Kanchanaburi Province - Transportation

Transportation

River

Locals seldom use the river as a mode of transportation these days but instead for the sake of tourist-orientated scenic boat rides and karaoke dinners.

Roads

Kanchanaburi’s districts are inter-connected by 3 main highways which also link to neighbouring provinces.

Airport

There is no public airport in Kanchanaburi.

Rail

Kanchanburi is on the line from Bangkok Noi to Nam Tok (Sai Yok). The section from Kanchanaburi westwards is what remains of the railway built buy POW's and forced Asian labour. The line from Nam Tok to Sanklaburi (next to Burmese border) was pulled up by the British after the war. There is a short section of track along with a nearby museum at Hell Fire Pass, a few kilometres further west from Nam Tok

Bus Air-conditioned buses ply to and from Bangkok while travel to the province’s districts and surrounding provinces is done by non- air-conditioned buses.

Songthaew (public passenger pick-up vehicles)

Songthaews are generally the most popular form of public transport in the provincial town and rural areas.

Samlor (trishaws)

Cycle-samlors are the most popular form of transport within the town for foreign visitors going to and from each of the sight-seeing attractions.

Motorbike-taxi This is a popular mode of public transport for the daring wishing to get from A to B in the shortest amount of time.


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