Bueng Kan is a province of Thailand in Northern Isaan. Its capital is also the city of Bueng Kan, and the province borders Laos along the Mekong River.

Get in

By plane

The nearest airports in Thailand are Sakon Nakhon (SNO ^IATA) 180 km south, and Udon Thani (UTH ^IATA, 195 km south-west. The Laotian airport in Vientiane is closer, however it is not the most convenient way to get in as border crossings can get complicated.

By bus

In addition, Bueng Kan can mainly be reached by long-distance buses. The state-owned company Transport Co., operates a direct service from Bangkok's northern Mo Chit bus station once a day. The bus leaves Bangkok at 19:00, takes 12.25 hours, and a ticket costs 517 baht. The same connection is also offered by private companies such as Sawadee Esan and 407 Pattana. The travel time may be a little shorter, while the prices only slightly higher. Most connections are night buses, and only one trip is travels during the day (departing at 06:45).

Phetprasert operates a daily bus service from Chiang Mai via Phitsanulok and Udon Thani to Bueng Kan. Driving from Chiang Mai takes over 15 hrs, from Phitsanulok 10 hrs, from Udon Thani 3 hrs 40 mins.

By car

The main road connections to Bueng Kan are National Road 212 from Nong Khai and Nakhon Phanom and 222 from Sakon Nakhon.

See

• 1 Phu Thok (ทอก, and sometimes Phu Tok). A 359 m hill which is a sandstone mountain containing two peaks and on top of which is Wat Phu Thok, an important Buddhist temple inside a cave. Access is via a wooden walkway. (updated May 2022)
• 2 Bueng Khong Long. (updated May 2022)
• 3 Phu Wua Wildlife Sanctuary. A hilly 186.5-km² wildlife sanctuary protecting elephants, tigers, leopards, bears, pheasants, monkeys, and gibbons. (updated May 2022)
• 4 Nam Tok Chet Si (Chet Si Waterfall). One of the province's prime waterfalls, located inside Phu Wua Wildlife Sanctuary. (updated May 2022)
• 5 Wat Sawang Arom. A Buddhist temple erected in 1882 by a Laotian who wanted to settle by the Mekong River. Today, it's one of the most architecturally impressive temples in the province. (updated May 2022)