Where is Sukhumvit?

[4niceight 32]

I've always wanted to go to Sukhumvit. There seem to be many roads leading there but nobody can tell me where this town is. Is this just a devious ploy to mislead farangs?

[elef 0]

Sukhumvit Rd starts in Bangkok a little before Soi 0 and ends at the cambodian border after passing Chonburi, Sriracha, Pattaya, Rayong and Trat - the longest road in Thailand and there's no place named Sukhumvit along the road AFAIK.

 

Wikipedia reveals the secret, Sukhumvit is named after "the fifth chief of the Department of Highways, Phra Pisan Sukhumvit".

[ZAMPA 0]

I think the chap means Sukhumvit Road bangkok.......thats where all the action is......Nana Plaza & Soi Cowboy.....plus many other bars....!!!

Edited March 25, 2007 by MILLWALLFC

[BKKsaint 1]

I think you need to be more precise in telling them WHERE along Sukhumvit you want to go to. Sukhumvit runs all the way from BKK to Pattaya... a big stretch of the BTS line in BKK runs along Sukhumvit. Asoke for Soi Cowboy, and Nana for NEP.

 

-BKKsaint

[stevoman 2]

I think the chap means Sukhumvit Road bangkok.......thats where all the action is......Nana Plaza & Soi Cowboy.....plus many other bars....!!!

 

I thought that too until I re-read his post and he definately asked about a TOWN!

[4niceight 32]

I DID ask about the town of Sukhumvit. Just a bit of a joke! As a newbie many years ago I saw Suk road in Bkk and Suk road in Pattaya, and it got me wondering. Am an old hand now, so just joking!

[ashboy 22]

It's thattaway.

 

Just keep bearing to the right, you can't miss it.

[joseph1 6]

get on any skytrain and go to Nana station...this is sukumvit.

[yesiam 0]

all roads lead to sukhumvit...................

[joekicker 53]

Sukhumvit Rd starts in Bangkok a little before Soi 0 and ends at the cambodian border after passing Chonburi, Sriracha, Pattaya, Rayong and Trat - the longest road in Thailand and there's no place named Sukhumvit along the road AFAIK.

 

Actually Phahonyothin Road would probably be the longest. It starts in Bangkok and goes North through Chiang Mai and on. Out of town, like Sukhumvit, it's called the Phahonyothin Highway.

 

Lots of varied spellings on this one of course.

The closest for English pronunciation is probably

Pahone Yohtin

[Gus 97]

Typical of the Thais, have a very long road called Sukhumvit and no place at the end of it

 

Maybe the road between Lands End and John O' Groats could be re-named Sukhumvit.