Kuala Lumpur --> Surat Thani

junabongari oo niin en kyllä tota matkaa jaksais junassa istua. Ja varsinkin kun joutuu ylittämään Thaimaan ja Malesian epävakaan rajan. Air asialla lentämällä taitaa lippu maksaa 30€!.

Tässä jotain infoa. Pitkältä matkalta kuulostaa, mutta varmasti mielenkiintoinen!

Juna numero 8 lähtee KL:sta 20.10 ja saapuu Surat Thaniin seuraavana päivänä 20.15.

An express train departs Singapore every morning and arrives in Kuala Lumpur by nightfall. Visitors may overnight in the Malaysian capital or continue north by night train to Butterworth, the terminus for Penang.



The International Express departs Butterworth the following day at 1340 and terminates at the Thai border a few hours later. A Thai train meets this train and takes passengers north to Hat Yai (1640 arrival) and Bangkok (0835 arrival the next day).



The express train connection, however, rarely works. Express trains coming from Malaysia are often late, and Thai trains won't wait for the late trains. The upshot is confusion. To minimize problems, check schedules in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur and take your chances with a train departure from Butterworth, not Kuala Lumpur.



The express train is limited to first and second classes and is somewhat expensive because of supplemental charges for a/c, superior classes, and sleeping berths. Singapore to Bangkok costs US$100 in first-class coach with sleeper and takes 41 hours, including a 10-hour layover in Kuala Lumpur. The second-class fare is US$50 with sleeper and express surcharges.



While the 1,943-km journey from Singapore to Bangkok has romantic appeal--and is far cheaper than the Eastern & Oriental Express--it's a long and exhausting journey best experienced in shorter segments.