Land Travel from Bangkok to Krabi

[gk10002000]

I am a patient fellow and enjoy looking out the window and stopping and seeing some parts of the country. I am looking at traveling from Bangkok down to Krabi by land. I don't want a long single bus or train ride. Is taking the train from Bangkok (Hualamong) station to Chumphoon down the coast, staying a few nights in a hotel, then taking a bus down to Krabi doable? Has anybody done that? It looks like that would break up each travel day into about 6 hours each which would be perfect.

[klongmuang]

Take a taxi, I think they will do it for THB 10'000 and stop for you wherever you want

[Totster]

Or, get on the train from Chumporn to Surat, then get the bus to Krabi. BTW it's a fantastic drive from Surat to Krabi on highway 44 - might want to consider hiring a car for that leg.

totster

[gk10002000]

Or, get on the train from Chumporn to Surat, then get the bus to Krabi. BTW it's a fantastic drive from Surat to Krabi on highway 44 - might want to consider hiring a car for that leg.

totster

Thanks. It looks like the train from Bangkok to Chumporn takes about 8 hours and there is an 8 AM train. That would be an OK day trip. And it looks like taking the train from Chumporn to Surat then the bus from Surat to Krabi takes a total of just over 6 hours so that looks pretty decent too. I have driven a motor scooter a little bit when I have been in Thailand. I have never driven a car. I am from the USA and driving on the left (or any side as the Thais often do) is a bit scarey. I drove for a little while in Jamaica a few years back and I didn't mind the straight stretches of road, but once I get to an intersection, and had to turn, it just seemed like too many ways I might accidentally do something really bad.