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Chonburi (ชลบุรี) is a city in Eastern Thailand, 2 hours from Bangkok.

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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 Ayutthaya 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.

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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, 0 3839 2001.

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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, 0 2220 4444, 0 2222 4334 or www.railway.co.th.

[edit] By bus

The best way to get to Chonburi is to get a 'BK' Bus from the Bangkok Airport. It is a little over 100km and takes about 2 hours and 20 minutes

From the Eastern Bus Terminal (Ekkamai), there are many air-conditioned buses to Chon Buri from 5.30AM-9PM every 40 minutes, Tel. 0 2391 9829. Also, the second-class air-conditioned buses are provided from 5.30AM-9PM every 30 minutes. Tel. 0 2391 2504. Non air-conditioned buses leave Ekkamai every 30 minutes from 5AM-9PM. Tel. 0 2391 2504. Otherwise, there are also air-conditioned buses leaving the Bangkok Bus Terminal (Mochit 2). Air-conditioned buses take the Motorway from 6.30AM-6.30PM. Tel. 0 2936 2852-66 or www.transport.co.th.

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 Limted’s air-conditioned bus terminal on Pattaya Nuea Road. They leave from 5.30AM–6.30PM every 2 hours. Tel. 0 2884 5582 or Pattaya Branch at Tel. 0 3842 9877.

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• Thai Alangkarn Theater - PattayaThe Extravaganza Show. presents Thai Performing Arts in a panoramic concept. located on km155 Sukhumvit Road (from South Pattaya to Sattahip, Thai Alangkarn is on the left). The entire project includes a prototype 70 meters Hexa Stage Theater with 2,000 seats in tiers, Cultural Rostrum and a Restaurant with 1,000 seating capacity. Open daily (except Wednesday). Regular show 18.00 hrs. ; tel. +66-38256 007 [1].E-mail:rsvnpty@alangkarnthailand.com

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There is a good nightspot in Chonburi called Buzz Killington's. It is great place for a pint of Guinness but be warned this place closes quite early. Look out for the owner Scott, an expat from Australia.

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