Chonburi
Discover Chonburi
Chonburi (ชลบุรี) is both a city and a province in Eastern Thailand, 83 km or two hours from Bangkok. Chonburi, or "Mueang Chon", is the closest beachside city to Bangkok. This article will focus on Chonburi the city. Other destinations in the province are well-described in their own articles. Most notably, the province is home to the tourism hotspot of Pattaya, and its enormous Jomtien beach. Chonburi province also has Ko Sichang, the nearest island to Bangkok, as well as Ko Lan and other islands.
Taste of Chonburi...
Enterprising food vendors set up clusters of stalls, transforming major street corners, empty lots and alleys into lively food bazaars. Many are mobile, peddling from one area to another on tricycles and motorcycles with fixtures attached, or pushing mini-kitchens around on wooden carts, offering "boat noodles," curries over rice or an assortment of kanom (sweetmeats and snack foods). Nibbling on street food is an inexpensive way to dine out. You can fill yourself at lunch for 30 baht, and spend not much more for a hearty, well-balanced supper of several courses. A snack can cost the same or less. But the low price does not indicate a low quality. In fact, a lot of street cuisine is very good, and the variety to choose from is immense, including many wonderful treats rarely seen on restaurant menus. Among these are traditional delicacies that are complicated to make that many street vendors are able to give owing to their specialisation in only one or a few items. They become experts at cooking their specialties, after having done it every day for years, and often become well-known.
Essential Information
Getting There
Multiple OptionsThere are many routes from Bangkok to Chonburi as follows: Chonburi city is in the unusual position of having only one passenger train stopping there in each direction on weekdays, with an extra service added on Saturdays and Sundays so Bangkokians can visit the beach. These services depart from the old but centrally-located Hualamphong Railway Station in Bangkok. The daily train leaves Hualamphong at 06:55 and arrives at Chonburi railway station at 09:48. On weekends the additional train departs Hualamphong at 06:45 and arrives at 08:36. In the other direction, the daily train leaves Chonburi 15:20 and arrives in Bangkok at 18:15. The extra train on weekends leaves at 17:02 and arrives in Bangkok at 18:55. For more information see the State Railways of Thailand website. The best way to get to Chonburi is to get a bus from the Suvarnabhumi Airport bus terminal. A free shuttle bus orbits around the clock between the arrival terminal of the airport and the bus terminal....
Getting Around & Staying
Getting Around
Enterprising food vendors set up clusters of stalls, transforming major street corners, empty lots and alleys into lively food bazaars. Many are mobile, peddling from one area to another on tricycles and motorcycles with fixtures attached, or pushing mini-kitchens around on wooden carts, offering "boat noodles," curries over rice or an assortment of kanom (sweetmeats and snack foods). Nibbling on street food is an inexpensive way to dine out. You can fill yourself at lunch for 30 baht, and spend not much more for a hearty, well-balanced supper of several courses. A snack can cost the same or less. But the low price does not indicate a low quality. In fact, a lot of street cuisine is very good, and the variety to choose from is immense, including many wonderful treats rarely seen on restaurant menus. Among these are traditional delicacies that are complicated to make that many street vendors are able to give owing to their specialisation in only one or a few items.
Money & Budget
Enterprising food vendors set up clusters of stalls, transforming major street corners, empty lots and alleys into lively food bazaars. Many are mobile, peddling from one area to another on tricycles and motorcycles with fixtures attached, or pushing mini-kitchens around on wooden carts, offering "boat noodles," curries over rice or an assortment of kanom (sweetmeats and snack foods). Nibbling on street food is an inexpensive way to dine out. You can fill yourself at lunch for 30 baht, and spend not much more for a hearty, well-balanced supper of several courses. A snack can cost the same or less. But the low price does not indicate a low quality.
Safety Information
Glimpses of Chonburi
city skyline under blue sky during daytime
red and black road sign near body of water during daytime
white and brown concrete building near body of water during daytime
white concrete building near body of water during daytime
person in red shirt walking on beach during daytime
Blue Cocktail
white and red wooden signage near sea during daytime
people on beach during daytime
Jomtien Beach, Chonburi, Thailand
Jomtien Beach, Chonburi, Thailand
city skyline under blue sky during daytime
red and black road sign near body of water during daytime
white and brown concrete building near body of water during daytime