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How to get there

Car
By Car: From Bangkok, visitors can take a 2-hour drive along Highway No.4 (Phetkasem) via Nakhon Chaisi, Nakhon Pathom, Ban Pong, Tha Maka, Tha Muang to Kanchanaburi.
For an alternative route, visitors can drive along Highway No. 338 from Bangkok to Nakhon Chaisi and then proceed along Highway No.4 to Kanchanaburi.

Bus
By Bus : Non air-conditioned buses leave Bangkok's Southern Bus Terminal every 15 minutes from 4 a.m.-8 p.m. The trip takes about 2 hours. Call :0 2434 5557 for more information.
There are 2 types of air-conditioned buses. Standard 1 buses (blue colour) leave Bangkok's Southern Bus Terminal from 5 a.m. till 10.30 p.m. daily at twenty-minute intervals. Standard 2 buses (orange colour) leave at twenty-minute intervals from 5.10 a.m. until 8.30 p.m. daily. The journey takes 2 hours. Call: 0 2435 5012, 0 2435 1199 for more information.

Train
By Rail: Ordinary trains leave Bangkok's Thon Buri Railway Station (Bangkok Noi Station) every day at 7.35 a.m. and 1.45 p.m. for approximately 3 hour journey to Kanchanaburi. Call Thon Buri Railway Station at tel: 0 2411 3102 or Kanchanaburi Railway Station at tel: 0 3456 1052 or visit http://www.railway.co.th/timetable/N_S.html.
The weekend special train leaves Bangkok Railway Station (Hualamphong) at 6.30 a.m. on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays. For more information, call : 1690, 0 2223 7010, 0 2223 7020.

Travel within KANCHANABURI

Transportation within the provincial capital is most enjoyable on tricycles. Tricycles can be hired at reasonable rate, enabling visitors to see the Bridge over the River Kwae, the Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, the waterfront Song Kwae Road area, and the JEATH War Museum in one circuit.
Transportation between the districts is also convenient by regular bus. Call Kanchanaburi bus terminal at tel: 0 3451 1387 for more information.
For visitors who like to drive by themselves, motorcycles or jeeps can be rented on a daily or weekly basis at several outlets on Saeng Chuto Road and around the Song Kwae Road area.
Essentially, there are two major land routes for exploring the main conveniently accessible tourist attractions in Kanchanburi. The more western Route 323 largely parallels the Kwae Noi River to Sangkhla Buri District (some 230 kilometres from the provincial capital) via Sai Yok, Thong Pha Phum, and Vajiralongkorn Dam. Route 3199 follows the Kwae Yai River to Srinagarindra Dam (69 kilometres away from the provincial captital).
Besides the network of roads throughout the provincial area, the railway and the waterways which stretch through the heart of town also offer comfortable and alternate trips to out-of-town attractions. Travelling by train from Kanchanaburi to Namtok Station near Sai Yok Noi Waterfall is recommended for visitors wishing to experience trips on the historic railway. Trains leave Kanchanaburi Railway Station 3 times daily at 6.11 a.m., 11 p.m. and 16.37 p.m. and stops at the Bridge over the River Kwae, Tha Kilen (near Mueang Sing Historical Park), Tham Krasae, Wang Pho and ends at Namtok Railway Station. For more information, call Kanchanaburi Railway Station at tel: 0 3456 1052
From the Pak Saeng Pier in Tambon Tha Sao, visitors can hire a boat with a carrying capacity of 10-12 persons to visit the Lawa Cave and Sai Yok Yai Waterfall. It takes around 4 hours for the return trip. The 1-hour boat ride to Huai Mae Khamin Waterfall starts from the Tha Kradan Pier, 12 kilometres from Srinagarindra Dam.

Visitors are advised to check with the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT)'s office in Kanchanaburi for prevailing rates and the availability of alternate methods of transportation such as on public holidays and weekends.

Information from Tourism Authority of Thailand