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Chatuchak · Thailand

Car hire and driving in Chatuchak

Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.

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In Thailand traffic drives on the left. Picking up at DMK means 11 km (7 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648876 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648881 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25743536.

Drives from Chatuchak

Car rental from Chatuchak: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Chatuchak to Bang BonThailand26 km (16 mi)about 23 min
Chatuchak to Samut PrakanThailand26 km (16 mi)about 24 min
Chatuchak to Nong KhaemThailand26 km (16 mi)about 24 min
Chatuchak to Lat KrabangThailand27 km (17 mi)about 25 min
Chatuchak to Khlong LuangThailand28 km (17 mi)about 25 min
Chatuchak to Ban Samae DamThailand32 km (20 mi)about 30 min
Chatuchak to Nong ChokThailand33 km (20 mi)about 30 min
Chatuchak to Nakhon PathomThailand56 km (35 mi)about 51 min
Chatuchak to Chon BuriThailand69 km (43 mi)about 1 h 3 min
Chatuchak to Ban I ChangThailand73 km (45 mi)about 1 h 7 min
Chatuchak to Si RachaThailand83 km (52 mi)about 1 h 16 min
Chatuchak to Si Maha PhotThailand104 km (65 mi)about 1 h 35 min
Chatuchak to Ho Chi Minh CityVietnam739 km (459 mi)about 11 h 16 min
Chatuchak to HanoiVietnam977 km (607 mi)about 14 h 54 min
Chatuchak to SingaporeSingapore1,441 km (895 mi)about 21 h 58 min
Chatuchak to HaiphongVietnam1,017 km (632 mi)about 15 h 30 min
Chatuchak to Phnom PenhCambodia536 km (333 mi)about 8 h 10 min
Chatuchak to Cần ThơVietnam708 km (440 mi)about 10 h 48 min
Chatuchak to Kuala LumpurMalaysia1,195 km (742 mi)about 18 h 13 min
Chatuchak to HuếVietnam810 km (503 mi)about 12 h 21 min

Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.

Where to compare car hire

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Common questions

Which side of the road do they drive on in Chatuchak?

The left, as everywhere in Thailand.

How are the journey times on this page worked out?

From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.

Where these facts come from

  • GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
  • Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
  • OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
  • Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines

Data compiled 13 September 2026. Hotel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.