After spending a few days or weeks relaxing on the tropical island of Koh Samui, most travellers have to return to reality and begin planning their trip back to the capital city, Bangkok. Although it might be tempting to use the island’s airport and fly back, by far the most interesting way to travel is…
Bangkok and Phuket are two of the most popular destinations in Thailand, both offering a taste of what makes the country so special. Although there are plenty of daily flights between the two, it’s much more of an experience to take an overnight train from Bangkok to Surat Thani, and then complete the journey via…
Koh Samui is one of the most popular destinations in Thailand, offering a wide range of activities, nightlife, accommodation and dining options. It’s the only Thai island with its own airport so it might be tempting to fly there from Bangkok, but by far the most relaxing way to travel is via the overnight train…
It may not be surprising, but the largest country in Southeast Asia also has the largest railway network. Largely focused on the island of Java, the railways in Indonesia are receiving large sums of local and regional investment, cementing their place in the country’s long-term infrastructure plans. Indonesia is a country constantly on the move…
After typhoon damage largely wiped-out the remaining railway infrastructure in the country, train travel in the Philippines in now restricted to mass transit and commuter services. In a country comprised of thousands of islands and spread over a huge area, it’s perhaps no surprise that train travel never really took hold in the Philippines. Road…
Although Singapore’s long distance railway network has been largely consumed by urban expansion, extensive mass-transit rail options are still available and form a key part of the country’s expansion plans. As Southeast Asia’s smallest country, there has never been a need (or space) for Singapore to build an extensive long-distance railway network. For many years,…
The railway network is an integral part of life in Thailand, radiating thousands of kilometres from Bangkok to all parts of this beautiful country. Thai trains are the iconic way to experience Thailand, offering comfort, value for money, and lifelong memories. Riding the rails in Thailand is one of travel’s great adventures. Falling asleep in…
Once completely devoid of railways, Laos is now well connected to its neighbours by rail and is an increasingly important component of Southeast Asia’s expanding railway network. It was a only a few short years ago that train travel in Laos was non-existent. In this landlocked country, it meant that freight traffic, domestic journeys and…
With improvement works taking place and investment across the entire network, the future for Malaysia’s railway network looks bright. Railways are a key component of Malaysia’s transport network, running all the way from the northern border with Thailand, past the major population centres of Penang and Kuala Lumpur, and continuing south to the Singapore border….
Bangkok to Singapore is the ninth busiest international flight route in the world, so there’s no doubt that many people want to travel between the two cities, but how many of them are making the journey by rail? In truth, only a tiny fraction of the total journeys are made onboard a train. But long-distance…