The Department of Rural Roads recommends 7 alternative routes during the 2026 New Year festival to alleviate traffic congestion on main roads and to facilitate safe travel for the public to reach their destinations.
As the 2026 New Year festival approaches, many people are planning to travel for leisure or to return home to celebrate the year-end with their families. It is certain that during this festival, highways heading to the northern, northeastern, eastern, and southern regions become particularly congested. Therefore, for those wishing to avoid traffic jams, we have alternative routes for travel in each region to share.
Meanwhile, the Department of Rural Roads also recommends 7 alternative routes for the public to plan their trips in advance as follows:
Use the detour starting from Highway 32 at kilometer 87+800, turn left onto Highway 335 and Highway 369, travel 4 kilometers, turn right onto Highway 3030 at kilometer 1+000, continue for 9.8 kilometers to connect with road Sah.4035, travel 7.3 kilometers to join road Sah.5040, continue 4.6 kilometers to road Chon.4050, turn left onto Highway 3183 at kilometer 3+730, travel 1.6 kilometers and turn right onto Highway 340 at kilometer 160+610 to enter Chai Nat province.
Start from Highway 2 (Mittraphap Road) at kilometer 36+000, turn right onto road Nm.1016, travel 27 kilometers, turn right onto Highway 2090 at kilometer 20+340, continue 2.9 kilometers to kilometer 23+240, turn left onto road Nm.3052, travel 70 kilometers to connect with Highway 304 at kilometer 55+000, heading toward Na Di district in Prachinburi province.
Use the detour on Highway 2 (Mittraphap Road) starting at kilometer 102+135, turn left onto Highway 201, travel 41 kilometers to kilometer 41+000, turn right onto Highway 2148, continue 3.4 kilometers to kilometer 3+400, turn left onto road Nm.4008, travel 23.1 kilometers to connect with Highway 2369, continue 30.8 kilometers to kilometer 30+800, enter Highway 2246, travel 65.5 kilometers to join Highway 2 at kilometer 257+650, then turn left heading toward Khon Kaen province.
- Detour for Highway 9 starting at kilometer 20+600 (point 1), turn right onto road Kr.1001 (Kalapapruek Road), travel 7.65 kilometers to kilometer 4+000 (point 2), turn left onto road Nb.3021 (Ratchaphruek Road), travel 9.5 kilometers to kilometer 16+500 (point 3), turn right onto road Nb.1020 (Nakhon In Road) at kilometer 7+600, continue 8 kilometers (point 6) to connect with Highway 306 to enter Tiwanon Road.
- Detour for Highways 9 and 306 starting at kilometer 20+600 (point 1), turn right onto road Kr.1001 (Kalapapruek Road), travel 7.65 kilometers to kilometer 4+000 (point 2), turn left onto road Nb.3021 (Ratchaphruek Road), travel 18 kilometers to kilometer 28+000 (point 4), turn right onto road Nb.3030 (Chaiphruek Road), travel 7 kilometers (point 7) to connect with Highway 304 to enter Chaeng Watthana Road.
- Detour for Highways 9 and 345 starting at kilometer 20+600 (point 1), turn right onto road Kr.1001 (Kalapapruek Road), travel 7.65 kilometers to kilometer 4+000 (point 2), turn left onto road Nb.3021 (Ratchaphruek Road), travel 37 kilometers to connect with Highway 346 at kilometer 14+120 (point 5) to enter Pathum Thani province.
Use Highway 321, travel 75 kilometers straight to Highway 333, continue 17 kilometers, turn right onto road Sp.4059, travel 15 kilometers straight to enter Highway 3496 for 27 kilometers, then continue on road Chon.4054 for 44 kilometers to Wat Sing district in Chai Nat province, from where you can travel to Uthai Thani, Nakhon Sawan, and continue northwards.
Detour from Highway 4 (Phetkasem Road) starting at Highway 35 kilometer 73+070 (point 1), turn left onto road Ss.2021, travel 23.7 kilometers to kilometer 23+700, turn right onto Highway 3176 (point 2), travel 12.6 kilometers to enter Phetchaburi province (point 3). To avoid traffic from Phetchaburi to Cha-am district, start from road Ss.2021 (point 2), travel 36.3 kilometers to kilometer 60+000, turn right onto Highway 3187 (point 4), travel 18.5 kilometers, turn left onto Highway 4 at kilometer 169+070 (point 5) to head toward Cha-am district in Phetchaburi province.
Start from Highway 1 (Phahonyothin Road) at kilometer 80+000, use the parallel road to connect with Highway 3220 at kilometer 83+800, travel 1.5 kilometers to connect with road Sb.4051, travel 3 kilometers to connect with road Sb.3021, continue 19 kilometers straight through a traffic light until joining Highway 362 at kilometer 3+290, then turn left toward Lopburi and Phetchabun provinces.