Showing posts with label Aranyaprathet. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Aranyaprathet. Show all posts

Friday, 29 November 2013

Bangkok: Part 7 - Hua Lamphong Railway Station

Location: Hua Lamphong Railway Station, Chinatown area, Bangkok
Time: 5am onwards
Destination: Siam Reap, Cambodia via Aranyaprathet, Thai and Poipet, Cambodia
Mode: Classs 3 Train (the only train travel from Bangkok to Aranyaprathet)
Fare: 48 Baht (around RM5) one way (super cheap and super not comfy)

Below, view around the railway station




Ticket Counter (open early in the morning. we reached here before 5am)





Taxi stand


Depart 5.55 am everyday and 1305pm also. 

Journey to the Boarder take more than 6 hours. Thus, it is advisable to take the morning trip tather than afternoon one. You might have to overnight at the many hotels near the border before crossing the thai-cambodia border early in the morning


But morning trip is usually busy. local returning to their hometown usually take morning trip. Sure, full house. err.. more than full. cramp as sardine tin. luckily we were early. we managed to grab a seat.





The only available seats. Have to squeeze with strangers. 3 peeps in one seat. arghhhhhhhhh


We got fan yo.. no aircond.. get the window side and u can breath well

Surau / praying area at Railway Station


View from our seats:






Hows' the local leave. They just jump out of the train and ...............



Last pic... before the anxious trip to the border.. huhu...