Thailand Railways Booking Online

Posted on August 9, 2010 by Mike

Thailand Railways booking on line

Thailand Railways has offered online booking facilities since February 2009.  Initially this was a fairly limited service in that there were only a few trains that you could reserve tickets on.  However over time this has improved and booking on-line is possible for all Rapid, Express and Special Express services operating out of Bangkok on the North, North Eastern and Southern lines. The Eastern route towards Cambodia is not included in the system.

All classes of travel are now available to book on line so this includes sleeping berths as well. You can book seats/berths for up to four passengers using this system..

Thai Railways on-line booking  is provided by a secure web site, Thai Railway Ticket. Although you can search the system,  if you want to purchase tickets you must register on the site before you are allowed to reserve and pay for them. Payments can be made by credit card from 60 days before departure up to 3 days before departure. For bookings made 3 days or less other methods must be used e.g. visit station or use email. Thai Railway Ticket has both Thai and English language versions and is relatively easy to navigate. Tickets can be printed off when the booking is complete.

Please note that you will probably be asked for your passport(identification) when using such tickets on the train.

Unfortunately anyone wishing to travel from Bangkok to either Malaysia and Singapore on the “International Train” cannot use the system for the whole journey so booking at a railway station or by email is the best option for this route. Timetables for all State Railway of Thailand trains can be found here. Note that you need to click on the appropriate tab for the route you need, e.g. Southern, to show the available trains.

Travel by train in Thailand remains a relatively safe, relaxed and  cheap way to see the country. Thailand Railways online booking system is a boon, especially for overseas visitors, since seats on popular routes can be booked from outside the country, well in advance, thus avoiding disappoint.

March 2011:

Please refer to new SRT web site that combines timetables and online booking facility.

August 1st 2011.

New on-line booking service now open at Thai Railway Ticket.

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  • http://ricks-eastasiablog.typepad.com/ricks_east_asia_blog/2010/07/why-move-to-thailand-why-move-at-all.html SiamRick

    Thanks Mike for the tip. I'd read some time ago about a restricted online ticket service but I now can avoid that special trip to the station for the ticket. I used to go a day or two before just to make sure I can get one and know what platform I leave from.

    I prefer taking the train because, well, if the driver falls asleep, it won't be a catastrophic accident such as in a bus. And the trains a pretty nice and well air-conned. You can also sneak a smoke in the “toilet” or on the deck over the couplers, which is a real blood racing experience.

  • http://www.thailand-blogs.com Mike

    Rick I really enjoy the train out here. it may be slow but you get to see the country and Thai life. Funnily enough the last train crash at Hua Hin was blamed on the driver falling asleep :-)

    Agree about the smoke, its more difficult on the diesel rail-cars but still possible.

  • http://www.phanathailife.typepad.com Lawrence

    Yes, thanks for the tip, Mike. I'll try it for our next trip up to Ubon (not for a long while yet, unfortunately).
    But smoking? I am the proud possessor of all the predjudices of the ex-smoker! I might have to warn SRT to be on the look out for two suspicious characters trying to book tickets. TEFLDon and Siam Rick shouldn't be so hard to spot.

  • http://www.thailand-blogs.com Mike

    Lawrence I sometimes wonder what it would be like on BR if one did the same :-)

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