KHON KAEN

Location : Northeast, Thailand
Area : 10,885 sq. km
Population : 1,750,500
Distance from Bangkok : 445 Kilometers

Transportation

By Bus

Buses depart from Bangkok's Mochit 2 Bus Terminal to Khon Kaen every day. Contact Transport Co.,Ltd at www.transport.co.th

By Car

From Bangkok, take Highway No. 1 to Saraburi and Highway No. 2 to Khon Kaen via Nakhon Ratchasima, a total distance of 449 kilometres

By Rail

Regular trains depart from Bangkok's Hua Lamphong Railway Station to Khon Kaen every day.
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By Air

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About Khon Kaen

Khon Kaen is the centre of the northeastern silk industry with numerous villages producing their own mudmee designs. Chonnabot is noted for its quality silks. Every December the city hosts a Silk Fair,when all the best materials are on sale.

Place attraction

Pha Nok Khao

The towering cliff of black rock by the Phong River looks like an owl or Nok khao in Thai. It is 125 kilometres from downtown Khon Kaen. Pha Nok Khao is on the left of Ban Dong Lan. The best location to see the owl-shape cliff is at the orchid nursery of the Forestry Department on the other side of the road. There is another nearby place of interest known as Namtok Tat Ron, or Namtok Tat Hong as it is called by local dialect name. The 70-matre high waterfall is located in neighboring Loei province on the boundary of Phu kradueng national Park, Phu Pha Man National Park and the Phong River. The sound made by the waterfall when cascading onto a huge a large stone slab beneath is how the waterfall derived its name.

Map Of Khon Kaen provinces

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