Planning a ride from Singapore to Bangkok - need advice from Changlung to Bangkok

Nov 2, 2013
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Gooday fellow bikers, i'm new to the forum and i had a dream to ride from Singapore to Bangkok.
It will be a KTM Duke390 and probably will be travelling with 2 other rider on the same type of machine.

Problem is when entering Thai border to Bangkok, we have no idea how will the ride be.
If anyone that is familiar on these route, it will be useful to give some opinion on the route.

I will bring along my Garmin and still figuring how many stops and bike friendly motel/hotel
From google map :- (it looks simple, but no doubt i will get lost in NO TIME as we're not fluent in Thai)

Suggested routes

  • 1,004 km, 11 hours 22 mins
    Route 41 and Phetkasem Rd

Driving directions to Bangkok, Thailand

This route has tolls.

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Changlun
Bukit Kayu Hitam, Kedah, Malaysia



1.

Head south on Lebuhraya Utara - Selatan
240 m

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Make a U-turnEntering Thailand

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Lebuhraya Utara - Selatan turns left and becomes Phetkasem Rd[/TD]
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Slight left toward Route 43[/TD]
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Continue straight onto Route 43[/TD]
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[TD=class: sdist dir-step-separatorbg, align: right]29.4 km[/TD]
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Continue onto Phetkasem Rd[/TD]
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Continue onto Route 41[/TD]
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Continue onto Phetkasem Rd[/TD]
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Slight left to stay on Phetkasem Rd[/TD]
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Take the exit toward Route 35/สมุทรสงคราม/Samut Songkhram/กรุงเทพ/Bangkok[/TD]
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Continue straight[/TD]
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Merge onto Route 35 via the ramp toสมุทรสงคราม/Samut Songkhram[/TD]
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[TD=class: sdist dir-step-separatorbg, align: right]82.9 km[/TD]
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Continue onto ทางพิเศษเฉลิมมหานครToll road[/TD]
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Take the exit toward ถนนพระราม ๙/Rama IX Road/แจ้งวัฒนะ/Chaeng WatthanaToll road[/TD]
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Merge onto ทางพิเศษศรีรัชToll road[/TD]
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Take exit 2-03 toward ถนนพระราม ๔/Rama IV Road/หัวลำโพง-สามย่าน[/TD]
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Keep right at the fork, follow signs for ถนนจารุเมือง/Charu Muang Road/สามย่าน/Sam Yan[/TD]
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Turn left onto ถนน มหานคร[/TD]
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Turn right onto ถนน พระรามที่ 4[/TD]
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Keep left to stay on ถนน พระรามที่ 4[/TD]
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Take the 1st right onto สี่พระยา[/TD]
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Turn left onto ซอย นเรศ[/TD]
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Bangkok
Thailand



Kindly help to assist and advice.
We have not fixed a date yet, but most prolly end of February or March 2014.

If there is any similiar thread, kindly advice as i do not want to spam this forum.

Terima Kasih

Phil