By car
The province is accessible by 5 routes:
Highway No. 3, start from Bang Na, Bangkok, via Chon Buri â Bang Saen â Si Racha â Pattaya â Sattahip â Ban Chang â Rayong â Chanthaburi, a total distance of 330 Kilometres
Highway No. 36, start from kilometres 140 on Sukhumwit Road in Bang Lamung, Chon Buri, turn left at Krathing Lai T-junction via Pira Circuit to end at Tambon Choeng Noen in Amphoe Mueang, Rayong Province, a distance of 60 kilometres, then turn into Highway No. 3 for 108 kilometres to Chanthaburi, a total distance of 308 kilometres
Highway No. 344, the Ban Bueng â Klaeng route, saving a distance of up to 70 kilometres, start from kilometres 98 on Sukhumwit Road in Amphoe Mueang, Chon Buri, via Amphoe Ban Bueng of Chon Buri Province, Amphoe Wang Chan and Amphoe Klaeng of Rayong Province, a distance of 110 kilometres Then, continue on Highway No. 3 for 58 kilometres to Chanthaburi, a total distance of 266 kilometres
linking the Northeast and the East, start at Kilometres 200 on Highway No. 33 from Amphoe Kabin Buri of Prachin Buri Province, turn right at Kilometres 230 in Sa Kaeo Province into Highway No. 317, continue for 189 Kilometres via Amphoe Wang Nam Yen, Amphoe Soi Dao, Amphoe Pong Nam Ron, Amphoe Makham to Chanthaburi, a total distance of 219 Kilometres from Kabin Buri.
Motorway â Highway No. 7, start from Si Nakharin Road in Bangkok and end in Pattaya, Chon Buri, a distance of 90 kilometres then, continue on Highway No. 36 for 50 kilometres and Highway No. 3 for another 108 kilometres, a total distance of 248 kilometres
By bus
From Bangkok Eastern Bus Terminal Ekamai on Sukhumwit RoadAir-conditioned Bus Transport Co., Ltd., there are buses leaving daily, for more details, Tel. 0 2391 2504; Chanthaburi office, Tel. 0 3932 2197.
Private operators:
Cherdchai Tour Tel. 0 2391 2237; Chanthaburi office, Tel. 0 3935 0357.
Pornnipa Tour Tel. 0 2391 5179; Chanthaburi office, Tel. 0 3931 1476, 0 3931 1278.
Suparat Tour Tel. 0 2391 2331; Chanthaburi office, Tel. 0 3935 0223.
Non Air-conditioned Bus There are non-scheduled buses leaving the Eastern Bus Terminal, for more details: Tel. 0 2391 2504.
From Mo Chit 2 or Northern Bus Terminal Chatuchak on Kamphaeng Phet Road
Transport Co., Ltd., there are buses leaving daily, Tel. 0 2936 2852
Private operators:
Cherdchai Tour Tel. 0 2936 0199
Pornnipa Tour Tel. 0 2936 2256-7
Suparat Tour Tel. 0 2936 3888, 0 2936 3939
Buses are also available from Chanthaburi to other provinces including Aranyaprathet, Nakhon Ratchasima, Trat, Rayong, Sa Kaeo, Saraburi, Buri Ram, Prachinburi and Tak. For more information, contact the Chanthaburi Bus Terminal at Tel. 0 3932 2197.