By Train There are no trains going directly
to Sukhothai. One may travel by train to Phitsanulok and then take a
local bus to Sukhothai, some 60 kms. away. Contact Bangkok Railway Station
Tel. 2237010, 223-7020
By Bus Both air and non air-conditioned buses leave Bangkok for Sukhothai
daily from the Northern Bus Terminal, Kamphaeng Phet Road. Tel. 537-8055-6
By Plane BANGKOK AIRWAYS files one flight daily at 8.20 hrs. from Bangkok
to Sukhothai then on to Chiang Mai. For more information please contact
Tel.229-3456-63 Thai Airways operate several flights daily to Phitsanulok
and then take a local bus to Sukhothai, some 60 Kms.away. Please contact
tel 280060-80. Those with private cars will find it enjoyable to drive
from Bangkok by having the opportunity of really seeing rural Thailand.
They will travel through a number of provinces: Ayuthaya, capital of
Thailand before Bangkok; Saraburi with its temple of Lord Buddha's Footprint;
Lopburi with its ancient Khmer temple; Chai Nat with its huge irrigation
dam; Nakhon Sawan where major rivers converge to from Maenam Cho Phraya;
Phitsanulok with its various attractions; Kamphaeng Phet and Tak with
their striking views of hills and rivers.