Your Travel Guide to Thailand
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How to get to and from Ayutthaya?
How to get to Ayutthaya ?
To get to Ayutthaya from Bangkok, you have the choice between the train or the minivans (from the Chatuchak Minibus Station in front of Mo Chit Bus Terminal) or of course the taxi. Journey duration by rail or passenger minivan are about the same. The 3rd class train is the cheapest. But note that train tickets for short distances like this cannot be booked on the internet (actually some can, but only less than 48 hours before departure day and only on the official SRT website) but you can buy your train tickets to Ayutthaya at the station just before departure, there is always seat available, at least in 3rd class. Just allow enough extra time to buy your ticket. ATTENTION, since January 19, 2023, long distance trains from Bangkok serving Ayutthaya leave from the new railway station, the Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal Station, ordinary trains still leave from Hua Lamphong station. You can consult the timetables and departure stations for trains between Bangkok and Ayutthaya HERE.Direct trains to Ayutthaya
Only the most popular train routes are listed here. For more complete results, use the detailed train search.
IMPORTANT: Bangkok's new Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal Station is now the main station, but some trains still depart from and arrive at Hua Lamphong Station, so if you take a train from Bangkok, double-check your departure station! For more information about the new station, download this guide.
Buses and minivans to Ayutthaya
Please note: many buses can only be booked 30 days before departure, so they will not appear in our booking partner's results if you search earlier.
Leaving from Ayutthaya ?
From Ayutthaya, it's the same, you can either take the train to Bangkok (be careful, as it's at the end of the line, you won't necessarily have a seat and may have to stand during part of the trip) or catch a train to go up further to the North like a night train to Chiang Mai (advance booking is more than recommended via the SRT website or the 12go site As Ayutthaya is on both the train line to Northern Thailand and the line to the North-East (Isan), you can travel to these two regions by rail without going back to Bangkok.Note that since January 19, 2023, long-distance trains to Bangkok have Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal Station as their terminus and ordinary trains, still have Hua Lamphong station as their terminus.You can consult the schedules and arrival stations of trains from Ayutthaya to Bangkok HERECities you can reach by train from Ayutthaya
Only the most popular train routes are listed here. For more complete results, use the detailed train search.
IMPORTANT: Bangkok's new Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal Station is now the main station, but some trains still depart from and arrive at Hua Lamphong Station, so if you take a train from Bangkok, double-check your departure station! For more information about the new station, download this guide.
Buses and minivans from Ayutthaya
Please note: many buses can only be booked 30 days before departure, so they will not appear in our booking partner's results if you search earlier.
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