Singapore to Hua Hin by Train

[Sorrento10]

Has anyone done the train journey from Singapore to KL to Butterworth to Hua Hin.
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[BaaBaa.]

Has anyone ever done a search on the forum???

http://www.huahinafterdark.com/forum/hat-yai-to-hua-hin-best-method-train-bus-t6294.html

[lomuamart]

No, but one of these days!!!
Here's a timetable from Butterworth to BKK.
Good luck and enjoy it. Give a report when you reach your destination.
http://www.tourismhuahin.com/trains-huahin.php
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[Mack111]

i met someone i a bar that did the journey and he says never again

[Rob W]

I have the time tables in front of me here.
the connections are not good hence Im thinking of doing part of it on the VIP bus.
here are the choices
singapore depart 840________ 13.00-______ 22.15
kl arrive________ 15.40_______20.25_______ 06.56

dept KL_________20.45
arrive butterworth 05.40
arrive hat yai____ 10.20

dept but 1315
dept hat yai 1818
arrive HH 0429

this is from the KTM ( malaysian railways time table)

sorry about the table

hope this helps
Im looking at doing this that why i have the time tables. im not a trainspotting anorak honest

[gooze]

Get a plane else your probably regret the train ride for the rest of your life.

[Mack111]

Sing - BGK flight is about an hour and about 100 US.

The appeal of a nice scenic journey will soon loose its appeal once you’ve been sitting in a hot bumpy carriage for a few hours

[chelsea]

Try Tiger Airways for Sing to BKK flights, they are very cheap at the monent. Cheaper than 100US I think

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[STEVE G]

BANGKOK, Thailand: A passenger train derailed Monday after saboteurs loosened a section of track in insurgency-plagued southern Thailand, injuring nine people, an official said.

A 3-meter (10-foot) section of rails was unscrewed, sending the northbound train off the tracks, said Montakan Srivilas, a spokesman for the State Railways of Thailand. He said Muslim rebels were believed responsible.

The train, carrying about 200 passengers, derailed about 750 kilometers (470 miles) south of Bangkok in Pattani province's Kok Pho district, Montakan said.

Pattani is one of three provinces in southern Thailand in which a Muslim separatist insurgency has raged since early 2004. More than 2,200 people have perished since then in almost daily shootings and bombings.

IHT.

[caducus]

The train journey from Singapore to Hua Hin, although not short or particularly fast, is something that may well appeal to the discerning traveller.
In October 2006, the Hash House Harriers arranged a special train all the way from Singapore to Chiang Mai. With overnight stop-overs in Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Haadyai, Bangkok and Sukhothai the trip was fully-booked within days. Most of the participants were full of praise for the experience.
Do not be put-off by the post above this one. A glance at a map of southern Thailand will show that the derailment did not occur on the Padang Besar - Haadyai route. Let the train take the strain. Take a thick book that you have always been meaning to read and relax.
It's easy if you don't try!

[STEVE G]

Caducus is correct, the sabotage is not affecting the line to Singapore, but all services from Hat Yai to Yala, Pattani and Sungai Kolok have been suspended until further notice.