text: [{"text_idx": "#000011", "text": "Aranyaprathet to BangkokAranyaprathet to Nakhon Sawan"}, {"text_idx": "#000036", "text": "Nakhon Pathom to Hua Hin"}, {"text_idx": "#000041", "text": "Nan to BangkokNan to Chiang Mai"}, {"text_idx": "#000042", "text": "Nong Bua Lamphu to Bangkok"}, {"text_idx": "#000046", "text": "Phrae to BangkokPhrae to Chiang Mai"}, {"text_idx": "#000048", "text": "Ranong to BangkokRanong to Phuket"}, {"text_idx": "#000053", "text": "Songkhla to Nakhon Si Thammarat"}, {"text_idx": "#000054", "text": "Sukhothai to KalasinSukhothai to Khon Kaen"}, {"text_idx": "#000056", "text": "Tak to ChanthaburiTak to Pattaya"}, {"text_idx": "#000057", "text": "Trang to BangkokTrang to Phuket"}, {"text_idx": "#000079", "text": "Pattaya to Hua Hin Ferry"}, {"text_idx": "#000083", "text": "Trat Airport to Koh Kood"}, {"text_idx": "#000088", "text": "Nakhon Si Thammarat to Bangkok"}, {"text_idx": "#000090", "text": "Phitsanulok to BangkokPhitsanulok to Chiang Mai"}, {"text_idx": "#000091", "text": "Prachuap Khiri Khan to Bangkok"}, {"text_idx": "#000093", "text": "Trang to BangkokTrang to Hua Hin"}, {"text_idx": "#000101", "text": "Hua Hin to Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)"}, {"text_idx": "#000111", "text": "By train between it takes between 7 hours 10 minutes and 8 hours 34 minutes to travel 449.75 km from Bangkok to Khon Kaen depending upon which train you take."}, {"text_idx": "#000113", "text": "Click on the Bangkok \u2013 Khon Kaen link for more information and to buy tickets."}, {"text_idx": "#000116", "text": "About Travel to Khon Kaen"}, {"text_idx": "#000117", "text": "Khon Kaen is one of 4 major cities in the North Eastern Region of Thailand. The city is an important economic centre, and also hosts one of the top universities in Thailand. Khon Kaen is not, however, popular as a tourist destination. Khon Kaen is a relatively new city, established in the early 20th Century, and the buildings in the city centre are modern in style. Despite the absence of tourists, the facilities for visitors are still better than many other Thai cities and towns. There are number of very good restaurants and Western style bars clustered around the Pullman Khon Kaen Raja Orchid Hotel, which is the best hotel in the city. A lot of business travellers pass through the city, along with leisure travellers, as the city is a transport hub and on a major highway which runs from Bangkok north to the border with Laos at Nong Khai. There is a small community of foreign residents, largely retirees and English teachers, living in Khon Kaen and some bars and restaurants which specifically cater for them which are located on and near Soi Kosa."}, {"text_idx": "#000118", "text": "City Pillar Shrine in Khon Kaen"}]