| Car
By Car: From Bangkok, visitors can
take a 2-hour drive along Highway No.4 (Phetkasem) via
Nakhon Chaisi, Nakhon Pathom, Ban Pong, Tha Maka, Tha
Muang to Kanchanaburi.
For an alternative route, visitors
can drive along Highway No. 338 from Bangkok to Nakhon
Chaisi and then proceed along Highway No.4 to Kanchanaburi.
Bus
By Bus : Non air-conditioned buses
leave Bangkok’s Southern Bus Terminal every 15 minutes
from 4 a.m.-8 p.m. The trip takes about 2 hours. Call
:0 2434 5557 for more information.
There are 2 types of air-conditioned buses. Standard
1 buses (blue colour) leave Bangkok’s Southern Bus Terminal
from 5 a.m. till 10.30 p.m. daily at twenty-minute intervals.
Standard 2 buses (orange colour) leave at twenty-minute
intervals from 5.10 a.m. until 8.30 p.m. daily. The
journey takes 2 hours. Call: 0 2435 5012, 0 2435 1199
for more information.
Train
By Rail: Ordinary trains leave Bangkok’s
Thon Buri Railway Station (Bangkok Noi Station) every
day at 7.35 a.m. and 1.45 p.m. for approximately 3 hour
journey to Kanchanaburi. Call Thon Buri Railway Station
at tel: 0 2411 3102 or Kanchanaburi Railway Station
at tel: 0 3456 1052 or visit www.srt.motc.go.th.
The weekend special train leaves Bangkok Railway Station
(Hualamphong) at 6.30 a.m. on Saturdays, Sundays and
public holidays. For more information, call : 1690,
0 2223 7010, 0 2223 7020.
Travel within KANCHANABURI
Transportation within the provincial
capital is most enjoyable on tricycles. Tricycles can
be hired at reasonable rate, enabling visitors to see
the Bridge over the River Kwae, the Kanchanaburi War
Cemetery, the waterfront Song Kwae Road area, and the
JEATH War Museum in one circuit.
Transportation between the districts
is also convenient by regular bus. Call Kanchanaburi
bus terminal at tel: 0 3451 1387 for more information.
For visitors who like to drive by themselves,
motorcycles or jeeps can be rented on a daily or weekly
basis at several outlets on Saeng Chuto Road and around
the Song Kwae Road area.
Essentially, there are two major land
routes for exploring the main conveniently accessible
tourist attractions in Kanchanburi. The more western
Route 323 largely parallels the Kwae Noi River to Sangkhla
Buri District (some 230 kilometres from the provincial
capital) via Sai Yok, Thong Pha Phum, and Vajiralongkorn
Dam. Route 3199 follows the Kwae Yai River to Srinagarindra
Dam (69 kilometres away from the provincial captital).
Besides the network of roads throughout
the provincial area, the railway and the waterways which
stretch through the heart of town also offer comfortable
and alternate trips to out-of-town attractions. Travelling
by train from Kanchanaburi to Namtok Station near Sai
Yok Noi Waterfall is recommended for visitors wishing
to experience trips on the historic railway. Trains
leave Kanchanaburi Railway Station 3 times daily at
6.11 a.m., 11 p.m. and 16.37 p.m. and stops at the Bridge
over the River Kwae, Tha Kilen (near Mueang Sing Historical
Park), Tham Krasae, Wang Pho and ends at Namtok Railway
Station. For more information, call Kanchanaburi Railway
Station at tel: 0 3456 1052
From the Pak Saeng Pier in Tambon Tha
Sao, visitors can hire a boat with a carrying capacity
of 10-12 persons to visit the Lawa Cave and Sai Yok
Yai Waterfall. It takes around 4 hours for the return
trip. The 1-hour boat ride to Huai Mae Khamin Waterfall
starts from the Tha Kradan Pier, 12 kilometres from
Srinagarindra Dam.
Visitors are advised to check with
the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT)’s office in
Kanchanaburi for prevailing rates and the availability
of alternate methods of transportation such as on public
holidays and weekends. |
