Traveling by train in Thailand
Mar 20th, 2007 by Lillian
One of the safest and cheapest ways to travel in Thailand is by train. Now that our youngest is not a toddler anymore we will be using this form of travelling more often. We can be a bit more adventurous.. and of course .. its cheap. (Actually, the real reason we will travel by train isn’t because its cool, and you get to see the country etc etc, its because its cheaper than flying and safer than taking buses… ) Anyway. I found a really useful website : thailandbytrain. What really got me excited though was this website. seat61 It has some helpful information about trains in Thailand. AND….
I have this idea, that when we leave Thailand for good, we should travel back to Switzerland with the Trans Siberian Railway. Beijing-Moskow via Mongolia. How would we get to Beijing? How much would it cost? How long would it take? All very important questions that I will try and answer ASAP:-)
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Bei meinem ersten Thailand-Aufenthalt im 2001 sind wir mit zwei Nachtfahrten von Süd-Thailand nach Chiang-Mai gereist. Den Tag dazwischen haben wir in Bankok verbracht. Diese Zugfahrt war ein durchaus positives Erlebnis. Beeindruckt hat mich besonders, dass die Liegen (Betten wäre übertrieben) “längs”, und nicht wie in Europa gewohnt, “quer” im Wagen angeordnet sind. Dies erleichtert das Schlafen im Zug enorm.
Ich würde dieses Transportmittel in Thailand jederzeit wieder nutzen.
P.S. zudem konnten wir auch zwei Guesthouse-Übernachtungen sparen
seat61 is a great site. I discovered it a few years ago and have spoken with the guy who is behind it, really nice guy and very helpful. He loves his trains. In the press it said his site has more information about trains in Egypt than the Egyptian authorities (online).
Train back to Europe, wonderful! Why not try the other route; India, Pakistan, Iran, Turkey etc - probably more of a risk but I would guess very interesting. The daughter and I might e a similar thing across Europe later this year.
I once knew a guy who luv to travel by train to places. I planned to go to Laos by train and he said… if u gonna go, u gotta be careful too. Sometimes it’s dangerous because u dunno everyone who gets on board.
… so u might wanna be careful too. 
korbua: and you might not know everyone on the plane, bus, boat etc etc..