Lotus Phibun Tour

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55 customer reviews
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About Lotus Phibun Tour

Company Information

Lotus Phibun Tour is a bus company in Thailand that offers transport services from Bangkok to a number of destinations in the northeastern region of the country, including Nakhon Phanom, Ubon Ratchathani, Sisaket, Surin, and Sakon Nakhon.

Their buses come fully furnished with reclining seats with reinforced cushions, air-conditioning, and washrooms. Passengers on the VIP coaches also enjoy the services of a steward, food, snacks, and a TV for entertainment. It is important to note that buses use extensive air conditioning to avoid water condensing.

Routes served by Lotus Phibun Tour

Bangkok–Nakhon Phanom

From Bangkok to Nakhon Phanom, Lotus Phibun Tour VIP and VIP24 buses leave Morchit, Bangkok at 6.30pm and arrive in Nakhon Phanom at 6.40am the following day, the duration of the journey being 12 hours and 10 minutes. A VIP bus ticket will cost THB 700 and VIP24 THB 950.

An express bus leaves Nakhon Phanom for Morchit, Bangkok at 5.30pm and arrives at 5.50am. At 6.30pm, you can board the VIP and VIP24 buses and alight 12 hours and 20 minutes later at 6.50am. You require THB 600 for the express bus ticket, THB 700 for the VIP bus, and THB 950 for the VIP24 coach.

Prior to reach their terminus in Nakhon Phanom, the same buses call en route to Sakon Nakhon. The VIP and VIP24 buses depart at 6.30pm and arrive 10 hours and 40 minutes later at 5.10am. The express bus leaves the station at 8.30pm and stops at Sakon Nakhon the following day at 5.10am. A VIP ticket costs THB 630, a VIP24 ticket THB 840, and an express bus ticket THB 540.

Bangkok–Ubon Ratchathani

Three express buses depart Morchit, Bangkok for Ubon Ratchathani, a journey that takes 10 hours and 50 minutes. The first bus leaves at 7.00am and arrives at 5.50pm, the second bus at 7.30pm to 6.20am, and the last coach at 9.45pm to 8.35am. The price of your ticket will be THB 500.

If you are traveling to Sisaket, you can use the same Ubon Ratchathani-bound 7.00am express bus and arrive at 4.10pm or board the evening express bus at 9.45pm and alight in Sisaket at 6.55am. The total duration of the journey is 9 hours and 10 minutes and the price of the ticket THB 420.

It takes 7 hours and 15 minutes from Bangkok to Surin, via a Lotus Phibun Tour bus. If you prefer to travel during the day, then the 7.00am bus is ideal for you. You'll alight at 2.15pm. Alternatively, you can board the 9.30pm bus at Morchit, Bangkok and arrive in Surin at 4.45am. You require THB 400 to secure a ticket for this trip.

Keep in mind

Bangkok's northern bus station is expansive, but you can get there from MRT subway station Kamphaeng Phet or BTS Skytrain Mo Chit station by taxi. It costs less that THB 50.

It is advisable to check in 30 minutes before departure to avoid missing your bus.

Remember, when you pay for your ticket online, you’ll get instant confirmation.

Children up to three years are free to ride on an adult’s lap at no cost.

Some Lotus Phibun Tour staff members may not speak English.

If you cancel your trip, you’ll receive a refund of the ticket price, but no refund of fees. Therefore, if the cost of your ticket was THB 350, only THB 300 will be compensated.

Travellers Reviews

Travellers generally enjoy Lotus Phibun Tour service. However, as on almast any bus trip in Thailand, AC can be freezing and there is lack of Wifi on the bus as advertised.

When you want to travel in comfort, choose a Lotus Phibun Tour bus. You’ll enjoy the comfortable, reclining seats, TV for entertainment if you board the VIP buses, snacks, and drinking water. Carry warm clothes though, to avoid the freezing AC temperatures.

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Lotus Phibun Tour Popular Routes

Bangkok - Ubon Ratchathani
Bus VIP
16:30
Bus VIP 24
16:30
Bus Express
16:30
Bangkok - Nakhon Phanom
Bus VIP
18:30
Bus VIP 24
18:30
Bus Express
18:30
Nakhon Phanom - Bangkok
Bus VIP 24
17:15, 18:15
Bus VIP
17:15, 18:15
Bus Express
17:00, 17:15, 18:15
Ubon Ratchathani - Bangkok
Bus Express
10:30, 17:30
Bus VIP 24
19:15
Bangkok - Sisaket
Bus Express
16:00
Bus VIP
16:30
Bus VIP 24
20:00
Bangkok - Sakon Nakhon
Bus Express
18:30, 19:30
Bus VIP 24
18:30, 19:30
Bus VIP
18:30, 19:30
Bangkok - Bueng Kan
18:45, 19:15
Bangkok - Nong Khai
18:45, 19:15
Bueng Kan - Bangkok
17:00
Bangkok - Udon Thani
18:45, 19:15
NaN Passengers

Lotus Phibun Tour Stations

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Lotus Phibun Tour Company Reviews

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The bus gets you to and from your destinations in a timely manner and stops once for a food/market break. Each passenger gets a blanket, water and some snacks. This was my second overnight bus ride, but the first that played (loudly) local Thai music through the speakers for 1 and 1/2 hours at the beginning (7pm) and end of the bus ride (5am). That was incredibly annoying and not necessary. Everyone just wants to use the overnight bus to sleep the best they can. That was difficult on this bus ride.
Bus VIP, Lotus Phibun Tour (โลตัสพิบูลทัวร์), Feb 14, 2020
G G
Bus was 2hours late departing, had to change vehicle as it wasn't working
Bus VIP, Lotus Phibun Tour (โลตัสพิบูลทัวร์), Oct 29, 2019
A
Bus left and arrived on time, please wrap up warm as the bus AC is very cold. For all buses to north east the payment booth is 3rd floor and kiosk 19.
Bus VIP, Lotus Phibun Tour (โลตัสพิบูลทัวร์), Sep 17, 2019
A
Fantastic and so good
Bus VIP, Lotus Phibun Tour (โลตัสพิบูลทัวร์), Jun 23, 2019
K J
Very comfortable!
Bus VIP, Lotus Phibun Tour (โลตัสพิบูลทัวร์), Mar 29, 2019
S W
Very cold ride, take enough clothing with you! I am a tall man and the seats are ergonomic seats for smaller people.. BUT you can have a massage while you are watching a movie or listen music!! Very nice
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Bus VIP, Lotus Phibun Tour (โลตัสพิบูลทัวร์), Mar 14, 2019
F M
Efficient, siimple
Bus VIP 24, Lotus Phibun Tour (โลตัสพิบูลทัวร์), Mar 2, 2019
N V
Really cold bus ride. Ridiculous to harm the environment for nothing. They gave blankets, but it was still very cold. I don't get the point of this. Everybody had a own tv screen with movies, I went to the English section and found a nice movie, when they started to talk it was in thai without subs. The massage function in the chair was funny. I didn't understand why there was a dinner break at 2 in the night...
Bus VIP, Lotus Phibun Tour (โลตัสพิบูลทัวร์), Jan 22, 2019
W S
Super good bus, internet password for the wifi was difficult to get. It would be better to put out an info sheet. No info that headphones are needed for the entertainment program. Very smooth bus driver. Light that should inform when the toilet is occupied did not work, also the hot drinks station was not ready. The seats are designed from the neck cushion and the leg rests on people of no more than 1.60, I had with 1.83 real problems. All in all but good
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Bus VIP, Lotus Phibun Tour (โลตัสพิบูลทัวร์), Jan 19, 2019
M B
Super Service! Friendly Stuart. Just, that nobody speaks a word English was a little bit difficult.
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Bus VIP, Lotus Phibun Tour (โลตัสพิบูลทัวร์), Jan 13, 2019
S G
As soon as you arrive at the Notary station you ask for an extra charge because they have changed the category of the bus. VIP bus... Very dirty the seats have never been cleaned for 20 years that must be in service.A positive point the driving
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Bus Express, Lotus Phibun Tour (โลตัสพิบูลทัวร์), Oct 7, 2018
M L
Easy trip ! I booked it online and had no problem getting my ticket once at the bus terminal. Very nice to get money voucher at the stop although it would be nice to explain what it is. People came to tell me when we got to my destination at 5am (a 5 minutes notice would be appreciated though). Thank you !
Bus Express, Lotus Phibun Tour (โลตัสพิบูลทัวร์), Sep 27, 2018
M W
It was another bus an old one not with the seats.
Bus Express, Lotus Phibun Tour (โลตัสพิบูลทัวร์), Apr 7, 2018
H C
We came from Nakhon Phanom to Bangkok. Had the more expensive lower seats. No WiFi while on the bus was a sign free WiFi. The attendant did not speak English so no explanation. There was andere alarmclock which gave alarm every hour but unfortunately the attendant did not do anything (he did not understand us). We arrived in Bangkok quite sudden and were chased out like catlle. The seats were ok and the time schedule was punctual. Take care for warm clothes and socks
Bus VIP 24, Lotus Phibun Tour (โลตัสพิบูลทัวร์), Feb 22, 2018
I K
Surprised to get food on bus and at stop. Not easy as English speaker. No signs in Eng. My seat mate helped clue me in a few times with key Eng words. Only got right bus cause I asked multiple times.
Bus Express, Lotus Phibun Tour (โลตัสพิบูลทัวร์), Feb 20, 2018
A P
Nearly freezed to death and why are there televisions in the bus if they are being turned off 1 hour after start? but got to where we wanted quickly and save.
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Bus VIP, Lotus Phibun Tour (โลตัสพิบูลทัวร์), Jan 19, 2018
P I
All was ok except wifi Last year, no pb with wifi This year no connection, always disconnected
Bus VIP 24, Lotus Phibun Tour (โลตัสพิบูลทัวร์), Mar 14, 2017
M T
Excelent!
Bus VIP 24, Lotus Phibun Tour (โลตัสพิบูลทัวร์), Feb 25, 2017
P B
The loud TV was very stressfull, I suggest you get rid of the TV and let people decide whether they want to watch something or not.
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Bus VIP, Lotus Phibun Tour (โลตัสพิบูลทัวร์), Feb 7, 2017
M F
No wifi code provided. False advertising. No WiFi.
Bus VIP 24, Lotus Phibun Tour (โลตัสพิบูลทัวร์), Feb 6, 2017
C A
Great bus and friendly driver. Organisation at Mo Chit Bus Station was not given, you have to manually search for the right counter, and there are likely 150, spread over 3 floors. Trip itself was very good, bus super comfy. Rough wake up 90 min before designated arrival though.
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Bus VIP 24, Lotus Phibun Tour (โลตัสพิบูลทัวร์), Oct 4, 2016
S Z
路况很好,司机开车很平稳。位置很舒适。是一种非常不错的体验。这个车上播的音乐是一直响个不停,尤其出发时和天亮的时候,就声音放得特别大,司机好像没在这方面考虑他们感受。没有休息好,体验还是很值得的,沿途风景很大美,很喜欢。
Bus Express, Lotus Phibun Tour (โลตัสพิบูลทัวร์), May 4, 2016
R S
5/5 The bus driver called and thyen even waited 10 minutes as we were stuck in heavy traffic jams
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Bus VIP, Lotus Phibun Tour (โลตัสพิบูลทัวร์), Apr 21, 2016
A T
nice! Thank you!
Bus Express, Lotus Phibun Tour (โลตัสพิบูลทัวร์), Apr 1, 2016
N F
Terribly cold. We were in dawn jackets and under blankets and it was still cold. The sound of tv could not be regulated, btw the screen was not working.
Bus Express, Lotus Phibun Tour (โลตัสพิบูลทัวร์), Jan 4, 2016
J G
Too cold in the bus. Try to rise AC temperature
Bus VIP, Lotus Phibun Tour (โลตัสพิบูลทัวร์), Nov 2, 2015
T W
##Getting From Bangkok to Nakhon Phanom by Bus From *Don Mueang* to *Mo Chit Bus Terminal*: The bus to Nakhon Phanom, a city built along the mighty Mekong River which forms the border with Laos, is easy to access from Bangkok. The buses to this region (the northeast of Thailand) all leave from the Mo Chit 2 bus station in the north of Bangkok. We flew in to the Don Muang Airport (DMK), and got on the shuttle bus which goes to Mo Chit BTS station. The shuttle bus is the A1 bus and picks up just outside the arrivals section at a fixed point, just to the left of the tourist information desk. You pay the 30 baht on board. Internet searching had told us that you then had to take a taxi from the BTS station. However, the lady working on the shuttle bus told us that the BTS stop was Mo Chit 1 and that the shuttle kept going to Mo Chit 2, which was the big bus station. Good news! So we just stayed on the shuttle bus after the first stop and then 15 minutes later we were there. It is the last stop of the shuttle bus. *[**Note**: if I was coming from the center of Bangkok or the Suvarnabhumi airport (BKK) on a budget I would probably find my way to the Mo Chit BTS station and take the ten minute or less taxi to the bus depot.]* When we first got off the shuttle bus it didn't look like a bus station. But you pass the ice coffee vendors and go through a literal tunnel of market stalls and you'll eventually come out to find the big, 3-story bus station. **Where and How to Buy the Ticket:** The counters for the northeastern region are all on the third floor (the elevator is nice). From the elevator, the companies that run to Nakhon Phanom are on the opposite wall to the left. The first one you come to (where a lady tries to make you think it is the only option) is the 999 company. But there appear to be several companies running buses to Nakhon Phanom: 999 and Lotus Phibun. The signs are all in Thai but if you walk along the counters further you will find Nakhon Phanom written in English. We chose the second company, Lotus Phibun. There were a variety of afternoon options, from 17:30 to 20:00. The earlier ones (17:30 and 18:00) had the cheapest options, at around 550 baht. The 427 baht price listed doesn't seem to exist for the nighttime trip. All the later ones were the upgraded “First Class” price, coming in at 615 to 1k baht. We booked with 12Go a day before, (the Lotus Phibun VIP/First Class bus for 1k baht at 18:30), and were told we'd arrive at around 6 in the morning. You show the booking ID and they confirm everything with you on their computer screen: departure time, date, arrival time, seat numbers. Then they confirm everything with you on the printed ticket as well, and tell you to arrive at your platform 30 minutes early. **Departure Platforms**: The platforms for departure are down on the ground level. You walk out the doors opposite of where you came in originally, and there are many attendants to show your ticket to who will direct you to your correct platform. They are very clearly labeled. One confusing thing is that many buses leave from the same platform consecutively, so if your bus is a little late then the bus taking off at your departure time isn't actually yours. This can be hard to accept, but the guys working the doors seem to know what they are doing. We were twice told “not yet, not yet,” but then our bus finally came 15 minutes late. Just be sure to check with them each time, even though they say “we call you.” Big bags go below, and then we were quickly ready to go. ##Useful Information *Station:* The ground level of the bus station has a food court with a variety of options. All signs are in Thai but they have food in transparent cases so you can just point at what you want, and the prices should come out to 30 – 40 baht for a meal. There is also a 7-eleven next to the food court to buy whatever you need for your journey. [media 23 right half] **On the Bus:** The Lotus Phibun bus was surprising in quality. It had an airplane theme; there was a “flight attendant” and the driver spoke to the passengers with a microphone before “take-off.” The seats were very spacious, and after we were underway the attendant gave us blankets, water, snacks, juice, and even a rice and chicken meal. The bus had two floors, with upper being less expensive option which hosted about 20-30 seats, while the more expensive lower floor is more quiet and comfortable. The seats were pre-reclined, which was fine at night though might be a pain in the daytime. The seats also have leg supports that you can raise up or down. There was no wifi or outlets. The air conditioning was strong, though blankets and pillows are provided. Also, the bathroom in the bus – small but relatively clean - allowed for this with no problems. The bus stopped once at a University an hour and half before the terminal to drop some students off, and then the attendant woke everybody up with a soymilk breakfast. At about 6:30 a.m. we arrived in Nakhon Phanom, so the 11 hour journey estimate was correct. In **Nakhon Phanom**: The bus station in Nakhon Phanom is very small, with a 3-baht bathroom and a couple travel agency offices. There is also a setup at one end selling basic mini-market type items: cookies, instant soup and cold drinks, etc. There are, of course, a couple guys waiting to take you to a hotel or wherever you want to go, even that early in the morning. Just remember that nothing is very big here and shouldn't be more than a 40 baht ride away. The city center isn't too big, so whatever the destination one of the guys waiting in a tuk tuk is happy to take you where you want to go. The tuk tuks here are actually used by local people, which was interesting to see. In the city, there are a couple of cool temples, like the Wat Okat. Of course, there is also the Mekong itself. The waterfront is an interesting walk, and just south of the Wat Okat temple there is a two story market where you can shop for a variety of not-overpriced items, as well as enjoy a meal on the second story balcony, taking in the view of the Mekong and mountainous Laos on the other side.
Bus VIP 24, Lotus Phibun Tour (โลตัสพิบูลทัวร์), Apr 29, 2015
R I
Bus VIP 24, Lotus Phibun Tour (โลตัสพิบูลทัวร์), Dec 20, 2023
H H
Bus Express, Lotus Phibun Tour (โลตัสพิบูลทัวร์), Aug 7, 2023
ณ บ
Bus Express, Lotus Phibun Tour (โลตัสพิบูลทัวร์), Jul 29, 2023
V P
Bus VIP, Lotus Phibun Tour (โลตัสพิบูลทัวร์), Feb 28, 2023
D T
Bus Express, Lotus Phibun Tour (โลตัสพิบูลทัวร์), Jan 18, 2023
J C
Bus Express, Lotus Phibun Tour (โลตัสพิบูลทัวร์), Aug 2, 2022
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Bus VIP, Lotus Phibun Tour (โลตัสพิบูลทัวร์), May 14, 2021
E J
Bus VIP 24, Lotus Phibun Tour (โลตัสพิบูลทัวร์), Apr 4, 2021
E S
Bus VIP, Lotus Phibun Tour (โลตัสพิบูลทัวร์), Feb 26, 2021
D J
Bus Express, Lotus Phibun Tour (โลตัสพิบูลทัวร์), Mar 12, 2020
O G
Bus Express, Lotus Phibun Tour (โลตัสพิบูลทัวร์), Jan 4, 2020
J W
Bus VIP, Lotus Phibun Tour (โลตัสพิบูลทัวร์), Dec 22, 2019
E F
Bus VIP, Lotus Phibun Tour (โลตัสพิบูลทัวร์), Dec 10, 2019
C M
Bus Express, Lotus Phibun Tour (โลตัสพิบูลทัวร์), Nov 15, 2019
M C
Bus VIP 24, Lotus Phibun Tour (โลตัสพิบูลทัวร์), Feb 7, 2019
P J
Bus VIP, Lotus Phibun Tour (โลตัสพิบูลทัวร์), Dec 15, 2018
O R
Bus VIP 24, Lotus Phibun Tour (โลตัสพิบูลทัวร์), Aug 19, 2018
D B
Bus Express, Lotus Phibun Tour (โลตัสพิบูลทัวร์), Dec 14, 2017
H K
Bus VIP 24, Lotus Phibun Tour (โลตัสพิบูลทัวร์), Jul 30, 2015
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55 customer reviews
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92.7% of 55 travelers were presumably happy with Lotus Phibun Tour as they left good or no review