By Car
a) From Bangkok, use Highway
No. 1 to Wang Noi, then proceed to Nakhon Sawan
Province along Highway No. 32 via Ayutthaya,
Ang Thong and Sing Buri Provinces. After that,
take Highway No. 117 to Phitsanulok. The total
distance is 337 kilometers.
b) Take the same Highway to
Sing Buri Province and switch to Highway No.
11 (In Buri-Tak Fa route), then turn into Highway
No. 12 and proceed to Phitsanulok Province via
Wang Thong District. The total distance is 450
kilometers.
By Bus
Buses depart from Bangkok's
Northern Bus Terminal (Mochit 2 Bus Terminal)to
Phitsanulok. Contact Transport Co. Ltd. at Tel:
0 2936 2852-66; Phitsanulok Yan Yon Tour at
Tel: 0 2936 2924-5; Choet Chai Tour at Tel:
0 2936 0199 and Win Tour at Tel: 0 2936 3753.
By Train
Daily regular trains depart
daily from Bangkok’s Hua Lamphong Railway Station.
Call 1690 or visit www.railway.co.th
for more information.
Trains leave Bangkok for Phitsanulok daily from
7.05 a.m. to 11.30 p.m., 14 times a day. There
are express trains (Sprinters) from Bangkok
to Phitsanulok departing daily from 8.25 a.m.
to 11.10 p.m., 5 times a day.
Trains leave Phitsanulok for Bangkok daily,
from 2.05 a.m. to 11.29 p.m., 14 times a day.
There are daily express trains (Sprinters) departing
from Phitsanulok to Bangkok from 2.05 a.m. to
11.00 p.m., 4 times a day.
By Air
Thai Airways International
operates several direct flights daily from Bangkok
to Phitsanulok. The trip takes 40-45 minutes.
For more information, contact the Bangkok Office
at tel. 0 2280 0060, 0 2628 2000, Phitsanulok
Office at tel. 0 5525 8020 or visit www.thaiairways.com.
By Rental Car – For visitors
interested in touring Phitsanulok independently,
Budget has a small operation at the airport.
Call tel. 05525-8556 for reservations and information.
Avis operates out of an office adjoining the
Phitsanulok Youth Hostel.
Travelling around the city
is easy as the town is relatively compact. Sam
lor will cost 30-50 baht/person, depending on
the destination and city buses are also available
(4-6 baht/person, non air-conditioned). The
station is located on Thammabucha Road, near
the train station.
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