| Boundary
:: North Amphoe Bang Saphan Noi of
Prachuap Khiri Khan;
:: South Amphoe Tha Chana of Surat
Thani;
:: East Gulf of Thailand;
:: West Ranong and Andaman Sea.
Chumphon is administratively
divided into 8 Amphoe: Muang Chumphon, Lang Suan, Sawi,
Tha Sae, Lamae, Phato, Pathio, and Thung Tako.
Distances from Amphoe Mueang
to Other Districts :
:: Pathiu 30 kilometres
:: Tha Sae 32 kilometres
:: Sawi 45 kilometres
:: Thung Tako 62 kilometres
:: Lang Suan 76 kilometres
:: Lamae 95 kilometres
:: Phato 115 kilometres
Distances from Chumphon to
Nieghbouring Provinces :
:: Prachuap Khiri Khan 183 kilometres
:: Ranong 117 kilometres
:: Surat Thani 193 kilometres
Car
From Bangkok, use Highway No. 4, or
Highway No. 35 (Thon Buri-Pak Tho) and join Highway
No.4, pass Petchaburi, Prachuap Khiri Khan, to Chumphon
junction, then turn left along Highway No. 4001 for
8 kilometres to town.
Bus
Buses regularly depart from the Southern
Bus Terminal to Chumphon on a daily basis. For more
details, contact the Southern Bus Terminal at Tel: 0
2434 5557 - 8, 0 2435 1199. For the round-trip, buses
leave from Chumphon Bus Terminal at Tel: 0 7750 2725,
0 7751 1094.
For air-conditioned buses,
contact:
Chok-anan Tour: in Bangkok at Tel:
0 2435-5027 - 9, 0 2435 7429 or in Chumphon at Tel:
0 7751 1480, 0 7751 1757.
Suwannathi Tour: in Bangkok at Tel:
0 2435 5026, or in Chumphon at Tel: 0 7751 1422.
Within Chumphon province, buses servicing
the Chumphon-Sawi-Lang Suan route leaves the terminal
in front of Chumphon Market, Thanon Tha Taphao from
6 a.m.-6 p.m. daily.
The taxi queue is behind old market,
opposite to Chumphon Bus Terminal. Taxis can be hired
to Lang Suan, Ranong and Surat Thani.
Train
From Bangkok Railway Station (Hua Lamphong)
There are both rapid and express trains
to Chumphon everyday. For more details, contact 1690,
0 2 223 7010, 0 2223 7020 at Hua Lamphong or at Chumphon
Station Tel: 0 7751 1103.
From Thon Buri Railway Station (Bangkok
Noi)
There are fast trains to Chumphon everyday.
For more details, contact at Tel: 0 2411 3102.
Air
Air Andaman provides flight services
from Bangkok to Chumphon 4 times a week on Mondays,
Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays. For more information,
contact their Bangkok office at tel. 0-2996-9119 or
view their website at www.airandaman.com.
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