Bkk To Khon Kaen Visa Versa,timetables Buses And Trains

[Dr Mick 111]

Taken from Khon Kaen forum ,may help if you are travelling to Khon Kaen in the future.

Martin sorry if most letters are in capitals below ,im not shouting i just copied and pasted

 

 

Upated from Khon Kaen Forum OCT 2010

I still think same timetable ,worth checking their web sites DR Mick dec 2011..

 

http://www.khonkaen.com/english/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3558&title=up-to-date-bus-and-train-info-kkbkk

 

NAKHONCHAI AIR BUS

DEPART ARRIVE BANGKOK TO KHON KAEN AND KHON KAEN TO BANGKOK.

SAME TIME BOTH WAYS

06.30 12.35

08.00 14.05

08.45 14.50 THIS SERVICE IS THE VIP SERVICE AND THE COST IS 384 BT

09.30 15.35 ON ALL BUSES YOU GET A MEAL SNACK AND DRINK

10.00 16.05 THE SEATS ARE GENERALLY MASSAGE AND RECLINING

10.30 16.35 EXCELLENT SERVICE FOR THE MONEY

11.00 17.05

11.30 17.35

12.15 18.20

13.00 19.05 CALLS AT MORCHIT AND THE NAKHONCHAI AIR BUS

14.00 20.05

15.00 21.05

16.00 22.05

17.00 23.05

18.00 24.05

19.00 01.05

20.00 02.05

20.30 02.35

21.00 03.05

21.30 03.35

22.00 04.05

22.15 04.20

22.30 04.35

22.45 04.50

23.00 05.05

23.30 05.35

24.00 06.05

00.30 06.35

 

ALSO THERE IS A FIRST CLASS SERVICE WHICH IN THAILAND MEANS BETTER THAN VIP? DEPARTURE TIMES AND ARRIVALS BOTH WAYS PRICE 580 BAHT

 

DEPART ARRIVE

11.15 17.20

23.15 0520

24.15 06.20

 

ON THIS SERVICE YOU HAVE ONLY 24 MASSAGING SEATS WHICH DECLINE 175 DEGREES AND IN SEAT PERSONAL TELEVISION WITH ALL THE FOOD.SAME AS BUSINESS CLASS ON A PLANE!

These FIRST CLASS can be booked up/full 2 weeks in advance

 

 

CHAN TOURS DEPART MORCHIT BUS STATION TO KHON KAEN ALSO

http://chantour.com/

ONLY DEPARTURE TIMES BUT 6/6.30 HOURS IS THE NORM.

06.00

07.45

08.30

EVERY 30 MINS PAST THE HOUR INCLUDING THE 17.30

18.15

19.15

19.45 THE PRICE IS 375 BAHT AND CHAN TOURS OPERATE DECKERS

20.30 THIS SERVICE IS THEIR FLAGSHIP FIRST CLASS

20.45

21.30

22.15

22.45

23.15

23.45

00.45

02.15

 

KHON KAEN TO BANGKOK MORCHIT WITH CHAN TOURS

DEPART KHON KAEN

07.45

08.30

09.00

09.40

10.00

10.35

11.00

11.30

12.00

12.45

13.15

14.00

14.45

15.30

16.00

17.00

17.45

19.15

20.30

21.00

22.00

23.00

00.45

02.15

JUST TURN UP AND BE ON A BUS WITHIN THE HOUR IF NOT AT HOLIDAY TIMES IE SONGKRAN!

 

IN MY OPINION NCA IS A BETTER SERVICE ALL ROUND.

 

http://www.railway.co.th/English/index.asp

 

THE TRAIN FROM BKK TO KHON KAEN

THERE ARE 4 TRAINS DAILY DEPARTING BKK TRAIN STATION

08.20 ARRIVE KHON KAEN 16.20

18.30 ARRIVE KHON KAEN 02.10

20.00 ARRIVE KHON KAEN 05.05

20.45 ARRIVE KHON KAEN 06.07

 

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE FARES ON THESE TRAINS DOES VARY FROM 1ST CLASS 368 BAHT? 2ND CLASS 179 BAHT AND 3RD CLASS 77 BAHT.

ALSO THE 20.45 FROM BANGKOK TO KHON KAEN SERVICE IS FREE YES!!! FREE IF YOU CAN ROUGH IT??

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THE TRAIN FROM KHON KAEN TO BANGKOK

THERE ARE ALSO FOUR TRAINS A DAY DEPARTING KHON KAEN TRAIN STATION

08.39 ARRIVE BANGKOK 17.10

20.11 ARRIVE BANGKOK 05.00

21.05 ARRIVE BANGKOK 06.25

22.16 ARRIVE BANGKOK 08.00

 

THE FARES ARE ROUGHLY THE SAME AS ABOVE OBVIOUSLY IF YOU WANT A SLEEPER YOU ARE GOING TO PAY MORE!!

IT IS WORTH NOTING THAT THE 22.16 SERVICE IS FREE YES!!! FREE IF YOU CAN ROUGH IT??

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THERE IS A ONCE DAILY SERVICE LEAVING KHON KAEN GOING TO SWAMPY AIRPORT WHICH DEPARTS AT 22.00PM AND THE FARE IS 335 BAHT...ETA AT 04.30AM?(PLEASE CHECK OUT AS I DO NOT KNOW ATBOUT THIS DR MICK)

 

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FOR THE VISA RUNNERS OR A DIRTY WEEKEND AWAY!!

THE KHON KAEN TO VIENTANE BUS IS 180 BAHT AND THERE ARE 2 DEPARTURES A DAY

07.45 ARRIVE VIEN 12.45

15.15 ARRIVE VIEN 20.15

JUST THOUGHT I WOULD ADD IF YOU WANT TO STAY ON THE BUS TO VIENTANE,AND NOT GET LEFT AT THE BORDER....MAKE SURE YOU GET YOUR LAOS VISA AT THE LAOS EMBASSY/CONSULATE IN K K BEFORE YOU TRAVEL.

 

**THIS INFORMATION IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY MADGE TOURS*TM* LOL.... AND IS ACCURATE FROM THE 2ND OF FEBUARY 2010

 

NOTE@@@ TIMES AND CERTAIN SERVICES MAY DIFFER AND MAY BE WITHDRAWN BECAUSE AFTER ALL WE ARE IN THAILAND AND SOMETIMES THINGS HAPPEN THAT ARE UNEXPECTED!!! I WISH YOU ALL A SAFE AND PLEASENT JOURNEY IN THIS WONDERFUL REGION, ANY WAY I CAN HELP JUST ASK!

[MM 6,562]

Good stuff, Mick! No problems at all with the caps.

[bigdelta 46]

I recently checked the fares and I think the sleeper is a bargan for the overnight trip.Mick had recently sent me the train info via PM.Thanks again Mick.

Edited December 28, 2011 by bigdelta

[Steef 12]

Taken from Khon Kaen forum ,may help if you are travelling to Khon Kaen in the future.

Martin sorry if most letters are in capitals below ,im not shouting i just copied and pasted

 

 

Upated from Khon Kaen Forum OCT 2010

I still think same timetable ,worth checking their web sites DR Mick dec 2011..

 

http://www.khonkaen.com/english/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3558&title=up-to-date-bus-and-train-info-kkbkk

 

NAKHONCHAI AIR BUS

DEPART ARRIVE BANGKOK TO KHON KAEN AND KHON KAEN TO BANGKOK.

SAME TIME BOTH WAYS

06.30 12.35

08.00 14.05

08.45 14.50 THIS SERVICE IS THE VIP SERVICE AND THE COST IS 384 BT

09.30 15.35 ON ALL BUSES YOU GET A MEAL SNACK AND DRINK

10.00 16.05 THE SEATS ARE GENERALLY MASSAGE AND RECLINING

10.30 16.35 EXCELLENT SERVICE FOR THE MONEY

11.00 17.05

11.30 17.35

12.15 18.20

13.00 19.05 CALLS AT MORCHIT AND THE NAKHONCHAI AIR BUS

14.00 20.05

15.00 21.05

16.00 22.05

17.00 23.05

18.00 24.05

19.00 01.05

20.00 02.05

20.30 02.35

21.00 03.05

21.30 03.35

22.00 04.05

22.15 04.20

22.30 04.35

22.45 04.50

23.00 05.05

23.30 05.35

24.00 06.05

00.30 06.35

 

ALSO THERE IS A FIRST CLASS SERVICE WHICH IN THAILAND MEANS BETTER THAN VIP? DEPARTURE TIMES AND ARRIVALS BOTH WAYS PRICE 580 BAHT

 

DEPART ARRIVE

11.15 17.20

23.15 0520

24.15 06.20

 

ON THIS SERVICE YOU HAVE ONLY 24 MASSAGING SEATS WHICH DECLINE 175 DEGREES AND IN SEAT PERSONAL TELEVISION WITH ALL THE FOOD.SAME AS BUSINESS CLASS ON A PLANE!

These FIRST CLASS can be booked up/full 2 weeks in advance

 

 

CHAN TOURS DEPART MORCHIT BUS STATION TO KHON KAEN ALSO

http://chantour.com/

ONLY DEPARTURE TIMES BUT 6/6.30 HOURS IS THE NORM.

06.00

07.45

08.30

EVERY 30 MINS PAST THE HOUR INCLUDING THE 17.30

18.15

19.15

19.45 THE PRICE IS 375 BAHT AND CHAN TOURS OPERATE DECKERS

20.30 THIS SERVICE IS THEIR FLAGSHIP FIRST CLASS

20.45

21.30

22.15

22.45

23.15

23.45

00.45

02.15

 

KHON KAEN TO BANGKOK MORCHIT WITH CHAN TOURS

DEPART KHON KAEN

07.45

08.30

09.00

09.40

10.00

10.35

11.00

11.30

12.00

12.45

13.15

14.00

14.45

15.30

16.00

17.00

17.45

19.15

20.30

21.00

22.00

23.00

00.45

02.15

JUST TURN UP AND BE ON A BUS WITHIN THE HOUR IF NOT AT HOLIDAY TIMES IE SONGKRAN!

 

IN MY OPINION NCA IS A BETTER SERVICE ALL ROUND.

 

http://www.railway.co.th/English/index.asp

 

THE TRAIN FROM BKK TO KHON KAEN

THERE ARE 4 TRAINS DAILY DEPARTING BKK TRAIN STATION

08.20 ARRIVE KHON KAEN 16.20

18.30 ARRIVE KHON KAEN 02.10

20.00 ARRIVE KHON KAEN 05.05

20.45 ARRIVE KHON KAEN 06.07

 

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE FARES ON THESE TRAINS DOES VARY FROM 1ST CLASS 368 BAHT? 2ND CLASS 179 BAHT AND 3RD CLASS 77 BAHT.

ALSO THE 20.45 FROM BANGKOK TO KHON KAEN SERVICE IS FREE YES!!! FREE IF YOU CAN ROUGH IT??

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THE TRAIN FROM KHON KAEN TO BANGKOK

THERE ARE ALSO FOUR TRAINS A DAY DEPARTING KHON KAEN TRAIN STATION

08.39 ARRIVE BANGKOK 17.10

20.11 ARRIVE BANGKOK 05.00

21.05 ARRIVE BANGKOK 06.25

22.16 ARRIVE BANGKOK 08.00

 

THE FARES ARE ROUGHLY THE SAME AS ABOVE OBVIOUSLY IF YOU WANT A SLEEPER YOU ARE GOING TO PAY MORE!!

IT IS WORTH NOTING THAT THE 22.16 SERVICE IS FREE YES!!! FREE IF YOU CAN ROUGH IT??

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THERE IS A ONCE DAILY SERVICE LEAVING KHON KAEN GOING TO SWAMPY AIRPORT WHICH DEPARTS AT 22.00PM AND THE FARE IS 335 BAHT...ETA AT 04.30AM?(PLEASE CHECK OUT AS I DO NOT KNOW ATBOUT THIS DR MICK)

 

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FOR THE VISA RUNNERS OR A DIRTY WEEKEND AWAY!! file:///C:/DOCUME~1/MICKDI~1/LOCALS~1/Temp/msohtml1/01/clip_image001.gif

THE KHON KAEN TO VIENTANE BUS IS 180 BAHT AND THERE ARE 2 DEPARTURES A DAY

07.45 ARRIVE VIEN 12.45

15.15 ARRIVE VIEN 20.15

JUST THOUGHT I WOULD ADD IF YOU WANT TO STAY ON THE BUS TO VIENTANE,AND NOT GET LEFT AT THE BORDER....MAKE SURE YOU GET YOUR LAOS VISA AT THE LAOS EMBASSY/CONSULATE IN K K BEFORE YOU TRAVEL.

 

**THIS INFORMATION IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY MADGE TOURS*TM* LOL.... AND IS ACCURATE FROM THE 2ND OF FEBUARY 2010

 

NOTE@@@ TIMES AND CERTAIN SERVICES MAY DIFFER AND MAY BE WITHDRAWN BECAUSE AFTER ALL WE ARE IN THAILAND AND SOMETIMES THINGS HAPPEN THAT ARE UNEXPECTED!!! I WISH YOU ALL A SAFE AND PLEASENT JOURNEY IN THIS WONDERFUL REGION, ANY WAY I CAN HELP JUST ASK!

thank you sir i will try this