Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
POST
Main Post Office (Th Saengchuto;
8.30am-4.30pm Mon-Fri, 9am-noon Sat & Sun)
TELEPHONE
Many private shops along Th Mae Nam Khwae offer long-distance calls.
8.30am-4.30pm Mon-Fri) This office has an interna-
Communications Authority of Thailand (CAT;
tional telephone service.
TOURIST INFORMATION
Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT; 0 3451 1200; Th Saengchuto; 8.30am-4.30pm) Provides free
maps of the town and province, along with advice on what to do and where to stay.
Getting There & Away
BUS
Kanchanaburi's bus and minivan station is to the south of the town on Th Saengchuto. If
heading south, transfer at Ratchaburi. If aiming for Ayuthaya, go to Suphanburi first.
Minivans run to Victory Monument and Mo Chit in Bangkok.
08 4471 8282; 350B) runs air-conditioned buses to Rayong, stopping
Srimongkol Transport (
at Pattaya.
TRAIN
Kanchanaburi's train station is walking distance from the guesthouse area and 2km north-
west of the bus station. Kanchanaburi is on the Bangkok Noi-Nam Tok rail line, which in-
cludes a portion of the historic Death Railway built by WWII POWs during the Japanese
occupation of Thailand. The SRT promotes this as a historic route, and so charges foreign-
ers 100B for any one-way journey along the line, regardless of the distance. Coming from
Bangkok Noi station (located in Thonburi), 100B is reasonable, but for short trips in Kan-
chanaburi it is steep. The most historic part of the journey begins north of Kanchanaburi
as the train crosses the Death Railway Bridge and terminates at Nam Tok station, which is
near Sai Yok Noi.
Destinations include:
Nam Tok (100B, two hours, 6.07am, 10.35am, 4.26pm)
Thonburi's Bangkok Noi station (100B, three hours, 7.19am,2.48pm, 5.41pm)
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