Bangkok to Pai by electric car
Trip summary
- Distance
- 815 km
- Total time
- 14 h 6 min
- Driving
- 12 h 30 min
- Charging stops
- 3
- Charging time
- 59 min
- Charging cost
- ฿763
- Example car
- BYD Sealion 7
- Battery (leave → arrive)
- 90% → 23%
815 km · about 14 h 6 min total · 3 charging stop(s) · 59 min charging · ≈ ฿763
Suggested charging stops
- EV Station PluZ PTT Station Inburi Petroleum · Sing Buri 120 kW · arrive 53% → leave 79% · 16 min charging
- EV Station PluZ PTT Station Ban Tak · Tak 180 kW · arrive 14% → leave 68% · 25 min charging
- EV Station PluZ PTT Station Saraphi (HUB) · Chiang Mai 180 kW · arrive 13% → leave 57% · 18 min charging
Example plan for a BYD Sealion 7, leaving with 90% and arriving with at least 20%, typical traffic, a busy charger shared with other cars and 90% of rated power (worst case). Your plan changes with your car, battery and settings. 149 EV Station PluZ fast chargers within 4 km of this route.
Chargers along the way
- Bangkok: 50 fast chargers, up to 480 kW
- Nonthaburi: 3 fast chargers, up to 120 kW
- Pathum Thani: 14 fast chargers, up to 180 kW
- Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya: 16 fast chargers, up to 180 kW
- Ang Thong: 3 fast chargers, up to 120 kW
- Sing Buri: 8 fast chargers, up to 120 kW
- Lop Buri: 1 fast charger, 180 kW
- Chai Nat: 4 fast chargers, up to 120 kW
- Nakhon Sawan: 6 fast chargers, up to 180 kW
- Kamphaeng Phet: 7 fast chargers, up to 180 kW
- Tak: 9 fast chargers, up to 180 kW
- Lampang: 7 fast chargers, up to 180 kW
- Lamphun: 3 fast chargers, up to 120 kW
- Chiang Mai: 18 fast chargers, up to 180 kW
The fastest charger within 4 km of this route is EV Station PluZ PTT Station Vibhavadi (DC 9 guns) in Bangkok: 480 kW, about km 7 of 815.
Longest stretch without a PluZ charger: 124 km, from EV Station PluZ PTT Station Sukhum Service (Mae Taeng) (km 692) to Pai (km 815).
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Two-day option: sleep in Tak
About 12.5 h of driving is a long day. Split it: day 1 is 5 h 54 min of driving to Tak, arriving around 14:26 with 18% battery; day 2 is 6 h 36 min. Hotels with EV charging are still rare, so top up at EV Station PluZ PTT Station Tak (Tak KT & Son) in the morning (08:00–08:51, to 80%) before setting off.
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Frequently asked questions
How many charging stops from Bangkok to Pai in an EV?
With a BYD Sealion 7 starting at 90%, about 3 charging stop(s) for 815 km. Cars with a smaller battery or slower charging need more.
How long does the EV trip from Bangkok to Pai take?
About 14 h 6 min including 59 min of charging, in typical traffic.
How much does it cost to charge from Bangkok to Pai?
Around ฿763 at EV Station PluZ on-peak prices (about ฿7.67/kWh).