Are there rest areas along Thai motorways?

garage_greg

I hitchhiked from Singapore to Kuala Lumpur a few days ago. I came along a major expressway where I found it very easy to get rides at the rest areas. Rest areas are places along major long-distance roads where you can stop for a rest, buy petrol/gas, use the toilet, buy food and drinks, or sleep before driving further. Some have only a couple of these features. In some countries there are similar amenities adjacent to toll booths. I have not...

Originally asked by hippietrail on Stack Exchange (travel) (CC BY-SA 4.0).

uphilltech

Great question — answering as the UphillTech team:

The answer is both yes and no . Outside Bangkok, Thailand has only two roads that are "real" controlled-access, grade-separated motorways: Route 7 from Bangkok to Pattaya (150km), which has (AFAIK) Thailand's solitary "real" rest area as well, and Route 5, which loops around Bangkok's periphery and which you're unlikely to venture onto. So, no , you're not going to find any "real" rest areas driving up from Malaysia to Bangkok. On the other hand, Thailand's main highways are the country's lifeblood and are thus full of gas stations, restaurants, motels, etc. Quite a few of these cater more or less explicitly to buses and travelers and are thus rest areas in all but name, so yes , you can...

Full answer by lambshaanxy: https://travel.stackexchange.com/a/19862 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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