minutes, 45 baht). buses between Surat Thani station and Krabi, see
bikes or any other sort of cargo (and also not on the Bangkok airport
also sells Thai train tickets through a direct connection to State Railways of
I was allowed
Restaurant cars
Click here for an interactive route map showing
Bangkok), where the branch line to Kanchanaburi leaves the main line. Part of the cargo ticket will be attached to
And lastly, you can select the geographic location of the IP address you browse
with berths 3 & 4, berths 5 & 6 connect with 7 & 8,
S =
The atmosphere of Thailand night trains with their restaurant car turned into a nightclub is truly amazing! The major requirements that the rental company will ask for include your International Driver’s License, your passport, your health insurance, and photocopies of the said documents. Shanghai Mansion (£40 or so a night for a double, close to Hualamphong
Yai by train,
You can check ferry times
other supplies with you if you're hungry. WHEN YOU trip by bus gives you a chance to save up, but it is easy to catch a cold sitting under an air conditioner. Okay, so you can’t actually get the train to Krabi itself, but you can get the train to Surat Thani. 12go.asia. It features timetables for all the main routes in
Spend
Not sure
150-200 baht (£3-£4 or $5-$6) and you choose from a leaflet
After a bit of sweet talk he
There are affiliate links within this article, which help me to travel more often! Thai trains have three classes: 1st, 2nd,
bed in a shared 2-berth sleeper. gender unless they pay for two tickets. via both the Raja and Lomprayah ferry companies. Hualamphong Station, showing ticket office & the advance
counter: In the photo above, it's on the far right-hand
& sociable 2nd class sleeper to a 1st class one. You can even change
run
You print your own ticket, so
1st class
minibus service between Surat Thani station and Phuket 06:00-17:00,
You can collect here if heading north, open 09:00-20:30. The new Chinese-built high-quality sleepers
see train
The fastest train from Bangkok to Surat Thani is Train #43 departing at 08:05 which is scheduled to complete the journey in 8 hours 40 minutes. trains have a restaurant car, including trains 9, 10, 13, 14
full it's worth asking a travel agency inside the station, if you're willing to
Krabi regularly, journey time 4 hours, fare around 300 baht (£6 or
the River Kwai, Scan multiple hotel
The 08:30 or 11:50 DRC express
Tickets cannot be booked online direct from State Railways of
06:00-19:00, crossing time 1.5 hours, see the ferry timetable information below. can check fares at
Rentalcars compares 900 companies at over 53,000 locations to guarantee you the best price. long trips such as Bangkok to Nong Khai or Chiang Mai. few minutes after Kan'buri. he waited a month, so you have to be patient. Year, usually 11-16 April). Khai with Thanaleng in each direction, one of them providing a
weight in kilometres, but just go with it! although you need to be aware of the security concerns around Sungai Kolok
These combined train+bus
flights to Thailand without an onward or return ticket, you can buy
because it's great. Non-air-con 2nd class sleepers (available on a few trains) cost 160-200 baht less than the
Northbound, Singapore & Kuala Lumpur to Krabi: Travel by train from
online
Each berth has
* Minibus, not
change from train to air-conditioned bus ------, ------
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blessed with white sandy beaches, beautiful islands, and stunning sea cliffs. GMT+7 all year. nights, about $320 or £220 one-way in soft sleeper. 3 months free with an annual subscription, and I get a small commission to help
Security warnings in Southern Thailand... You
the air-conditioning supplement, sleeper & special express
Indeed, many experienced travellers including myself actually prefer a cosy
Kanchanaburi and the River Kwai Bridge without going into
and so on). Kuala Lumpur arriving 18:47.
serve Bangkok's main Hualamphong station. departures, 2 nights, from around £250 ($300) one-way with sleeper. Photos
The Man in Seat 61 says:
information desk. Inn a Day (£75 or so per night, rave reviews, close to palace & river,
on. lower deck just has straw mats. Mai and Bangkok to Hua Hin, Chumphon & Surat Thani. book two adjacent 2-berth sleepers with an inter-connecting door (berths 1 & 2 connect
In theory, the TV screens above each window say for
It can be challenging to reach the Southern Bus Terminal, also known as Sai Tai Mai, from the middle of Bangkok. 3rd class tickets for
It does not directly
unnecessary short-haul flight. just turn up, buy a ticket and hop on.