K M Cheng-Travel Journal

Saturday, January 23, 2016

Thailand (Hat Yai) Jan 2016

Train (Hat Yai > Hua Hin): 869bht (lower bed), 779bht (upper)
Bus (Hat Yai > Kuala Lumpur) : 650bht

I had so far visited Hat Yai 5-6 times, not staying overnight but merely for a short stopover to take a connecting train to Hua Hin or Bangkok. For my trips back from Bangkok to Malaysia, I normally take a train from Bangkok to Hat Yai and upon arrival, take the first available bus to Kuala Lumpur.

For this trip, we should have stay overnight in Hat Yai to recover our energy but we chose to continue our journey by train from Hat Yai to Hua Hin. So our 6-7 hrs of spare time in Hat Yai made some of us restless and by the time we boarded our train at 18.30 for Hua Hin, it was time for us to take a hard earned rest or go to sleep !

If ever I visit Hat Yai again, I would like to stay overnight and take the opportunity to visit Songkhla, a fishing town with a beach and a statute of a mermaid, 25km from Hat Yai.

Being close to the Malaysian border, Malaysians enjoyed coming to Hat Yai, both for food & shopping !

Hat Yai Train Station

Hatyai > Hua Hin (2nd class) - Lower bed (869bht), Upper (779bht)

Hat Yai Town Centre

Sri Maju & KKKL Bus Offices in Hat Yai

Yummy Thai Food taken in Hat Yai

Fish/ Pork noodles - 60bht

Chicken Rice + Roasted Pork + Pork Offals Soup + Hot Tea (580bht)

Pork Offals Soup

Thailand (Hua Hin) Jan 2016

Hostel (Chanchala Cafe & Hostel-1 night): 420bht pp (dorm)
Mini Van (Hua Hin > Bangkok): 180bht

Hua Hin was voted as Thailand's top 10 Best Destination in 2015 ! Hua Hin's train station is very unique and it's architectural design is a class of it's own.

When I visited Hua Hin in Jan 2015, I took a short day trip here and did not stay overnight. Hua Hin, being near to Bangkok is a favorite beach town frequented by the locals especially during the weekends.

We took a break in Hua Hin and stayed overnight before visiting Bangkok and enjoyed our time strolling at the beach during the evening and visited the famous night market, popular for the seafood and local dishes.

We had a good rest and departed by a mini van (180bht) from Hua Hin to Bangkok in the following morning. The mini van driver dropped us near the Victory Monument Skytrain station and from there we took a train /MRT to Hua Lamphong station for our hotel check in.

Hua Hin Railway Station