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. If you have any difficulty, please do not hesitate to call us at [email protected].
Travel Information by Land, Rail and Air
Dhamma Bhuvana is located in Ubon Ratchathani, 624 kilometers northwest of Bangkok or an 8.5-hour drive from Bangkok, with land, rail, and air connections in Ubon Ratchathani, which is 40 minutes from the center. Dhamma Bhuvana has no affiliation with any of the travel services below. Travel information is subject to change without notice. Information listed here was accurate as of 2025.
From Bangkok:
Travel on Route 1 (Thanon Phahon Yothin) to Saraburi. At Km 107, turn right onto Route 2 (Thanon Mittraphap). Continue for another 100 kilometers and take Sikhio ramp on the left onto Route 24 (Chok Chai – Det Udom). Turn left at Ubon Ratchathani Provincial Social Security Office and continue on Route 24 (Chok Chai – Det Udom, Sathonlamak Road). Make a U-turn in front of Ubon Ratchathani University.
From Ubon Ratchathani University, continue straight passing PTT Station, Great Meadow Lane City, and Chumchon Ban Si Khai School. Turn left after passing the school (Route 1-0081, Thanon Ban Si Khai – Ban Pho Tok) and continue for 4 kilometers. Turn right at Ban Rong Ko and continue for 2 kilometers. Turn left at Ban Non Kho intersection and continue for 1.6 kilometers. Turn left and continue for 400 meters. The center is on the left.
Note: In case of traveling using Google Maps, set the destination to Ban Pho School first. When reaching Ban Pho School intersection (Ban Rong Ko entrance), follow the center sign. Afterwards, set the destination to Dhamma Bhuvana Vipassana Meditation Center. (If setting the destination to Dhamma Bhuvana straight away, Google Maps will give directions using a side road, which is inaccessible by small cars. Please see the Maps to Dhamma Bhuvana for details.
Nakhonchai Air operates air-conditioned buses, 10 trips a day, averaging 9-10 hours. Please check with Nakhonchai Air or call 1624 for bus schedule and seat reservation.
Nakhonchai Air has three bus boarding points in Bangkok (indicated on the ticket): Nakhonchai Air Bangkok Terminal, Mo Chit 2 Bus Terminal, and Nakhonchai Air Rangsit Terminal. Please arrive at the boarding platform at least 20 minutes before the departure time.
Upon reaching Ubon Ratchathani, please get off at Makro Warin Chamrap and take a taxi to the center. Alternatively, get off at Ubon Ratchathani Bus Terminal and take a taxi to the center. Or take a songthaew (Red Line/Mor Daeng: Ubon Ratchathani Bus Terminal - Ubon Ratchathani University, first bus 06.00, last bus 19.00, 60 minutes, 12 Baht) and get off at Ubon Ratchathani University (Gate 1). Then take a taxi to the center.
Trains depart from Bangkok at Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal Station and arrive Ubon Ratchathani Station in Warin Chamrap. The journey by train from Bangkok to Ubon Ratchathani is scheduled to take from 7 hours 50 minutes on Train #21 (the fastest train) to 11 hours 15 minutes on Train #141 (the slowest service).
Train Times from Bangkok to Ubon Ratchathani There are 6 trains a days traveling the route from Bangkok to Ubon Ratchathani, which the final stop on the Eastern branch of Thailand’s Northern Eastern Train Line.
There are daily direct flights from Bangkok to Ubon Ratchathani from both Don Mueang and Suvarnabhumi airports. Taxis are available from Ubon Ratchathani Airport to the center.
The distance from Ubon Ratchathani Bus Terminal to Dhamma Bhuvana is 30 kilometers, from Ubon Ratchathani Train Station 22 kilometers, and from Ubon Ratchathan Airport 27 kilometers. The journey takes approximately an hour.
