Ranong is located 586 kilometers south of bangkok and is the first southern province that is located on the andaman sea. It compasses an area of 3,298 square kilometers, from north to south 169 kilometers and the narrowest part of only 44 kilometers, hence the name "Isthmus of the malaysian peninsular"
ranong is thailand's least populous province and the land area is 80% forest and 67% mountain terrain.
ranong is renowned as the wettest province in thailand. this is the result of the 2 monsoons, one from the indian ocean and the other from the gulf of thailand. In a lot of the guide books they say it rains for 8 months, that is a bit of a over statement. the rainy season lasts for about 3 months.
so this makes ranong the place to visit, more traditional lifestyle etc...
more importantly not to many tourists.
so come and visit.
Transportation to ranong
1.By Car
From Bangkok, drive pass trough tonburi – parktor for 90 km. turn left to public road number 4 (Petkaseam rd.) pass though Petburi, Prachuankeereekan, until reach at intersection Pratomporn (Chumporn) turn right and drive until Ranong (Total destination 568 km.)
2.By Train
From Bangkok, it doesn’t have train that go directly to Ranong, but you can go to Chumporn train station first and then you have take a bus from Chumporn to Ranong which take 122 km.
3.By Bus
Both air-conditioned and non air-conditioned buses depart from Bangkok's Southern Bus Terminal to Surat Thani everyday for the approximately 8-hour trip. For a current schedule and further information, please call the Southern Bus Terminal at tel:02-434-5557-8 or the Ranong Bus Station at tel: 07781 1548 or visit www.transport.co.th
