photographs on the daylight parts of the trip.". 3rd class tickets for
at tts.railway.co.th. berth folds from wall. The attendant will make up a mattress & bedding on the flat
trains at Padang Besar, hence the Butterworth time is in italics & (brackets). 1 =
in 4-bed sleeper. The best snorkelling sites rival those you’ll find in the south of Thailand...read more... We've lived on the island since 2003 and in addition to running this site also have a small guesthouse, 'Baan Rim Nam' on Klong Prao beach which, as of mid-2020, is being rebuilt. unnecessary short-haul flight. picture of the King of Thailand, visible over the exit from the platforms. here). - I get some commission if you sign up to Curve, but I'm recommending it here
you want to travel at these periods you should definitely pre-book,
above for train times. 2nd class comes in seat and sleeper versions, in
2nd class sleepers (air-conditioned). 69 & 70 Bangkok-Nong Khai. Children aged 0 to 3 and
Thani rail station depart by train: Take
Bays of 2 seats each
Diesel Railcar express with 2nd class
Tao, Surat Thani (for
small part of the less-affected area non-stop on board a train via the Singapore-KL-Penang-Hat Yai-Bangkok
Sila Boutique B&B (£37 or so for a double, rave reviews, free WiFi, inside
up the beds in a 2nd class sleeper... Aranyaprathet,
the video here. over 150cm high) pay full fare. = 2nd class sleepers (non-air-con). & food photos. Thani rail station arrive by bus: ------
The
The pre-packed
train times at the Thai railways website
Above left, main hall in the
A 3rd class train runs Monday-Fridays, comfortable enough, cheap, no reservation is necessary, just turn up, buy a
Bangkok), where the branch line to Kanchanaburi leaves the main line. 3 =
express train times Ayutthaya-Chiang Mai or Ayutthaya-Nong Khai. Most westerners will prefer sleeper train
So far, seat61 correspondents report
Thani, see the Bangkok to Ko Samui section
At
Spend at least 1 night in Beijing. Australians and most other nationalities
For visitors on a tight budget there are some great hostels. have it sent to you if you can't get to a collection
www.railway.co.th. Nong Khai with 3rd class seats. There are actually around 14 buses a day from
class sleeper: The 1st class fare shown above is for one person in one
sleepers, a real bargain. bus from Surat Thani to Phuket taking around 4-6 hours. :-). (1 hour crossing, 2 daily sailings), and the Songserm overnight boat. s
cheap regular train (, for details see the Train travel in
Or they can of course be bought at Bangkok Hualamphong station,
buy tickets for various bus operators using 12Go.Asia, you can check bus times and buy
$1.50). 12go.asia's collection point on the ground floor inside the DOB
LibriVox is a hope, an experiment, and a question: can the net harness a bunch of volunteers to help bring books in the public domain to life through podcasting? Express deluxe cruise train for around $2,000. However, most long-haul flights were transferred from the original
However, since late December the number of cases in Thailand has risen dramatically and our province, Trat, has 33 cases in total.
iPhone or Android. Train 51/52
These ex-Japanese cars
Saigon-Phnom Penh by bus Daily, 6 hours, $12. can check fares at
In February 2017 State Railways of Thailand reinstated online booking at
number: Surat
train to Padang Besar and on to Kuala Lumpur (same train). with hot water in the new Chinese-built cars but luke warm water in the
expert, there are unlikely to be any problems simply passing through a
Thailand. There's a wide choice of restaurants, plus beer bars, the ubiquitous Irish pub and numerous other watering holes. international bus from Ubon-Pakse runs twice daily, about 3 hours, 200
I was allowed
just be warned that as the attendants get commission, they have been known to
In the
and put it on any suitable luggage rack next to your seat or berth or inside your
You take your own luggage onto the train with you,
end of the frontier with
concourse past the information counter and round the right-hand side
Children aged 0 to 3 and less
If you keep your beer out of sight in your baggage there
of train routes in SE Asia
air-conditioned trains from
buy tickets for various bus operators using 12Go.Asia. I have a Curve Blue card myself
Ask if you can secure
which use the much smaller Thonburi (Noi) station on the far bank of the
few minutes after Kan'buri. 24, 25, 26, 31, 32), or trains 51 & 52 which use a second-hand Japanese
During the evening and
really simple. great fun. whichever looks most convenient. Here are trains between Bangkok & Nong Khai, near the border with
They in fact run up to 12 daily
access all the seats and berths. However, you must book by phone at least 5 days before travel and
You'll find plenty of people trying to sell you minibus tickets at
This has now (November 2020) changed to a new system at
price they show for each train includes the 250 baht fee but not the PayPal fee. also use it to
a reservation, you just turn up, buy a ticket from the ticket office
trains, or at least the Bangkok to Chiang Mai route, though Im sure it
side of aisle. years. air-con variety. The railway station for Kota Bharu is
Left luggage office:
Never travel overseas without travel insurance from a reliable
The sleeper fares shown here
12go.asia charge the regular Thai Railways fare plus a pretty reasonable 250 baht
12go.asia to find the suggested train & ferry
Courtesy of
older Thai type, about
Step 1, travel from Phuket to
Children
There is nothing further to pay when you
train, class or date if your first choice is full. A slightly higher
There are left luggage offices at Bangkok Hualamphong station (see
It's a good idea to
Phuket or Krabi. For example, as you can
We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. a 10 baht fee between trains. Thailand's popular beaches and islands such as Phuket,
On arrival by train at Phitsanulok, simply ask one of the tuk-tuk taxis waiting
All trains operate from Bangkok's
Obviously, you can bring your own food and drink if you like,
with fare 25 baht. at least one report that trains to Chiang Mai were 'full' when the traveller
drivers) by its original name, plain Oriental Hotel, the
before they will release it. In the
various bus operators using 12Go.Asia, use 12GoAsia to
Bangkok to Chiang Mai and
Tourism began here back in the mid 1980s. At your destination you go to the cargo car and
Map
your itinerary, and alter your plans as they evolve - a feature I use all
hinges up to form the upper berth. The ferries shown here are
Booking in advance is essential at peak periods. Bangkok & Chiang Mai & trains 23 & 24 between Bangkok & Ubon
The photos below will help you decide which is best for you. fares can be ordered online through reliable agency
of train routes in Southeast Asia, £1 =
(but do this by selecting 'timetables' as the fares shown at the bottom of each timetable page include
new
tickets back to Bangkok Remember to change the date at the
Diesel Railcar express with 2nd class
bike as far as Surat Thani but then fell sick due to heat & exhaustion. needs 1st class? 3rd class seats. These cars have nine
www.JustTravelCover.com
Krabi). 2nd class sleepers, which are comfortable, safe and
train+ferry fare. 3rd class
civilised. generator car and chained it with the door handle and reached Singapore
If there are two of you, select one upper berth & one lower berth when
the ticket windows each side of the King's picture in the photo
Bangkok-Chiang Mai, trains 35 & 36 Bangkok-Hat Yai, trains 84 & 85
s
To/from Butterworth, you change
www.seatranferry.com. are still using Hualamphong at the moment. compartments on this train, but pairs of adjacent single-berth compartments have
A 1st class sleeping-car
A very large suitcase would simply go on the floor
Alcohol: Sipping a beer on a Thai train has always been one
Alternatively, you can download
Krabi), and they can book the International Express between Bangkok
and placed my bike between the last and the second last chairs. Unlike all the other trains, trains 51 & 52 between Bangkok and Chiang Mai have
for exact train times if you really feel you need them. Australia, New Zealand, Ireland or the EU, try
11 km
single-berth compartments, see the photos below. www.matthew-woodward.com/edinburgh-to-singapore. This means Koh Chang is definitely worth visiting if you want to avoid the crowds. older cars. They can even sell the combined
And lastly, you can select the geographic location of the IP address you browse
trains have a restaurant car, including trains 9, 10, 13, 14
distance journey as Bangkok to Chiang Mai. 344 Baht (£7). 3rd class seats. TV screens above
passenger ticket. Larger
Buy
At night, the attendant makes up the sleeping
I took the overnight Thai Railways train to Hat Yai with my bike
Thai rail expert Dave
1 =
can't book before then. One pressured us into its shop and was asking for 650 Baht per person. You can usually book with free
But unlike White Sand beach, it has a bit more charm and is less commercial. Coronavirus has undoubtedly changed everyone’s lives. 12go.asia as they can
the video here or
reclining seats. Train 35 & 36
courtesy of Maureen Spencer. Step 3, on the other side, four
Train
Click here to see the DOB Building on Google Streetview. 150-200 baht (£3-£4 or $5-$6) and you choose from a leaflet
4 in door-less compartments opening onto a side corridor. In brief, if you are on a budget then there are regular bus services from Ekamai Bus Station, Bangkok to the mainland ferry piers. farang on board. Remember that you cannot board the train with the emailed confirmation voucher, you need to collect the actual ticket before you travel, or
Chiang Mai Arcade bus station every hour or two from 06:00 to 17:30,
Your bags won't be
Bangkok-Chiang Mai, Bangkok-Nong Khai or Bangkok-Surat Thani-Hat Yai, a
restaurant car, where you'll get a wider
But a long-haul flight might be unavoidable to reach
the key sections in advance through various travel agencies. The procedure is to buy your
1,589 (£32)
$1 = 33 Baht. www.nomadicnotes.com/travel-blog/maeklong-market-railway-thailand-the-train-that-goes-through-a-market. 1st class
pre-book your bike, even if you pre-book your passenger ticket. Kuala Lumpur arriving 18:47. insurer, with at least £1m or preferably £5m medical cover. If you have the time (we're
bikes or any other sort of cargo (and also not on the Bangkok airport
on one of the upper levels inside Hualamphong station who sold them first class
and cultural background. Italian & Japanese citizens can visit
Koh Chang, ('Elephant Island' in Thai) is part of the Mu Ko Chang National Park, and is the largest and most popular of the islands in eastern Thailand. and explains how to buy tickets. travelling solo, and I'm not the only one who does! sleeper, older type, in evening mode.
bus operators in Thailand, you can
On
I arrived at Kuala Lumpur station no
Dave Bernstein's excellent complete
woodlandstowoking.wordpress.com, and Matthew Woodward's equally excellent
Tickets for travel
buy sole occupancy of a 2-bed 1st class sleeper online you'll need to buy two
3rd class seats. original Oriental Hotel. Feedback appreciated. train from Bangkok, the train+bus to Krabi takes no more
example, as you can
The original backpacker beach on Koh Chang. see map of Bangkok showing stations. a timetable & fares, see the Malaysia page for
Ordinary (non-air-con) buses leave
to 3 January) & Songkran (Thai New Year, usually 11-16 April). air-conditioned seats, high-quality Chinese-built sleeping-cars
Malaysia. So far most reports suggest that the ban is not being enforced for passengers who bring
Trains 1 & 2 were replaced by new train 9 & 10 in the same timings using brand-new Chinese-built high-quality sleeping-cars. at www.kohtaoonline.com. Bus/ferry connections to:
river by ferry to Ban Laem, 3 baht. In between, you have Klong Prao - the longest beach on the island and Kai Bae beach.
On arrival at the bus terminal in Hat Yai, take a tuk-tuk to the railway
Bangkok & Nong Khai (for Vientiane) and trains 31 & 32 between Bangkok & Hat
If your train has a 1st class
If you live in the USA try
Thailand. Several ferry companies
These two lines are part of the State Railways of Thailand, but were
They can be
talking a minimum of 3
This costs around 100 baht ($3)
the express railcars. see on the timetable: The 07:30 from Hat Yai, change at
S =
these on the day at the station. For example, buses run by Sritrang
air-con seats, meals included, but no
different insurers. Surat
So I carried on my journey towards Singapore by
Bangkok to Phuket
Bangkok & Hat Yai. station, so bear that in mind. So, during January 2021, was listed as a high risk 'red zone'. Buy
although obviously if it's mission-critical that you travel on a
Krabi hasn't
Book London-Moscow through a UK European train ticketing agency
Ko
route. ...or have tickets sent to you
Surat
** Useful 3rd class train
Train 51/52 may also have a few
Courtesy of David Reason. If there are 3 or 4 of you, you can
departs, or if there isn't a cargo desk at that station, you may be told
ticket, then locate the cargo office where they will fill out a cargo
12Go.Asia as explained above. fee. Burma page, Moscow to Beijing by Trans-Siberian
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