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Home » Reader question » Looking for a detailed road map of Thailand
Looking for a detailed road map of Thailand
Dear readers,
I have a question that is actually outdated, but I have a friend staying here and he would like to take car trips through Thailand. He is extremely illiterate and hates everything that has to do with computers. He is looking for a complete road map of Thailand on a reasonably detailed scale. As we know it from the Michelin Guide in Europe, so that the internal roads are also included.
I can order cards via Shopee and Lazada, but those scales are all too coarse. There are actually only the main roads on it.
Does anyone have an idea where we can order such a road guide, if they are still made?
Regards,
Ferdinand P.I
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When I had to go to Isaan for the first time in 2007, I was able to buy maps in a bookstore.
Unfortunately, this was removed after Google Maps also became commonplace here.
Ferdinand, for a country 14x NL you have to rely on provincial maps for a detailed map. That has always helped me too.
PN MAP is a brand, and so is Thinknet Map & Guide. Go to a bookstore and see if they have it in stock, otherwise search the internet. I just bought them at the bookstore. Check carefully whether the card is completely bilingual; You'll just have to ask directions to someone who can't read English...
In addition to Erik: I can't find much at well-known Thai bookstores such as Asia Booka, but I came to the manufacturer's website via the internet.
An example of a region map:
แผนที่ภาคตะวันออกเฉียงเหนือ (MAP OF NORTHEASTERN THAILAND). Map of Central, Eastern & Western Thailand, double-sided political and physical. ISBN 9789744850058.
Size unfolded 100×75 cm. Scale 1:750.000
Language: Thai-English.
See: https://pnmap.com/product/th0123/
Rob V, I have that card too. Excellent map to cover a large distance on main and major roads. But a map at that scale shows only main roads and no villages of the four-digit internal roads. So it just depends on what you need it for. Within a province I prefer a map at a scale of 1:200.000.
Thank you very much for this information.
This allowed me to find and order the Thinknet road book.
Hopefully my buddy can continue his tour through Thailand.
greeting
Ferdinand
Ferdinand, regarding the scale, from PN MAP I use 1:220.000, the cities on it 1:15.000. If you take regional maps, the scale is often 1:550.000, but there are fewer local roads on them.
Michelin had/has the “National Map 751 – Thailand”, scale 1:1.400.000. Year 2018, ISBN
9782067172661.
Also in book version: “Michelin Thailand Tourist and Motoring Atlas”. 32 pages, scale 1:1.000.000, year 2014, ISBN 9782067193031
Does it seem that they have stopped publishing new editions after 2018? Was/is a clear map with a good balance of information and details. Bilingual, which is very useful if you encounter a sign or person that only speaks the Thai language!!
Google Maps cannot compete with a good map, if you look on Google you often do not see a road number or place name. This involves a lot of zooming in or zooming out until you have the right zoom level. Sometimes it does not show that information at all and, for example, you have to click on the name of a school or hotel to see the place name...
But with a map from 2018 or 2014 you still have the most important roads. If you want to see more roads, try Erik's tip. Who knows, those maps might even be more current.
Another quite nice bilingual map is that of Thinknet map & guide. Bilinguap road map of Thailand. Scale 1:1.100.000 (maybe too coarse for your needs?). ISBN barcode 9 786168 159118
The book form edition (2023) has a scale of 1:400.000, barcode 9 786164 660373_MAP-THA-RA66.BI-BOK. See: https://thinknetdesignstudio.shop/en/product/thailand-road-atlas-2023
There are also maps available per region (north, northeast, Bangkok, etc.).
I bought the book form edition (2023) you are talking about last year online from Thinknet for 499 THB. It is beautiful and TH/EN but completely unusable if you want it detailed. Not a single village (and there are ten) in the district in which I live is mentioned by name. However, all temples, hospitals, schools and tourist (historical) sights are listed along the thoroughfares.
Dear Ferdinand,
11% of Dutch people over 65 are digitally ill, and that includes your touring friend.
Reasonably accurate and clear maps are hardly available anymore.
While enjoying a coffee and cake, try to teach him how to use a small tablet or iPhone. He will be shocked for a bit, but it will take less time to get him excited than finding a map.
I was also one of those who traveled the world with dozens of maps and maps.
Moreover, there are many 'apps' that help you, but that is the next station.
Hello Pear,
I have been practicing with him regularly for a year.
But when he goes out alone again, he says the iPhone shows signs of malfunction and he gets stressed again.
We keep coaching... so it has to work out someday.
And the coffee always tastes… :)
regards
Take a look at omnimap.com, maps of 1:200.000 and 1:50.000
Greetings Hans
Hi Ferdinand, digital or not, a map is always outdated information and it doesn't seem that difficult to me to open Google Maps on a phone. Driving a car in Thailand is quite a challenge with the traffic and the associated bad roads, and then reading a map... good luck.
Google Maps is useful for driving from point to point and you don't actually find the road there interesting (on a good map you can see what nice routes are). Google Maps also fails to provide a good distinction between the types of roads for Thailand, it simply sends you along a small road while a little further away there is a main road to the same point. You can see that on an old-fashioned map. The advantage of a map is that you learn where you are and how to navigate, which is useful if technology fails.
I would say: every medium has its advantages. Google Maps is useful for daily use, but sometimes the map is more practical or fun. Anyway, the person the map is intended for doesn't want/can't handle electrostatic agents, so why harp on Google Maps? Give the man his card, and he is happy.
The best solution is to hand the map to your spouse so she can guide you where you need to go. I can guarantee you will never arrive at your destination 🙂
I find driving and consulting a map uncomfortable and dangerous. Let alone that this is practical.
And you'll have to explain to me how you can see the beautiful routes on a map.
On a good map (e.g. Michelin), roads with beautiful surroundings are separately indicated with a green line along the beautiful part. Nature reserves and the terrain and the type of road are also indicated and you can deduce a lot from that. And map reading can be mastered by almost anyone. So if you go out with a partner, you will soon have a good co-driver (m/f). And if it really doesn't work, if you do get lost, there is always the map on your phone or navigation.
Dear Rob.V.
This is exactly what he wants.
He is used to Michelin maps in Europe after 50 years as an international truck driver.
Furthermore, he is alone, so there is no co-driver or wife to send him into the woods... :)
I'm curious to see what the cards in the book I ordered look like and meet his wishes.
Groet
Ferdinand P.I
I did some further searching, and according to another website* the latest edition of the Michelin map 751 (Thailand) is from 2022. ISBN: 9782067172654
*See: landscape travel bookstore. But Bol, De Zwerver, etc. also offer it in the Netherlands.
The book is more manageable and has a slightly more practical scale. Yet. With a trusted Michelin map and that book edition of that other brand, he should go a long way.
Bram, did you read the question carefully? It concerns Ferdinand's guest and he wants to drive in Thailand. Not Ferdinand himself…
And for those who are fans of Michelin but find the 2022 map too coarse and are either digitally literate or who can print a lot... here is a digital Michelin map of Thailand that you can zoom in on quite far:
https://www.viamichelin.com/web/Maps/Map-Bangkok-10170-Bangkok-Thailand