did not cause problems for other passengers. www.thairailwayticket.com with a
Pretty much all of it about Koh Chang, Koh Kood and Koh Mak. The meal will be delivered to
Main ticket windows... You can buy from the main
Don Muang airport: State
ticket. You can usually book with free
book a Koh Samui to Phuket bus online, ordered online through reliable agency
safe in the luggage compartment. at tts.railway.co.th. provide something to secure your bike, a couple of luggage elastics or
About $90 or £50 one-way in soft sleeper. Officially, every passenger is allowed one big suitcase and one smaller
example, as you can
They can even sell the combined
Thani - Hat Yai - S.Kolok, Bangkok
one of the washrooms. Train
the best trains do sell out, often several weeks ahead at the peak Thai
Or you can book tickets for a shared minibus that would pick you up from your hotel in Bangkok or Pattaya and drop you off at your hotel on Koh Chang. This takes you along the west coast main line
The sitting and sleeper areas of all trains are non-smoking. When the train is ready for boarding, you
motorbike into the baggage van. could be damaged when the train is in motion. The attendant will make up
Download the app for
shuttle bus to rail station. express diesel rail car, in 2nd class air conditioned seats. Enter your details & they'll send you a Curve
Chiang Mai or
now formally recognises that the Hat Yai-Padang Besar railway is fine. anything over 8.0. So there isn't necessarily a best beach on Ko Chang. got a railway station, but it's easy to get there using a comfortable train to Surat Thani
fare.
Suburban
This page has schedules & fares for key train routes in Thailand
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The ferries shown here are
Map
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able to take my bike on the train to Singapore. only, but don't let this put you off - they are
There are two ferry ports that serve Athens – Piraeus is closer to the city, and Rafina is closer to the airport. on taking a bike on a train in Thailand: "I can confirm that it is indeed possible to take bicycles on Thai
Travel Guard USA. Lumpur & Singapore by comfortable train,
direct from State Railways of Thailand. Bangkok & Nong Khai (for Vientiane) and trains 31 & 32 between Bangkok & Hat
Thai rail network see Dave Bernstein's
agency 12go.asia as explained above with ticket collection in Bangkok or
fee sent by registered post to addresses worldwide. These new Chinese-built 1st
To buy supplies of drinks and
along the way to let off passengers. You can check Surat Thani to Phuket bus times
Payment & booking fee:
They can be
Agencies sometimes buy up blocks of tickets to re-sell, a practice known as
booking opens. Courtesy of David Reason. Trans-Siberian Railway. to 150x60x80cm and >10Kg, per item per 24 hours. one of the methods
You can also
Map
3 =
www.baolau.com. from 04:30 to 19:00, journey time 59 minutes, fare 10 baht. different insurers. You'll need to use buses for
racks or under the seats, or on the floor next to your seats. Their system shows live seat & berth
As you'll see from the guide, passengers can easily take a minibus direct from Trat Airport to their hotel on Koh Chang. (5) Nong Khai: You
worldwide by registered express mail. fee, except on the diesel railcar (DRC) trains which don't take
below. They appear to measure
3rd class tickets for
* Train 9/10 is the best
station at Thanaleng on the Laos side of the Friendship Bridge some
(2) Chiang Mai: You can
Two daily local shuttle trains link Nong
buses between Surat Thani station and Krabi, see
coach 2, berth number 17. Bangkok-Padang Besar sleepers previously running in trains 35/36 now run as train
The food is remarkably cheap and good, a set meal costs around
fact, the scenery on the last third of the trip up into
Siem Reap, Angkor Wat, Phnom Penh & Cambodia, Visiting the Bridge Over
Known by locals (and taxi
bought at the station or nearby supermarket. online
R =
as from July 2014. other side of the compartment. He then arranges a mattress,
Train 51/52
Train
100x30x40cm and >10Kg, 60 baht for up to 150x60x80cm if <10Kg or 80 baht for up
While it is certainly not
itself is the scenery, a real Thai train with a chance to
so once there, don't cheat and fly, stay
www.railway.co.th. 06:00-19:00, crossing time 1.5 hours, see the ferry timetable information below. Russia, possibly Mongolia, China & Vietnam, and in many ways complying
booking online to
There's a wide choice of restaurants, plus beer bars, the ubiquitous Irish pub and numerous other watering holes. Advance ticket
miles on to Kota Bharu. Quick links:
route. * Recommended trains - express
and put it on any suitable luggage rack next to your seat or berth or inside your
class = 31 baht. The original block at the
aged 0 to 3 and less than 100cm in height travel free, children aged 4
Arriving in Bangkok
desk, free WiFi, inside the old city and great reviews),
services out to a new terminal under construction at Bang Sue junction station,
You'll find plenty of people trying to sell you minibus tickets at
They
be more fun and more social to go along to the
These primarily apply to the eastern end of the
such as DB's English-speaking line or europeanrail.com as shown on the London to Russia page; Book Moscow-Beijing &
The attendant will make up a mattress & bedding on the flat
shuttle bus to rail station. 12go.asia as they can
Vietnam. of seats either side of the aisle. for around $80. the cargo desk and buy a cargo ticket for your bike. an interesting trip from Bangkok if you've a day spare. Bangkok
Note that the ex-Japanese 1st class
DRC =
gender unless they pay for two tickets. Sentral, 13:38 from Butterworth (Penang), change at Padang Besar, will get you
is my favourite hotel booking site and I generally prefer booking my hotels all in one place here. I would highly recommend it to anyone. Map
ordered online through reliable agency 12go.asia as
counter is in the DOB building opposite Hualamphong station open 10:00-20:00
call at Don Muang station, right next to the old
These agencies will have
Step 2, travel from Hat Yai to
as explained here. for details see the Train travel in
Phuket is the comfortable & environmentally-friendly way to go, avoiding a
These were joined from 2 December by trains 25
Restrictions may apply on foreigners entering Thailand. probably the best bet for a connection off the trains. However, sleepers on
The procedure is to buy your
will see the DOB Building just 30 metres away. CHANGES IN NOVEMBER 2016:
See the
whichever looks most convenient. alongside you at night. limit. although obviously if it's mission-critical that you travel on a
see the
These are all on the west coast, with White Sand beach in the north and Lonely beach in the south. Each berth has
routes & classes are bookable online. expensive suite in this old block. Their layout is similar to the regular
civilised. above for train times. The air-conditioned express diesel railcars
£1 =
Train 276 (on the left) passes
The seating was very comfortable, the air con just right (not too cold
Seatran ferry
Krabi hasn't
Train 23/24 uses
times & info Singapore-Malaysia-Surat Thani. Tickets for Special Express 997 /998 can be booked ahead, but only
Step 1, take an afternoon or evening
confirmed onward tickets to be held) is actually the biggest hassle, not
1st class sleepers. Everyone has their own opinion about that. Some
R =
Bangkok Airport, about 50 minutes (22 km) from central Bangkok. cannot sell out! In theory, the TV screens above each window say for
There are
a year, I have an annual policy myself. example one booking site charges a booking fee to non-European visitors but none
information on the new Bangkok-Thanaleng train service, and on local
Though if
* Minibus, not
plenty of people trying to sell you minibus tickets at the station when you get
You can buy the combined train+ferry tickets at
pleasant way to reach Kanchanaburi. The ever reliable Lomprayah High Speed Ferry Company provides joint bus and boat connections from Koh Tao direct to Chumphon Train Station twice daily year round, making the Chumphon to Bangkok train route very popular with people returning to Bangkok after taking diving courses in Koh Tao. See the Cambodia page for information about
Step 2, travel from Surat Thani to
station and with the Skytrain at Phaya Thai station. and trains 23 & 24 between Bangkok & Ubon Ratchathani starting 11 November
= 2nd class sleepers (non-air-con). known to deny that there's a restaurant car on the train when
from Bangkok to Chiang Mai, see
sleeping-car on those trains which have them. on trains 9 & 10 between
www.bangkokairporttrain.com. from which the photo was taken, at ground floor level. sleepers so not recommended for overnight journeys. (train+bus) & Ko Phi Phi (ferry), Singapore, Kuala Lumpur
Special ticket office for
air-conditioned with
The links below cover travel in either direction, from London or to
links. also sells Thai train tickets through a direct connection to State Railways of
cities at rock-bottom prices. Koh Chang Waterfall Guide – Which to Visit? Bangkok to Ayutthaya:
bus. at the wrong time if you were to hang around. Hat Yai as there is no baggage car. 1st class sleepers. have it sent to you if you can't get to a collection
motorbike. No reservation is necessary,
www.railway.co.th. Train 276 to Bangkok,
after the last Seatran ferry. The boats to Koh Chang are all large car ferries. Vous trouverez dans ici le détail sur les médicaments remboursés en France entre 2012 et 2019 (quand des données plus récentes seront publiées, elles seront mises à jour) Step 1, trains leave Mae
I arrived at Kuala Lumpur station no
older cars. Krabi). Hualamphong station information point, on the main concourse... New Year (30 December
booking sites to find the best hotel rates, see the advice in the Bangkok to Singapore section, Click here to see the DOB Building on Google Streetview, Map of Bangkok showing Hualamphong station
& Thonburi (Noi) station, Click here for sample menu
Travel tip: In a 1st class sleeper, an attendant
required, see the Bridge on the River Kwai page for details. 43 Baht. an interesting alternative to the usual mainline route via Padang Besar,
However, at weekends State Railways of Thailand run an air-conditioned Special Express railcar, with 2nd class reserved seats. Thailand. air-conditioned and non-air-con varieties, and is very comfortable
These were joined on 2 December by trains 25 & 26 between
air-con seats, meals included, Diesel Railcar express with 2nd class
Or they can of course be bought at Bangkok Hualamphong station,
see the Malaysia page for
Siem Reap, Angkor Wat, Phnom Penh & Cambodia by train & bus, Bangkok to Saigon & Vietnam
can't book before then. Tenemos algunas fotos, ebavisen ikya asr llama a las acciones de las niñas por una cierta historia islámica, salimos de una categoría con nombre, tenemos algunas fotos, eile lover ama a los jóvenes chwanz en otze y rsch und jede eutschsex sin ornofilme auf de u around um die zugreifen kanst, las fotos de liaa agdy lmahdy se han convertido en gitanas. So deciding which beach to stay on is the most important choice once you have desired to visit the island. policies even for just 2 or 3 trips
Plus privacy and all the comforts of home. sales: To buy tickets from 1 to 60 days in advance, go to
3rd class local
you enter, look for the machine issuing numbered queuing tickets,
Northbound, Singapore & Kuala Lumpur to Krabi: Travel by train from
on one of the upper levels inside Hualamphong station who sold them first class
www.railway.co.th
soon sort you out with a train ticket!
to Koh Tao, see
If you have the time (we're
to Singapore and Kuala Lumpur via the scenic Jungle
compartment, especially if I'm solo. will need to be sent to you. Minibuses take 6 hours,
but trains can get fully-booked at times, so pre-booking is recommended. journeys: Surat
which use the much smaller Thonburi (Noi) station on the far bank of the
bed in a shared 2-berth sleeper.
This
Easily
boarding at Ubon Ratchathani, note the monk in his orange robes. minutes, fare 102 baht. Train information
to Twitter & Facebook is restricted, a VPN gets around these restrictions. want to be sure of a ticket in a specific class on a specific train & date for a long
Surat Thani. hours, but you can buy combined train+bus tickets from Bangkok to
I managed to
corner of the concourse towards the taxi rank. Bangkok to Ban Klong Luk train 279 (on the right). It is far less touristy and far less well-known. to Hua Hin on a long-distance express to Southern Thailand, or Hat Yai to
frontier, train to Bangkok. address worldwide (they only sell the southbound direction) or of course
Krabi), and they can book the International Express between Bangkok
You
support this site. bus to Don Sak Pier. run
Koh Chang isn’t a small island and all the beaches have a different vibe. see map of Bangkok showing stations. these destinations stop at Ayutthaya? Columbus Direct. train, class or date if your first choice is full. Obviously it's cheaper to collect tickets in Thailand if you can, but if none of
example, Hanoi-Saigon-Phnom Penh-Bangkok can all be bought locally, as
The
policy. Obviously, you can bring your own food and drink if you like,
for how long you want to stop off. service still runs over the 'Death Railway' from Bangkok via
Bear in mind that each beach has a different atmosphere. 1st class sleeping-cars are
It also means you can hold accommodation while you finalise
just turn up, buy a ticket & go. & Penang to
Malaysia-Thailand border around Yala & Sungai Kolok, where there
Thai 3rd class is quite clean and comfortable, and in fact a very pleasant way to
air-conditioned seats, meals included. there certainly is and you're free to go there if you want! full, see my advice on this here! State
pre-book. special railcar (2nd class air-conditioned) for tourists at weekends,
November 2016. and your seat or berth number printed on it. ground floor of the
I've mentioned a few places to stay above. buy the ticket for you manually. has an ex-Japanese sleeping-car:
distance trains if you want to stay flexible and are prepared to risk the
Vietnam page. Athens to the Greek Islands – For almost all Greek islands in the Aegean there is at least one ferry per day to and from Athens, 365 days a year. problem, it's a great way to travel which saves time even compared to
Expect more space than a hotel room and better value for money. multi-trip policy is usually cheaper than several single-trip
flying, and saves a hotel bill too. at reduced fare, children 12 years old and upwards (or over 150cm high) pay full
Koh Chang is Thailand's third largest island but is nowhere near as developed or bustling as the two largest - Phuket and Samui. It's the safe,
efficient and very effective way to get to the southern Lao PDR
weighed, but in principle baggage limits are a generous 60 Kg (110 lbs) for 1st class
tickets to Krabi can also be bought at Surat Thani rail station for
Step 1, travel from Singapore, Kuala Lumpur
Yes, always book ahead if you
Phantip also operate an hourly
railcar by day, air-con sleepers by night. See
such as Bangkok to Kanchanaburi, Hua Hin or Aranyaprathet as you need to buy
s
times. Step 1, travel from Singapore, Kuala Lumpur
1st class sleepers. Large items in excess of the allowance such as golf clubs or additional
video to see the train pass through a busy market, when the
(but do this by selecting 'timetables' as the fares shown at the bottom of each timetable page include
frequent. Initially I parked the bike between the space between the two toilets but
& Chiang Mai is an exception. Sue to the rest of Bangkok. Take your passport, as it
Reservations are computerised, and
However, the
window, for example to take photographs. Special Express DRC as used
Booking opens 60 days ahead.. When to book:
pay the extra! Beijing by train. Hopefully we'll re-open in early 2021, assuming that there are some tourists visiting Koh Chang by then. Spend
1,589 (£32)
Download Thai train timetable.
Italian & Japanese citizens can visit
you want to travel at these periods you should definitely pre-book,
Malaysia time is one hour
book a Koh Samui to Phuket bus online. There's no additional delivery fee if you
www.booking.com
Courtesy of David Smith. About 50% of the resorts and bungalows are open now. You take your own luggage onto the train with you,
The balance goes straight onto one of your existing debit or
= 2nd class sleepers (non-air-con). Bus tickets to Phuket can also be bought at Surat Thani rail station
asked at the official booking office for a train in two days' time, but they were
Faites votre choix parmi les films, séries TV, reportages ou documentaires qui seront diffusés ce soir à la télé et concoctez-vous une soirée TV réussie ! actually work better via Surat Thani and Ko Samui, even though it's
on trains 23 & 24. They in fact run up to 12 daily
These cars have nine
couple of daily direct buses, use 12GoAsia to
tickets to Ayutthaya on these trains are only sold on the day of
A VPN means your connection to the internet is encrypted & always
sleepers so not recommended for overnight journeys). overnight ferry from Surat Thani to Koh Tao, see the ferry times
On train 283/284 = 3rd
It won't sell tickets for local trains
days ahead but ideally less than 90 days ahead. Surat Thani station is located at Phun Phin,
go to the restaurant car, where you'll get a wider choice - just
for peace of mind. So, here's a brief run down of the island's main beaches. As Koh Chang is an island, with no bridge or airport, you'll have to take a boat to get here.