By Car (from Bangkok)

Route 1: Take Highway 4 (Phetkasem) which passes through Nakhon Chaisi and Nakhon Pathom Provences, and through Ban Pong Tha Maka and Tha Maung, to Kanchanaburi. Travel time is approximately 2hrs, depending on traffic conditions

Route 2: Take Highway 338 from Bangkok to Nakhon Chaisi Province. then take Highway 4, straight through to Kanchanaburi.

By Bus

Non Air-con buses leave Bangkok Southern Terminal, every 15mins daily. for a timetable or information Tel: 02 434 5557-8. Travel Time is 3 hours, depending on traffic conditions

First Class Air Con Buses (Blue in Colour) leave Bangkok Southern Bus Terminal every 25mins, daily, Tel 02 435 5012, 02 435 1199 or visit www.transport.co.th

There are frequent daily buses leaving Nakhon Pathom for Kranchanaburi,Travel Time about 1.5hrs

Several Buses leave both Ratchaburi and Suphan Buri, Bus Stations for Kanchanaburi on a daily bases, some are direct with a journey time of 2.5-3hrs.

By Train

Ordinary trains leave Bangkok Thon Buri Station ( Noi Station) daily, Only 3rd class seating is avialable, Journey time is 3 hrs, for information call Thon Buri Railway Station, Tel : 02 411 3102 or Kranchanaburi Railway Station, Tel: 034 5111 285

There is a Week-end special train that operates Sturdays, Sundays and most Public Holidays, Leaving from Bangkok Station, Hua Lamphong at 6.30am, returning 7.55pm, the trip includes several stop-overs at Phra Pathom Chedi, Death Railway Bridge, and Phrasat Mueang Singh Historical Park, ( via Minibus Transfer

There is also Special Steam Trains that operate between Kanchanaburi and Wong Pho.

For more information, call the State Railway of Thailand, Tel: 02 223 7010 or 02 223 7020 or visit www.railway.co.th

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