By train the journey from Bangkok to Phatthalung is scheduled to take from 13 hours 01 minute to 14 hours 23 minutes depending upon the train you take.
Train Timetable from Bangkok to Phatthalung
Click on the Bangkok – Phattalung link in the timetable below for more information and to buy tickets.
| Bangkok - Phatthalung ฿ 774–1,219 9h 50m – 20h 41m | |
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| Bangkok - Phatthalung ฿ 296–1,175 13h 1m – 13h 39m | |
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Bangkok Railway Station
Trains from Bangkok to Phattalung now depart from Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal.
Phatthalung Railway Station
Phatthalung Railway Station is located at Khuha Sawan, Muang Phatthalung District, Phatthalung 93000.
About Phatthalung
Phatthalung is small town in Southern Thailand located near to the Thale Noi Wildlife Reserve, which is a 460 square kilometre area of largely wetlands where hunting is prohibited and a vast range of flora and fauna thrives.
Tourism in Phatthalung
Phatthalung itself is not a popular place for either foreign or Thai tourists and largely as consequence of this it’s very cheap in this town and the people are very pleasant to visitors, of which there are few.
Phu Khao Ok Thalu hill in PhatthalungPhu Khao Ok Thalu Hill
The town has a few places of interest to visit. If you have the energy then climbing Phu Khao Ok Thalu Hill on the edge of the town offers great views and some shrines hidden in caves and other nearly inaccessible spots of the hill.
Wat Khuha Sawan
The other major site to visit in Phatthalung is Wat Khuha Sawan, which you can look around without needing to climb hundreds of step. Wat Khuha Sawan is the major temple in Phatthalung and the location of Khuha Sawan Cave, which is a cave with Buddha statues inside that is considered a very important religious site and has been visited by several of the Kings of Thailand.
Other Points of Interest in Phatthalung
Other things to see in the town are Nang Khlot Cave (near Wat Khuha Sawan), the Phra Phuttha Nirokhantrai Chaiwat Chaturathit (a famous Buddha statue in a town centre shrine hall) and the creative street art which is scattered around the centre of Phatthalung.