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2 stops 3 days
Ayutthaya → Khao Yai National Park
Day 1: Ayutthaya (80 km), then drive past Saraburi to Khao Yai (2 hrs) and sleep there. Day 2: the national park. Day 3: cafés and Saraburi sunflowers (Nov–Jan).
How to travel this route
From Bangkok to each stop, between stops, and back home.
Times are estimates. Check Google Maps on the day.
Open whole route in Google Maps- Bangkok → Ayutthaya80 km · 1.5–2 hrsVan · Train
- 1
- Ayutthaya → Khao Yai National ParkAbout 130 km · about 2.5 hrsBy van, bus or car. Leave in the morning so you arrive before dark.
- 2
- Khao Yai National Park → Bangkok180 km · 2.5–3 hrsSame way back. Book the return a few days early on weekends.
Day-by-day plan
1Day 1 · Ayutthaya
- Van from Mo Chit / train — 1.5 hrs
- Bang Pa-In Royal Palace (100 ฿) — 1 hr
- Wat Chaiwatthanaram (by the river, best photos)
- Lunch — boat noodles / river prawns
- Wat Mahathat — Buddha head in tree roots
- Wat Phra Si Sanphet + Wat Ratchaburana
- Wat Yai Chai Mongkhon
- Sunset boat around the island (≈300 ฿/boat)
- Van/train back — in Bangkok by 21:00
2Day 2 · Khao Yai National Park
- Van Mo Chit → Pak Chong (3 hrs) — tour or car pick-up
- Park gate (Pak Chong side), Visitor Centre
- Haew Suwat waterfall, 30-min trail
- Lunch at the Visitor Centre
- Pha Diao Dai viewpoint + Nong Pak Chi watchtower
- Haew Narok waterfall (steep stairs)
- Salt lick drive — see elephants at dusk
- Night safari (day trip: leave at 17:00, back in Bangkok by 21:00)
3Day 3 · Khao Yai National Park
- Khao Yai cafés and viewpoints (Chokchai Farm tour ≈300 ฿)
- PB Valley vineyard tour (≈300 ฿ incl. tasting)
- Lunch at Khao Yai Art Museum / Palio
- Primo Piazza or Ban Tha Chang hot spring (free)
- Sunset viewpoint, Pak Chong night market
- Van back (or stay for day 3)
Book & go
Partner sites show live prices.
1
Ayutthaya · 1 day
2
Khao Yai National Park · 2 days
฿4,730 / per person
3 days · 2 people · ฿9,450