HOW TO get around THAILAND ON THE affordable

Updated: 02/08/20 | February 8th, 2020

Thailand is one of the most popular backpacker destinations in Southeast Asia.

It’s likewise my favorite.

Of course, I’m biased.

Thailand was where I made a decision to quit my task as well as travel the world. I lived there for two years. I ran excursions there. I speak the language. I feel at house there.

But that aside, Thailand remains popular some thirty years after the very first hippies arrived on the “banana pancake trail” for a basic reason: it’s awesome.

The succulent food, the warm people, the postcard-perfect beaches, the lush jungles, the hot weather — Thailand is simply a terrific place.

That said, Thailand is likewise a pretty huge country.

What’s the best way to get around Thailand?

Well, exactly how you will get around Thailand depend greatly on exactly how long you’re staying. You have options!

So what must you do?

Here’s a breakdown of the best ways to travel around Thailand (including travel times) regardless of budget plan or the length of your stay in the country:

Table of Contents

Getting around Thailand By Flying

Getting around Thailand By Train

Getting around Thailand By Bus

Getting around Thailand By Car

Getting around Thailand By Ferry

Distance/Times for getting Around

The bottom Line on getting around Thailand

Getting around Thailand By Flying

Flying is obviously the most costly however quickest way to get around. You can get pretty much anywhere in the country in two hours or less, making flying the perfect option for people who are rushed for time.

Thai Airways is the largest (and costliest) carrier, however there are numerous budget plan airlines, like Thai Smile, Bangkok Airways, Thai Lion, AirAsia, as well as Nok Air. however prevent some of the smaller budget plan airlines like Orient Thai, as their safety records are pretty spotty.

Flights around Thailand generally expense 1,400-6,600 THB ($44-200 USD). Flights to the islands tend to be costlier than those between big cities like Bangkok as well as Phuket. Flights to Ko Samui are always more costly than anywhere else, thanks to monopoly pricing by Thai Airways as well as Bangkok Airways.

Here are some sample fares (as of February 2019) so you can get an concept of exactly how much flights cost:

Bangkok to Chiang Mai – 780 THB/$25 USD (one way), 1,560 THB/$50 USD (round-trip)

Bangkok to Phuket – 735 THB/$30 USD (one way), 1,311 THB/$42 USD (round-trip)

Bangkok to Koh Samui – 3,715 THB/$119 USD (one way), 7,274 THB/$233 USD (round-trip)

Chiang Mai to Phuket – 1,561 THB/$50 USD (one way), 2,997 THB/$96 USD (round-trip)

If you book early, you can save on fares as the budget plan carriers normally offer around 30-50% off tickets when they have sales — as well as they always have sales (especially Air Asia).

Keep in mind that each airline has different baggage fees as well as policies – budget plan airlines typically fee additional for like credit history card processing (the stupidest of all fees), baggage fees, as well as preferred seating.

Getting around Thailand By Train

Thailand is one of the few countries in the region with a respectable rail network. It covers 2,796 miles as well as is one of the best as well as least expensive ways to get around the country.

There are three classes of travel: very first class is the most costly as well as is offered only on night trains. second class is quite comfortable as well as has softer seats, as well as air-conditioned cars. third class is bare-bones cars, with difficult seats as well as no A/C. However, these are the least expensive seats around! (I really like third class, though, as you satisfy more fascinating people as well as there are always vendors coming on as well as off selling delicious as well as affordable food.)

Trains right here move very, very slowly. The Chiang Mai-to-Bangkok night train — a distance of only 430 miles — takes 12 hours.

Day trains are even worse, as there are regular stops as well as waiting at stations for reasons I’ve never figured out.

There’s no high-speed train in this country so don’t be in a rush if you’re traveling Thailand by train!

That said, I love traveling by train in Thailand if I’m not in a rush. The trains are spacious, there’s always food as well as drinks available, a lot of of the cars have A/C, vendors get on as well as off at each stop to sell meals, fruit, or drinks, as well as the scenery as you cruise through the tropical countryside is out of this world.

It’s likewise crazy cheap, particularly if you take the day train. Heck, even the night train is incredibly cheap! right here are some example fares for both day as well as night trains:

Bangkok to Chiang Mai – 890 THB/$28 USD (day train), 1,011 THB/$32 USD (night train)

Bangkok to Chumphon – 550 THB/$17 USD (day train), 920 THB/$28 USD (night train)

Bangkok to Surat Thani – 858 THB/$26 USD (day train), 1,058 THB/$33 USD (nightट्रेन)

Bangkak Ayutthaya – 300 thb / $ 1 USD (दिन ट्रेन)

Ayutthaya Chihang माई – 8666 THB / $ 27 अमेरिकी डलर (दिन ट्रेन), 1,131 TEB / $ 35 USD (रातको रेल)

Ayutthaya lopburi – 300 thb / $ 1 USD (दिन ट्रेन)

बंगिकक कोटेक (NAKHON रेच्यासिमा) – 4525 TB / $ 1 $ .500 अमेरिकी डलर (दिन रेल), 1,010 TEB / $ 32 अमेरिकी डलर (राती ट्रेन)

Korat (NAKHON RACHSCHSIMA) लेन – 300 THB / $ 9.500 (दिन ट्रेन)

Konl (nokhon rahchssima) U- RARCHTHThani – 243 TB / $ 7575.7575 USD (दिन ट्रेन (दिन ट्रेन), 393 TEB / $ ED USD (रातको रेल)

तपाईं ट्रेन अनुसूचल देख्न सक्नुहुनेछ वेरियान्ड वेब साइट (रेल.co.th) को राज्य रेलमार्गमा टिकटको मूल्यहरू देख्न सक्नुहुन्छ।

तपाईं ट्राभल एजेन्ट मार्फत ट्रेन टिकटहरू किन्न सक्नुहुनेछ (त्यहाँ एक सानो अपोइन्टर्चर) वा सीधा रेल स्टेशनमा। तपाईं यात्राको दिन टिकट किन्न सक्नुहुनेछ – त्यहाँ सँधै ठाउँ छ, विशेष गरी दिनका ट्रेनहरू। यसले भन्यो, ‘यदि तपाईं रातको रेलमा ओछ्यान खोज्ने कोशिश गर्दै हुनुहुन्छ भने, म कम्तिमा तीन दिन अग्रिम तालिका बनाउँनेछु यो सुनिश्चित गर्न, विशेष गरी उच्च मौसममा छ।

बस द्वारा थाइल्यान्ड वरिपरि प्राप्त गर्दै

रेलहरू थाइल्याण्डमा जताततै जान नहुन, बस लिँदै तपाईंको दोस्रो-उत्तम विकल्प हो। वास्तवमा, बसहरू यहाँको फराकिलो प्रकारको हुन्छन्। तपाईं थाईल्याण्डमा कहिँ पनि जान सक्नुहुन्छ। यद्यपि उनीहरूले सामान्य थाई गति चित्रहरू देखाउँछन्।

यदि तपाईं एक दिन बस गर्दै हुनुहुन्छ भने, नोट गर्नुहोस् कि तिनीहरू सामान्यतया मानिसहरूलाई उठाउनको लागि र तिनीहरूलाई बन्द गर्न को लागी धेरै शहरहरूमा रोकिन्छन्, साथै तिनीहरू पनि सडकको छेउमा लिन्छन्। एक प्रभावकारी वा द्रुत तरिकामा सार्न अपेक्षा नगर्नुहोस्। तिनीहरू हडबडमा छैनन्।

तपाईं जहाँ जान चाहानुहुन्छ ठ्याक्कै बताउन नबिर्सनुहोस्, सामान्यतया त्यहाँ कुनै संकेतहरू छैनन् जब तपाईं बस स्टेशनहरूमा पुग्दा।

त्यस्तै त्यस्तै “पर्यटकको बसहरू” छन् जुन, अधिक महँगो, सामान्य रूपमा ठूलो सम्झौता अधिक सुविधाजनक हुन्छ। तिनीहरू लामो दूरीको लागि सामान्य रूपमा सबै भन्दा राम्रो हुन्छन् (तिनीहरू रातमा यात्रा गर्दछन्) साथै जब टापुको फेरी टिकटको साथ संयुक्त (भन्नुहोस्, पीपीआईको लागि Bankok)। तिनीहरू क्षेत्रीय बसहरू भन्दा बढी महँगो छन्, यद्यपि तिनीहरू अधिक सीधा छन्, साथै तपाईं कहाँ हुनुहुन्छ भनेर चिन्ता लिनु पर्दैन वा यदि यो तपाईंको स्टप हो भने। तिनीहरू सामान्य रूपमा छुट्टीको क्षेत्रमा लिन्छन् साथै तपाईंलाई अर्को स्थानको छुट्टी क्षेत्रमा निधन हुन्छन् – प्लस कुनै पनि अन्य व्यक्तिहरूलाई पढाइमा लिन बन्द हुँदैन।

तपाईं यी यात्रा एजेन्टहरूको माध्यमबाट बुक गर्न सक्नुहुनेछ जुन शहरका बिदा क्षेत्रहरूको रेखाचित्रण गर्दछ।

यहाँ थाइल्याण्डमा बस मार्गहरूको लागि केहि नमूना भाडा छन्:

Bangkok chiang माई – 5 534 थब / $ gress. अमेरिकी डलर (दिन बस), 00 8300 थेब्स / $ 26 अमेरिकी डलर)

Phia gai si pei – 1 1500 thb / $ 5 अमेरिकी डलर (दिन बस)

Chiang माई Chiang राई – 229 THB / $ US USD (दिन बस), 312 TEB / $ 10 अमेरिकी डलर)

Bighang dhiang राई गर्न – 237 thb / $ 75500 अमेरिकी डलर (दिन बस)

Bankake fubke शहर – 64 643 Thb / $ 20 अमेरिकी डलर (दिन बस), 9 9 9 8 US USD USD (रात बस)

Bangkok skuphon गर्न – 37 373 THB / $ 12 अमेरिकी डलर (दिन बस), 427 TB / $ 13 अमेरिकी डलर (रात बस)

Bangkok Suldi Luli – 8 858 THB / $ 2 $ अमेरिकी डलर (दिवस बस), 1,0588 TEB / $ 33 USD (रात बस)

Bangkok Hua Hin – 289 Thune US / $ US USD (दिन बस), 400 thb / $ 12 USD (रात बस)

Tantkok trt – 350 350 MB / $ 11 अमेरिकी डलर (दिवस बस), 39 39 0 TEB / $ 12 USD (रात बस)

Korat (NAKHON RACHSCHSIMA) Surn गर्न – 21 1 THB / $ 10 अमेरिकी डलर (दिन बस)

ओबन Ratchtathani – 200 TB / $ US USD (दिन बस) लाई

कार द्वारा थाइल्यान्ड वरिपरि प्राप्त गर्दै

थाईल्याण्डमा कारहरू र ट्रक भाँडामा नचाउनुहोस्। तिनीहरू महँगो छन्, साथै थाइल्यान्डमा सडकहरू पागल छन्।

यो एक मोटरसाइक र देश भर को लागी भाँडा लिन धेरै राम्रो छ। यो गर्न धेरै विशिष्ट चीज हो। यो तपाईंलाई यात्राको योजना गर्न मद्दतको लागि एउटा ठूलो लेख हो।

फेरियान्डको वरिपरि घुम्दै

जब तपाईं थाइल्याण्डको वरिपरि जानको लागि फेरी प्रयोग गर्नुहुन्न, यो निश्चित रूपमा यातायातको महत्त्वपूर्ण मोड हुनेछ जब तपाईं टापुहरू अन्वेषण गर्दै हुनुहुन्छ। राम्रोसँग स्थापित यात्रा ट्रेलको कारण, तपाईंको फेरी सवारी बुक गर्दै आधारभूत साथै सीधा छ – तपाईं सामान्य पुस्तक अनलाइन पुस्तकालय वा हाईबेट गर्न सक्नुहुन्छ। एक धेरै होटेलहरू साथै होटलहरू तपाईंलाई सहयोग गर्न सक्षम हुनेछन् यदि तपाईं आवश्यकता अनुसार सहायता गर्नुहुन्छ भने। तिनीहरूसँगै धेरै अप-टु-डेट कार्यक्रम हुनेछ।

यहाँ केहि उदाहरणका साथै तपाईंको यात्राको योजनालाई मद्दत गर्नको लागि भाडाका साथै लाइनहरू छन्:

कोह तउई कोह समुराई – 50000 thb / $ 1 (एक तरीका)

सूरत phui कोह phangan गर्न – 625 TB / $ 20 (एक तरिका)

Phuctle Phi Phi phi – 70800 thb / $ 25 (एक तरिका)

Kahbi Khah linta – 50500 AD5500 AD / $ 1 (एक तरिका)

थाईल्यान्डको वरिपरि प्राप्त गर्न कति समय लाग्छ?

कति लामो समयदेखि पोइन्ट गर्न तपाईंलाई कति लामो समयदेखि पोइन्टबाट प्राप्त गर्न लगाउँछ? यहाँ दायाँ एक दूरी र समय चार्ट हो ताकि तपाईं कति लामो समय सम्म पुग्नको लागि कती लामो समय लिन सक्नुहुन्छ।

बाटो

दूरी (किमी / माईल)

हावा (घण्टा)

बस (एचआरएस)

रेल (HRS)

Bangkok -चियान माई

230/1155

1: 1: 15

रों 10

1 ‘्ग

Bangkok -funte शहर

80400 // 2525

1: 2: 25

12

N / a

Bangkok–बटुन

4 466/290

1

8

8: 1: 15

Bapang hechiong माई

99 / / 611

:: 0 * *

1 :: 45

2

सूरत बीईई -bangkok

641/398

1

11

12

चियांग माई -चियांग राई

1 199Ve / 12

* *

: 40: 400

N / a

AYUTTHHAYA-bangkok

81/500

N / a

1:30

2

Bangkok -Koh सामू

763333/43444444

1: 15

13-14**

13-16**

Chaing Mai –Krabi

1,465/910

4

27

24

Bangkok –Ubon Ratchathani

609/378

2:30

रों 10

11

*No direct flights.
**Includes ferry

What’s the bottom Line on getting around Thailand?

Trains are the best way to get around Thailand cheaply as well as in comfort, night buses are excellent for places that aren’t serviced by the train, as well as if you’re short on time, just fly.

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That’s it. These are the best ways to get around Thailand. It’s pretty easy, as visitors have been traveling around right here for decades as well as there’s an extensive network to make sure you can get from A to B no matter what!

If you have any type of questions, leave them in the comments!

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