Ranong
Discover Ranong
A small border town with limited tourist magnetism and hence still quaintly Thai. Border access via boat to Kawthoung in Myanmar allows visas to be renewed. Ranong is the northernmost province on Thailand's west coast, 568 km from Bangkok. It is also known for its long rainy season, which lasts for 8 months each year. Ranong occupies an area of 3,298 square kilometres, with the Kra Isthmus which is the narrowest part of the Malay Peninsula, and is bordered by Myanmar and the Indian Ocean to the west. Within its compact area, Ranong contains various natural attractions and is blessed with hot springs and relatively unspoiled mangrove forests.
Taste of Ranong...
The central market on Ruangrat Rd has food stalls during the day. The night market is a short walk from the centre: at the bottom of Ruangrat Rd, turn left onto Permphon Rd. Follow this street for a few hundred metres. After the CAT building, the night market is on the right-hand side.
Essential Information
Getting There
Multiple OptionsMinibuses to Chumphon leave from the bus station, cost 180 baht, and take around 3 hours. They drop off in most parts of Chumphon. You can minibus it all the way to Bangkok from Ranong. The bus from Chumphon's central bus terminal stops some 6 km out of town at the booking agency for this particular bus company (Rangsit Tours). There is little in the vicinity, and you will be approached by drivers who will take you wherever for a price. The city centre (Ruangrat Rd) can be reached by songthaews 2 or 6 (15 baht). Be prepared to walk if you arrive later than 21:30 as there are no songthaews anymore at the bus station (low-season, April 2015). You can also travel directly to the pier for boats to Ko Chang or Ko Phayam by songthaew (15 baht). Hotels are nearby or 10 min by motorcycle taxi to the main street....
Getting Around & Staying
Getting Around
Several songthaew lines offer transport in the city. They have numbers and are easy to recognize. Services stop at about 21:00, so you might have to walk later in the evening, e.g. when visiting the hot springs until late. The central market on Ruangrat Rd has food stalls during the day. The night market is a short walk from the centre: at the bottom of Ruangrat Rd, turn left onto Permphon Rd. Follow this street for a few hundred metres. After the CAT building, the night market is on the right-hand side.
Money & Budget
The central market on Ruangrat Rd has food stalls during the day. The night market is a short walk from the centre: at the bottom of Ruangrat Rd, turn left onto Permphon Rd. Follow this street for a few hundred metres. After the CAT building, the night market is on the right-hand side.
Safety Information
Glimpses of Ranong
the sun is setting over a rocky beach
Art of Nature
Chasing you
Calm of Nature
the sun is setting over a rocky beach
Art of Nature
Chasing you
Calm of Nature
the sun is setting over a rocky beach
Art of Nature
Chasing you
Calm of Nature
the sun is setting over a rocky beach