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| Residents | 26.437 (2014) | |
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Nakhon Phanom(Thai: นครพนม) is the capital of the homonymous province in Northeast Thailand.
getting there
By plane
Nakhon Phanom Airport (KOP), which is located approx. 15 km west of the city, is served daily by Thai AirAsia and Nok Air. The flight time is about 1 hour 15 minutes. The standard price is around 2,500 baht each way, but temporary savings prices are often offered, which can start at 780 baht.
In the street
Nakhon Phanom is about 740 kilometers northeast of Bangkok. A bus ride from the north Bus station Mo Chit takes about 11 hours. The price is - depending on the car class - between 396 and 792 baht.
There are also frequent bus connections from / to Udon Thani (160–210 Baht, 4½ hours), from / to Nong Khai there are four connections a day (200 baht, 6½ hours).
In / out of direction Ubon Ratchathani minivans are the cheapest and most comfortable alternative (190 baht, 4 hours). They drive seven times a day and stop in on the way That phanom (40 Baht, 1 hour) and Mukdahan (80 Baht, 2½ hours)
The Third Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge has been around 12 km north of the city center since 2011. A border crossing from Laos (Thakhek) is easily possible there.
mobility
Tourist Attractions
activities
- Lai Ruea Fai. Procession with illuminated boats on the Mekong Ok Phansa, the end of the retreat for Buddhist monks, in October. The tradition is explained by the legend that the Buddha spent his retreat time in heaven and is greeted with illuminated boats on his return to earth. The companions are impressively decorated with flowers, incense sticks, candles and lanterns with which - according to popular belief - you can send away everything sad and negative.
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| Phone code | 042 |
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trips
See also:Nakhon Phanom (province) # tourist attractions
- Laos. You can take the ferry across the Mekong and explore the neighboring country on a day trip. Visas on arrival are issued at the border. The Laotian province opposite is called Nakhon Phanom Khammuan.
- Phra That Phanom. The sanctuary, whose building history dates back to the 9th century AD. is the main landmark of Nakhon Phanom Province and one of the most important pilgrimage destinations in northeast Thailand. It is located about 55 kilometers south of the city of Nakhon Phanom (about halfway to Mukdahan) on the national road 212.
