text: [{"text_idx": "#000000", "text": "Bus, Train, Ferry and Flight Times"}, {"text_idx": "#000011", "text": "Aranyaprathet to BangkokAranyaprathet to Nakhon Sawan"}, {"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": "#000054", "text": "Sukhothai to KalasinSukhothai to Khon Kaen"}, {"text_idx": "#000057", "text": "Trang to BangkokTrang to Phuket"}, {"text_idx": "#000079", "text": "Pak Bara Pier to Koh Lipe"}, {"text_idx": "#000080", "text": "Pattaya to Hua Hin Ferry"}, {"text_idx": "#000084", "text": "Trat Airport to Koh Kood"}, {"text_idx": "#000089", "text": "Nakhon Si Thammarat to Bangkok"}, {"text_idx": "#000091", "text": "Phitsanulok to BangkokPhitsanulok to Chiang Mai"}, {"text_idx": "#000092", "text": "Prachuap Khiri Khan to Bangkok"}, {"text_idx": "#000094", "text": "Trang to BangkokTrang to Hua Hin"}, {"text_idx": "#000102", "text": "Hua Hin to Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)"}, {"text_idx": "#000112", "text": "The journey by bus from Khon Kaen to Chiang Mai is scheduled take from 11 to 13 hours depending on which bus service you take. You can also fly direct from Khon Kaen to Chiang Mai."}, {"text_idx": "#000114", "text": "Click on the Khon Kaen \u2013 Chiang Mai link in the timetable below for more information and to buy tickets."}, {"text_idx": "#000115", "text": "Bus Stop in Khon Kaen"}, {"text_idx": "#000118", "text": "Chiang Mai is the largest city in Thailand\u2019s Northern Region. When in was founded in 1296 it became the capital city of the Lanna Kingdom, which at that time controlled large parts of the north of what what is modern day Thailand. Although Chiang Mai has long since ceased to be part of a separate state it has retained its own unique culture and regional dialect. Chiang Mai is not only less busy than Bangkok, and less industrialised, the culture of the local people is different."}, {"text_idx": "#000120", "text": "The old walled city of Chiang Mai is still the most popular part of the city for visitors, with major temples such as Wat Phra Singh and Wat Chedi Luang being the principal tourist attractions. Many visitors, however, choose to stay in the riverside area around the Changklan Road instead as there are some large and good value for hotels in that area, as well as lots of restaurants, bars and several night markets. From this part of town you can easily walk in the evening to some of the riverside restaurants with live music in the evening, such as the Riverside Restaurant and Bar which is one of the city\u2019s most lively places to go in the evening."}]