Bus times from Sukhothai to Phitsanulok

By bus the journey from Sukhothai to Phitsanulok is scheduled to take 1 hour 30 minutes.

Bus Timetable from Sukhothai to Phitsanulok

Click on the Sukhothai – Phitsanulok link in the timetable below for more information and to buy tickets.

Sukhothai Bus Stop

Bus services from Sukhothai to Phitsanulok depart from Sukhothai Bus Station, 1, Chaloemphrakiat Bus Terminal, By Pass Road, Tambon Pak Khwae, Amphoe Mueang Sukhothai.

Phitsanulok Bus Stop

Bus services from Sukhothai to Phitsanulok terminate at Phitsanulok Bus Terminal 1, 834 44-45 Mittraphap Road Tambon Nai Mueang, Mueang Phitsanulok District, Phitsanulok 65000.

About Travel to Phitsanulok

Bus services to Phitsanulok depart from the long distance bus terminal located in Sukhothai New Town, also known as Sukhothai Thani.

Local Transport to Sukhothai Bus Terminal

From Sukhothai Old Town, and the adjacent Sukhothai Historical Park, the cheapest way to complete the 12 km journey by road to Sukhothai Bus Terminal is to travel with the government run shared taxi service. This service operates every day from 06:00 to 17:00 and costs 30 THB per person.

Travellers should, however, be aware that this very pleasant open sided bus service is also very slow. It takes 30 to 45 minutes to complete the journey depending on the traffic and the number of stops the vehicle makes to pick up and drop off customers along the way.

Arrival in Phitsanulok

Phitsanulok has two bus stations. The main long distance bus station is Phitsanulok Bus Terminal 2, which is located 8 km by road from the centre of Phitsanulok City.  Phitsanulok Bus Terminal 1, which is the city’s other bus station, is located right in the centre of Phitsanulok City.

From Phitsanulok Bus Terminal 1 able bodied travellers with a small amount of luggage are within manageable walking distance of Phitsanulok Train Station (2.2 km) and Wat Phra Si Rattana Mahathat (2.3 km). There are also normally plenty of tuk-tuks and motorbike waiting outside Phitsanulok Bus Terminal 1.

Travel by Train from Phitsanulok

Phitsanulok is located on Thailand’s Northern Railway Line which runs all the way from Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal in Bangkok to Chiang Mai Railway Station, passing through a number of large cities along the way including Ayutthaya, Lopburi, Nakhon Lampang, and Lamphun.

• There are currently 7 long train services a day from Phitsanulok to Bangkok. The journey to Bangkok takes from 4 to 7 hours depending on the train. Some are faster than others.
• There are also 5 train services a day from Phitsanulok to Chiang Mai. By train the journey to Chiang Mai is scheduled to take from 6 to 7 hours depending on the train.

Wat Phra Si Rattana Mahathat

Phitsanulok has one major tourist attraction, Wat Phra Si Rattana Mahathat, which we strongly recommend that travellers take the time to visit even if they are simply passing through Phitsanulok en route to another destination.

Wat Phra Si Rattana Mahathat is a large and interesting Buddhist temple established during the late 14th Century. As well as being a place of worship, the temple holds a number of important religious artworks and sculptures. The most famous of which is the Phra Phuttha Chinnarat statue, which was 1 of 3 images of the Lord Buddha cast in the 14th Century to be displayed at Wat Phra Si Rattana Mahathat. The Phra Phuttha Chinnarat statue is widely considered to be the most beautiful statue of the Lord Buddha in Thailand and it attracts large numbers of Thai visitors.