| Getting to Phetchaburi and
around
By Car from Bangkok:
Drive along Highway No. 35 (Thon Buri-Pak
Tho) passing Samut Sakhon and Samut Songkhram Provinces
and then take Highway No. 4 to Phetchaburi Province.
The total distance is 123 kilometers. Alternatively,
it is possible to travel via Nakhon Pathom and Ratchaburi
Provinces.
By Bus from Bangkok:
There are buses leaving regularly from
the Southern Bus Terminal in Thonburi for 50 bahts (ordinary)
on the new road, 46 bahtss on the old road (via Ratchaburi
and Nakhon Pathom), 60 bahtss for 2nd Class air-conditionedditioned
and 75 bahtss for 1st Class air-conditionedditioned.
The bus takes about 2 1/2 hours to reach the destination.
Contact 0 2435 1199-200 or Phetchaburi Tour, Tel: 0
2435 7408 for more details.
By Bus to Cha-am and Hua Hin:
There are several buses depart from
Phetchaburi’s city, fares ranging from18 bahts (25 air-conditioned)
to 22 bahts (31 air-conditioned). It takes 60 and 90
minutes to reach the destinations respectively.
By Train from Bangkok:
Trains leave Bangkok's Hualamphong
Station at 12.20 p.m. (rapid train), 2.15 and 2.35 p.m.
(special express), 3.50, 5.35 and 6.20 p.m. (rapid trains),
7.15 p.m. (express), 10.30 and 10.50 p.m. (express diesel
railcar). All these trains offer 1st, 2nd and 3rd class
seating except for the 2.35 p.m. special express (1st
and 2nd class only) and the 10.30 and 10.50 p.m. express
diesel railcar (2nd class only) and take about three
hours to reach Phetchaburi. Fares are 34 bahts, 78 bahts
and 153 bahts, not including rapid or express surcharges.
Call 1690 or visit www.railway.co.th for more details.
There is no ordinary train service
between Hualamphong and Phetchaburi, but there are three
ordinary 3rd class trains daily from Thonburi (Bangkok
Noi) Station at 7.45 a.m. and 1.30 and 2.00 p.m. (34
bahts, no surcharges).
Getting Around Phetchaburi
and Cha-am
Samlors and taxis (motorcycles) can
go anywhere in the center of town for 20 bahts. It is
possible to charter one for the whole day for 150 bahts.
Shared songthaews cost 6 bahts around town including
to and from the railway station. |
