Chiang Mai Train Station, photo by Manop (cc-sa 2.0) |
Trains at the Hualamphong Station in Bangkok
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You can go to Chiang Mai by train from Bangkok. The distance is 751km (467 miles), and the journey takes 13 hours. It is certainly much slower than flying from Bangkok, but you will get to view the Thai countryside all the way in between. The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) website, www.railway.co.th provides information and time table for the trains.
There are six train services between Bangkok and Chiang Mai daily. According to the SRT website, the first train of the day leaves Bangkok's Hualamphong Station at 8:30am in the morning and arrives at 8:30pm the same day. It is a 2nd Class train with no sleeper berths. The next train is the Overnight Train. It leaves Bangkok at 2:30pm in the afternoon, and arrives in Chiang Mai at 5:30am the next morning. At 6:00pm, another overnight train leaves Bangkok, arriving at 7:15am the next day. Other trains leave Bangkok at 7:20pm, 7:35pm and 10:00pm, arriving in Chiang Mai at 7:40am, 9:45am and 12:45pm respectively.
Tickets can be purchased 60 days in advance. It is advisable to book in advance.
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