary 65B, air-con 140B), Udon Thani (ordinary 122B, air-con 219B), and Yasothon (ordinary 43B, air-con 76B),