The Special Express 46 or International Express is the night sleeper train linking Padang Besar Malaysia to Bangkok Hua Lamphong, Thailand. The train service is formed in this new schedule due to the conversion of the previous Special Express 36 timetable to the Special Express 32 Thaksinarath, along with the change in both country's railways truncating … Continue reading Special Express 46 International Express: Padang Besar Malaysia to Bangkok Hua Lamphong by Train
The Airport Rail Link City Line is probably the most popular mode of transport to Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport, escaping the traffic jams around. Coming in from the BTS Sukhumvit Line, it was an easy transfer to the Airport Rail Link City Line by a linkbridge connecting the two stations above ground level. At the escalators … Continue reading Suvarnabhumi Airport Rail Link City Line: Phaya Thai to Suvarnabhumi Airport by Train
After a bit of shopping in Bangkok in the city (because that what everyone does when in Bangkok right?), it's time to head to Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport to catch my flight back to Singapore. Yup, my stop in Bangkok was pretty much purely for the SRT Eastern Line Ordinary 280 and to say that I … Continue reading BTS Sukhumvit Line: Chit Lom to Phaya Thai by Siemens Inspiro (EMU-A2) Train
Ordinary 280 is the morning SRT Eastern Line train from Ban Klong Luk Border, the new railway station just at the Thai-Cambodian border at Klongluk Boundary Post, to Bangkok Hua Lamphong, operated by NKF and THN diesel railcars. Coming in from the Royal Railway Phnom Penh - Poipet Line (PNH-PS-BB-SS-PP 07:15 AM) train, this was … Continue reading Ordinary 280: Ban Klong Luk Border and Aranyaprathet to Bangkok Hua Lamphong by Train | Train from Cambodian Border to Bangkok, Thailand
As I wanted to catch the Ordinary 280 from Ban Klong Luk Border to Bangkok the next day, overnighting in Ban Klong Luk, Aranyaprathet was the ideal choice as if I had overnighted in Poipet instead, I wouldn't have made it for the early morning train departure since the border only opens at 7.00am. I … Continue reading At Border Hotel Aranyaprathet (@Border Hotel): Cheap Budget Hotel Right In Front Of Ban Klong Luk (Aranyaprathet) Border, Klongluk Boundary Post, Thailand
After arriving at Poipet Railway Station from my Phnom Penh - Poipet Line (PNH-PS-BB-SS-PP 07:15 AM) train from Phnom Penh, I immediately headed for the border to cross into Thailand where I will be spending the night. Knowing that the border would close at 10pm, while some websites say 9pm, or even 8pm, I decided … Continue reading How to walk from Poipet to Ban Klong Luk (Aranyaprathet) Border Crossing at Night | Cambodia-Thailand Border Crossing by Foot 2019
The MRT Blue Line, or officially the MRT Chaloem Ratchamongkhon Line, is the first fully-underground MRT line in Bangkok. With the many extensions in plan, the MRT Blue Line now heads overground, first from Tao Poon, and now the new extension through Chinatown and the Grand Palace up overground to Tha Phra. The opening of … Continue reading MRT Blue Line Hua Lamphong – Tha Phra Extension: Hua Lamphong to Tha Phra through Chinatown and Grand Palace by Happy Blue Line Train
Heading back to Singapore, I got on Scoot again, but this time, my departure was from Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport. Scoot is the only airline to operate from both airports in Bangkok, offering lots of flight timing options with fares comparable most of the time for both airports, so I can choose whichever is convenient for … Continue reading Flight Review – Scoot TR617: Bangkok Suvarnabhumi to Singapore by Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner
Scoot TR868 from Singapore to Bangkok Don Mueang is the very last flight of the day departing from Singapore for Bangkok, which continues on to Tokyo Narita. This timing is a rather good option to get to Bangkok the night before if you have limited time in the city, or works for a short weekend … Continue reading Flight Review – Scoot TR868: Singapore to Bangkok Don Mueang by Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner
Heading back to Suvarnabhumi Airport for my flight back to Singapore, I headed for the Suvarnabhumi Airport Rail Link City Line again to maximise my time in Bangkok as it is the fastest way to get from the city back to Suvarnabhumi Airport. Also, as I had already purchased my Klook Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport Rail … Continue reading Suvarnabhumi Airport Rail Link City Line: Phaya Thai to Suvarnabhumi Airport by Train (Klook Discounted Ticket)