How to travel by train from Bangkok to Siem Reap

How to travel by train from Bangkok to Siem Reap - I had been off the rails too long! Whereas the first three and a half months have been covered exclusively by train, we had not been on for seven weeks through southern Vietnam and Cambodia. itched to be shaken down again.The slow train from Siem Reap to Bangkok had my name, a journey of relaxation after all that falls Angkor-raiding. The rail network in Cambodia is slowly restored but at the moment it is only for freight.For now, you must take a bus or a taxi to the Thai border and Siem Reap which takes about 3 hours.This is considerably faster than when we took a taxi on the road six years ago, the road is now paved!bus was cheap and quite comfortable. We bumbled along a videotape of Cambodian karaoke.Arriving in Poipet , the border town, the first bus stop at his desk not staying here. bus continues through the city until it reaches a large "roundabout", where an army of unofficial carriers vie for your bags.With hoisted our backpacks on we walked to the border on foot, it's really not far away. The heat was intense, and if the hot air was dirty with vehicle fumes. We were eradicated in Cambodia then we crossed the bridge in Thailand, crossing the sadly polluted river that separates the two countries here, join a queue that winds through the building of the 'immigration.I am envious of the sparrows fluttering in the passport control by window vents, the room was warm and the queue was very slow. They attacked the window frames for insects and flew back to Freedom .The icy cold of 7Eleven was heavenly when we finally tracked down the Rongkleu market, just behind the immigration building. Refreshed with cold drinks, we rented a tuk-tuk to take us 6 km Aranyaprathet .of Aranyaprathet station is charming, quaint and tidy, it could not be more in contrast to the chaos of Poipet. Potted plants and flowers, fluttering flags and flawless platform it was like stepping into another world.

The Bangkok to Aranyaprathet Train

We had a lot of time to kill, we found a shady sitting area, watching people, for one hour. Most travelers continue the Poipet travel to Bangkok by bus, but there was few other backpackers waiting for the train in the afternoon. Waiting for the ticket office to open. The Aranyaprathet Bangkok train station costs less than $ 2 , there is only one class and is third. The carriages are spacious and very comfortable, warm air is circulated by ceiling fans, cooler air breezes through open windows when the train starts moving.Through agricultural plains we drive, the occasional golden arrow pierces the net landscape. We draw more manicured resorts and trucks fill slowly.

 

guard had been on the train, punching tickets. A small group of girls from school and boarded it came down to eradicate them. The girls laugh and started whipping their mobile phones to shoot their tickets. I was curious, what was so special about them? I slid my ticket back in my pocket when I slipped to the hilt. There punched on my ticket was a heart! I arrived Chris, so was his.I noticed that he had strained a little as he struck but thought nothing of it at the time. Now I looked cautiously but quickly, he would wrinkle the ticket before he stamped.What an amazing man! Providing such simple joy to commuters on the train Aranyaprathet Bangkok , the pleasure it gave young girls from school was priceless and I will cherish my ticket for ever, to remember this comforting act. It was a wonderful welcome back in Thailand

Hualamphong Station, Bangkok

another country, another tuk tuk.

Bangkok, shopping paradise and colorful taxis

 

It was dark at the time when the train pulled into the station Hualamphong Bangkok, on time, six hours after we left Aranyaprathet. The train had become very busy as we approached the city.A tuk tuk we transferred to our accommodation booked in Silom. Yes, it is faster to go by bus, but the train ride was wonderful and he became one of my most precious memories railway . I would definitely do it again. Bangkok is one of my favorite cities , bright and vibrant with lots of quirks. On our last trip to Thailand, we spent a long time in Bangkok, visiting the sites and celebrate Songkran, the largest water world struggle.This time, we were not long a few! days before a flight to Burma We shopped and dined and visited near the Khao Yai National Park Thai any kind before we left, more than in another post

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which is one of the things precious that you have kept your travels?

 

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