I travelled from Bangkok to Udon by train last Tuesday as I'd always wanted to do the trip. They only had 3rd class seats on the daily express even though they advertise 1st and 2nd class. Is this the norm, or did I just pick the wrong day.
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Bangkok to Udon train
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Re: Bangkok to Udon train
You probably chose the free (for Thai’s) train and I’m not sure it’s even on the regular timetablekakariki wrote: January 13, 2023, 5:48 pm I travelled from Bangkok to Udon by train last Tuesday as I'd always wanted to do the trip. They only had 3rd class seats on the daily express even though they advertise 1st and 2nd class. Is this the norm, or did I just pick the wrong day.
Thanks Barry
Train #76 is supposed to have 3rd and 2nd class.
If you want 1st class it’s #26 and the night sleeper
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Re: Bangkok to Udon train
OK thanks, I think I was on #76, but reading now maybe I should have been on #75 according to the online booking
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Love the train ride, smoking between the cars I thought the Ticket Agent was going to make me toss my butt and come back in because he was waving me back inside, he smiled and pointed to a little windowed area with a comfy leather backed seat that others had used to smoke in too lol. Food vendors are very iffy though, i had a lady try to sell me "chicken". It was a still clawed foot only barely cooked and the skin still attached lol. Ate chocolate instead.
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Re: Bangkok to Udon train
.SeekingSakYant wrote: September 5, 2023, 12:01 pm Love the train ride, smoking between the cars I thought the Ticket Agent was going to make me toss my butt and come back in because he was waving me back inside, he smiled and pointed to a little windowed area with a comgy leather backed seat that others had used to smoke in too lol. Food vendors are very iffy though, i had a lady try to sell me "chicken". It was a still clawed foot only barely cooked and the skin still attached lol. Ate chocolate instead.
If they permit smoking on the train, that's a good reason to take the bus or fly
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Rather smoke with my friends in Hell than Sing with the Angels in Heaven hoss!
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Good luck with that!SeekingSakYant wrote: September 5, 2023, 12:40 pm Rather smoke with my friends in Hell than Sing with the Angels in Heaven hoss!
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Re: Bangkok to Udon train
So LYM,If YOU Don't Smoke Get the Bloody Bus Yer only Selfish.....Laan Yaa Mo wrote: September 5, 2023, 12:32 pm.SeekingSakYant wrote: September 5, 2023, 12:01 pm Love the train ride, smoking between the cars I thought the Ticket Agent was going to make me toss my butt and come back in because he was waving me back inside, he smiled and pointed to a little windowed area with a comgy leather backed seat that others had used to smoke in too lol. Food vendors are very iffy though, i had a lady try to sell me "chicken". It was a still clawed foot only barely cooked and the skin still attached lol. Ate chocolate instead.
If they permit smoking on the train, that's a good reason to take the bus or fly
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We take the car; however, previously I got around Thailand, Burma, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam and Malaysia mostly by bus. Not selfish, 747, I just detest the smell of tobacco on my clothes and hair. Cigarette smoke stinks.747man wrote: September 5, 2023, 7:52 pmSo LYM,If YOU Don't Smoke Get the Bloody Bus Yer only Selfish.....Laan Yaa Mo wrote: September 5, 2023, 12:32 pm.SeekingSakYant wrote: September 5, 2023, 12:01 pm Love the train ride, smoking between the cars I thought the Ticket Agent was going to make me toss my butt and come back in because he was waving me back inside, he smiled and pointed to a little windowed area with a comgy leather backed seat that others had used to smoke in too lol. Food vendors are very iffy though, i had a lady try to sell me "chicken". It was a still clawed foot only barely cooked and the skin still attached lol. Ate chocolate instead.
If they permit smoking on the train, that's a good reason to take the bus or fly
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Re: Bangkok to Udon train
Laan Yaa Mo wrote: September 6, 2023, 7:36 pmWe take the car; however, previously I got around Thailand, Burma, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam and Malaysia mostly by bus. Not selfish, 747, I just detest the smell of tobacco on my clothes and hair. Cigarette smoke stinks.747man wrote: September 5, 2023, 7:52 pmSo LYM,If YOU Don't Smoke Get the Bloody Bus Yer only Selfish.....Laan Yaa Mo wrote: September 5, 2023, 12:32 pm.SeekingSakYant wrote: September 5, 2023, 12:01 pm Love the train ride, smoking between the cars I thought the Ticket Agent was going to make me toss my butt and come back in because he was waving me back inside, he smiled and pointed to a little windowed area with a comgy leather backed seat that others had used to smoke in too lol. Food vendors are very iffy though, i had a lady try to sell me "chicken". It was a still clawed foot only barely cooked and the skin still attached lol. Ate chocolate instead.
If they permit smoking on the train, that's a good reason to take the bus or fly
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As much as inane memes do?
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No, not that much.
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Re: Bangkok to Udon train
The first and second class cars tend to get booked up early (I don't know, a week or so ahead maybe?) so if you wait until the last minute your usually stuck with either 3rd class or taking the night train.
[edit] Less than a week. I just bought a 2nd class on the morning train BKK -> Udon two days ahead. There were only a few left, but it wasn't sold out yet.
[edit] Less than a week. I just bought a 2nd class on the morning train BKK -> Udon two days ahead. There were only a few left, but it wasn't sold out yet.
Re: Bangkok to Udon train
Night train No. 133, Bangkok to Nong Khai, has a new carriage. Leaves Bangkok, Aphiwat, at 9.25 pm, arrives Udon Thani 7:02 am.
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Re: Bangkok to Udon train
Looks very comfy. What class carriage is that?mak wrote: December 2, 2025, 6:55 am Night train No. 133, Bangkok to Nong Khai, has a new carriage. Leaves Bangkok, Aphiwat, at 9.25 pm, arrives Udon Thani 7:02 am.
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Re: Bangkok to Udon train
I believe this carriage is a one-off. The train has the same old carriages, 1st, 2nd and 3rd classes. This carriage is added on the end of the train. It's a prototype and made in Thailand.
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A small detail, maybe…
Last year, I took the night sleeper service from Udon Thani to Bangkok, costing 977 Baht.
Although it was late departing, everything about the train itself was fine. However, arriving at Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal was a disappointing experience as announcements on the train, important or not, we could not tell, were only in Thai. Obviously, unhelpful for non-Thai speakers.
I was left wondering how much extra it would have cost to have announcements in English, in addition to Thai and whether this apparent oversight had been addressed.
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Last year, I took the night sleeper service from Udon Thani to Bangkok, costing 977 Baht.
Although it was late departing, everything about the train itself was fine. However, arriving at Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal was a disappointing experience as announcements on the train, important or not, we could not tell, were only in Thai. Obviously, unhelpful for non-Thai speakers.
I was left wondering how much extra it would have cost to have announcements in English, in addition to Thai and whether this apparent oversight had been addressed.
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