Boundary
North Amphoe
Bang Saphan Noi of Prachuap Khiri Khan; South Amphoe Tha Chana of Surat
Thani; East Gulf of Thailand; West Ranong and Andaman Sea.Chumphon
is administratively divided into 8 Amphoe: Muang Chumphon, Lang Suan, Sawi,
Tha Sae, Lamae, Phato, Pathio, and Thung Tako. Distances
from Amphoe Mueang to Other Districts : Pathiu 30 kilometres Tha Sae
32 kilometres Sawi 45 kilometres Thung Tako 62 kilometres Lang Suan
76 kilometres Lamae 95 kilometres Phato 115 kilometres
Distances from Chumphon to Nieghbouring Provinces :
Prachuap Khiri Khan 183 kilometres Ranong 117 kilometres Surat Thani 193
kilometres Car From
Bangkok, use Highway No. 4, or Highway No. 35 (Thon Buri-Pak Tho) and join Highway
No.4, pass Petchaburi, Prachuap Khiri Khan, to Chumphon junction, then turn left
along Highway No. 4001 for 8 kilometres to town. Bus Buses
regularly depart from the Southern Bus Terminal to Chumphon on a daily basis.
For more details, contact the Southern Bus Terminal at Tel: 0 2434 5557 - 8, 0
2435 1199. For the round-trip, buses leave from Chumphon Bus Terminal at Tel:
0 7750 2725, 0 7751 1094. For air-conditioned
buses, contact: Chok-anan Tour:
in Bangkok at Tel: 0 2435-5027 - 9, 0 2435 7429 or in Chumphon at Tel: 0 7751
1480, 0 7751 1757. Suwannathi Tour:
in Bangkok at Tel: 0 2435 5026, or in Chumphon at Tel: 0 7751 1422. Within
Chumphon province, buses servicing the Chumphon-Sawi-Lang Suan route leaves the
terminal in front of Chumphon Market, Thanon Tha Taphao from 6 a.m.-6 p.m. daily. The
taxi queue is behind old market, opposite to Chumphon Bus Terminal. Taxis can
be hired to Lang Suan, Ranong and Surat Thani.
Train
From
Bangkok Railway Station (Hua Lamphong) There
are both rapid and express trains to Chumphon everyday. For more details, contact
1690, 0 2 223 7010, 0 2223 7020 at Hua Lamphong or at Chumphon Station Tel: 0
7751 1103. From Thon Buri Railway
Station (Bangkok Noi) There are
fast trains to Chumphon everyday. For more details, contact at Tel: 0 2411 3102. Air Air
Andaman provides flight services from Bangkok to Chumphon 4 times a week on Mondays,
Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays. For more information, contact their Bangkok
office at tel. 0-2996-9119 or view their website at www.airandaman.com. |