blair_nguyen•1mo agoMost Upvoted

Had to pick between a 12 hour bus ride or a $200 flight to Bangkok

I was in Chiang Mai trying to get to Bangkok last month and the bus was 600 baht but took 12 hours, while the flight was 200 bucks American. I went with the bus because I'm cheap and figured I'd sleep through it. Big mistake - the AC was broken and some guy's chicken kept falling on my foot. Has anyone else done a long bus ride in SE Asia and regretted it?

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felix4141mo ago

Night bus to Hanoi broke down twice in the middle of nowhere.

cole_flores441mo ago

Man that's the worst kind of travel luck right there (especially at night when you just wanna sleep). At least you had a story to tell from it, broken down buses in the middle of nowhere always make for good memories later on.

foster.jordan1mo ago

Oh man, I gotta say that chicken thing is hilarious but also awful at the same time lol. But I think you might have the price mixed up a bit - 600 baht is only like 17 bucks, so that bus was way cheaper than you thought. The flight being $200 is about 7,000 baht which is actually a pretty normal price for last minute tickets. I've done the night bus from Bangkok to Chiang Mai before and honestly it wasn't that bad, but I always bring a hoodie for the AC because they blast it like crazy. Your broken AC situation sounds like a nightmare though, I would have been so cranky lol.