Fifteen trains run from Phetchaburi to Nakhon Pathom, taking between 1 hour 27 minutes and 2 hours 8 minutes to cover 102 km. Eleven of them are fast services, most of which pass through in the night and early morning, and four are slower Ordinary or Excursion trains that run during the day.
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Timetables
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* Weekends only. Also on public holidays
Average journey time: 1 hour 41 minutes
How to buy tickets
The easiest way to buy train tickets in Thailand is online rather than going to the station. You do pay a very small commission but the ease and convenience makes it worthwhile in our opinion.
Baolau is the best site to use for buying train tickets, they have access to the live Thai Railways booking engine, so you can easily see availability, timetables and prices.
Payment can be made using international credit cards and PDF confirmation tickets are sent to your email address within a few minutes. This is the actual ticket you need to board the train, so there’s no need to exchange it at the station before travel. You may prefer to print the pdf out, but it’s also fine to show it on your mobile phone to the conductors and station staff.
How far ahead you can book depends on the train and how much of the route you ride. For full details on booking windows, see the when to book Thailand train tickets guide.
Phetchaburi to Nakhon Pathom train tickets
About the route
If you want to travel in daylight, the Ordinary trains at about 07:17, 13:54 and 15:52 are the ones to look at, and they are the only trains on this stretch that you buy at the station rather than book in advance. The fast trains are more comfortable and quicker, but most of them leave between 01:00 and 08:00, so they suit an early start or a night journey rather than a relaxed day out.
Nakhon Pathom is the end of the line for most day trippers from Bangkok, so it makes sense to treat this trip as a step on the way back to the capital. Phra Pathommachedi, the stupa beside the station, is worth the stop if you have not seen it already, and the town is small enough to see in a couple of hours before catching the next train on.
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