From Narathiwat: Buses to Bangkok leave from 2 separate small terminals on Suriyapradit Road, close to the police stations. They depart 4 times a day. Buses to Phuket Province via Pattani, Hat Yai, Songkhla, Trang, Krabi and Phang-nga Provinces leave 3 times a day.

There are also minivans that connect Narathiwat and Hat Yai Province for 120 bahts, Pattani Province for 60 bahts, Su-ngai Kolok District for 50 bahts, and Yala Province for 60 bahts. They leave from different stops around the city.

By Air 
Thai Airways International has 2 weekly flights connecting Phuket with Narathiwat. For more information, contact their Bangkok office at tel. 0-2280-0060, 0-2628-2000; Narathiwat office, tel. 0 7351 1161, 0 7351 3090

By Car
From Bangkok: Take Highway No.4 passing Prachuap Khiri Khan and Chumphon Provinces and Highway No.41, passing Surat Thani, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Phattalung and Hat Yai Provinces and connect to Highway No.42 for Pattani and Narathiwat Provinces. Total distance is 1,149 kilometers.

By Train
The State Railway of Thailand has a daily express and rapid Bangkok-Tanyongmat (Narathiwat)-Su-ngai Kolok service, departing from the Hua Lamphong Railway Station at 0.25 p.m. and 2.45 p.m. For more information, call tel. 1690, 0 2223 7010, 0 2223 7020; Su-ngai Kolok station tel. 0 7361 1162, 0 7361 4060

The train station is located approximately 20 kilometers west of town, which is accessible via Songthaew that costs 20 bahts.

Car rental service is also available and is provided by some guesthouses

Specialities Festival & Longkong Fruit Fair
Staged each September in the provincial capital, this festival coincides with Korlae boat races between local crews.

Tomoh Chinese Goddess Fair
Staged in Su-ngai Kolok, usually during  late April, this features dragon and lion dances, revelry and religious processions.

Provided by Tourism Authority of Thailand
 

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