International Express connects Bangkok, Thailand to Kuala Lumpur and Padang Besar, Malaysia. This is operated by the State Railways of Thailand, and a connection must be made in Hat Yai, Thailand, the Thai border town.

• Sleeping Carriage
  • 2nd Class Sleepers, two-bed compartments with air conditioning, and with seats to fold down when the bed is not in use.
  • 1st Class (VIP Sleepers), two-bed compartments with air conditioning, and with seats to fold down when the bed is not in use, a washbasin, and bedding included. These sleepers are only available from Bangkok to Hat Ya, Thailand and reservations are only able to be made from Thailand and not Malaysia.
• Seating Carriage
  • Local Malaysian ETS electric trains are available from Padang Besar to Kuala Lumpur. Sleepers are not available on this leg of the journey.
• The train is equipped with a restaurant car offering sizable, and affordable portions; however, only from Bangkok to Hat Yai.

Bangkok to Poipet*/Phnom Penh, Cambodia via Ban Klong Luk, Thailand border town:

• 3rd Class available
• No restaurant car; however, vendors sell drinks and snacks
• No reservations necessary, nor possible.
• *When arriving at the Thai border town of Ban Klong Luk, after passing through the Thai checkpoint, Poipet is just after the Cambodian border checkpoint. From Poipet, there is a direct train twice a week to the country’s capital, Phnom Penh.

Night services offered on Rapid, Express, and Special Express trains.

Routes:

• • Bangkok – Surat Thani – Sungai Kolok (border to Malaysia)
  • Bangkok – Hat Yai (connections to Penang, Malaysia)
  • Bangkok – Nong Khai (border to northern Laos)
  • Bangkok – Chiang Mai
  • Bangkok – Ubon Ratchathani (border to southern Laos)
• No reservations required but recommended for Bangkok – Chiang Mai, during peak travel times and for air-conditioned beds
• 1st Class (VIP Sleepers) – 2-bed compartments with air conditioning and with seats to fold down when the bed is not in use, a washbasin, and bedding included
• 2nd Class – bed folded into a seat when not in use, air-conditioned and fan-cooled
• Trains are equipped with a restaurant car offering sizable, and affordable portions

Eastern & Oriental Express
Maeklong Railway Market