Nan is connected by plane and by bus to the rest of the country. SGA Airlines connects Nan to Chiang Mai daily. The airport is located at the northern end of the town, on the Pua road, about 1.5 km from downtown.
By road, it takes from 10 to 13 hours, according to the type of bus, to travel from Nan to Bangkok. Regular buses also run from Nan to Chiang Mai (6-7 hours), Chiang Rai (6-7 hours), Phrae (2 hours) and Phitsanulok (5 hours @ 11:00 and 16:30). The main bus station (Baw Khaw Saw) is located at the southern edge of the town, at the end of a road perpendicular (turning left when arriving from Bangkok) to the Wiangsa/Phrae/Bangkok road.
If you want to take train, train station that serve for Nan is Den Chai in Phrae Province. From the train station, take a sawngtaew parked in front of the station to Phrae bus station for about half an hour. And then catch a bus to Nan. There is also bus service directly to Nan from Den Chai. But you need to go to Den Chai bus station to take the bus. |