Night train in Thailand: Cheap but slow
If you want to travel cheaply through Thailand, you can consider the train. The train in Thailand (State Railways of Thailand, SRT for short), on the other hand, is not exactly the fastest means of transport.
Next summer we will be traveling to Thailand with our family (kids aged 12 and 15) for 3 weeks. We want to take the night train from Bangkok to Chiang Mai. If I want to book this trip, I can only do so in 2nd class, is it possible to book tickets in 1st class?
The night train to Chiang Mai
I am young, the turn of the century is yet to come and corona is very far in the future. It's my first time in Thailand. That was on my to-do list. “Because”, said a fellow traveler in hippie paradise Goa during a trip through India: “the Land of Smiles is a world country.” With Joe Cummings' Lonely Planet Guide Thailand as a companion I backpack through the country.
I heard from the hotel that we could only book the night train from Bangkok to Chiang Mail a month in advance. I tried that yesterday and today, but everything is full as it seems. Really bummed because everything else is arranged and booked!
Nice by train in Thailand
I can recommend traveling through Thailand by train to everyone. It is my favorite means of transport, but that is of course personal.
1st class night train from Hua Hin to Surat Thani
On February 2, we want to travel by night train from Hua Hin to Surat Thani in 1st class. Searched on different sites but can only find 2nd class with train no. 85 with which we have always traveled until now, but from Bangkok. It seems that it is not possible to travel 1st class with the night train from Hua Hin, but only from Bangkok.
Chiang Mai: Chinatown squared?
The trip to Chiang Mai was already in fits and starts, but the reunion with the 'Rose of the North' provided even more surprises. For example, the city has undergone a remarkable transformation when you see the stream of tourists passing by: you imagine yourself in Chinatown.
Train tickets more expensive on four routes next year
The Thai Railways (SRT) will increase the price of train tickets on four routes to the North, Northeast and South. As of March 2017, these will be about 200 baht more expensive.
Reader question: How can I book the 1st class night train from Ayutthaya to Lampang?
We (2 people) want to travel with the 11st class night train from Ayutthaya to Lampang on December 1. However, I can only find the transportation from Bangkok.
Does anyone have experience with the 22.00pm night train from Bangkok to Chiangmai? No air conditioning: is that a loss or not? And what time do you go to sleep and wake up?
Thailand by train (video)
If you are not in a hurry and you want to travel cheaply, the train is an excellent means of transport in Thailand. The Thai railways look a bit old-fashioned with the unwieldy diesel trains and the old railway tracks. And that's right. The train in Thailand (State Railways of Thailand, SRT for short) is not exactly the fastest means of transport.
I want to go to River Kwai from Bangkok and then to Chiang Mai by night train. Which is the most convenient: back to Bangkok and from there to Chiang Mai or from River Kwai to Ayutthaya and then take the night train to Chiang Mai?
I want to travel by night train from Nong Khai to Bangkok in February 2016 in a 3st class sleeper compartment on a fixed date. After reading this blog, I looked at www.thairailways.com. I could order a ticket there. I have to pick it up in Chang Mai at a hotel when I am in Thailand (I will visit there XNUMX weeks before the relevant date).
Reader question: Can I take the night train to Khao Sok?
I'm going to Bangkok on December 27 and flying from Bangkok to New Zealand. I have planned to visit Khao Sok and Koh Phi Phi from 2nd to 9th January and if possible Koh Lanta.
Night train from Chiang Mai to Bangkok
Night train from Chiang Mai to Bangkok. I had heard good things about it, so I definitely wanted to try it out.
We arrive in Bangkok on April 5 and actually want to take the night train (preferably 1st class) to Nong Khai in the evening. But everywhere it says that it is useful to arrange tickets in advance, but I cannot find how to do that from the Netherlands. Do you know this?