City Bus still not back to serve

763 Years Old City

• The Clock Tower
• Walking Street Saturday
• Walking Street Sunday (Thanon Khon Muan)
• Night Bazaar
• Market (Ta Lad Tesaban 1) ... best, early morning - evening
• Market (Ta Lad Tesaban 2) Fruits & Flowers

update January 21, 2020

How to reach Tham Luang - Khun Nam Nang Non National Forest .. by bus

• from Chiang Rai Bus terminal 1
• Take Green Bus or Blue Van to Mae Sai
• get off Ban Jong
• ride a motorcycle taxi
• or take a walk 1.5 kilometers, these areas are residential area
• from the entrance of Emerald Pond to the cave is less than 1 kilometer, there are Roth Song Thaew (a pick-up truck with two row seats) to take you to the cave

Driving your own vehicle

• entrance at Prince Chakraphan agriculture field the distance cave is 3 kilometers
• or entrance at Wat Ban Jong, this entrance are are residential

From bus station 1 in Chiang Rai city

• take Geen bus or Blue van to Mae Sai
• get off "Wat Ban Jong" (วัดบ้านจ้อง)
• from here to "Tham Luang" entrance is 1.5 k.m. (easy walking distance) this area are residenrial area, it is safe

From Mae Sai Bus Staion; take "Roth Song Thaew" to "Wat Ban Jong"

The distance from the entrance of National forest to the entrnce of the cave approximately 1 kilometer, there are Roth Song Thaew to take you for free, the tram ride from entrance of the cave to the cave also free

there are another entrance approximately 1 km. further north from Ban Jong entrance, this entrance is directly to the entrance of the cave but not recommend for travelers without vehicle

Bus terminal 1 located on Prasopluk Rd. It has 4 floors, 3 top floors for parking, ground floor for offices and bus depot

Chiang Rai public transportation take you places, (some of the buses may looks old and near crumble, but, it will take you there) The new buses being replace the old one (very slowly)

Green Line - serving;

• Chiang Rai - Mae Chan - Mae Sai
• Chiang Rai - Mae Chan - Chiang Saen

Light blue Line - serving;

• Chiang Rai - Toeng - Chiang Kham and Pha Yao District
• Chiang Rai - Phan - Wiang Pa Pao District

Red Line - serving;

Chiang Rai - Phya Mengrai - Khun Tan - Chiang Khong - Wiang Kaen

Blue Van

The Blue Van is alternative travel for comfortable travel it cost just a little more

RothSongTaew (รถสองแถว) help fill the gap where the bus didn't go or for a quick hops

There are 2 - 3 difference color coded, for travel within the city or travel between district just like bus line

Tuk Tuk

call them when you see them - fare negotiate before service

* as the night fall it will be hard to find them

Sam Lor (สามล้อ)

getting harder for find them

To travel for fun - ask hotel personal to help find one for you or a few for travel in a group for fund

Taxi

Taxi with meter, by law every taxi must equipped a meter and use it, but many didn't use them, its mean you have to negotiate the fare just like TukTuk

City Bus

There are more than one route of Roth Song Taew to pass by Wat Rong Khun

This blue pickup truck "Roth Song Thaew" (two row seated truck) serving Chiang Rai - Phan district travel on highway 1 past Wat Rong Khun

stations at the front of Tesaban Market 1 (fresh produce market)

or you could take roth Song Taew (painted blown in the parking but terminal 1) to Phan district or Light Blue Bus line (to Mae Suai, Wiang Pa Pao) then get off at Wat Rong Khun

City Bus Schedule : Every 30 minutes;

• First trip at the Airport 06:20
  
• Last trip (33) 22:30
  

Fare; 20 baht

update Feb.24,2020

• Emergency 191 / 1190
• Stolen car 1192
• Byway Police 1193
• Water way accident 1196
• Traffic information 1197
• Rescue unit 1154
• Tourist Police 1155
• Traffic route information 1543
• Narenthorn emergency health 1669
• Accident report - Police hospital 1691

There are 3 main cell phone provider

• AIS
• True (/ Detac)
• NT (TOT / CAT)

currency exchange rates from central bank

not asking too many questions ... as we had found