Phil1975 Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 Hard Pass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bendejo Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 If you're going to go by train you have to be up for the adventure. If you want prompt transit services then fly. What I didn't need was a nasty steward (or whatever you call the guy who brings food) on a trip from Hat Yai to Bkk, wouldn't let me into the car where they sold the food, a downright nasty little sheet. Wouldn't buy anything from him. But I enjoyed the trip otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertson468 Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 7 hours ago, Laughing Gravy said: Really! If this is true I have learned something new. Maybe a resident train spotter on the forum can confirm this very bold statement. I was under the impression from the few times I used the trains in Thailand that they often broke down, were late and substandard. And known to fall off the tracks! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikke1959 Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 39 minutes ago, pomchop said: drunk falangs babbling on and on, I don't think a lot falangs are using the ancient railways.... and cellphones.. All Thais are addicted to it and they don't need it as when they talk it seesm they have to shout so that they can hear it at the other end of the train 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scouse123 Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 3 hours ago, Archie Baker said: My journey to Surat Thani from Hua Hin in overnight executive class was not an experience I would repeat again. I skipped my return and flew to Bangkok and took a taxi back to hua Hin. I did the same only from Bangkok when we were headed for Samui. I binned the tickets and flew back and we were in one of the cabins featured in the article. Never again I promised myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scouse123 Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 3 minutes ago, ikke1959 said: I don't think a lot falangs are using the ancient railways.... and cellphones.. All Thais are addicted to it and they don't need it as when they talk it seesm they have to shout so that they can hear it at the other end of the train Trying living in Isaarn if you think train travellers shout! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
law ling Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 1. Air con can be so frigid that I've had to move out of my second class seat and sit in third class. 2. Food and water services are hit or miss (plus I read now no alcohol). 3. I've had windows covered in adverts and could hardly see the countryside. 4. Hit or miss to find a western style toilet available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Zack61 Posted July 25, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted July 25, 2022 7 hours ago, Laughing Gravy said: Really! If this is true I have learned something new. Maybe a resident train spotter on the forum can confirm this very bold statement. I was under the impression from the few times I used the trains in Thailand that they often broke down, were late and substandard. I love them. Been using them for 40 years. Sure they almost always arrive late but when you aren’t in a hurry that’s no bother. I’ve gone Chiang Mai to Singapore a number of times and thoroughly enjoyed it. Maybe I’m just a train person 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saddic Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, QPRFC said: Chiang Mai to Bangkok is a ridiculous 18 hours unless it breaks down. Similar to the Rajastan 'Express' in India which takes 18-24 hours from Delhi to Mumbai. Just fly ✈ Way before Covid... I did BKK to Chiang Mai... Overnight sleeping berth... ac car... squat hole in the floor for a toilet... prepackaged bkfasts in the kitchen car... The thing is, they have to change the rail gauges somewhere along the way... and what was supposed to be simple, took hours... (aka sun up, before we were on our way again)... Banging all night while they were making repairs... Impossible to sleep... Will say, glad to have experienced Thai railways at their peak efficiency... ;P... Never again... Flew back to BKK... ... cant wait for their engineless Chinese highspeed trains... Probably be waiting forever... Edited July 25, 2022 by Saddic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daithi85 Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 5 minutes ago, Saddic said: Way before Covid... I did BKK to Chiang Mai... Overnight sleeping berth... ac car... squat hole in the floor for a toilet... prepackaged bkfasts in the kitchen car... The thing is, they have to change the rail gauges somewhere along the way... and what was supposed to be simple, took hours... (aka sun up, before we were on our way again)... Banging all night while they were making repairs... Impossible to sleep... Will say, glad to have experienced Thai railways at their peak efficiency... ;P... Never again... Flew back to BKK... ... cant wait for their engineless Chinese highspeed trains... Probably be waiting forever... Should of splashed the cash and got the newer train.cant hear a thing on them,wouldn't even know that they there moving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaybott Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 4 hours ago, SiSePuede419 said: I assumed that Singapore is naughty because their airport code is "SIN", Even naughtier is Fukuoka Japan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveAustin Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 Fun years ago, but today? CM-Hat Yai, eg: two days of wearing a mask vs two hours for about same price… 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 8 hours ago, webfact said: The train is the best way from Bangkok to Chiang Mai and train+ferry or train+bus is the best way from Bangkok to Ko Samui, Phuket , or Krabi. Had a friend do that last month, they said never again. Long train journey going south and a long wait for the boat crossing. Returned via bus and the driver was a lunatic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10baht Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 9 hours ago, webfact said: Thailand has been taking delivery of new rolling stock and has been upgrading its rail systems It's about time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chongalulu Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 5 hours ago, gearbox said: "Michael Bridge" clearly hasn't travelled on the Thai trains and has no idea what he is talking about. Oh him again ? He wrote an ill informed financial article here showing his complete economic illiteracy for which he rightly received excoriating criticism 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david555 Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 No mentioning about the Orient express to Europe ...? ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burma Bill Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 11 hours ago, webfact said: You can now also travel internationally from............... Bangkok-Cambodia Currently, there is no passenger service from Poi-Pet to Phnom Penh, only a freight service. Passenger trains from Bangkok terminate at Aranyaprahtet in Thailand. Passenger trains on this line from Phnom Penh currently terminate at Battambang so you would have to make your own arrangements to travel from Poi-Pet to Battambang (about 3 hours by taxi) having negotiated both Thai and Cambodian Immigration Offices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Triangle Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 I've used both the "normal" railway & the Eastern & Orient Express, from Singapore to Bangkok, like chalk & cheese, I wish I could afford to E & O Express more often ???????????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spilornis Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 You guys haven't lived until you've taken the Rocket Paddle Steamer in Bangladesh. US$5 gets you a first class cabin. On the subject of trains Bangladesh banned travel on the roof of trains recently. What a spoiler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuckluck Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 First time i went coach from Bangkok to Surat Thani let me tell that was a real adventure,the toilet was a hole in the floor hilarious,no AC and then at night it got bloody cold,i used my beach towel for a blanket.An unforgettable experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastlight Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 5 hours ago, Canuckluck said: First time i went coach from Bangkok to Surat Thani let me tell that was a real adventure,the toilet was a hole in the floor hilarious,no AC and then at night it got bloody cold,i used my beach towel for a blanket.An unforgettable experience. I went from Bkk to Hatyai. The train was parked in a siding overnight and we were eight hours late arriving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudi49jr Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 I often traveled by train in the 80’s and 90’s, often between Bangkok and Chiang Mai, and a couple of times between Bangkok and Singapore, and I absolutely loved it. Trains also still ran pretty much on schedule back then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bendejo Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 11 hours ago, Golden Triangle said: I've used both the "normal" railway & the Eastern & Orient Express, from Singapore to Bangkok, like chalk & cheese, I wish I could afford to E & O Express more often ???????????? I saw that train once at a crossing near Hualumpong, looked quite impressive. I looked it up and the cost was ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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