Street sign depicting the name of Sukhumvit Road (Thanon Sukhumvit) in Thai and English

Sukhumvit Road (Thai: ถนน สุขุมวิท), or National Highway 3, is a major highway in Thailand. It runs from Bangkok to the east, ending at Trat Province. Image File history File links Sukhumvit. ... Image File history File links Sukhumvit. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Trat (Thai ตราด) is a province (changwat) of Thailand. ...

Within Bangkok, Sukhumvit Road serves as a main commercial street. It stretches for tens of kilometers in Bangkok alone, beginning at Phloen Chit Intersection, where it extends in the same direction from Phloen Chit Road. it continues through Samut Prakan, Chachoengsao, Chonburi, Rayong, Chanthaburi and Trat Provinces, where it meets the border with Cambodia. Samut Prakan (Thai  ) is one of the central provinces (changwat) of Thailand. ... Chachoengsao (Thai ฉะเชิงเทรา) is a province (changwat) of Thailand. ... Chon Buri (Thai ชลบุรี) is a province (changwat) of Thailand. ... Rayong province (Thai spelling ระยอง) is a province (changwat) of Thailand. ... Chanthaburi (Thai จันทบุรี) is a province (changwat) of Thailand. ...

It is one of the four major highways of Thailand. The other three are Phahonyothin highway (National Highway 1), Mittraphap Highway (National Highway 2) and Phetkasem highway (National Highway 4). Sukhumvit Road is named after the fifth chief of the Department of Highways, Phra Pisan Sukhumvit. Mae Sai Pass Phahonyothin highway (Thai highway 1, Thai: ถนนพหลโยธิน) begins at Victory Monument in Bangkok heading towards northern Thailand. ... Mittraphap Highway in Nong Khai Thanon Mittraphap (ถนนมิตรภาพ) or highway 2 of Thailand (ทางหลวงแผ่นดินหมายเลข 2) runs from Saraburi to Nong Khai. ... Road sign in Ratchaburi The Phetkasem highway (Thai ถนนเพชรเกษม) or the 4th highway is the longest highway of Thailand, 1,274 km. ...

Traffic

The Sukhumvit area of Bangkok is easily accessible on the Skytrain Sukhumvit line, which runs from Mo Chit through the Silom line interchange at Siam Square up to On Nut on Soi (side-street) 81. The subway's Sukhumvit station interchanges with the Skytrain at Asok. Skytrain approaching Sala Daeng Station Skytrain leaving Asok Station Bangkok Mass Transit System (BTS) or Skytrain (Thai: รถไฟฟ้า, rot fai fa, meaning sky train) is the elevated metro system in Bangkok, Thailand, operated by Bangkok Mass Transit System Public Company Limited (BTSC) under a concession granted by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration... Siam Square is a shopping and entertainment area in Bangkok, Thailand. ... SOI might be an acronym or abbreviation for: School of Infantry Shadows of Isildur A popular RPI MUD. silicon on insulator Southern Oscillation Index Service-Oriented Integration Sphere of influence Soi A side street in Bangkok Saturn orbit insertion Structure of Intellect model of human intelligence originally described by J... The entrance to Huay Kwang station The Bangkok Metro is Bangkoks underground metro system. ...

The Chalerm Mahanakhon Expressway has an exit at Soi 1. Thanon Ratchadaphisek crosses Sukhumvit at the Asok intersection.

Car traffic on the road is congested most of the time, even at late evening hours.

Bangkok areas

The area between Sukhumvit Soi 1 and Sukhumvit Soi 55 is popular as residential area for western expatriates. Japanese nationals tend to prefer from Asok intersection upwards. Rentals tend to be higher in the even numbered streets between Soi 8 and Soi 28 and in the odd numbered streets between Soi 15 and Soi 39. Soi 12 is occupied mainly by Indian expatriates.

The areas of Soi Cowboy (between Soi 21 Asok and Soi 23) and Nana Entertainment Plaza (Soi 4) are packed full of go-go bars. Restaurants of various levels of luxury exist all along the road, as well as hotels including famous names such as The Westin, JW Marriott and Sheraton. Also several shopping malls are found, like the upscale The Emporium shopping center. It also harbours the eastern bus station at Soi 63 Ekkamai. Soi Cowboy at night Soi Cowboy is a red-light district in Bangkok, Thailand. ... Nana Plaza (officially Nana Entertainment Plaza; shortened NEP) is a red-light district in Bangkok. ... A go-go bar is an bar or similar establishment featuring Go-Go dancers. ... Westin Hotels chain is owned by Starwood Hotel and Resorts Worldwide. ... Marriott International, Inc. ... The Sheraton hotel brand is owned by Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide. ... McArthur Glen Designer Outlet, Swindon, England, a shopping mall built within a disused railway engine works. ... The Emporium The Emporium is a giant upscale shopping mall in Bangkok , Thailand, which opened in 1997. ...

External links

• Bangkok/Sukhumvit travel guide from Wikitravel
• The Westin Grande Sukhumvit
• JW Marriott Hotel Bangkok
• Sheraton Grande Sukhumvit
• Sukhumvit Road Area Photo Map
• Emporium: The Ultimate Shopping Complex