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Phitsanulok
Car Travel
A car is a good way to get around the region. Highway 12 from Sukhothai is a long, straight, and reasonably comfortable 59-km (37-mi), one-hour drive. To get to the Phitsanulok from Bangkok, take the four-lane Highway 117; the drive from Bangkok takes about 4½ hours. Both Avis and Budget have desks at the Phitsanulok airport. Costs for renting economy cars up to SUVs range from B1,500 to B3,500 per day without drivers; count on an additional B1,000 a day for a car and driver. Make sure to request an English-speaking driver. Bigger hotels in Phitsanulok offer chauffeur services at similar prices, but are more tour-oriented and generally offer no more than a one-day trip.
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