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Nakhon Sawan

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Nakhon Sawan (นครสวรรค์), literally Heavenly City, is a city (pop. 90,000) in Lower Northern Thailand. It is located at the confluence of the Ping and Nan rivers, and considered the gateway to the North.

[edit] Understand

Nakhon Sawan Province, also known as "Pak Nam Pho", is where the rivers of Ping, Wang, Yom, and Nan converge and form the Chao Phraya River, the most important waterway of Thailand.

Nakhon Sawan is in the lower northern part of the country between Northern Thailand and the Central Plains. It is regarded as "the doorway to the North" and it is the hub of transportation in the Lower North.

[edit] Get in

[edit] By mini-bus

You can take a mini-bus from Victory Monument (near the Pong Lee Restaurant) to Nakhon Sawan (stops at the Big C supermarket) for 180 baht one way and takes approximately 3hrs.

[edit] By bus

There are also several regular air-conditioned buses running daily between Bangkok and Nakhon Sawan. For more information, you can ontact the Northern Bus Terminal at Mo Chit (Tel. 66 2279 4484-7) for details. Time approx 4hrs.

[edit] By train

The Northern Line trains run many times a day from Bangkok through Nakhon Sawan and ends in Chiang Mai. For more information, please contact the Travel Service Division at tel. 66 2223 7010, 66 223 7020

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[edit] Buddhism

  • Wat Worranatbanpot [1], Thammavitee Road, Amphur Muang

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Routes through Nakhon Sawan
Chiang MaiPhitsanulok  N noframe S  LopburiBangkok


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