Welcome to Bangkok. Today I’m going to travel on one of Thailand’s most popular train routes from Bangkok to Chiang Mai. What’s more, I’ll be catching train Number 9, which features the newest first-class sleeper cabins among state railway of Thailand’s rolling stock. Would you like to know more about it? Let’s go!
This video was filmed from 26-27 November 2022
From Bangkok (Hua Lamphong) to Chiang Mai
Train: 9 (Special Express CNR)
Distance: approx. 751.42 km (466.91 mi)
Travel time: 13h5m
Seat: Car 13, seat 4
Class: First Class Air Conditioned Sleeping Coach
00:00 Bangkok, Thailand
01:00 Hua Lamphong Station
02:34 Boarding
03:37 Second Class Sleepers
05:28 CRRC CDA5B1 locomotive
06:08 First Class toilet and shower
07:17 Departing Bangkok
08:21 Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal (Bang Sue Grand)
09:15 First Class Cabin
11:21 Personal TV screen
12:17 The bed
13:40 Morning
14:02 Summary
14:58 Chiang Mai
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40 Comments
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Hey Rory, from Australia to Turkey, Turkey to Thailand, love your work and keep up! You provide useful and detail information!
Hey! Great vid!
Excellent stuff thanks Rory from Bris Aus 😊👍
I went from Hua Lamphong to Surin in 2nd class sleeper last year. It was very comfortable and I would choose it again.
The track is narrow gauge and with the old fashioned stations, it's like a giant heritage railway.
And I took Train #10 in 1st class to Bangkok just a week before you! The ride was very bumpy though and no other vloggers ever mentioned similar experience. I guess it had something to do with my room position!
Another interesting and informative video Rory. You certainly get around mate. Thanks for uploading this. I'm looking forward to the Thai Airways A350 review.
Awesome channel 💙 been watching since your Australian series and now you’re doing even better with these videos in Asia. Hope more people get to find out about your work because it’s remarkable!
I absolutely love Thailand so much it’s a beautiful place
Nice Video 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽
You have to try the 2nd class sleepers . I find them much more cosy and easier to sleep .
These new trains are awesome . The older trains much rougher but still enjoyable . Can’t wait for the new line to be open . We live in Hua Hin now and the new Hua Hin station although not yet completed is huge !!
I'm shocked the train arrived only 3mins late, it's notorious for arriving much later. And your AC problem wasn't the train, it's that Thais love really cold AC
Just great, did Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh .😊
Glad to know you are only 2 cm shorter than me, it means if you found the bed spacious I should too.
I can’t believe I’ve never been to Thailand. I absolutely have to go
Another fantastic review. Thanks for this in-depth experience 👍
Sad no dining car for meat pie 😉
Hi Rory. Nice report. Did you book two seats to be alone in the sleepercar or was it a lucky thing,
Yoo he went to bangkok
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Good video!
Lovely adventure, would be nice to see the rest of your travels in Thailand on land 🙂
Excellent coverage as usual. Thanks for the video. Cheers mate.
Wow that is a clean train ! Love Thailand ! Apart from that sweaty heat 😅
Enjoyed it. Thank you
Could you lock your cabin from the outside if you go to the toilet?
Hi Rory thank you for the video on the train to Chiang Mai. It looked really comfortable but shame no food onboard available. I've been to Chiang Mai and loved it. Been enjoying your all your videos on your travels.
Thanks for the update. 27 years ago I did the same journey. I went second class because I wanted to see the countryside in the daytime. No western toilet on board. The conditioning was cold! Transport from the train station in Chiang Mai into town was either elephant or samlor (tricycle pedal cab). I'm happy some things have changed for the better.
I enjoy your videos. 😉
Another great video thank you. We did this trip last October (2022) and like you, we found the new first class rooms to be fantastic. Keep safe and travel well. xx
Due to Covid? And you went in Nov 2022? When the entire world has been open since January 2022. Sounds like a p-poor excuse to me.
Great review, keep up the great work!
Nice to see you have a very enjoyable rail journey in Thailand and catch up the time on using the historical Rail Station in Bangkok. Chiang Mai is also famous for its heavy pollution recently, unfortunately. Looking forward to using the High Speed Rail, which is now still under construction, that will conncect with NE Thailand, Laos and all the way up to China. A very informative and research-detailed rail review 😊.
Can you provide the link to book the first class cabin, thank you
Hi Rory 👋, I really enjoyed this video and I appreciate all the backbreaking travel that you do in order to introduce us to the world. Thanks again Rory, well done 👏
Seu mas novo inscrito no seu canal gostei do teu video tailandia muito lindo
Nice travel video
Lol a flight is cheaper
Wow such original content 😮
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