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The three trips people make most from Bangkok, each with the operators’ train and bus timetables, where to board and how to buy a ticket.

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From the operators’ timetables (checked 31 October 2026).

BANGKOKCHIANG MAIPATTAYAHUA HIN
Diagram of the order of things, not a floor plan or to scale.

Short answer

CNXChiang Mai
The overnight sleeper train from Krung Thep Aphiwat (18:40 or 20:05), in Chiang Mai the next morning.Time 12h 35m–12h 40m
PTYPattaya
The bus, about 2 hours: from Ekkamai in town, or straight from Suvarnabhumi Airport.Time about 2 hours
HHQHua Hin
The morning train 43 (07:30 → 10:31), or the bus straight from Suvarnabhumi.Time 3h 1m · about 4 hours

DOOR TO DOOR

A car to your Pattaya hotel

No terminal and no bags in a bus hold: a private car with a driver picks you up and drops you at your hotel. Priced per car, booked online ahead.

  • From a Bangkok hotel · GetYourGuideAffiliate link★ 4.5 · 325 reviews · from ฿1,400 per car, up to 3Private car between hotels, either direction; pick-up outside the seller’s zones can cost extra. Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead (seller’s page).
  • From Suvarnabhumi Airport · KiwitaxiAffiliate linkFixed price per car, tolls included, to the exact address you type: hotel, condo or a friend’s home. A short stop can be added when booking; the driver meets you in arrivals with a name sign (seller’s page).

Seller pages read on 31 October 2026.

Where to

  • Made-up upper and lower berths in a State Railway of Thailand second-class sleeper coach

    GOCNX

    Bangkok to Chiang Mai

    Five trains a day from Krung Thep Aphiwat, two of them overnight sleepers that arrive in the morning. Night buses take about 9 hours; a flight is about 1¼ hours in the air.

    Easiest way
    Overnight sleeper train 9 or 13
    Fare
    ฿310–2,446
    Checked

    Bangkok to Chiang Mai →

  • Pattaya’s skyline across the bay from the sea, a parasail overhead

    GOPTY

    Bangkok to Pattaya

    The bus is the usual way: from Ekkamai, Mo Chit 2 or Bang Na in town, or straight from Suvarnabhumi Airport. The only trains leave Hua Lamphong in the morning.

    Easiest way
    Bus from Ekkamai or Suvarnabhumi
    Fare
    ฿135–155
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    Bangkok to Pattaya →

  • The red-and-cream wooden platforms of Hua Hin railway station

    GOHHQ

    Bangkok to Hua Hin

    Eleven trains a day from Krung Thep Aphiwat, one in the morning and the rest from mid-afternoon, plus slow ordinary trains from Thon Buri and Hua Lamphong. From the airport, a direct bus.

    Easiest way
    Morning train 43, or the airport bus
    Fare
    ฿42–1,998
    Checked

    Bangkok to Hua Hin →