| By Car
From Bangkok: take Highway 4 passing
Prachuap Khiri Khan, Chumphon, Surat Thani, Nakhon Si
Thammarat,Trang and Phatthalung Provinces in order to
reach Songkhla Province. The total distance is 950 kilometers.
By Bus
From Bangkok: There are daily buses
from Bangkok to Songkhla and Hat Yai. The journey takes
about 13 hours. For the current schedule and further
information contact the Southern Bus Terminal at tel:
02 435 1199-200 or visit www.transport.co.th. For Hat
Yai, call the Transport Co., Ltd. (Bo Kho So) at tel:
074 23 2789, 0 7423 2404, Piya Tour 0 7442 8972, Thai
Doen Rot 0 7442 9525.
From Hat Yai
From Hat Yai Bus Terminal, there are
buses to Bangkok and other provinces in the south. Buses
depart from a small bus station located across the ferry
station in the city. They include daily 2nd class buses
that depart for Bangkok 4 times a day (437 bahts). There
is also one VIP bus that runs directly to Bangkok departing
at 4.45 p.m. with a fare of 870 bahts. In addition,
first-class buses leave for Bangkok twice daily (562
bahts) in late afternoon and in the evening. In addition,
there are also buses depart from the same terminal to
Chumphon (245 bahts), Nakhon Si Thammarat (100 bahts)
and Surat Thani (150 bahts).
Pho Thong Transportation Co., Ltd. (tel. 0 7431 1126)
provides bus services from Songkhla to Hat Yai.
Minivans and share taxis normally leave
from Ramwithi Road for Hat Yai at the rate of approximately
20-30 bahts/person.
Minivans depart from the southern part
of Sisuda Road to Pattani and Yala at the rate of 70
bahts.
Ranot Transportation Co., Ltd. (tel.
0 7431 1523) operates buses from Songkhla to Nakhon
Si Thammarat.
By Train
The State Railway of Thailand provides
daily rapid and express train services from Bangkok
to Hat Yai. The trains depart from Bangkok’s Hualamphong
Railway Station at 12.25 p.m., 2.20 p.m., 2.45 p.m.,
3.50 p.m. and 10.50 p.m. Travel time is about 17 hours.
For further information call 1690, 0 2223 7020, 0 2223
7030 or Hat Yai Railway Station at 0 7424 3705, 0 7423
8005 or visit www.srt.motc.go.th.
By Air
Thai Airways International has several
daily flights connecting Bangkok and Phuket with Hat
Yai. For more information, contact their Bangkok office
at tel. 1566, 0 2280 0060, 0 2628 2000, their Hat Yai
office at tel. 0 7424 5851-2, or view their website
at www.thaiairways.com.
Air Asia operates several daily flights
on route Bangkok – Hat Yai. The flight time is 1.20
hours. Visit www.airasia.com to reserve your seat online,
or simply call 02 5159999 for more information.
Orient Thai provides three daily flights
connecting Bangkok and Hat Yai. The flight time is 1.25
hours. Call 1126 to make reservations or visit www.onetwo-go.com
to make online reservations.
Nok Air operates three daily flights
between Bangkok and Hat Yai. The flight time is 1.30
hours. Call 1318 for reservations or visit www.nokair.com
to purchase an e-ticket.
Phuket Air offers a daily flight connecting
Hat Yai and Phuket. The flight time is 1.25 hours. Call
02 679 8999 for reservations or visit www.phuketairlines.com
for more information.
Getting around the city
Songthaews around the city would cost
10 bahts / trip. Motorcycle taxis around town cost between
10 bahts and 20 bahts (daytime). There are several guesthouses
in town that provide bicycle and motorcycle rental services
at the rate of approximately 100 bahts / day and 200
bahts / day respectively.
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