Tak

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Tak Thailand

Tak is a northern province covering an area of 16,406 largely mountainous square kilometres. The provincial capital is 426 kilometres north of Bangkok, and is situated on the Ping river basin. To the west, the border touches on Myanmar demarcated by mountain ranges and the Moei River.

Administratively, Tak is divided into the following districts: Muang Tak, Ban Tak, Sam Ngao, Mae Sot, Mae Ramat, Tha Song Yang, Umphang, Phop Phra and Wang Chao.

How to get here

Car

From Bangkok, take Highway No. 1 (Phahonyothin) and Highway No. 32 to Nakhon Sawan via Ayutthaya, Ang Thong, Sing Buri, Chai Nat, then turn into Highway No. 1 again and proceed to Tak via Kamphaeng Phet, a total distance of 426 kilometres.

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Bus

Air-conditioned buses depart from Bangkok’s Mochit 2 Bus Terminal to Tak between 5 a.m. and 10 p.m. every day. The journey takes 6 hours. Call 0 2936 2852-66 or visit www.transport.co.th for more information. Private bus companies which operate daily bus services to Tak are such as Thanchit Tour (Tel: 0 2551 1307), Choet Chai Tour (Tel: 0 2551 1054).

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Train

There are no trains going directly to Sukhothai. One may travel by train to Phitsanulok and then take a local bus to Tak. Contact Bangkok Railway Station Tel. 1690, 0223 7010, 0 2223 7020 or visit www.srt.or.th for more information.

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Air

Bangkok Airways flies from Bangkok to Mae Sot , 86 kilometres from Tak. For more information, call 0 2229 3456–63 or 0 5564 7225-6 or visit www.bangkokair.com.

Air Andaman provides daily flight services from Bangkok to Mae Sot and several flights Chiang Mai to Mae Sot. For more information, contact their Bangkok office at tel. 0 2996 9119 or view their website at www.airandaman.com.

Accommodations - Whare to stay in Tak

THAILAND DESTINATIONS

Chiang Mai | Chiang Rai | Kamphaeng Phet | Lampang | Mae Hong Son | Nakhon Sawan | Nan | Phrae | Phetchabun | Phitsanulok | Sukhothai | Tak | Uthai Thani | Uttaradit

Ayutthaya | Bangkok | Kanchanaburi | Lopburi | Nakhon Nayok | Nakhon Pathom | Nonthaburi | Cha Am , Phetchaburi | Prachinburi | Hua Hin, Prachuap Khiri Khan | Saraburi | Suphanburi

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