Big Buddha

Big Buddha: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this attraction: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Big Buddha

Season: October to February.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Big Buddha — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 15.29789, 103.28966. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Big Buddha

• King Rama I Monument · fort · Buriram · ~50 km · Must-see
• วัดศรัทธาวารินทร์ · Buddhist site · Buriram · ~12 km
• Green Garden Food Forest Buriram · sanctuary · Buriram · ~23 km
• Elephant World · sanctuary · Surin · ~28 km
• Ban Taklang Elephant Village · sanctuary · Surin · ~28 km
• Elephant Museum · museum · Surin · ~28 km
• Tung Kula Lake · lake · Surin · ~41 km
• Ban Suan Fruit Gardens · sanctuary · Buriram · ~48 km
• Old City Hall of Buriram Province · museum · Buriram · ~49 km
• Wat Hong · Buddhist site · Buriram · ~50 km
• Buriram Castle · attraction · Buriram · ~53 km
• Botanical garden · sanctuary · Buriram · ~53 km
• Khao Kradong Forest Park · sanctuary · Buriram · ~56 km
• Kradong Volcano · museum · Buriram · ~56 km
• Prasat Ku Santarat (Arokayasala) · fort · Maha Sarakham · ~57 km
• Phra Borommathat Nadun · attraction · Maha Sarakham · ~57 km
• Ban Isan Museum · museum · Maha Sarakham · ~57 km
• Wat Burapharam Phra Aram Luang · Buddhist site · Surin · ~64 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Big Buddha

Other other attractions near Big Buddha

• Buriram Castle · attraction · Buriram · ~53 km
• Phra Borommathat Nadun · attraction · Maha Sarakham · ~57 km
• Sai Ngam · attraction · Nakhon Ratchasima · ~106 km
• Roi-Et Tower · attraction · Roi Et · ~116 km
• Sisaket Aquarium · attraction · Sisaket · ~142 km
• พระพุทธทิพยจุฬาภรณประทาน · attraction · Buriram · ~2 km
• Rai Tongsang · attraction · Buriram · ~11 km
• ATC · attraction · Buriram · ~11 km
• Lam Takhong · attraction · Buriram · ~12 km
• Phra Mahathat Rattana Chedi Si Buri Ram · attraction · Buriram · ~26 km

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