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Getthing there
By Car
 From
Phuket : use route 402, pass the parallel spans of Sarasin and Thao
Thep Krasatri Bridges. You are now in Phang-Nga province. To go on to the
provincial capital, go north to the town of Koke Kloy. Turn right (at
Bangkok Bank), and follow Route 4 to Phang-Nga Town. You will pass Takua
Thung along the way and cover a distance of 87 kilometers. Travel time is
about 90 minutes.
from
Bangkok : take a bus from the Southern Bus Terminal to Takuapa heading
Phuket but don't forget to tell the bus to get off at
Khao Lak which is on Km 56-57 heading to Phuket.
From
Bangkok : go along Route 4 until reaching Chumporn province. Then from
Chumporn, take the Route No.41 which passes Tha Chang district in
Suratthani province. Afterwards, fork to the Route No.401 on the right and
go onwards to Ta Khun district in Suratthani. Then change to the Route
No.415 which goes through Tap Pud district to Phang Nga town.
By
Bus
from the Southern Bus :Terminal in Bangkok to
Phang Nga by air-conditioned and non-air-conditioned buses leave daily .
The journey by bus takes about 10 hours. Tel.0 2435 1199. From Phang
Nga to Bangkok, you can take the bus at the Provincial Terminal in Phang
Nga town.
By Airways
Thai
Airways does not offer the direct flight to Phang Nga. You have to take a
flight to Phuket first and then take a bus to Phang Nga town; the total
distance form Phuket to Phang Nga is about 58 kilometers. Alternatively,
you can take a domestic flight of Bangkok Airways. An available route is
Bangkok-Ranong flight which leaves four times a week, on Monday,
Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday. Then take a bus to get to Phang Nga, the
journey takes around 3 hours.
By train
There is
no train going directly to Phang Nga, you have to drop off in Suratthani
province and continue to Phang Nga town by bus which takes about 2 hours.
The train leaves at Hua Lampong Station in Bangkok.
Getting around the land
By
Vehicle rentals : There are motorcycle and bicycle rentals available
in Pnag Nga Town and also on the islands on which the community of local
people is located like Yao Island among others. This is a good way to get
around town or the island in order to see people life and attractions on
your own.
By Local
bus :There are local buses commuting between
Pnag Nga town to its districts and neighboring provinces: Phuket (87
kilometers), Krabi (86 kilometers), Trang (221 kilometers), Pattalung (283
kilomters), Hat Yai (375 kilometers), Songkhla (403 kilomters), Pattani
(486 kilometers), Narathivas (581 kilometers), and Suratthani (196
kilometers). There are also local buses leaving directly from the market
in Pnag Nga town to many piers in the province.
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