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Lak Si · Thailand

Car hire and driving in Lak Si

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 4 km (2 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 Lak Si

Car rental from Lak Si: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Lak Si to Chom ThongThailand26 km (16 mi)about 23 min
Lak Si to Phra PradaengThailand26 km (16 mi)about 24 min
Lak Si to Bang KhaeThailand28 km (18 mi)about 26 min
Lak Si to Lat KrabangThailand29 km (18 mi)about 26 min
Lak Si to Bang Khun ThianThailand29 km (18 mi)about 27 min
Lak Si to Thung KhruThailand30 km (18 mi)about 27 min
Lak Si to Nong ChokThailand31 km (19 mi)about 28 min
Lak Si to Bang BonThailand32 km (20 mi)about 29 min
Lak Si to Nong KhaemThailand32 km (20 mi)about 29 min
Lak Si to Samut PrakanThailand32 km (20 mi)about 30 min
Lak Si to Ban Samae DamThailand39 km (24 mi)about 36 min
Lak Si to Nakhon PathomThailand58 km (36 mi)about 53 min
Lak Si to Ho Chi Minh CityVietnam740 km (460 mi)about 11 h 17 min
Lak Si to HanoiVietnam970 km (603 mi)about 14 h 48 min
Lak Si to SingaporeSingapore1,446 km (899 mi)about 22 h 3 min
Lak Si to HaiphongVietnam1,010 km (628 mi)about 15 h 25 min
Lak Si to Phnom PenhCambodia537 km (333 mi)about 8 h 11 min
Lak Si to Cần ThơVietnam710 km (441 mi)about 10 h 50 min
Lak Si to Kuala LumpurMalaysia1,201 km (746 mi)about 18 h 19 min
Lak Si to HuếVietnam805 km (500 mi)about 12 h 17 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 Lak Si?

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 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel 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.