Aranyaprathet Travel Guide
From Wikitravel
Aranyaprathet is a small town in Eastern Thailand, on the border with Cambodia.
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Get in
For reaching Aranyaprathet from the Cambodian side, consult the Poipet article. If entering Thailand, most travellers can pass without a hitch, but visas on arrival are not available for those nationalities that need them. The border crossing opens at 07:00 and closes at 20:00 (there's no time difference between Cambodia and Thailand).
By bus
From the Thailand side, most visitors opt for buses which leave every 30-60 minutes from Bangkok's Northern Bus Terminal (Moh Chit). First class buses take 4 to 5 hours and cost 193 baht. Second class buses cost less but take longer. Tourist buses to Cambodia run directly from Khao San Road, but are more expensive and less comfortable than government services.
By train
Four trains a day connect Aranyaprathet with Bangkok's Hualamphong Train Station. A morning train departs Hualamphong at 05:55 and arrives at 11:20 (in the opposite direction 06:40 & 11:45); an afternoon train departs Hualamphong at 13:05 and arrives at 18:05 (in the opposite direction 13:40 & 19:05). The fare is 48 baht.
Get around
Tuk-tuks between the bus terminal and the border, 6 km away, cost 50-60 baht.
See & Do
Aranyaprathet has no attractions as such.
Eat & Drink
The night market offers the usual range of Thai eats. Little English to be found, but spot something that looks good and point.
Sleep
- Aran Garden 2 Hotel. 230 baht for fan rooms with squat toilets, 370 baht for air-con and a Western loo.
Get out
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