Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
DESTINATION
FARE (B)
DURATION (HR)
FREQUENCY
Hat Yai
110
3
frequent
Krabi
90-115
2
frequent
Phang-Nga
200
3½
hourly
Phuket
240
5
hourly
Satun
110
3
frequent
MINIVAN & SHARE TAXI
Hourly vans heading to Surat Thani (180B, 2½ hours), with connections to Ko Samui and
Ko Pha-Ngan, leave from a
depot
just before Th Tha Klang crosses the railway tracks.
Several daily air-conditioned minivans between Trang and Ko Lanta (250B, 2½ hours)
leave from the travel agents across from the train station. There are shared taxis to Krabi
(150B, two hours) and air-conditioned minivans to Hat Yai (150B, two hours) from of-
fices just south of the Trang bus terminal.
Local transport is mainly by air-conditioned minivan rather than
sŏrng·tăa·ou
.
Minivans leave regularly from the depot on Th Tha Klang for Pak Meng (100B, 45
minutes), Hat Chao Mai (150B, one hour) and the Kuantungku pier (150B, one hour) for
onward boat travel.
TRAIN
Only two trains go all the way from Bangkok to Trang: the express 83 and the rapid 167,
which both leave from Bangkok's Hualamphong station in the afternoon and arrive in
Trang the next morning.
From Trang, trains leave in the early and late afternoon. Fares are around 1480B/831B
for a 1st-/2nd-class air-conditioned sleeper and 285B for 3rd class.
Getting Around
Túk-túk and their drivers mill around near the train station and should charge about 30B
for local trips or 250B per hour. Motorbike taxis charge the same price.
Motorcycles can be rented at travel agencies for about 200B per day. Most agencies can
also help you arrange car rental for around 1500B per day.
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