Booking Tickets Online in SE Asia for Local Bus Travels
Despite being a fairly big region, getting around Southeast Asia is not that difficult. The banana pancake trail has been the favorite of backpackers since the 60s era, and the transport network is fairly well-designed too to make sure that you don’t face any major problems during your local travels.
Whether you wish to go to Malaysia from Vientiane or get back to Bangkok from Hanoi, it can be arranged without any problems. However, many people wonder how they can get around this part of the world by bus, and how to go about booking online bus tickets for local travels? Keep reading to find out how! But before that here’s everything you wanted to know about the Southeast Asia travel.
How to book online?
Considered the cheapest and easiest method to travel in Southeast Asia, buses can take you from any spot to anywhere, regardless of the distance. These are normally run by several small operators and there is not much choice as you will need to go with the operator which services the specific route you wish to travel. On the other hand, you could go online and look up your options at portals like Bookaway, where you are provided with multiple transport options to take you from point A to point B, at the best possible rates and in the most comfortable manner.
Always better to plan ahead
While many people might tell you that there is no need of planning ahead when you’re in Southeast Asia, and all you need to do is show up at the bus terminal to buy a ticket, this is far from the truth! The fact is that these places give out tickets on the first-come-first-serve basis, so by the time you reach the bus station, the seats might already be full.
Using a portal like Bookaway.com, you can make your bookings in advance, so that there is no risk of getting turned down when you arrive to board the bus. There have been instances when people have been turned down just because the bus was full and there were no more plying the same day. Following are some of the frequently opted for bus routes in this region:
- Chiang Mai to Chiang Rai
- Kuta Beach to Ubud
- Bangkok to Pattaya
- Phnom Penh to Siem Reap
- Hanoi to Halong Bay
- Puerto Princesa to El Nido
- Vientiane to Luang Prabang
- Bangkok to Chiang Mai
- Kuala Lumpur to Singapore
- Yangon to Bagan
- Sihanoukville to Phnom Penh
- Da Nang to Hanoi
Furthermore, the Southeast Asia’s backpacker trail is so solidly established that there exists a fairly efficient tourist bus system. You can easily book these buses via Bookaway.com and reach wherever you want to go.
For instance, if you wish to go to Chiang Mai from Bangkok, you can book your journey on this platform and then meet the bus at let’s say Khao San Road, enjoying the night ride to Chiang Mai with your fellow travelers. In most cases, there are no other bus stations or stops in between, and you’d be traveling straight to Chiang Mai only.
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