Which is the better way to travel around Thailand - train or bus?

Answer 1

bus are faster and cheaper however buses seem to have a lot of accidents.

Answer 2

Thailand has a comprehensive train and bus transportation system. It has one central train station (Hualamphong) and three bus station hubs - Morchit (Northern bus station), Ekamai (Eastern bus station) and Sai Tai Mai (Southern bus station). Ekamai can be reached by skytrain, Hualamphong by the subway while Morchit and Sai Tai Mai are best reached by bus or taxi.

For long distance travel, train is generally the best option as the seating is more spacious with ample legroom and you can get up and walk up and down the train, sit in the dining car to eat (when available) and relax on your own bed (if you're on a sleeper). Buses are generally faster than the trains but they do have more accidents and, depending on the class of bus can be very cramped. For short trips (up to four-five hours) they are ok, though for anything longer, when available, train is a better option.

Security on both trains and buses is ok, though petty theft remains a small problem on the trains - keep your valuables with you at all time and don't get raging drunk on the trip and you'll be fine.

Where your destination is not served by train, it will be faster and cheaper to get a bus the whole way rather than try to do a train/bus combination.

Many tourist destinations also offer private bus and minibus transport. While often cheaper than the public system, these buses should be avoided at all costs. The agents who sell tickets on these often use false promises of the length of trip, quality of bus and number of passengers most particularly for the notorious Bangkok to Siem Reap buses. If you are paying 100B for a trip that costs 500B at a public bus office, rest assured you will receive 20% quality, comfort and timeliness of the public service. Despite this, people continue to catch these buses and continue to be ripped off.

The sleeper trains have two classes, 1st and 2nd class and each then has the option of a fan or a/c cariage. Personal preferene is 2nd class fan. We find the a/c too cold and you can't open the window during the daylight portion of the trip. 2nd class is also considerable cheaper.

Answer 3

There is limit to the train routes. The bus has more options for inter provinces travel. And it is much cheaper and faster too. Plus you do have stops along long routes at roadside stalls for some snacks and drinks.

Answer 4

prepare is nice, yet bus is amazingly risky. particularly chaos. besides I advise taxi using fact taxi is rather low-fee at there. For eg. in Bangkok, in case you're taking a taxi from South to North or from West to East or maybe you choose to return and forth circle. the fee won't over US$ 5.00

Answer 5

The busses going north seem to be much nicer than the busses going south from Bkk...

Answer 6

bus
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