I always wondered what that station was all about, I've driven past it for 20 years and have never seen anyone there.The train starts at Suan Son,...
Rail Travel From Hua Hin Thread
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Yes, 2 services start and terminate there every day.
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I've enjoyed this thread and appreciate everyone's insights.
I will be in Cha-am for most of July and hoping to do a short excursion, starting from the Cha-am train station, probably heading south since I haven't explored anything south of Hua Hin. Does anyone have a recommendation for a first train adventure in that direction, with a train ride of 90 minutes or less?
Quiet, scenic town near the ocean would be nice, with fairly easy local transit options, if possible.
Big thanks!
I will be in Cha-am for most of July and hoping to do a short excursion, starting from the Cha-am train station, probably heading south since I haven't explored anything south of Hua Hin. Does anyone have a recommendation for a first train adventure in that direction, with a train ride of 90 minutes or less?
Quiet, scenic town near the ocean would be nice, with fairly easy local transit options, if possible.
Big thanks!
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If you’re limiting the journey to 90 minutes that’ll get you about as far as Prachuap Khiri Khan which is a coastal town although I’m not sure what the beach areas are like having never been to any - maybe others will comment.
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If you are primarily looking for a beach excursion, I would recommend Suan Son Pradipat (a couple of miles South of Hua Hin). The beach is so close to the station, transport isn't a consideration. A couple of shops and restaurants, and a nice, clean safe beach.
Suan Son Pradipat is a terminus station, so no problem getting a seat on the train home.
A bit further is Khao Tao, where the beach is again walkable or Pranburi where you'd need transport to Pak Nam Pran, Khao Kalok or Dolphin Bay.
Suan Son Pradipat is a terminus station, so no problem getting a seat on the train home.
A bit further is Khao Tao, where the beach is again walkable or Pranburi where you'd need transport to Pak Nam Pran, Khao Kalok or Dolphin Bay.
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Football by Train
I love my live football, and can’t survive long without being on the terraces of a football stadium. I’ve visited many stadiums throughout Thailand, usually travelling by road, although I have flown to a few matches. Until now, driving has played a large part in my football fetish, but my car has developed an intermittent fault, and I’ve been told local driving only until the problem has been rectified. Of course, intermittent means the problem will not show itself if there is a mechanic within 10 miles of the vehicle. I needed an alternative. This is the story of my first trip without wheels, exploring the use of rail travel.
My first thing was identifying suitable trains. Regular search sites only show trains that you can book through their site, with them obviously creaming a nice commission off the top. I was made aware of the SRT App, which shows a plethora of other ‘unbookable’ train services. The unbookable train services are not as lush, but they are fine for shorter trips.
Outbound
I identified service 262 (that starts at Suan Son Pradipat to Bangkok Hua Lamphong), departing Hua Hin at 14:56, arriving Rachaburi (note the incorrect spellings on the app) at 16:30 – cost 24฿.
This would be perfect for an 18:00 K.O.
A taxi to the station cost 79฿ – the station isn’t far, but walking in the April afternoon heat would be excessive.
The first bit of bad advice was arrive at the station one hour early because there would be huge queues. Wrong, arrival at 14:30 would have been generous, and I wouldn’t have been sat in the Sauna they call Hua Hin Station, dripping sweat on the floor. April in Thailand tends to be a tad warm.
Whilst waiting, I was looking at the number of passengers also waiting for the train – would I get a seat? A lesson learned – Suan Son isn’t much further from home. If I catch this train again, start my journey at Suan Son.
When the train arrived (a 3 car set),
I basically used my weight to make sure I got a seat. Boarding was a bit manic.
This was a 3rd class Thai train, with ceiling fans. I’d forgotten how small seats were on regular Thai transport. Basically they are about 80% the size of a regular sized seat – not suitable for a lard arse like me.
I sat down anyway. Fortunately, a very slight Thai girl/lady (I couldn’t decide as she was very small, but had a few tattoos) sat beside me. We were the perfect match for a pair of 3rd class train seats. I wasn’t deliberately looking at her legs (honest), but she had the hairiest legs I’d ever seen on a female.
The seats were molded plastic, a touch on the hard side, but much nicer than the wooden bench I was expecting. They were more than adequate for my short journey. Windows were open all of the way, so there was a pleasant cooling airflow throughout the journey, although it did get a bit smelly at times, especially when we passed crop burning. However, TIT (This Is Thailand), bad smells go with the territory.
Our little train was quite a nippy little beast, and did most of the journey just 2 minutes late. Then we stopped at an unscheduled station, and waited 15 minutes. As well as being uncomfortable with just the ceiling fans cooling us, I was starting to panic – why were we here? How long before we moved? Would I miss kick off? OK, 15 minutes was well within my safety margin, but I was becoming concerned. We arrived at Rachaburi just 17 minutes late. I’d monitored this train over the previous week, and this was its worst performance by 15 minutes. The train did make up that time, and arrived at Hua Lamphong on time.
One thing I’d noticed on my trip was the stations. The last time I’d travelled this line was over 10 years ago, and there has been a major upgrade since. Previously, although run down, each station had its own character. Now the stations all looked very similar with a lot of soulless cream coloured steelwork.
Another thing that I always loved when travelling Thai trains had not changed. At every station vendors board the train selling their food and drinks, getting off a couple of stations along the line and catching another train back again. This part gives every journey character.
The next part of my journey should have been easy – a Grab taxi to the stadium. I found a seat outside the station, and put in my journey, Ratchaburi Railway Station to Ratchaburi Stadium – cost came back as 79฿, and the taxi arrived in 2 minutes.
I got into the taxi, and I could see the driver looking at me a bit funny (I was wearing my Ratchaburi football top). He doesn’t speak English, I don’t speak Thai. He fumbles a few words in English asking if I was going to the football, and was I going to the correct destination. I replied yes, Ratchaburi Stadium. Driver was confused. He speaks Ratchaburi Stadium into his phone, and back comes pictures of where I wanted to be. He was becoming very uneasy, as he pulled up outside our destination, the Ratchaburi Provincial Stadium which was a long way from where I needed to be. I said no, and he was becoming agitated. He showed me the photos of the correct stadium that he’d recently called to his phone, and I said yes. He’s still agitated, and starts talking more gibberish into his phone. Eventually he played the translation – ‘it will cost more’. I just said yes, take me there. I could hear him muttering under his breath, ‘Mitr Phol Stadium’ – that name had changed to Dragon Solar Stadium about 3 years ago, before it became Ratchaburi Stadium last year. Obviously, Grab was out of date. Lesson learnt, if using this method again, request Mitr Phol Stadium.
When we arrived, he dropped me at the players entrance (regular traffic is restricted to VIPs on match days). There were a few disappointed faces when I got out. Cost of my elongated taxi ride was 150฿.
The match itself was a formality. Ratchaburi scored 7 goals for the 3rd time this month as they dispatched Phrae Utd to reach their 2nd domestic semi-final this season.
It had been a very hot day, and I’d sweat an awful lot. I went for a good wash and a change of clothes before the homeward journey. I thought it was only fair if I was sharing a train with a lot of strangers.
Homebound
The match had been a cup game, so I had to factor in the possibility of extra time and penalties into my planning. Of course, that didn’t happen, so I had plenty of time, thankfully.
I had been told that I would need to call a taxi from outside of the stadium complex. I walked to Dragon Coffee (closed), sat at one of their tables, and dialed up a taxi. I waited……………………. The app timed out 3 times (about 30 minutes) with no takers. It was now 20:40, and my train was 22:34. I’d already checked, it was more than a 2 hour walk to the station. I decided to walk back towards town, in the hope that the closer I got to town, the more chance there would be of my request being accepted,
I walked for 15 minutes, and tried again – success, my ride would be with me in 5 minutes – phew!!
I got to the station at 21:00, so loads of time. I thought I’d find a bar…………….. stupid, I was forgetting, this is Ratchaburi – a typical Thai town, where they are all in bed by 20:00. I did manage to find a shop that was still open (didn’t sell beer), but I bought a couple of bottles of Fanta and sat in the station waiting room.
Close to departure time, I wandered on to the station, to sit and wait for my train. The platforms were basically deserted.
Eventually a station official came up to me, wanting to know why I was sitting there. I thought it was a stupid question, so I gave him a stupid, but truthful answer – waiting for a train. He wasn’t too impressed and wanted to see my ticket. I showed my ticket, and he was surprised – I was sat on the right platform, and in the right position to board the train. I’d forgotten that all Farangs are supposed to be stupid. Maybe I should have sat on the ‘Trains to Bangkok’ platform.
The train arrived 7 minutes early. However, that is nothing special for ‘bookable’ trains these days. To improve the image of train travel, trains have a 10 minute stop at most stations, so this train actually waited 17 minutes, and departed on time. If it had been a couple of minutes late, he’d have just had a shorter stop. Result……….. Thai trains run on time.
I got on the train, and walked straight to my allotted seat, which was empty. Most people on the train were sleeping. The rolling stock had obviously seen better days, but looking at the carriage constructively, the leather seats (reclining) were quite spacious, even for this lard arse, and the leg room was much better than you’d get on most airlines. Appearance did not look so good, but it was very functional.
I’d rather spend 12 hours trying to sleep on this train as opposed to a seat on Thai, Eva, British Airways, etc. Quite a few seat tables were missing (mine included), but do you really need a seat table?
Vendors were still wandering up and down selling food and drink, and the open windows continued to provide a pleasant airflow (and a few interesting looking bugs). This train was excellent for just 85฿.
The train arrived 1 minute early in Hua Hin at 00:17. I walked home from there, arriving home at 00:40.
Conclusion
I had approached this trip with a little trepidation. It was my first trip on a Thai train alone, and there would be language problems to overcome along the way. However, I’ve lived in Thailand long enough now to know any problems would not be insurmountable, and they weren’t.
Costs:
Taxi Home to Hua Hin Station - 79฿
Train Hua Hin to Rachaburi - 24฿
Taxi Rachaburi Station to Ratchaburi Stadium - 150฿
Taxi Ratchaburi Stadium to Rachaburi Station - 109฿
Train Rachaburi to Hua Hin - 85฿
Total cost - 447฿ (just over £10)
Will I do again? Yes, next Wednesday. To Nakhon Pathom next time.
I love my live football, and can’t survive long without being on the terraces of a football stadium. I’ve visited many stadiums throughout Thailand, usually travelling by road, although I have flown to a few matches. Until now, driving has played a large part in my football fetish, but my car has developed an intermittent fault, and I’ve been told local driving only until the problem has been rectified. Of course, intermittent means the problem will not show itself if there is a mechanic within 10 miles of the vehicle. I needed an alternative. This is the story of my first trip without wheels, exploring the use of rail travel.
My first thing was identifying suitable trains. Regular search sites only show trains that you can book through their site, with them obviously creaming a nice commission off the top. I was made aware of the SRT App, which shows a plethora of other ‘unbookable’ train services. The unbookable train services are not as lush, but they are fine for shorter trips.
Outbound
I identified service 262 (that starts at Suan Son Pradipat to Bangkok Hua Lamphong), departing Hua Hin at 14:56, arriving Rachaburi (note the incorrect spellings on the app) at 16:30 – cost 24฿.
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This would be perfect for an 18:00 K.O.
A taxi to the station cost 79฿ – the station isn’t far, but walking in the April afternoon heat would be excessive.
The first bit of bad advice was arrive at the station one hour early because there would be huge queues. Wrong, arrival at 14:30 would have been generous, and I wouldn’t have been sat in the Sauna they call Hua Hin Station, dripping sweat on the floor. April in Thailand tends to be a tad warm.
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Whilst waiting, I was looking at the number of passengers also waiting for the train – would I get a seat? A lesson learned – Suan Son isn’t much further from home. If I catch this train again, start my journey at Suan Son.
When the train arrived (a 3 car set),
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I basically used my weight to make sure I got a seat. Boarding was a bit manic.
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This was a 3rd class Thai train, with ceiling fans. I’d forgotten how small seats were on regular Thai transport. Basically they are about 80% the size of a regular sized seat – not suitable for a lard arse like me.
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I sat down anyway. Fortunately, a very slight Thai girl/lady (I couldn’t decide as she was very small, but had a few tattoos) sat beside me. We were the perfect match for a pair of 3rd class train seats. I wasn’t deliberately looking at her legs (honest), but she had the hairiest legs I’d ever seen on a female.
The seats were molded plastic, a touch on the hard side, but much nicer than the wooden bench I was expecting. They were more than adequate for my short journey. Windows were open all of the way, so there was a pleasant cooling airflow throughout the journey, although it did get a bit smelly at times, especially when we passed crop burning. However, TIT (This Is Thailand), bad smells go with the territory.
Our little train was quite a nippy little beast, and did most of the journey just 2 minutes late. Then we stopped at an unscheduled station, and waited 15 minutes. As well as being uncomfortable with just the ceiling fans cooling us, I was starting to panic – why were we here? How long before we moved? Would I miss kick off? OK, 15 minutes was well within my safety margin, but I was becoming concerned. We arrived at Rachaburi just 17 minutes late. I’d monitored this train over the previous week, and this was its worst performance by 15 minutes. The train did make up that time, and arrived at Hua Lamphong on time.
One thing I’d noticed on my trip was the stations. The last time I’d travelled this line was over 10 years ago, and there has been a major upgrade since. Previously, although run down, each station had its own character. Now the stations all looked very similar with a lot of soulless cream coloured steelwork.
Another thing that I always loved when travelling Thai trains had not changed. At every station vendors board the train selling their food and drinks, getting off a couple of stations along the line and catching another train back again. This part gives every journey character.
The next part of my journey should have been easy – a Grab taxi to the stadium. I found a seat outside the station, and put in my journey, Ratchaburi Railway Station to Ratchaburi Stadium – cost came back as 79฿, and the taxi arrived in 2 minutes.
I got into the taxi, and I could see the driver looking at me a bit funny (I was wearing my Ratchaburi football top). He doesn’t speak English, I don’t speak Thai. He fumbles a few words in English asking if I was going to the football, and was I going to the correct destination. I replied yes, Ratchaburi Stadium. Driver was confused. He speaks Ratchaburi Stadium into his phone, and back comes pictures of where I wanted to be. He was becoming very uneasy, as he pulled up outside our destination, the Ratchaburi Provincial Stadium which was a long way from where I needed to be. I said no, and he was becoming agitated. He showed me the photos of the correct stadium that he’d recently called to his phone, and I said yes. He’s still agitated, and starts talking more gibberish into his phone. Eventually he played the translation – ‘it will cost more’. I just said yes, take me there. I could hear him muttering under his breath, ‘Mitr Phol Stadium’ – that name had changed to Dragon Solar Stadium about 3 years ago, before it became Ratchaburi Stadium last year. Obviously, Grab was out of date. Lesson learnt, if using this method again, request Mitr Phol Stadium.
When we arrived, he dropped me at the players entrance (regular traffic is restricted to VIPs on match days). There were a few disappointed faces when I got out. Cost of my elongated taxi ride was 150฿.
The match itself was a formality. Ratchaburi scored 7 goals for the 3rd time this month as they dispatched Phrae Utd to reach their 2nd domestic semi-final this season.
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It had been a very hot day, and I’d sweat an awful lot. I went for a good wash and a change of clothes before the homeward journey. I thought it was only fair if I was sharing a train with a lot of strangers.
Homebound
The match had been a cup game, so I had to factor in the possibility of extra time and penalties into my planning. Of course, that didn’t happen, so I had plenty of time, thankfully.
I had been told that I would need to call a taxi from outside of the stadium complex. I walked to Dragon Coffee (closed), sat at one of their tables, and dialed up a taxi. I waited……………………. The app timed out 3 times (about 30 minutes) with no takers. It was now 20:40, and my train was 22:34. I’d already checked, it was more than a 2 hour walk to the station. I decided to walk back towards town, in the hope that the closer I got to town, the more chance there would be of my request being accepted,
I walked for 15 minutes, and tried again – success, my ride would be with me in 5 minutes – phew!!
I got to the station at 21:00, so loads of time. I thought I’d find a bar…………….. stupid, I was forgetting, this is Ratchaburi – a typical Thai town, where they are all in bed by 20:00. I did manage to find a shop that was still open (didn’t sell beer), but I bought a couple of bottles of Fanta and sat in the station waiting room.
Close to departure time, I wandered on to the station, to sit and wait for my train. The platforms were basically deserted.
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Eventually a station official came up to me, wanting to know why I was sitting there. I thought it was a stupid question, so I gave him a stupid, but truthful answer – waiting for a train. He wasn’t too impressed and wanted to see my ticket. I showed my ticket, and he was surprised – I was sat on the right platform, and in the right position to board the train. I’d forgotten that all Farangs are supposed to be stupid. Maybe I should have sat on the ‘Trains to Bangkok’ platform.
The train arrived 7 minutes early. However, that is nothing special for ‘bookable’ trains these days. To improve the image of train travel, trains have a 10 minute stop at most stations, so this train actually waited 17 minutes, and departed on time. If it had been a couple of minutes late, he’d have just had a shorter stop. Result……….. Thai trains run on time.
I got on the train, and walked straight to my allotted seat, which was empty. Most people on the train were sleeping. The rolling stock had obviously seen better days, but looking at the carriage constructively, the leather seats (reclining) were quite spacious, even for this lard arse, and the leg room was much better than you’d get on most airlines. Appearance did not look so good, but it was very functional.
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I’d rather spend 12 hours trying to sleep on this train as opposed to a seat on Thai, Eva, British Airways, etc. Quite a few seat tables were missing (mine included), but do you really need a seat table?
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Vendors were still wandering up and down selling food and drink, and the open windows continued to provide a pleasant airflow (and a few interesting looking bugs). This train was excellent for just 85฿.
The train arrived 1 minute early in Hua Hin at 00:17. I walked home from there, arriving home at 00:40.
Conclusion
I had approached this trip with a little trepidation. It was my first trip on a Thai train alone, and there would be language problems to overcome along the way. However, I’ve lived in Thailand long enough now to know any problems would not be insurmountable, and they weren’t.
Costs:
Taxi Home to Hua Hin Station - 79฿
Train Hua Hin to Rachaburi - 24฿
Taxi Rachaburi Station to Ratchaburi Stadium - 150฿
Taxi Ratchaburi Stadium to Rachaburi Station - 109฿
Train Rachaburi to Hua Hin - 85฿
Total cost - 447฿ (just over £10)
Will I do again? Yes, next Wednesday. To Nakhon Pathom next time.
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One thing I noticed yesterday was Thais who were booking their train tickets needed to show their ID cards. Additionally, there was a notice at the ticket counter in Ratchaburi advising no ID Card or Passport, no ticket.
I didn't show either when booking my place on service 262 at Hua Hin station, but Thais were (dumb Farang again?).
When I booked service 167 online, I did need to quote my passport number.
I didn't show either when booking my place on service 262 at Hua Hin station, but Thais were (dumb Farang again?).
When I booked service 167 online, I did need to quote my passport number.
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After the success of Wednesday's trip to Ratchaburi, I have today tried to book for next Wednesday to Nakhon Pathom. Tried being the operative word, although I did succeed with a Plan B.
My outbound train would be much larger (starts from Lang Suan and terminates at Thon Buri), and would have the more traditional 3rd class seats i.e.:
My intention next week is to board at Suan Son to avoid the Hua Hin Station cattle drive. Cost would be 35฿. However, that is the easy part.
Trains for the homeward journey are already pretty full, and I'm restricted to 3rd Class Fan, at a cost of 83฿. However, whilst I don't mind slumming it in 3rd Class (I survived last Wednesday), it isn't that easy. There are only a handful of seats availble now, but it won't let me book yet. I can only book one day in advance i.e. Nakhon Pathom to Hua Hin is too short a distance for advance booking. My fear is one day in advance, the remaining tickets will be sold out by then (there are only ten 3rd Class seats left today). I am still finding the popularity of train travel in Thailand to be amazing.
What I have done is book the train from Krung Thep Aphiwat, but board at Nakhon Pathom. This will cost an extra 11฿. I just need to hope there is no SRT jobsworth patroling the platform at Nakhon Pathom as there was at Ratchaburi earlier this week.
Fingers crossed. Watch this space to see how I get on next week. The alternative will be a Grab to Hua Hin
My outbound train would be much larger (starts from Lang Suan and terminates at Thon Buri), and would have the more traditional 3rd class seats i.e.:
My intention next week is to board at Suan Son to avoid the Hua Hin Station cattle drive. Cost would be 35฿. However, that is the easy part.
Trains for the homeward journey are already pretty full, and I'm restricted to 3rd Class Fan, at a cost of 83฿. However, whilst I don't mind slumming it in 3rd Class (I survived last Wednesday), it isn't that easy. There are only a handful of seats availble now, but it won't let me book yet. I can only book one day in advance i.e. Nakhon Pathom to Hua Hin is too short a distance for advance booking. My fear is one day in advance, the remaining tickets will be sold out by then (there are only ten 3rd Class seats left today). I am still finding the popularity of train travel in Thailand to be amazing.
What I have done is book the train from Krung Thep Aphiwat, but board at Nakhon Pathom. This will cost an extra 11฿. I just need to hope there is no SRT jobsworth patroling the platform at Nakhon Pathom as there was at Ratchaburi earlier this week.
Fingers crossed. Watch this space to see how I get on next week. The alternative will be a Grab to Hua Hin
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Great tread Big Boy.
I have to go to Ratchaburi myself next week (Friday) for a medical appointment and have previously used Taxi, but they have jacked up the price quite a bit compared to what I find acceptable and am looking for alternative travel methods and I noticed from your posted timetable that train 254 leaves Hua Hin at 1247 and arrives in Ratchaburi at 1450 which would be perfect as I have an appointment there at 1600 but when can I possibly get back to Hua Hin, the appointment I have take barely one and a half hour.
Thank you
hahuahin
I have to go to Ratchaburi myself next week (Friday) for a medical appointment and have previously used Taxi, but they have jacked up the price quite a bit compared to what I find acceptable and am looking for alternative travel methods and I noticed from your posted timetable that train 254 leaves Hua Hin at 1247 and arrives in Ratchaburi at 1450 which would be perfect as I have an appointment there at 1600 but when can I possibly get back to Hua Hin, the appointment I have take barely one and a half hour.
Thank you
hahuahin
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Services Ratchaburi to Hua Hin are:
171 Depart 17:07 Arrive 18:44
37/45 Depart 18:10 Arrive 19:45
31 Depart 18:47 Arrive 20:20
169 Depart 19:33 Arrive 21:20
83 Depart 20:48 Arrive 22:29
171 Depart 17:07 Arrive 18:44
37/45 Depart 18:10 Arrive 19:45
31 Depart 18:47 Arrive 20:20
169 Depart 19:33 Arrive 21:20
83 Depart 20:48 Arrive 22:29
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It's dirt cheap and people are poor.
Same for those workers in Bkk who use the buses that run under the BTS, rather than the train, which is expensive for those on a low income.
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Yes, its dirt cheap, and the service has improved loads since I used to use it before. It is also probably faster than inter-city buses and goes to city centres, where as bus terminals tend to be on the outskirts.
I've started using train as an alternative for medium distance travel, and its already saving me money, without the stress of driving. It is not taking any longer e.g. for an 18:00 K.O. I'd leave home at 15:00. The train, which is just down the road leaves at 14:56. As far as I can see, its win/win. The big problem is getting booked on a train.
Having said that, Ratchaburi have 2 semi-finals to play in consecutive weeks at Chonburi next month. Travelling by train is a non-starter - service to Chonburi stinks. If they haven't got to the bottom of my car problem before that its either hire car or taxi for those. Being pig sick of driving on Thai roads, it'll probably be taxi.
I've started using train as an alternative for medium distance travel, and its already saving me money, without the stress of driving. It is not taking any longer e.g. for an 18:00 K.O. I'd leave home at 15:00. The train, which is just down the road leaves at 14:56. As far as I can see, its win/win. The big problem is getting booked on a train.
Having said that, Ratchaburi have 2 semi-finals to play in consecutive weeks at Chonburi next month. Travelling by train is a non-starter - service to Chonburi stinks. If they haven't got to the bottom of my car problem before that its either hire car or taxi for those. Being pig sick of driving on Thai roads, it'll probably be taxi.
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Those trains in BBs pictures don’t look that bad at all, I’m definitely interested in giving it a go, just for the experience more than anything else.
Many years ago, I used to drink with a couple of guys who used to do border runs to Malaysia by train and they always seemed to enjoy it, even if they sometimes got delayed by hours.
Many years ago, I used to drink with a couple of guys who used to do border runs to Malaysia by train and they always seemed to enjoy it, even if they sometimes got delayed by hours.
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Thanks for the timetables. Do you know if it is possible to buy tickets at the station before departure for both departure and return or do I have to register here and buy tickets online? https://www.dticket.railway.co.th/DTick ... bookticket
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Re: Rail Travel From Hua Hin Thread
Being pig sick of driving on Thai roads, it'll probably be taxi.
Yesterday and today I’ve driven close to 100kms both days which to many won’t be great distances, but it’s quite a bit more than I normally do and both days I’ve witnessed some typical bad driving, so I can fully appreciate that comment - maybe we should all “let the train take the strain” a bit more often?
Yesterday and today I’ve driven close to 100kms both days which to many won’t be great distances, but it’s quite a bit more than I normally do and both days I’ve witnessed some typical bad driving, so I can fully appreciate that comment - maybe we should all “let the train take the strain” a bit more often?