There are 4 train lines in Thailand (North, East, South, Northeast). I plan to visit Thailand in 5 days while using the trains. I want to see something different of North America. I am a backpack traveler loving walking. Which line(s) should be the most exotic? Which cities to stop and walk around?
2007-08-08 20:01:03 · 4 answers · asked by speakoutpierre 6 in Travel ➔ Asia Pacific ➔ Thailand
There are actually two train routes going north-east, so that makes it five major routes in total.
Most long-distance travellers (using the socalled "express" trains) thus travel evenings at night, e.g., leaving Bangkok in the evening and arriving in Chiang Mai or Nong Khai or Ubon in the morning. That way, you don't get to see much of the surrounding landscape.
Note that local (day-time) trains in Thailand don't go fast, so you really have to be patient, but it is a good and cheap way of getting to many small towns if you are in no hurry.
The north offers the most scenery (mountaineous). Although the towns and villages in the north-east are definitely something you will not see in Northamerica, they are probably not the place/direction to go if you don't speak the language.
2007-08-08 23:48:06 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
East will not take you far.
The northeast route wil lead you through a plain (old seabed) which is brown and boring during the dry/cold season and green during the rice growing rainy season.
In my view, the southern route doesn't go through much exciting scenery, but the northern route does. And so does the short ride (west) from Kanchanaburi to the end of the line.
For planning your stops, maybe you should check out the www.travelfish.org website to help you plan a schedule
2007-08-08 20:46:12 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
GO North!!! Stop anywhere...get a lonely planet Thailand book
2007-08-08 22:02:06 · answer #3 · answered by karen i 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you should purchase tickets on the counter at any railway station, yet Hua Lampong is the terrific place. There you have got English conversing artwork tension for particular. On different stations it rather is or could be a wild guess. commute brokers could purchase the tickets for you, and your motel can probable e book you too. you will pay a provider fee for that. i desire to advise taking a prepare. plenty greater well-off than the bus. you spot additionally plenty greater and you will, in case you like, communicate alongside with your fellow passengers. additionally, the prepare does not teach those @#$# cheapo chinese language martial artwork video clips.
2016-12-11 14:49:27 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋