Cha-Am blog by onlychaam

Unlike Bangkok or even Hua Hin, there is hardly any traffic jam in Cha-Am. It can happen, though, especially at the end of a week-end or holiday, or during Songkran, like a few days ago. Days like that, you can easily spend twenty minutes just to go up Narathip road, from the beachfront to Phetkasem road. You also have to bear with the drivers who speed up the left lane (the one that should be reserved for turning left in the direction of Hua Hin) and cut in just when the traffic lights turn green.

So, here is our tip: to avoid Narathip road, go south along the beach or on Chaolay road, until you see a sign indicating Phetkasem road on your right. Take this road and you will arrive on Phetkasem road, just in front of Cha-Am Forest Park. Turn right (assuming you are going to Bangkok), and if you see that there is some more traffic jam at the traffic lights, turn left just before the footbridge, drive in the direction of the fresh market, then turn right through the parking lot and right again when the street ends. Then go straight and turn left (free left turn) on Phetkasem.

Bon voyage and drive carefully!

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