Cha-am: facts

At a glance

• Country: Thailand
• Region: Phetchaburi
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 49,375
• Coordinates: 12.8000° N, 99.9667° E
• Time zone: Asia/Bangkok (UTC+07:00)
• Currency: Baht (THB)
• Distance to the capital, Bangkok: 121 km (75 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Hua Hin Airport (HHQ): 18 km (11 mi), straight line
• U-Tapao–Rayong–Pattaya International Airport (UTP): 113 km (70 mi), straight line
• Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK): 129 km (80 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Nikhom Sang Ton Eng Khuan Phet: 5.2 km (3.2 mi)
• Tha Yang: 19 km (12 mi)
• Hua Hin: 26 km (16 mi)
• Ban Lat: 28 km (18 mi)
• Suan Son: 33 km (20 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Hua Hin, 26 km (16 mi)