Answer 21 of 42: Dear Experts, I have been reading postings related to travelling from Padang Besar to Hatyai, however still unable to get the answer I need. I am planning to try the new ETS train that travels from KL Sentral to Padang Besar. Padang Besar is the last stop on Malaysia's West Coast railway line near the border with Thailand. Passengers can pass through the Malaysian and Thai immigration desks within the station to catch the single daily Thailand train service onward to Bangkok via Hat Yai, Surat Thani, Chumphon and Hua Hin. Padang Besar to Hua Hin train times. Trains run once daily between Padang Besar and Hua Hin. The service departs Padang Besar at 08:55 in the morning, which arrives into Hua Hin at 03:39. All services require a transfer at Hat Yai and take an average of 19h 44m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures. How to Travel from Padang Besar to Hat Yai For most people travelling into Thailand by train, their first destination is usually the southern Thai city of Hat Yai. Hat Yai is a popular destination for Malaysian tourists and also the best place to go to connect to all forms of travel to all destination in the south of the country (bus, minivan State Railway of Thailand operates a train from Padang Besar to Hat Yai once daily. Tickets cost ฿45 - ฿950 and the journey takes 1h 55m. Alternatively, Local minivan operates a bus from Padang Besar to Hat Yai Bus Terminal every 4 hours. Tickets cost ฿45 - ฿70 and the journey takes 1h 20m. Read our guide to how to get to Padang Besar from Penang, and what other train services you can take from Butterworth. The Hat Yay Junction station, Southern Thailand’s rail hub (picture by Kit Yeng Chan) 3. The third, less known and extremely less used (but more scenic) border crossing is also in Perlis, at Wang Kelian. .

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