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Transportations

How to get there ?
It is very easy to reach Hua Hin. Frequent air-conditioned bus services. Taxi or Limousine services. Frequent train / rail services. Private transfer Bangkok Airport to Hua Hin/Cha Am approx US 60. Just over 30 minutes by air.

By road
From Bangkok, drive for about 3 hours along the highway 35 (Thon Buri-Pak Thao route) via Samut Songkhram then turn left to the Highway No. 4 (Phetkasem Road) via Phetchaburi and Hua Hin to Prachuap Khiri Khan, a total distance of 281 kilometres. Another route might otherwise be taken from Bangkok via Buddhamonthon, Nakhon Pathom, Ratchaburi and Prachuap Khiri Khan, a total distance of 320 kilometres.

Rail (See Details)
There are several trains daily from Bangkok which stop in Hua Hin on their way south. Most leave Bangkok in the early to late afternoon and arrive in Hua Hin about fours later. A 2nd class seat on an air-conditioned Express train is less than $6 and may be purchased up to 90 days in advance at main railway stations. Tel: Hua Hin Station Office, Damnoenkasem Rd. (032) 511-073
website: www.railway.co.th

Bus (See Details)
Air-conditioned buses leave the Southern Bus Terminal in Bangkok every 30 minutes between 5:00AM and 22:00PM for Hua Hin. The journey takes about 3 hours and costs 128 Baht. The air-conditioned bus terminal in Hua Hin is at the Siripetchkasem Hotel on Srasong Rd, near Dechanuchit Rd, and buses leave for Bangkok every 40 minutes daily between 3:00AM and 21:00PM. Tel: (032) 511-654, 512-543. There are also nightly air buses to other cities in southern Thailand. Most depart Hua Hin around 22:00PM and fares range from $22 to Phuket or Koh Samui to $26 to Hat Yai.

Air by SGA(Hua Hin Air Shuttle)
SGA offers direct flight to Royal Paradise (Bangkok- Hua Hin).
SGA Reservation Center (Bangkok) :
First Floor Domestic Terminal Bangkok International Airport TEL: 66 0 2535 7050-1
SGA Reservation Center (Hua Hin) :
First Floor Hua Hin Air Port TEL: 66 0 32 522 300-1

Price: round trip 5,600 baht

Website: www.sga.aero

See Bangkok Airways for others routes in Thailand

Van
Major hotels such as the Dusit and Sofitel have daily vans from their hotels in Bangkok to their hotels in Hua Hin. These usually leave Bangkok after lunch and take about 2.5 hours to reach Hua Hin. Prices vary but are around $20/person.

Taxi
Some Bangkok taxis will travel to Hua Hin for $40-60. The trip takes about 2.5 hours and allows you to see a bit of the countryside if your time in the Kingdom is limited. These taxis are best arranged at the Don Muang airport or by your hotel in Bangkok.


 

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