Welcome to a delightful piece of news that’s akin to the sugar on top of your festive season treats! Imagine cruising down the winding roads without the worries of tolls ticking your wallet. Sounds like a New Year’s wish granted, right? Well, tis’ the season for giving, and Deputy government spokeswoman Radklao Inthawong Suwankiri has just sprinkled a little holiday magic for motorists far and wide.
From the stroke of midnight on Thursday, you’re cordially invited to hit the motorways and expressways of Thailand – absolutely gratis – until the clock chimes midnight ushering in January 3rd. That’s right, folks, the gates are open wide for journeys filled with joy and sans toll fees, making the four-day New Year festivities even merrier.
Imagine the scene: a 51-kilometre stretch of freshly paved tarmac beckons, part of the majestic 96-km-long Bang Yai-Kanchanaburi motorway — known to friends and highway enjoyers as Motorway No. 81. And it’s just begging for your tires to grace its surface, with the added bonus of being completely free. Feel that? That’s the sensation of your road trip budget breathing a sigh of relief until January 3rd.
But the fun doesn’t stop at Motorway No. 81, hold onto your festive hats. Get ready to weave through the heart of Bangkok to Ban Chang via Motorway No. 7, feeling the freedom in your hair. Take a whimsical detour on Motorway No. 9, or the celebrated Bangkok outer ring road, stretching from Bang Pa-in to Bang Pli, and then on to Phra Pradaeng to Bang Kae, because why not?
Heading north? Allow Motorway No. 6 to whisk you from Pak Chong to the storied gates of Nakhon Ratchasima. Prefer a coastal route? The Bang Na – Chonburi Expressway awaits, promising sea-salted air and vistas galore. And for the urban adventurers, the Bang Pli-Suk Sawat Expressway, Chalerm Mahanakhon expressway, Srirat Expressway, and Udon Ratthaya Expressway are your ticket to a fuss-free urban escape.
Now, a gentle word of caution from our kind-hearted spokeswoman: keep an eye on your fuel gauge while you’re enchanted by the 77 majestic kilometres stretching from Pak Chong to Nakhon Ratchasima. Why, you ask? This motorway is a bit shy and doesn’t boast any petrol stations along its lanes.
So gather your companions, prep your playlists, and fill up your tanks. The open road calls for celebrations, storytelling, and creating bonds as tightly woven as the fabric of the very seats you’re sitting on. Here’s to free travels, joyous tales, and a New Year’s hurrah on the highways of happiness. Safe travels, wanderers!
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