TRAVEL

Travel Arrangements
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After being accepted into a course, if your plans change in any way, please notify us immediately.

Please make all of your travel plans (to and from) before arriving at the center, as you will not have access to communication devices from the time the course begins until after the course is completed. Students should make proper travel arrangements, allowing sufficient time for travel to and from bus and train stations and airports.

Travel Information
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Dhamma Kamala is located east of Prachiburi, south of Khao Yai National Park. The Center is a two-hour drive from Bangkok.

Dhamma Kamala has no affiliation with any of the travel services below. Travel information is subject to change without notice. Information listed here were accurate as of October 2023.

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    The Center Office’s GPS Coordinates:
    14°08'10.8"N
    101°27'06.3"E
    Sea Level 56.8 meters
    14.136346 101.451759

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  •     ›› Chartered Bus
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    On the day the course begins, the center arranges for a chartered bus to take course attendants directly to the center from Bangkok. The fare is 500 Baht per person for both ways – to and from the center.

    The bus departs at 1 p.m. from Wat Phra Sri Mahathat Woramahawihan (“Wat Phra Sri” ), located in Bang Khen District on Phahon Yothin Road, a northern suburb of Bangkok. Please arrive at the temple no later than 12:30 p.m. The chartered bus will be parked inside the temple, around the white Pagoda, near exit gate number 3 on Phahon Yothin Road. On the return trip, the bus reaches Wat Phra Sri at around 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.

    Seats on the chartered bus are limited, please reserve a seat in advance at [email protected]


    Students arriving at Suvarnabhumi Airport have the option of using the Bangkok Airport Rail Link to transfer to BTS Skytrain and get to the Temple/ Monastery of Wat Phra Sri Mahathat Woramahawihan.

    Head to the Basement level of Suvarnabhumi Airport, ride 7 stops from Suvarnabhumi Airport Station (A1) to Phaya Thai Station (A8). Fare is approximately THB45 and takes about 26 minutes. Train arrives every 15 minutes.

    Follow the signs and walk down to change trains at Phaya Thai BTS Station (N2), take Sukhumvit Line and ride for 14 stops towards Khu Khot, alight at Wat Phra Sri Mahathat BTS Station (N17). Fare is approximately THB40 and takes about 27 minutes. Train arrives every 10 minutes.

    Take a 3 minutes walk for about 230M to get to the Temple/ Monastery of Wat Phra Sri Mahathat Bang Khen.

    Estimated time of 80 minutes for entire journey.

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  •     ›› Car
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    From Bangkok: travel on Phahon Yothin Road (Highway 1). At Rangsit, take Rangsit - Nakhon Nayok Road (Highway 305), which merges into Suwannason Road (Highway 33) at Nakhon Nayok Hospital. Turn right in front of Nakhon Nayok Hospital and turn right again at the next light toward Sa Kaeo. After passing a roundabout at Prachin Buri City, Thai Rath Wittaya 7 School is located at the 166+900 km post on Highway 33. From there, follow the Dhamma Kamala Vipassana Meditation Center sign by turning left. The center is about 500 meters on the left.

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  •     ›› Mini Bus
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    There are 2 Minibus stations:

    1) Minibus Station in Chatuchak -
    - Take the Bangkok to Kabin Buri (Prachinburi) Minibus located in Building C.

    - Look for counter C7 and inform the counter cashier that you would like to alight in front of Dhamma Kamala (do ensure that this is informed to the driver as well).

    - Minibus will leave the Station once it is fully occupied from 8:30am to 3pm.

    - For reservations, please contact Khun Toom at 09-8864-1844.

    2) Minibus Station in Rangsit -
    - Take the Minibus bound for Kabin Buri (Prachinburi) which is located under a highway, with Major Cineplex Rangsit about 700M away on the opposite side of the road.

    - Look for ticket table number 19 and inform the counter cashier that you would like to alight in front of Dhamma Kamala (do ensure that this is informed to the driver as well).

    - There will be a Minibus leaving the Station once every hour from 7am onwards.

    - For reservations, please contact Khun Thep at 06-1719-1029.

    Notes:

    1. The journey from both Minibus Stations take approximately two and a half hours to the Center so it is recommended that students depart the Minibus Stations no later than 12pm in order to arrive at the Center on time for registration.

    2. Minibus fare is 200 Baht.

    3. Students who are unable to communicate their intention to alight in front of Dhamma Kamala may show the following message to the counter cashier and also to the driver “ไปลงศูนย์ ฯ ธรรมกมลา”

    Above information is updated October 2023.

       
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