Getting to Ratchaburi or DamnoenSaduak
By Bus
You have a choice of using first-class air-conditioned bus, regular bus, or, a mini bus.
- Air-conditioned buses leave from Sai Tai Southern Bus Terminal from 6.00 am to 11.00 pm daily. More information can be obtained by calling 435-1199.
- Regular buses leave from Sai Tai Southern Bus Terminal from 6.00 am to 11.00 pm daily. More information can be obtained by calling 434-5557-8.
- Mini buses
Air conditioned buses and other buses also run to DumnoenSaduak and other location from 5.30 am - 9.00 pm daily.
By Car
If you are driving, Ratchaburi is just some 101 kilometers from Bangkok along the Petchkasem Road (Highway 4).
- Pass the Ong PhraPathom Pagoda, and continue until you reach Amphoe Ban Phae, the gateway to the Floating Market. It should take about one hour.
Or if you want to experience the natural beauty of the early morning, and want to watch the sunrise, take the Thonburi-Pak Tho Road (Highway 35).
- Along this route you can enjoy the splendor of a new dawn, and the rays of golden sunshine on the horizon! Beside the road are the white salt hills and the windmills of SamutSongkram Province which you will see before you turn right at Wang Manao junction to Amphoe Pak Tho. Altogether, a distance of about 109 kilometers.
By Train
Trains operate from both Thonburi and Hua Lampong Terminals, departing between 7.20 am - 9.55 pm, and returning between 2.55 am - 2.10 pm daily.
Besides halting at Ratchaburi Station, some trains also stop at NongPlaDuk, Ban Pong, Photharam, and Pak Tho Stations.
For more information in Bangkok call (02) 225-0300-9 or in Ratchaburi call (032) 337002.
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