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How
To Get Here Getting
to Kanchanaburi is very, very easy due to it's close
proximity to Bangkok. 99% of visitors, regardless
of where you are travelling from in Thailand, will
pass through Bangkok en route to Kanchanaburi. There's
no airport in Kanchanaburi.
From
Bangkok...
Bus
From the Southern
Bus Terminal ("Sai Dai"), buses leave
every 30min for Kanchanaburi, the last one departing
at 10.30pm. The journey takes a little under two
hours.
Tickets
for a standard air-con bus are 80 Th.Baht one way.
This is by far the easiest way to get from bangkok
to Kanchanaburi!
Train
As the railway link
between Bangkok and Kanchanaburi is only a local
line, this is a journey to be undertaken only by
the VERY brave! From Thonburi station in Bangkok,
only 3rd class trains run along this route and the
journey takes a staggering FIVE HOURS!
Definition
of 3rd class? - No windows, no fan, wooden seats,
lots of chickens!
Taxi
The fastest, but
most expensive way to get to Kanchanaburi! From
any where in Bangkok, taxi drivers will be able
to get you here in about 90 mins for anywhere between
1,000-3,000 Th.Baht, all depending on your bargaining
skills!
If
you can find a Thai speaker to do the bargaining
for you, it would be a lot better!
Useful
Numbers
Tourist Information - 034 511200, 034 512500
Kanchanaburi Bus Terminal - 034 511182
Kanchanaburi Railway Station - 034 511285
Tourist Police - 034 512795, 034 512668, "1155"
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