Chon Buri

Chon Buri slogan is,
" Beautiful Beaches, Delicious Khao Lam, Sweet Sugar Cane, Delicate Basketry Products and Buffalo Racing"

Chon Buri, in short "Mueang Chon," has been a popular seaside town of the eastern coast for a long period of time. It is also an agricultural site of economic plants such as sugar cane, cassava and Para rubber trees, as well as, a location of the Eastern Seaboard Development Project and significant industrial factories

From historical evidence, Mueang Chon Buri has been settled since the Ayuttaya period. Originally,it comprised of many small towns such as Mueang Bang Sai, Mueang Bang Pla Soi, and Mueang Bang Phra. Later, king Rama V combined these towns together into Chon Buri province.

Only 80 kilometres from Bangkok and covering an area of 4,363 square kilometers, the province is administratively divided into the Amphoe Mueang Chon Buri Amphoe Nong Yai Amphoe Phanat Nikhom Amphoe Ban Bueng Amphoe Phan Thong Amphoe BoThong Amphoe Si Racha Amphoe Bang Lamung Amphoe Sattahip Amphoe Ko Sichang and King Amphoe Ko Chan As for Pattaya, it is an international tourist destination with a rapid growth. Therefore, a special local administration as Mueang Pattaya is necessary. It was separated from the Bang Lamung Administration,Chon Buri

Boundaries

• North borders Chachoengsao and Samut PraKarn
• South borders Rayong
• East borders Chanthaburi
• West borders The Gulf of Thailand
  

How to get there Travel From Bangkok
By Car:

There are many routes from Bangkok to Chon Buri as follows:
1. Take Highway No.34 ,Bang Na-Trat to Chon Buri.
2. Take Highway No.304 , Bangkok-Min Buri, passing Chachoengsao province-Bang Pakong into Chon Buri.
3. Take the old route of Sukhumvit Road, Highway No.3, passing Samut Prakan province to the intersection of Bang Pakong District. Enter Highway No.34 to Chon Buri.
4. Take the Motorway, Bangkok-Chon Buri-Pattaya. Tel.1193, 038392001

By Bus:

From the Eastern Bus Terminal , there are many air-conditioned buses to Chon Buri from 5.30 a.m. -9.00p.m. every 40 minutes, tel.023919829. Also, the second-class air-conditioned buses are provided from 5.30 a.m.-9.00 p.m. every 30 minutes. Tel.023912504. Non air-conditioned buses leave Ekkamai every 30 minutes from 5.00 a.m.-9.00 p.m. Tel.023912504. Otherwise,there are also air-conditioned buses leaving the Bangkok Bus Terminal. Air-conditioned buses take the Motorway from 6.30 a.m.- 6.30 p.m. tel.029362852-66

Additionally, there are private buses departing from the Southern Bus Terminal.Air-conditioned buses to Pattaya run daily along the Bang Na-Trat route and stop at the Rot Rungrueng Company Limited's air-conditioned bus terminal 0n Pattaya Nuea Road. They leave from 5.30 a.m. - 6.30 p.m. every 2 hours. Tel.028845582 or Pattaya Branch at Tel. 038429877.

By Train:

From Hua Lamphong Railway station, there is 1 daily train running to Phlu Ta Luang Railway Station in Chon Buri. For further information, please Tel.1690,022204444,022224334