Lotus Phibun Tour

巴士及时将你送到目的地，并停靠一次，供你吃饭/逛市场休息。每个乘客都有一张毯子、水和一些零食。这是我第二次乘坐通宵巴士，但第一次是在巴士开始（晚上7点）和结束（凌晨5点）时通过扬声器（大声）播放泰国当地音乐。这真是令人难以置信的烦人，而且没有必要。每个人都想利用过夜的巴士，尽其所能地睡觉。在这次乘车中，这很难做到。

发车晚了 2 小时，不得不换车，因为车坏了

巴士准时出发和到达，由于巴士上的空调非常冷，请大家裹紧衣服。 所有开往东北的公交车，支付亭在三楼，19号亭。

非常寒冷的旅程，要带足够的衣服! 我是一个高个子，座位是符合人体工程学的座位，适合小个子。但是你可以在看电影或听音乐的时候进行按摩！！！！！非常好

坐公交车真的很冷。荒谬的是，白白损害了环境。他们给了毯子，但还是很冷。我不明白这有什么意义。每个人都有一个自己的电视屏幕，上面有电影，我去了英语区，发现了一部不错的电影，当他们开始说话的时候，是泰语，没有字幕。椅子上的按摩功能很有趣。我不明白为什么夜里2点会有晚餐休息......

在好的公共汽车上，很难得到wifi的密码。 最好能发一份信息传单。没有关于娱乐节目需要耳机的信息。公交车司机非常平稳。厕所被占用时通知的灯不工作，热饮站也没有准备好。 座位是为不超过1.60岁的人设计的，包括颈部的垫子和腿部的支撑。但总的来说不错。

超级服务！友好的斯图尔特。只是，没人会说英语有点困难。

一到Notaire车站，你就要求补充，因为他们改变了巴士的类别。VIP巴士... 非常脏的座位，20年来都没有清洗过，肯定是在服务。 一个积极的观点是，驾驶

旅途轻松！我是在网上预订的，到了汽车总站取票时没有任何问题。虽然最好能解释一下这是什么东西，但在车站领钱券的感觉非常好。我们凌晨 5 点到达目的地时，有人来告诉我（最好提前 5 分钟通知我）。谢谢！

我们从Nakhon Phanom来到曼谷。坐的是比较贵的低座。 车上没有WiFi，但有一个免费WiFi的标志。 服务员不会说英语，所以没有解释。车上有一个闹钟，每隔一小时就会发出警报，但不幸的是，服务员什么也没做（他听不懂我们的话）。我们到达曼谷时很突然，像猫一样被赶了出来。 座位还可以，时间安排也很准时。 请注意保暖衣物和袜子

惊讶于在公交车上和车站获得食物。作为一个讲英语的人，这并不容易。没有英语的标志。我的座位上的朋友用关键的英语单词帮我提示了好几次。由于我多次询问，才得到了正确的巴士。

虽然差点被冻死，而且如果出发 1 小时后就关闭电视，为什么车上还有电视？

所有的一切都很好，除了wifi 去年，使用wifi时没有pb 今年没有连接，总是断开连接

吵闹的电视让人很有压力，我建议你把电视拿掉，让人们决定是否要看什么。

巴士很棒，司机也很友好。Mo Chit 汽车站的组织工作做得不好，你必须手动寻找合适的柜台，而这里可能有 150 个柜台，分布在 3 层楼中。 旅程本身很不错，巴士也非常舒适。不过，在指定到达时间前 90 分钟起床很不方便。

路况很好，司机开车很平稳。位置很舒适。是一种非常不错的体验。这个车上播的音乐是一直响个不停，尤其出发时和天亮的时候，就声音放得特别大，司机好像没在这方面考虑他们感受。没有休息好，体验还是很值得的，沿途风景很大美，很喜欢。

5/5 公交车司机打来电话，由于我们被困在严重的交通堵塞中，Thyen甚至等了10分钟。

寒冷得可怕。我们穿着黎明时分的夹克，盖着毯子，仍然很冷。电视机的声音无法调节，而且屏幕也无法工作。

Fantastic and so good

Very comfortable!

Efficient, siimple

It was another bus an old one not with the seats.

Excelent!

No wifi code provided. False advertising. No WiFi.

nice! Thank you!

Too cold in the bus. Try to rise AC temperature

##Getting From Bangkok to Nakhon Phanom by Bus From *Don Mueang* to *Mo Chit Bus Terminal*: The bus to Nakhon Phanom, a city built along the mighty Mekong River which forms the border with Laos, is easy to access from Bangkok. The buses to this region (the northeast of Thailand) all leave from the Mo Chit 2 bus station in the north of Bangkok. We flew in to the Don Muang Airport (DMK), and got on the shuttle bus which goes to Mo Chit BTS station. The shuttle bus is the A1 bus and picks up just outside the arrivals section at a fixed point, just to the left of the tourist information desk. You pay the 30 baht on board. Internet searching had told us that you then had to take a taxi from the BTS station. However, the lady working on the shuttle bus told us that the BTS stop was Mo Chit 1 and that the shuttle kept going to Mo Chit 2, which was the big bus station. Good news! So we just stayed on the shuttle bus after the first stop and then 15 minutes later we were there. It is the last stop of the shuttle bus. *[**Note**: if I was coming from the center of Bangkok or the Suvarnabhumi airport (BKK) on a budget I would probably find my way to the Mo Chit BTS station and take the ten minute or less taxi to the bus depot.]* When we first got off the shuttle bus it didn't look like a bus station. But you pass the ice coffee vendors and go through a literal tunnel of market stalls and you'll eventually come out to find the big, 3-story bus station. **Where and How to Buy the Ticket:** The counters for the northeastern region are all on the third floor (the elevator is nice). From the elevator, the companies that run to Nakhon Phanom are on the opposite wall to the left. The first one you come to (where a lady tries to make you think it is the only option) is the 999 company. But there appear to be several companies running buses to Nakhon Phanom: 999 and Lotus Phibun. The signs are all in Thai but if you walk along the counters further you will find Nakhon Phanom written in English. We chose the second company, Lotus Phibun. There were a variety of afternoon options, from 17:30 to 20:00. The earlier ones (17:30 and 18:00) had the cheapest options, at around 550 baht. The 427 baht price listed doesn't seem to exist for the nighttime trip. All the later ones were the upgraded “First Class” price, coming in at 615 to 1k baht. We booked with 12Go a day before, (the Lotus Phibun VIP/First Class bus for 1k baht at 18:30), and were told we'd arrive at around 6 in the morning. You show the booking ID and they confirm everything with you on their computer screen: departure time, date, arrival time, seat numbers. Then they confirm everything with you on the printed ticket as well, and tell you to arrive at your platform 30 minutes early. **Departure Platforms**: The platforms for departure are down on the ground level. You walk out the doors opposite of where you came in originally, and there are many attendants to show your ticket to who will direct you to your correct platform. They are very clearly labeled. One confusing thing is that many buses leave from the same platform consecutively, so if your bus is a little late then the bus taking off at your departure time isn't actually yours. This can be hard to accept, but the guys working the doors seem to know what they are doing. We were twice told “not yet, not yet,” but then our bus finally came 15 minutes late. Just be sure to check with them each time, even though they say “we call you.” Big bags go below, and then we were quickly ready to go. ##Useful Information *Station:* The ground level of the bus station has a food court with a variety of options. All signs are in Thai but they have food in transparent cases so you can just point at what you want, and the prices should come out to 30 – 40 baht for a meal. There is also a 7-eleven next to the food court to buy whatever you need for your journey. [media 23 right half] **On the Bus:** The Lotus Phibun bus was surprising in quality. It had an airplane theme; there was a “flight attendant” and the driver spoke to the passengers with a microphone before “take-off.” The seats were very spacious, and after we were underway the attendant gave us blankets, water, snacks, juice, and even a rice and chicken meal. The bus had two floors, with upper being less expensive option which hosted about 20-30 seats, while the more expensive lower floor is more quiet and comfortable. The seats were pre-reclined, which was fine at night though might be a pain in the daytime. The seats also have leg supports that you can raise up or down. There was no wifi or outlets. The air conditioning was strong, though blankets and pillows are provided. Also, the bathroom in the bus – small but relatively clean - allowed for this with no problems. The bus stopped once at a University an hour and half before the terminal to drop some students off, and then the attendant woke everybody up with a soymilk breakfast. At about 6:30 a.m. we arrived in Nakhon Phanom, so the 11 hour journey estimate was correct. In **Nakhon Phanom**: The bus station in Nakhon Phanom is very small, with a 3-baht bathroom and a couple travel agency offices. There is also a setup at one end selling basic mini-market type items: cookies, instant soup and cold drinks, etc. There are, of course, a couple guys waiting to take you to a hotel or wherever you want to go, even that early in the morning. Just remember that nothing is very big here and shouldn't be more than a 40 baht ride away. The city center isn't too big, so whatever the destination one of the guys waiting in a tuk tuk is happy to take you where you want to go. The tuk tuks here are actually used by local people, which was interesting to see. In the city, there are a couple of cool temples, like the Wat Okat. Of course, there is also the Mekong itself. The waterfront is an interesting walk, and just south of the Wat Okat temple there is a two story market where you can shop for a variety of not-overpriced items, as well as enjoy a meal on the second story balcony, taking in the view of the Mekong and mountainous Laos on the other side.