 Travelers
from Malaysia can cross into Thailand by four overland border
crossings, two on the west coast, one in the center and the
other on the east coast. Through tickets are not available for
trains linking Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur or Singapore, but travelers
can make the trip on express trains via the Thai-Malaysian border
at Pedang Besar. An overnight transit in Butterworth (Malaysia)
is usually necessary to make the train connections on either
side of the Malaysian border.
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Bangkok-Butterworth leaves
from Hua Lampong (Bangkok Railway Station) daily at 2.20
pm. The fare (only Bangkok-Padang Besar) is 767 baht for
first class, 360 baht for second class and 156 baht for
third class |
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Butterworth-Singapore
departs 4 times daily at 8.00 a.m., 3.15 p.m. and 10.00
p.m. (two trains depart simultaneously). The fares are
127 Malaysian Ringgit for first class, 60 Ringgit for
second class and 34 Ringgit for third class. |
In case of
sleeping berth, passengers need to pay supplementary charges:
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For the first class of
air-conditioned, the charge per person with double cabin
is 520 baht. |
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For the second class
of air-conditioned, the charges per person are 220-270
baht (rapid train) and 250-320 baht (special express train). |
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For the second class,
the charges per person are 100-150 baht (rapid train)
and 130-200 baht (special express train). |
Please note
that there are supplementary charges, from Padang to Butterworth,
with 200 baht per person in express train and 250 baht per
person in air-conditioned of the first and the second class.
For details, please contact
+66 2 223 7010, 223 7020, 225 0300 ext 5100 to 2.
For real luxury,
the International Express (something like Europe’s famed Orient
Express) makes the trip between Bangkok and Butterworth (Penang)
without the need to change trains at the Malaysian border.
Connecting services are available to or from Singapore and
Kuala Lumpur.
The International
Express departs from Singapore every afternoon, arriving in
Bangkok around noon the next day. Visitors may stay overnight
in the Malaysian capital or continue north by night train
to Butterworth (Penang).
The trains,
which offer only first and second-class tickets, now operate
every Wednesday. Fares per person are $1,350, $2,000 or $3,500.
For more details, contact +66 2 216 5939
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