Wednesday, 15 April 2015

Part 5- "1Bike1Couple: Kuala Lumpur-Bangkok-Laos 2015"

Thailand Rail
Bangkok Railway Station-Hatyai Station

Today, im going to story about our 1st time experience how to return back through train from Bangkok Railway Station to Hatyai Train Station. Which is, we are going to save our time and our energy to this journey and also make our journey more interesting. We used train and put our motobike inside the train from Bangkok to Hatyai. Why Hatyai?? Hatyai Train Station is only Thailand's Train Services inside Hatyai Train Station incude a 'Left-Luggage Counter' for motobike in southern Thailand. After we reach Hatyai, much more faster to ride through Sadao Immigration border and Malaysia Immigration border back to Kuala Lumpur. 

But how? 

1st, we must know the station we would like to reach, the timetable of train, the cost of motobike scales rate, our own ticket and how to make sure our motobike will be ok?.. Ok now, we see the list of station first. A bit interesting because actually, we can more explore not only southern of Thailand through train, but we also can go further to north of Thailand. Northern of Thailand which is more popular and beutiful place and also favorite riding route for all the biker.


Through map (Green Line above), we can see from Bangkok Railway Station to Hatyai Train Station we pass by 8 station start from Bangkok-Nakhon Pathom-Ratchaburi-Hua Hin-Chumpon-Surat Thani-Nakhon Thammarat-Phatthalung-Hatyai.

When you arrive at Hatyai Station in the morning, there are a lot of restaurants and food stall in all of the streets surrounding the station. We suggest to take an Overnight Train on Thai Railways Southern from Bangkok's Hualamphong Train Station (Bangkok Railway Station) to Hatyai Train Station. Five trains run daily between Hatyai Station and Bangkok in each direction but not all train will bringing our motobike or luggage together with us (this experience not all people will tell you!).

If you would like to explore more up to north untill Chiang Mai, you can also through 8 station start from Bangkok-Ayutthaya-Lop Buri-Nakhon Sawan-Phitsanulok-Uttaradit-Phrae-Nakhon Lampang-Chiang Mai (Blue Line above).



We stay one nite in Bangkok before choosing train timetable to depart at 1pm. The picture above that my wife inside the tuk-tuk and me riding follow to Bangkok Railway Station. Im just took taxi yesterday to railway station to buy ticket and get some explanation. So, today, we pay tuk-tuk to bringing me back to station. A bit enjoy like Bangkok was our city...hahahaha..

At Siam Square


Pratunam Lamb Rice


Pratunam Double Cheese Naan


You must try this deep fry salt fish 


Friday prayers in Bangkok





Ready to railway station

Tuk-Tuk come to pick up us









This two picture above was my most important moment through this experience. Im believe, every bikes really need detail information about the cost of  our 'big luggage', about the safety, about the care of carry and so many things in our mind. But the most important, our bike must move together with us. In same train. If not, we have to wait and maybe must stay one nite in Hatyai while waiting our motobike coming with another train after. Their management just manage '1st come 1st serve'. But if we come first, they still make all the small luggage put in first. And by that time, my wife start complaining here and there in counter (hihihi..)...because im busy to clear up the accesories out like handle, box and so on. After a `small` fighting...finally we manage to move together with our motobike inside the train. My ultimate versys 650cc, cost about RM180 or 1600baht (plus plus). Cost depending on Cc of motobike. Our ticket, we choose sleeping seat around RM80 or 800baht perseat. Total together almost RM360 or 3600baht.

Meets new friend 


While waiting..we meets new friend.. bro Johan (riding to 1000corner and up to Chiang Mai with his vintage vespa year 1974)..very helpful and another friend 'tabligh' travel only with bicyle...amazing...






This view in day off. My 1st experience, we are happy and we expected to arrive tomorrow morning around 9am. So, im spending my time here to having coffee at the cafe, to see the beautiful view and enjoy the journey without riding.


 



Toilet...we can see rel moving down there..Omg!
Wuduk time..for prayer




TQ Allah for the precious and wonderful every second and moment. Feel blessed. Alhamdulilah..This is Hatyai Train Station. But we reached around 12 noon..delay almost 3 hour.

Another 600 km to go before we reach home sweet home, at this moment both of us really miss our three hero Iskandar, Zulharith & Zul Iman.

Thanks to our dear parents & siblings for taking care the three hero alternately during our ride. Special thanks also the the neighbourhood.

Jazakallah..










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