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Buriram (บุรีรัมย์) is a city in Isaan, about 410 km from Bangkok.

Understand

Buriram translates as "city of happiness". It is a fairly nondescript town of around 30,000 people in Thailand's less well visited northeast. While the eponymous happiness is unlikely to be found within the town, Buriram makes a suitable base for exploring the many ancient sandstone Khmer sanctuaries and temples that are scattered around the surrounding area.

There also are other remnants of the Khmer civilization, including pottery kiln sites, which date back to the 10th-13th centuries, and traces of ancient quarrying. Buriram's archaeological heritage also stretches further back with ancient pre-Angkorian ruins from the Dvaravati period.

Get in

By car

From Bangkok, take Hwy 1 (Phahon Yothin Rd) to Saraburi, then turn right onto Hwy 2 (Mittraphap Rd). Turn right onto Hwy 24 (Chok Chai-Det Udom Rd) passing Nong Ki, Nang Rong, then turn left onto Hwy 218 to Buriram. The total distance is about 410 km. Or, from Korat, take Hwy 226 passing Chakkarat Huai Thalaeng–Lam Plai Mat. The total distance is 384 km.

By bus

The Transport Company Ltd. provides daily ordinary and air conditioned buses from Bangkok to Buriram. The buses leave the Bangkok Bus Terminal (Chatuchak or Mo Chit 2). For more information, call Tel. +66 2 9361880, +66 2 9360657, +66 2 9360667, +66 2 9362852. Buriram Bus Terminal Tel. +66 44 612534, +66 44 651081.

An alternative and more convenient way to travel to Buriram is by taking the air-con bus from Nakornchai Air bus company. Their terminal is just opposite Mo Chit 2 and the fare is 340 baht.

By train

There are rapid, express, and ordinary trains from Bangkok–Ubon Ratchathani, Bangkok–Surin, and Korat–Ubon Ratchathani, all of which run through Buriram. State Railway of Thailand has online timetables and ticket booking, its call centre can be reached on 1690, +66 2 2204334, +66 2 2204444.

By plane

Nok Air has flights to Buriram (BFV) from Bangkok Don Mueang Airport (DMK) on Wed, Fri, Sun, with returns on the same days. Thai Airways has no direct flights to Buriram. Visitors must fly to Khon Kaen and catch a bus to Buriram, about 200 km. For details, contact Thai Airways at Tel. 1566, +66 2 3561111, +66 2 2800060.

  • Buriram Airport (BFV), Moo 12, Ron Thong (About 40 km north of town in Satuek), ☏ +66 44 680078. 

Get around

You can get around Buriram by motorbike or taxi/tuk-tuk.

Car rental with very reasonable prices including full insurance. Phone number is +66 81 0704750, or +66 44 621962.

See

  • Ancient Kiln Sites (แหล่งเตาโบราณ). The kilns date from around the 9th–10th centuries and served as a production centre for Khmer ceramics supplying other cities. 
  • Big Buddha Image (พระพุทธรูปใหญ่) (opposite the Satuek District Office). Or Phra Phuttharup Patima Santayaphirom Satuek Udom Ratsadon Nimitmanin is a big standing Buddha image on a bank of the Mun River. 
  • Buriram United (Thai Premier League football). weekend afternoons from 17:00-18:00. Buriram is well-known for its great local football club. They play in the new I-Mobile Stadium. see a Thai Premier League match for 120 baht. 
  • Huai Talat Reservoir and Buriram Bird Park (อ่างเก็บน้ำห้วยตลาดและสวนนกบุรีรัมย์). More than 100 species of birds live in this area during the dry season, Nov-Apr. 
  • Khao Kradong Forest Park (วนอุทยานเขากระโดง). This extinct volcano is now a relaxation spot. The top is 265 m above sea level and it houses "Phra Suphattharabophit", a large Buddha image that is the symbol of Buriram. 
  • Kradong Reservoir, อ่างเก็บน้ำกระโดง. From the entrance to Khao Kradong, there is a junction on the left side to "Bunyanusat" boy scout camp and a zoo. 
  • Ku Suan Taeng (กู่สวนแตง). A Khmer architectural site, comprising three brick prangs lying from north to south, on the same laterite base. 
  • Lam Nang Rong Dam (เขื่อนลำนางรอง). A royal project, the Lam Nang Rong Dam is an earthen dam with an asphalt road along the crest with an expansive view. 
  • Lower Northeastern Cultural Centre (ศูนย์วัฒนธรรมอีสานใต้). The centre collects and exhibits artefacts and precious historical objects, folk art, and archaeological curiosities. It is also a resource centre for conducting research. 
  • The Monument of King Rama I (พระบรมราชานุสาวรีย์พระบาทสมเด็จพระพุทธยอดฟ้าจุฬาโลก). The monument was built in 1996 to honour King Rama I who founded Buriram while he was serving as Somdet Phraya Maha Kasatsuek. 
  • Prasat Nong Hong (ปราสาทหนองหงส์). A small archaeological site comprising three prangs made from brick on a single laterite base. 
  • Prasat Wat Khok Ngio (ปราสาทวัดโคกงิ้ว). A Khmer stone sanctuary located behind Wat Khok Ngio, and it once served as an "Arogayasala" or a hospital. 
  • Phrachao Yai Wat Hong (พระเจ้าใหญ่วัดหงษ์). An old Lao-style Buddha image in the posture of subduing Mara, which was built during the late Ayutthaya period, or around the 18th century. 
  • Rao Su Monument (อนุสาวรีย์เราสู้). Built in 1979 to commemorate the brave undertakings of civilians, police officers, and soldiers who lost their lives during battles with communists who obstructed the construction of this strategic route. 
  • Silk Weaving Village of Na Pho (หมู่บ้านทอผ้าไหมอำเภอนาพธิ์). A silk weaving village, famed for "Mudmi" silk, which has received support for their skills, the standard of production, and their patterns and colours from the Royal Folk Arts and Craft Centre under the royal patronage of HM Queen Sirikit. 
  • Stone Quarry (แหล่งหินตัด). The quarry was used by the ancient Khmer people as a source of construction materials for building sanctuaries in the lower northeastern region. 
  • Thung Laem Reservoir (อ่างเก็บน้ำทุ่งแหลม). A small reservoir which has been transformed into a recreational site with shelters for rest and relaxation. During the dry season, many species of waterfowl can be found here. 
  • Wat Khao Angkhan (วัดเขาอังคาร). Inside the temple compound, there are ruins of ancient monuments and sandstone boundary markers of the Dvaravati period. It is one of the most beautiful and significant temples in Buriram. 

Do

Buy

Eat

  • Baan Chay Nam Restaurant (ร้านอาหารบ้านชายน้ำ) (From the Amari it's 10 min. Down the hill past Ducati shop, 3rd exit at roundabout, go through traffic lights at junction with abandoned hotel, uturn and its in a small soi signposted for the restaurant before you hit the abandoned hotel junction). Excellent. Very popular, live music, sit in or outside at the back near the fountain. (updated Apr 2016)

Drink

  • The Square (Romburi Rd). Karaoke bars, restaurants, and the huge Speed1 nightclub featuring live shows and a DJ playing Thai and Western hits every night. 

Sleep

  • 1 Phanomrungpuri Boutique Hotel, 212 Prachantakhet Rd Nangrong District (1 Km from Buriram Bus terminal), ☏ +66 44 632222, fax: +66 44 633800, . Check-in: 12.00, check-out: 12.00. 67 rooms (5 different types = Superior Room, Family Room, Deluxe Room, Duplex Family Room and Grand Duplex Suite), free Wi-Fi in rooms, swimming pool, Barai restaurant. 1,300 - 4,500 baht. 

Go next

Routes through Buriram
Bangkok ← Nakhon Ratchasima ←  W  E  → Surin → Ubon Ratchathani




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