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Thailand’s interprovincial bus operator Transport Company announced its plans to use its current slate of 11 bus routes to Laos and Cambodia to boost cross-border travel among tourists between Thailand and its regional neighbours.
As a state enterprise under the Transport Ministry, Transport Company also operates 56 domestic routes: 21 routes to the northern region, 21 routes to the Northeast and the East, and 14 routes to the South.
The firm makes an average of 233 trips a day across all routes, adjusted based on passenger demand.
Transport Company’s acting president Atthawit Rakjamroon declared on Friday, 24th January, that the current cross-border routes are on the front line when it comes to cross-border travels of Thai, Laotian, and Cambodian people.
Such, he said, is compliant with the Thai government’s policy of promoting tourism in Thailand and nearby nations all year round.
A significant road carrier
Currently, Transport Company offers nine bus routes to Laos:
- Nong Khai – Vientiane;
- Udon Thani – Vientiane;
- Ubon Ratchathani – Pakse;
- Mudkahan – Savannakhet;
- Bangkok – Vientiane;
- Bangkok – Pakse;
- Nakhon Phanom – Thakhek;
- Udon Thani – Nong Khai – Vang Vieng; and
- Loei – Luang Prabang.
Likewise, two bus routes make their way to Cambodia; namely the Bangkok – Siem Reap, and Bangkok – Phnom Penh itineraries.
On average, these cross-border routes carry an average 3,000 passengers a day, and this total has risen considerably since pandemic restrictions were relaxed.
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