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 By
Car
Route 1: Take Highway No. 4 (Bangkok-Chumphon) to
Highway No. 41 (Surat Thani - Thung Song - Huai Yot - Trang). Total
distance is 828 kilometers.
Route 2: Highway No. 4 (Bangkok-Chumphon) to Ranong - Phan-Nga -
Krabi - Trang. Total distance is 1,020 kilometers.
Route 3: Highway No. 404-416 (Satun - Palian - Trang). Total
distance is 140 kilometers.
Route 4: Highway No. 4-407 (Hat Yai - Phatthalung - Trang). Total
distance is 148 kilometers.
Route 5: Highway No. 4-402 (Phuket-Phang-Nga - Krabi -Trang).
Total distance is 312 kilometers.
By
Bus
From Bangkok: Air-conditioned buses depart from the Southern Bus
Terminal in Bangkok to Trang every day.
The trip takes 12 hours. For more information, please call 0 2435
1199-200 or Trang Bus Terminal at tel. 0 7521 8718 or visit
www.railway.co.th
From/to neighboring provinces: Hat Yai (ordinary), Satun (first class
and ordinary), Krabi (first class and ordinary), Koh Lanta (first
class), and Phuket (ordinary).
There are also minivans leaving from various depots in Trang City that
link Trang to other major cities including Hat Yai (80 baht), Surat
Thani (130 baht), Ko Lanta (120 baht), Hat Jao Mai (50 baht), Pak Meng
(50 baht), and Sakao (25 baht).
By
Train
From Bangkok: Rapid and express trains depart from Bangkok's Hua
Lumphong Railway Station to Trang daily at 5.05 p.m. and 6.20 p.m.
taking 15 hours for the 870-kilometer journey. For more information,
call 1690, 0 2223 7010, 0 2223 7020 or calling Trang Station at tel. 0
7521 8012, or visit www.railway.co.th
By
Air
Thai International
Airways has daily direct flights between Bangkok and Trang Province
with a travel time of 1.10 hours. For more information, call 0 2280
0060, 0 2628 2000 (Bangkok office), 0 7521 9923 or 0 7521 8066 (Trang
office).
Getting
Around Trang City
The fare for motorcycle taxis around the town is between 10
baht and 20 baht, while that of tuk-tuks is approximately 15 baht.
Motorcycles can be rented from various shops around town. |
For
vegetarians, a Vegetarian Festival is organized every October. This is a
Chinese tradition where believers refrain from eating meat and
particular vegetables for nine days in order to make merit and give
offerings to the spirits.
