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From Bangkok
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By Car 
Ayutthaya
is just an hour’s drive north of Bangkok along the Asian Highway
(Highway No 1, followed by Highway No 32). An alternative
route can be taken from western Bangkok along the new Suphanburi
Highway, which is one of the best roads in Thailand.
By Bus 
Ordinary
buses for Ayutthaya leave from Bangkok’s Northern Bus Terminal
at Morchit at frequent but irregular times between 5.40 am
and 7.20 pm. The fare costs 32 baht.
First-class air-conditioned
buses make the trip in one and a half hours every 20 minutes,
between 5.40 a.m. and 7.20 p.m. The fare is 43 baht.
Second-class air-conditioned
buses leave every 30 minutes from 5.30 to 6.30 pm. The cost
for the one-way fare is 34 baht.
For detailed information,
please contact:
Bangkok’s Northern Bus
Terminal
Tel. +66 2 537 8054
Ayutthaya Bus Terminal
Tel. +66 35 335 304
By Train 
Trains
to Ayutthaya leave Bangkok’s Hua Lampong Station every hour
between 4.20 am and 10.00 p.m. For the return trip, trains
leave Ayutthaya frequently from 2.20 a.m through till 7.29
p.m. The one-way fare costs 66 baht for first class, 35 baht
for second and 15 baht for third class. The trip takes about
one and a half hours.
The State Railway of Thailand
organizes special tours to Bang Sai and Ayutthaya on weekends
and public holidays, leaving from Hua Lampong at 8.20 am.
The tour takes in a number of historical sites and temples
as well as the Bang Sai Arts & Crafts Center. Food is
included. The cost for the tour is 1,911 baht for adults,
1,316 baht for children.
Detailed information and timetables
can be obtained at:
Hua Lampong Railway
Station
Tel. +66 2 223 7020
Ayutthaya Railway Station
Tel. +66 35 241 521
By Boat 
No
public boat services make the trip to Ayutthaya or Bang Pa-in
but several private companies organize excursions to both
places. Prices for the excursions start at 250 baht per person
for transportation only and go up to 5,000 baht for a two-day
tour including meals, accommodation and tour. Contact the
following cruise operators for further information:
Chao Phraya Express Boat
Tel. +66 2 222 5330
Oriental Queen & Ayutthaya
Princess
Tel. +66 2 236 0400
River Sun Cruise
Tel. +66 2 266 9125
Mekhala
Tel. +66 2 256 7168
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