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ch1ldofthemoon · 20-03-2007, 11:59 PM

I`m coming back to Chiang Mai on the 5th December.
The current plan is to have a couple of weeks there,then head for Cambodia.
What I fancy doing,is getting a day time train,were possible, to go to Cambodia on. I know I can fly there,but you dont see much,same with a night train. Thai buses are a definate no-no.
Has anyone got any info on trains to Cambodia....I`m assuming that I`ll have to head for Bangkok first ??

Marmite the Dog · 21-03-2007, 01:01 PM

There is a train from Hua Lamphong to Aranyaprathet. It's 3rd class only, costs 48 Baht and takes around 6 hours to get there. It leaves at 05.55 or 13.05 You will then need to get a tuk-tuk from the station to the border. Once you get to Cambodia, there is no train and you'll have to arrange a taxi or take a bus if you want to go elsewhere in Cambodia.

Personally, I wouldn't waste time doing that. I'd go to Chaing Kong/Hua Xai (Laos) and take a boat down the Mekhong to Luang Prabang. Then the bus to Vang Vien and onward to Vientiene. It's a lot more interesting than Cambodia IMO.

klongmaster · 21-03-2007, 03:51 PM

here's a map to show where Marmers is talking about...

if you went a little North first you could visit

this neat place called the Boat Landing Guesthouse

.

Scooter · 21-03-2007, 09:13 PM

Where you heading in Cambodia then?

If your off to Siem Reap from Aranya Prathet/Poipet rent one of the hire salon cars and drivers .Bloody hell do you get there quick and its like being in a rally car.The roads are appalling.They were last May surfacing a small section.
Safe journey.

sityparamount · 05-10-2007, 11:36 PM

Where you heading in Cambodia then?

If your off to Siem Reap from Aranya Prathet/Poipet rent one of the hire salon cars and drivers .Bloody hell do you get there quick and its like being in a rally car.The roads are appalling.They were last May surfacing a small section.
Safe journey

This was the scariest journey in my life,unbelievable.

20-03-2007, 11:59 PM	#1 (permalink)
ch1ldofthemoon Sa Kaeo Last Online: Today 03:41 AM Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: London,England Posts: 259	Chiang Mai - Cambodia I`m coming back to Chiang Mai on the 5th December. The current plan is to have a couple of weeks there,then head for Cambodia. What I fancy doing,is getting a day time train,were possible, to go to Cambodia on. I know I can fly there,but you dont see much,same with a night train. Thai buses are a definate no-no. Has anyone got any info on trains to Cambodia....I`m assuming that I`ll have to head for Bangkok first ??

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Marmite the Dog ผู้เชี่ยวชาญเปล่า Last Online: Yesterday 09:08 AM Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Simian Islands Posts: 31,874	There is a train from Hua Lamphong to Aranyaprathet. It's 3rd class only, costs 48 Baht and takes around 6 hours to get there. It leaves at 05.55 or 13.05 You will then need to get a tuk-tuk from the station to the border. Once you get to Cambodia, there is no train and you'll have to arrange a taxi or take a bus if you want to go elsewhere in Cambodia. Personally, I wouldn't waste time doing that. I'd go to Chaing Kong/Hua Xai (Laos) and take a boat down the Mekhong to Luang Prabang. Then the bus to Vang Vien and onward to Vientiene. It's a lot more interesting than Cambodia IMO. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. I will meet the blackness and the blackness will be eternal

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21-03-2007, 03:51 PM	#3 (permalink)
klongmaster Thailand Forum Last Online: Yesterday 07:30 PM Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Nonthaburi Posts: 4,198	here's a map to show where Marmers is talking about... if you went a little North first you could visit this neat place called the Boat Landing Guesthouse .

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Scooter Pattani Last Online: 12-03-2010 02:02 AM Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: In a warm place Posts: 683	Where you heading in Cambodia then? If your off to Siem Reap from Aranya Prathet/Poipet rent one of the hire salon cars and drivers .Bloody hell do you get there quick and its like being in a rally car.The roads are appalling.They were last May surfacing a small section. Safe journey.

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sityparamount Khao San Road Last Online: 14-03-2010 04:35 AM Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 52	Where you heading in Cambodia then? If your off to Siem Reap from Aranya Prathet/Poipet rent one of the hire salon cars and drivers .Bloody hell do you get there quick and its like being in a rally car.The roads are appalling.They were last May surfacing a small section. Safe journey This was the scariest journey in my life,unbelievable.

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