Sombat Tour Bus Company

Hi there, Sombat Tour is a really good company that I’ve used several times for different routes. But you’re making things more complicated than they need to be—there are plenty of other equally good companies that run multiple VIP buses on this route every day and night, so there’s no need to book your seat online. Just show up at Mo Chit, find the Sombat Tour counter* or any other one, buy your ticket, and you’ll be on a VIP bus within the hour. If there’s more than a 30-minute wait before departure, you can grab a bite at one of the two food centers in the bus terminal.

For info, NakhonChai Air (NCA for short), another great company, doesn’t leave from Mo Chit—they have their own terminal a few hundred meters away (tell the taxi "paï s'tani lot mê nakonntchaï êê, krap"—go to Nakhonchai Air bus terminal). Their trips take less time than other companies because, unlike them, they don’t stop mid-route in the Tak area (halfway) for a meal and driver change. Instead, they bring meals and a relief driver right from the start. Their tickets can also be bought at the many 7-Eleven stores, which is super convenient.

* If needed, there’s an information counter in the middle of the ground-floor hall.

Hence the total uselessness of booking your seat online.

Hi, Thanks a lot for the info! But it’ll be Chinese New Year, and all of Thailand will be traveling… [;)] I don’t feel like stressing out at the last minute. Thanks anyway!

Hello, I’m really interested in the "SUPREME bus" and especially the "Wiang Ping Super VIP Class Bus" from Sombat Tour to get from Bangkok to Chiang Mai. But you can only book through their website, and it’s only in Thai. No agency allows booking for these buses from this company… I haven’t found any way to make a reservation for either of these two buses...

Hello,

While it’s true their site doesn’t allow booking in English, you can do it through the Thai version—though you’d need to translate each step, which I get can be tedious.

Alternatively, there are intermediaries (often mentioned on the forum) that can handle this for you, usually for a commission that varies by site.

Searching the company name on a search engine should help you find what you need.

I haven’t personally tried their buses, as I usually take the train or sometimes a flight.

Best regards,

Partirdeloin

which is why it’s totally useless to book your seat online.

Hi, Thanks so much for the info! But it’ll be Chinese New Year, and all of Thailand will be traveling... [;)] I don’t wanna stress last-minute. Thanks anyway

So I’ll just add a little more about NakhonChai Air since it’s rightly considered the best in the country by many Thais, and they also have a website where it seems possible to book—with an English version: https://www.nakhonchaiair.com/ncaweb/home-en

So I’ll add a bit more about NakhonChai Air since it’s rightly considered the best in the country by many Thais, and it also has a website where it seems possible to book with an English version: https://www.nakhonchaiair.com/ncaweb/home-en

Thanks again so much. I’ll check it out right away...

Unfortunately, there’s no info on their bus types or any photos... I need to know more before buying a ticket...

If it's true that their website doesn't allow booking in English, it can be done from the Thai version, but then you have to translate each step, and I understand that can be tedious.

Tedious doesn't bother me when I really want to do something important for myself. I had tried and it was going well at first, but by the second step I couldn't continue because I couldn't copy the departure and arrival points in Thai.

With the company name in a search engine, you should be able to find your "happiness".

I did it, finally with 12Go. I have my ticket with Sombat—the bus I wanted with 20 seats, lounge-style seating that can really stretch out. Only two seats per row, separated by an aisle in the middle. Total comfort, really. With a paid meal during the trip, water and snacks at departure, and tea on arrival. Like a plane, really... The only downside: non-changeable, non-refundable. Thanks for your help.

Unfortunately, there’s no info on their bus types or any photos... I need to know more before buying...

you can see photos by clicking the icon just to the right of the bus class on the schedule page after you’ve entered your date and cities. In First class, there’s a massage system in the seats. The meal included on board is better than the awful roadside canteens where other companies stop for a meal break. You’ll end up thinking I’m the boss of the company... but no, just to prove it, I’ll add that the best class at Sombat Tour also has the massage system in the seats.

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You're gonna start thinking I'm the boss of the company... but no, proof is, I'll add that the best class at Sombat Tour also has a massage system in the seats.



I just went to check it out... Not bad either... But well, it's done... And I'm fine with the Un/Un seats... For the meal, we'll see. It can't be worse than an Air France onboard meal

Hi Jean-Marie, I hope you don’t mind me butting in, but why not consider the train for this long trip? Safer, less tiring…

Hi Jean-Marie, I’m butting in where I shouldn’t, but why not consider the train for this long trip? Safer, less tiring...

Simply because it’s already fully booked!!! haha haha! Chinese New Year! Of course, I started with that. I’m on the waitlist, but no idea where I stand—grrr

Okay, I get it now. Sorry for twisting the knife and happy hunting for your ticket! [:(]

Hi, trains aren’t full for Chinese New Year, just in case...

Hi, the trains aren’t full for Chinese New Year, just in case...

It all depends on which class you want to travel in... Haha ha ha ha