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Getting
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Muang Khorat
Samlors cost 15
to 20 baht; and tuk-tuks cost 20 to 30 baht for a short trip,
40 to 50 baht for longer ones. There is also a fairly extensive
bus system available daily. From Khorat train station, bus
No.1 goes along Phoklang Rd, while No.2 passes on Mukkhamontri
Rd, and No.3 goes east along Jomsurangyut Rd. In the opposite
direction, buses No. 1, 2 and 3 all come back on Mukkhamontri
Rd towards the TAT office. It costs 3 baht for ordinary lines
and 5 baht for airconditioned ones.
Going to Pak Thong Chai
Thirty-two km along
Route 304 south of Khorat is one of Thailand’s most famous
silk-weaving villages, Pak Thong Chai. Bus No.1303 to Pak
Thong Chai leaves the terminal No.1 in Khorat every 30 minutes,
the last leaves at 4pm. The fare is 11 baht.
Visiting Dan Kwian
Fifteen km south-east
of Khorat is a famous village called Dan Kwian where there
has been pottery production for hundreds of years. To get
there from Khorat, simply take a songthaew from the south
or east city gates. The fare to Dan Kwian is 6 baht approximately.
Phimai
Besides staying
a night for Prasat Hin Phimai, if you would like to visit
the town’s ruins as a daytime trip, you can take an 8.00am
bus from Khorat which would give you plenty of time to wander
around the ruins. And in late afternoon, you can take a return
bus trip back to Muang Khorat.
 Khao
Yai
If you intend to
visit Khao Yai, there is a direct bus from Bangkok at the
Northern Bus Terminal. But if you are in Khorat, simply take
a return trip to Bangkok and get off in Pak Chong. It costs
about 25 baht with an ordinary bus and 50 baht with an airconditioned
bus.
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