HOTEL investigation in Aranyaprathet

 City : Aranyaprathet, SA Kaeo Thailand

One of the tasks during the trip is Hotel choice.

Currently some information can be gotten from internet in advance.

I investigated about hotel which found on Google map this time.

  Station One Hotel  

Room Rate / Night

Standard / Twin / Double : 700B

Standard / Twin / Double : 900B (Include Breakfast)

Check in Time : 12:00

Free wifi is available.

This hotel is adjacent to Aranyaprathet Transport Station and is easy to find if you come to this city by bus or minivan.

I felt that It was the highest quality hotel in Aranyaprathet.

This time I stayed at this hotel.

  Small Hotels nearby Aranyaprathet Transport Station  

Room Rate / Night : 300B - 350B

ARAN MAMMOS GUESTHOUSE

Room Rate / Night  : 450/550/650B

Room Rate / Night : 300B - 350B

An easy to find and reasonable hotel are here.

About the negative point of the above two hotels.

They are a little away from downtown.

There is an area without street lights on the way to downtown.

I feel uneasy to walk at night for night market etc.

  Phubesth Inter Hotel  

There was a signboard on Ratuthit Rd, but this hotel was not open then.

  Aran Garden Hotel 1  

Room Rate / Night

Standard (Fan) : 230B

Standard Family (Fan) : 280B

Standard (Air) : 350B

Standard Family (Air) : 450B

  Aran Garden Hotel 2  

Room Rate / Night

Standard (Fan) : 280B

Standard Family (Fan) : 320B

Standard (Air) : 390B

Standard Family (Air) : 480B

VIP : 700B

All Room has Double bed.

  Market Motel  

Room Type       Fan 2 person    Air 2 person

Budget Room       280B             380B

Standard Room     330B             440B

Sperior Room    Not available      550B

TripleRoom       Not available      770B

Key deposit 200B

Aranyaprathet Transport Station

 City : Aranyaprathet, SA Kaeo Thailand

This place should be checked when arrive at.
Several transportation can be selected for moving to next destination here.

Let's take a walk around this facility.
There is also a market here.

The result that checked about transportation.

  TukTuk & motorcycle  

Here is useful for going to Rong Kluea Market. 

The fare I confirmed.
TukTuk : 130 B
motorcycle : 60 B
I chose motorcycle to go to the market.

  Minivan Station  

I found two ticket desk on this aisle side.

The destination were displayed only in Thai language.

For Chonburi area

พัทยา   : Pattaya

ศรีราชา : Sriracha

ชลบุรี  : Chon Buri

ม.บูรพา  : Burapha

อ่าวอุดม : Ao Udom

For Bangkok area
หมอชิต2 : Mo Chit2
รังสิต  : Rangsit
ฟิวเจอร์ : Future
นครนายก : Nakhon Nayok

  Bus Station  

I found three ticket office.

B1

This office handled large buses and minivans.
Details are unknown because they were displayed only in Thai language.
I post the information I understood.

จันทบุรี : Chanthaburi  8:45,10:45,12:45,15:15

ลพบุรี  : Lop Buri    8:15,10:15,11:45,12:45,13:45,15:15,16:45

อยุธยา  : Ayutthaya   9:15,11:15,14:15,16:15

It seems that many other buses are operating.

B2

This office has English notation.
It seems to be a relay point between Bangkok and Cambodia.

Time table of international BUS
Bangkok - Aranyaprathet - Rongklua
 Fare : 203 Duration : 5.30 Outbound : 06.00  Inbound : 12.00
Bangkok - Aranyaprathet - Siemreap
 Fare : 750 Duration : 7.00 Outbound : 08.00 / 09.00  Inbound : 08.00 / 09.00
Bangkok - Aranyaprathet - Phnom Penh
 Fare : 900 Duration : 11.30 Outbound : 05.00 Inbound : 06.00

B3

This office also use Thai language only.
It seems to handle the bus for Bangkok.

TimeTable
No.60 :  To Bangkok  4:00,10:00,12:00
No.921 : To Bangkok  5:30,7:30,8,30,9:30,11:15,13:00,14:30,15:45,17:45
No.9916 : Rong Kluea - Sa Kaeo - Khao Hin Son - Ekkamai (โรงเกลือ - สระแก้ว - เข้าหินซ้อน - เอกมัย)
7:30,10:30,13,30,16:30

Minivan Station in South Pattaya

 City : Pattaya, Chon Buri Thailand

Minivans are often used as transportation for Thai local peoples.
The fare is reasonable and many vans are available on each route.
If these can be used, moving conveniently to Thai local area is possible.
However, most of the explanatory notation is Thai word.
This is a difficult for foreign tourists.

Therefore I post information collected in local.

ท่ารถตู้ 

  Station 1 (On Sukuhmvit Rd)  

Information

Destination  Cambodia-Thai Border in Aranyaprathet (via Aranya Prathet Transport Station)
fare : 240B
TimeTable  4:00 - 18:00 every 20 minutes

This is on Sukuhmvit soi 48 and is nearby Esso gas station. 

Destination can not be recognized from outside.

Went inside and get information from staff.

  Station 2 (On South Pattaya Rd)  

Information

Destination                fare
Ekkamai   (เอกมัย)      140B
Chonburi   (ชลบุรี)
Bang Na   (บางนา)
Sam Rong (สำโรง)
Mo Chit    (หมอชิต)

TimeTable  6:00 -  every 30 minutes

  Station 3 (Behind Big C.)  

Information

Destination
Nakhonpathom(นครปฐม)

fare : 210B
TimeTable  6:00,8:00,10:00,12:00,14:00,16:00 

Chao Phraya River Transportation in Bangkok

City : Bangkok (Krung Thep), Thailand

Created a plan to use the ferry efficiently in the Bangkok sightseeing schedule.
Of course it includes to visit upstream and downstream terminal piers.

  Master Plan  

Day 1 : Pak Kret Pier to Phra Arthit Pier

          (The hotel was near Khaosan Road.)

Day 2 : Phra Arthit Pier to Wat Rajsingkorn Pier

  Basic Information of River ferry  

No Flag : Nonthaburi - Wat Rajsingkorn

            10B - 14B (Fare depends on boarding distance)

Orange Flag : Nonthaburi - Wat Rajsingkorn

            15B

Green Flag : Pakkret - Nonthaburi - Sathorn

            13B - 32B (Fare depends on boarding distance)

Yellow Flag : Nonthaburi - Sathorn

            20B

Green Flag : Mon - Fri 06.10 - 08.10  16.10 - 18.05

Orange Flag : Everyday 06.00-19.00

For more detail please access "Chao Phraya Express Boat" website.

  Day 1  

Pak Kret Pier

It is terminal pier of Green Flag Boat.
Here is the farthest end of this Boat Line.
Arrived by MRT and public bus.

Got off the bus under the Rama Ⅳ Bridge.

There is a pier ahead of this.

There is a toilet.
The price is 3B.

Took a walk to the pier.

After this I noticed a big problem.
It was already passed 12 o'clock at that time.
So, the next boat to leave here is at 16:10.
I could not wait until then and had to change the plan.
But I didn't have information how to go to Nonthabri which was terminal pier of Orange Express Line.

Lunch

If this kind of situation happened, acting calm is necessary.
A local restaurant is in front of the pier.
I decided to consider about measures while eating here.

MENU

Noodle soup

The price is 30 B.

I was a little surprised at the low price.

As a result of thinking calmly, I made a new plan to arrive at the destination.
It is an approach to river boat from MTR Tao Poon Station.
The plan is based on the information in my smartphone.

Bang Po Pier

Walk along Pracha Rat Sai Rd from Tao Poon MRT station.
This pier can be find at the end of the road.
But this pier was not available.

I felt lost what should I do.
I had no more information.
So tried to get information from local people.
And I heard that a pier exist in upstream direction.

Wat Soi Thong Pier

About 20 minutes on foot.
Found the pier under Rama VI Bridge.
It was a long way to reach.

Heading to Phra Arthit Pier

Let's start to enjoy long-awaited river cruising.

Today's schedule did not go as planned.

  Day 2  

Reflecting on the events of the previous day, reconfirming the boat operation schedule.

Phra Arthit Pier

In the early morning, arrive at the pier as planned.

Orange Flag boat came soon.
The fare is 15 B.
Let's enjoy river cruise until terminal pier.

I got lucky with great weather and enjoyed it very much.

Wat Rajsingkorn Pier

A Pier where a lot of boats are anchored appeared.
It was an impression different from Pak Kret Pier.

I was able to act on schedule today.

Southern Bus Terminal Bangkok

City : Bangkok (Krung Thep), Thailand

When going to southern Thailand, it is common to use here.

This facility is located on Borommaratchachonnani Rd.

It is a suburb of Bangkok and is the terminal station of public buses.

  In the terminal  

Some kind of facilities are available in this terminal that are ATM, luggage counter, restaurant, convenience store and shops.

Ground floor : Parking, Taxi, Minibus, Shops etc.

Middle floor : Parking, Shops

1st floor  : Ticket, Shops, Gate for Platform

2nd floor : Food Court, Shops

Shopping space

It is a common shopping area.
There are also daily necessities, sundries, appliances and restaurants.

Ticket office

This area is larger than Ekkamai and smaller than Mo Chit.

Bus Platform

Please check the video about how to get here.
I was lost before I reached here.

Lunch

Had lunch at food court on the second floor.
It was relatively small area.

MENU

Rice crispy pork mixed with Red pork with rice

The price is 60 B.

  Public Bus Stop Area  

It is on one part of the facility parking space.
It's adjacent to Seven Eleven.

Public Bus Stop Area Bus No

The number of buses operating is quite small compared to the Mo Chit.
No. 28
No. 35 Phra Pra Daeng
No. 66 Goveerment Complex
No. 146 Bang Kae
No. 507 Pak Nam
No. 511 Pak Nam