Udon to Phuket

Post by **ban thaat yai girl** » March 19, 2007, 12:06 am

I will be back home for a few months from may to August and I am hoping to get my husband to take me and the kids to Phuket for a little while. Does anybody know if there is a direct flight route or would we have to go from Bangkok

Post by **Doc** » March 19, 2007, 12:13 am

From Udon Thani - you have to go through Bangkok.

Post by **ban thaat yai girl** » March 19, 2007, 12:23 am

Thank you Doc maybe we can go near the end and return to Bankok for our flights back to England

Post by **arjay** » March 19, 2007, 10:14 am

As Doc says there are no direct flights. The best idea would be to fly Nok, changing flights in Bangkok.

Or if you are connecting to International flights through Bangkok on the return leg, flying ThaiAir maybe better.

Post by **beer monkey** » March 19, 2007, 5:30 pm

Would be a nice drive , with a few stop-overs.(depending how old the children are).

Post by **arjay** » March 19, 2007, 7:52 pm

Believe me BM, it's not a nice drive. It's a very long and arduous journey. - Too far too be a pleasant drive and not really scenic enough. Too much traffic, with lots of commercial lorries and buses/coaches.

Ok you could break the journey in Hua Hin or similar, but the pluses certainly don't outweigh the minuses for me.

Post by **beer monkey** » March 19, 2007, 8:24 pm

maybe its just me, as i love driving around Thailand,and stopping off and having the freedom... if time was on your side of course.

you are never going to beat flying but the driving would be a second soloution, coaches would be bottom of the list. LoL

Post by **VAL** » March 19, 2007, 8:29 pm

as beer monkey says it is a nice drive if you like driving...ive done it twice but never again!!!!!!....it just seems never ending.....phuket to cha am 8-9 hours, overnight stay,then cha am to udon 8-9 hours...1400kms and aching knees!!!!

Post by **747man** » March 30, 2007, 12:30 pm

jarralad wrote:as beer monkey says it is a nice drive if you like driving...ive done it twice but never again!!!!!!....it just seems never ending.....phuket to cha am 8-9 hours, overnight stay,then cha am to udon 8-9 hours...1400kms and aching knees!!!!

And a NUMB Backside,Aye Jarralad ??