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After reading dozens of articles about a complete trip around Thailand, most of them included Sukhothai in their itineraries. So, I decided to plan a day trip in Sukhothai. If you plan to visit Sukhothai during your stay in Thailand, here is my experience.
I travelled to Sukhothai from Ayutthaya (link to that article here) by private bus. I bought my ticket through the asiatogo website and it cost me about 19 euros. My arrival was late (10:00pm) and so I booked a hotel near the bus station. It is important to note that the station is half empty at this time of day and there is very little traffic. This can be a big inconvenience if your hotel is far from the station. If this is the case, my advice is to check with your hotel if they can arrange the transfer for you.
Sukhothai is a city with a historical park consisting of 5 zones (center, north, south, east and west). The most interesting thing I found in Sukhothai is visiting the historical park (Sukhothai Old City), which is about 10km from the new town. To get from the bus station to the Historical Park, you can take the bus 29B or a taxi/grab. There are local buses that make the journey but there is little to no information about it that I could find. The only way to get back is by tuktuk or a Grab, as there are no buses.
Once you reach the old town, there are several shops where you can rent bicycles (30 THB per day) or golf carts (150 THB). It is possible to walk around the historic park, but it’s probably better to rent a vehicle).
The main and most interesting area is the central area, where the entrance fee is 100 THB. It costs an additional 10 THB for bicycles. I suppose the fee is the same for a golf cart. In less than three hours, along with stops to get close to the temples and take pictures, you will have toured the central area and seen all the temples.
You can also visit the other 4 zones, but the entrance fee for each zone is 100 THB and they are not very interesting, in my opinion. Outside the central area you can visit Wat Sorosak, a free and very unique temple.
After having seen Ayutthaya during the same trip, I kind of regret stopping in Sukhothai. It’s not that this place isn’t beautiful in its own right, it’s just that Ayutthaya’s historic park is larger, nicer and much better connected. Sukhothai is like a smaller version of Ayutthaya, and while some of the temples have their charm, it got quite repetitive.
If I were to do this trip again, I would opt to skip Sukhothai and spend an extra two days in Chiang Mai, a city with so many activities and excursions that there is hardly enough time to do them all!
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