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| province | Ubon Ratchathani | |
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| Residents | 79.023 (2014) | |
| height | 125 m | |
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Ubon Ratchathani(Thai: อุบลราชธานี), often only briefly Ubon called, is the capital of the homonymous province in Northeast Thailand.
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getting there
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| Bangkok | 630 km |
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By plane
Several times a day connections to / from Bangkok-Don Mueang (Thai Air Asia, Nok Air, Thai Lion Air). The flight takes about an hour. A ticket per way with Thai Air Asia costs 2206 THB as standard, with Nok Air 2649 THB, with Thai Lion 925 THB, saver prices with Nok Air from 849 THB, with Thai Lion from 725 THB, with Air Asia from 390 THB. Thai Smile, the cheap daughter of Thai Airways, also flies to / from several times a day Bangkok Suvarnabhumi. The standard price is 2780, in the Smile Plus class (with comfort seat and more free baggage) 3280 THB, saver prices from 1080 THB. Kan Air flies daily from Chiang Mai to Ubon (and back). The flight takes 1:50 hours.The car rental companies are at the airport Advice, budget, hertz, Sixt, Thai Rent a Car and Tipoa represented.
By train
Ubon Ratchathani Station is the terminus of one of the two branches of the northeast line of the Thai Railway. Strictly speaking, it is not in Ubon, but in the southern sister city of Warin Chamrap, on the other side of the Mun River. There are six connections a day to / from Bangkok, the fastest one takes 8:15 hours according to the schedule. A ticket in the air-conditioned Special Express costs 581 THB (including meal). Three other connections operate only between Ubon and Nakhon Ratchasimaso that there are a total of nine train pairs on this connection (all trains Bangkok – Ubon run via Nakhon Ratchasima) Current timetable and prices. The Songthaeos the line 2.
By bus
Long-distance buses run from Bangkok's northern bus station Mo Chit to Ubon approx. 10 hours. A ticket costs between 356 and 711 THB, depending on the car class (as of November 2015).
In the street
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Tourist Attractions
Temples and monasteries
- Wat Maha Wanaram (วัด มหา วนาราม). Main temple of Ubon and at the same time the oldest in the city; the Buddha statue Phra Chao Yai Indra Plang is very revered by the local population.
- Wat Supattanaram (วัด สุ ปัฏ นา ราม). Was one of the first Buddhist monasteries in northeast Thailand, is not far from the center on the banks of the Maenam Mun, has elements of Thai, Khmer and European architecture.
- Wat Thung Sri Muang (วัด ทุ่ง ศรี เมือง). The monastery library is particularly worth seeing (Hor Trai) made of wood and beautiful wall paintings, some of which illustrate texts from Buddhist literature and some depict scenes from everyday life.
- Wat Phrathat Nong Bua (วัด พระ ธาตุ หนองบัว) (on the north edge of the city on the road direction Amnat Charoen). Unique stupa in Thailand, the style of which is based on the Mahabodhi temple in Bodhgaya (India); .
- Wat Pah Nanachat (14 km southwest of the city center on road 226). “International Forest Monastery”, on the initiative of the monk Ajahn Chah (one of the most famous representatives of the Thai forest tradition) was founded especially for people from western countries interested in Buddhism.
activities
- Candle festival. Shortly before the Buddhist monks' retreat (Khao Phansa), larger than life, artistically decorated and carved candles are shown in a procession for the Asalha Puja festival (on a full moon day usually in July, the exact date varies according to the lunar calendar).
shop
- CentralPlaza Ubon Ratchathani. Large, modern shopping mall.
- Night market
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| Phone code | 045 |
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| Post Code | 34000 |
trips
- Ban Kan Lueang Archeology Park (พิพิธภัณฑ์ เปิด บ้าน ก้านเหลือง)
- Confluence of the Mekong and Mae Nam Mun, at Khong Chiam. Worth seeing because the two rivers carry differently colored water, which gradually mixes. 77 km east, on the border with Laos. Difficult to reach by public transport (regional bus to Phibun Mangsahan, there change to only rarely and irregularly driving Songthaeo), better with a car.
