Hi
Looking to get down to HH on the 24th and keep hearing about the VIP buses from Korat to HH
Anybody got tel nos. and timetable info please?
VIP buses
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stgrhe
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Re: VIP buses
Sorry, I can't help you with that, but my wife took the VIP bus the other way two weeks ago and she was very pleased with the service (nothing like the poor service to from HH to Bangkok she said), although the journey apparently takes 8 hours since there are many stops en route.richard wrote:Hi
Looking to get down to HH on the 24th and keep hearing about the VIP buses from Korat to HH
Anybody got tel nos. and timetable info please?
Richard,
There is a bus from Korat to Hua Hin, nice bus too, departs from "Bus Ternimal 2", the large bus station, which you'll probably get dropped off at by the bus you take from Khon Kaen.
Departs 3 times a day at 10am, 2pm and 10pm.
You'll be paying around 380-400 baht I think for Korat to Hua Hin.
Think you can make a reservation on this number 044 255 555 but I think they want you to show up an hour before departure with that or you can just buy one when you get to the bus station, will be OK as that bus starts in Korat so it's unlikely to be full from the off.
BTW, Yeah, stgrhe is right, about 8 hours. Might be worth getting your Mrs to ring them and check the above info is still the case as the last time I checked this stuff was a few months ago, probably is still the case but you never know, assumption is the mother of all screw-ups, certainly here.
There is a bus from Korat to Hua Hin, nice bus too, departs from "Bus Ternimal 2", the large bus station, which you'll probably get dropped off at by the bus you take from Khon Kaen.
Departs 3 times a day at 10am, 2pm and 10pm.
You'll be paying around 380-400 baht I think for Korat to Hua Hin.
Think you can make a reservation on this number 044 255 555 but I think they want you to show up an hour before departure with that or you can just buy one when you get to the bus station, will be OK as that bus starts in Korat so it's unlikely to be full from the off.
BTW, Yeah, stgrhe is right, about 8 hours. Might be worth getting your Mrs to ring them and check the above info is still the case as the last time I checked this stuff was a few months ago, probably is still the case but you never know, assumption is the mother of all screw-ups, certainly here.
Defintiely make a reservation! Travelled on this last year and it was full with some folk sitting on red plastic seats in the aisle!spitfire wrote:Richard,
Think you can make a reservation on this number 044 255 555 but I think they want you to show up an hour before departure with that or you can just buy one when you get to the bus station, will be OK as that bus starts in Korat so it's unlikely to be full from the off.
I guess they're the ones who just turned up? Apart from that, it was very comfortable and although by-passes Bkk, stops at lots of places en-route starting at Saraburi. It started emptying about half-way into the journey.
Will be using it in a few weeks myself.
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Thinking about it, it was about 8 days before songkran.spitfire wrote:Ah MrC, you must have caught it at one of those crazy long weekend/holiday madness times when the cities empty and everyone wants to leg-it back home for a few days. That's usually when you get the red stools in the aisle thing going on, yeah, not so funny.
Whats it likely to be like on 7 December?
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Caller,
Well, just looked at the calender and it's a bit messy around then. You've got:
-H.M's birthday on the 5th, which is a Saturday.
-Then Sunday 6th off too.
-The 7th is also a holiday...says (Substitution for H.M. The King's birthday),whatever that means.
-8th and 9th appear to be normal but the 10th is a holiday too (Constitution day).
-Then you've got the weekend again.
Bit of a mess really, I suppose it will start to go silly on Thursday 3rd and Friday 4th, probably the 5th a bit too, on the roads leaving BBK.
8th and 9th everyone should be home by then so could be alright and if there are any going back to work then it'll be on the roads to BBK and not away from it the other way. Many may well just flunk the 8th and 9th off anyhow and stay home till the Sunday and then travel back but again it should only be a problem on the roads leading to BBK. Around the King's birthday then of course it'll be the other way round, if any of that makes any sense.
If you plan it right then you should be able to get away with it.
Well, just looked at the calender and it's a bit messy around then. You've got:
-H.M's birthday on the 5th, which is a Saturday.
-Then Sunday 6th off too.
-The 7th is also a holiday...says (Substitution for H.M. The King's birthday),whatever that means.
-8th and 9th appear to be normal but the 10th is a holiday too (Constitution day).
-Then you've got the weekend again.
Bit of a mess really, I suppose it will start to go silly on Thursday 3rd and Friday 4th, probably the 5th a bit too, on the roads leaving BBK.
8th and 9th everyone should be home by then so could be alright and if there are any going back to work then it'll be on the roads to BBK and not away from it the other way. Many may well just flunk the 8th and 9th off anyhow and stay home till the Sunday and then travel back but again it should only be a problem on the roads leading to BBK. Around the King's birthday then of course it'll be the other way round, if any of that makes any sense.
If you plan it right then you should be able to get away with it.
That'll just mean that the public Holiday is on the 7th because the actual date fell on a weekend.spitfire wrote: -H.M's birthday on the 5th, which is a Saturday.
-Then Sunday 6th off too.
-The 7th is also a holiday...says (Substitution for H.M. The King's birthday),whatever that means.
My GF has got to get down from Korat on the 5th, I'll bet she'll be in a particularly delightful mood if all the buses are rammed full.
