Kanchanaburi Express
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About Kanchanaburi Express
While some travellers feel skeptical about vans, a good choice of destinations and competitive prices make vans one of the most popular means of transport for others. Vans are always more flexible than big buses. If there is a sudden request for rides to some new destinations, van operators are always the first to offer their service. Indeed, it is easier to launch a new route if you operate a vehicle of 10-15 pax capacity, isn’t it?
Kanchanaburi Express operates van service and offers tickets with easy online booking. Check them if you are looking for options to travel by van.
What are the Main Stations of Kanchanaburi Express?
Kanchanaburi Express’s vans run to and from the following terminals:
- Luk Kae
- Tha Maka
- Tha Muang
- Southern Terminal Kanchanaburi Express
- Southern Terminal Bangkok
- Kanchanaburi
- Mochit New Van Terminal
- Silpakorn University
What are the Most Popular Routes of Kanchanaburi Express?
The most popular trip destinations of Kanchanaburi Express’s timetable are:
What are the Vans Classes & Prices of Kanchanaburi Express?
As a rule, it is not possible to choose a ticket class when travelling by van. Yet you can check with the operator and/or choose the type of van which serves your route. Some vans seat only 9-10 passengers, others accommodate up to 15 travellers. The former case means you may have more legroom, wider seats and a more comfortable ride, the latter – be ready for a limited space for your legs, elbows and your luggage. Read reviews on Kanchanaburi Express van service to be sure they meet your expectations.
Pros & Cons of Van Travel
Pros of Van Travel
- Vans often reach the destinations where neither buses nor trains travel. These include secondary towns and smaller villages
- In most cases vans are the fastest way to get to your destination if travelling to relatively short distances overland simply because they are smaller than buses and more maneuverable
- Vans can let you get off at a more convenient point enroute – not necessarily at the terminal, what actually can save you loads of time and money in some cases.
Cons of Van Travel
- Some vans can be quite cramped with limited space for luggage available. Well, actually almost all vans offer limited luggage space and if you have more than one bag, suitcase or backpack, it may be a good idea to buy a separate seat for your luggage – yes, you will pay double for your trip, alas
- It is worth checking if your van runs on schedule or leaves when full – in the latter case you may end up waiting too long as on several routes it can take quite a time for a van to fill up.
- You should know that van drivers are notorious for their speedy driving. Even the most reputable companies sometimes fail to persuade the drivers to respect the speed limits. Even if your van driver does not insist on it, always buckle your seatbelt while travelling by van
- If you easily get seasick and your trip includes winding stretches, chances to feel motion sickness are higher while travelling by van than by bus. Take your medicine half an hour before your trip to be on the safe side.
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Kanchanaburi Express Stations
Luk KaeTha MakaTha MuangSouthern Terminal Kanchanaburi ExpressSouthern Terminal BangkokKanchanaburiMochit New Van TerminalSilpakorn University
Kanchanaburi Express Company Reviews
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Laura SNothing to complain about. On time, aircon, drive was just fine. 👍
Bus Intercity, Kanchanaburi Express, Apr 25, 2024
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Tovo RDeparture on time and arrive earlier.
Bus Intercity, Kanchanaburi Express, Apr 23, 2024
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Jadzia BBus stop was easy to find and the coach left on time. There was air con and the seats were comfortable for the long trip.
Bus Intercity, Kanchanaburi Express, Apr 20, 2024
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Melissa LThe bus was really comfortable and had snacks, the seats were really spacious. Everything was on time. Overall it was a really good trip!
The reason we knocked off a star was the transfer in the middle of the trip that we didn't know about, so we got rushed off the bus and had to quickly gather our things. Also, all of the announcements were in Thai so we had no idea what was going on. When the operator saw we were the only ones left on the bus he spoke English to tell us to get off, so it was possible that he could have told us when he made the announcement. Otherwise we felt the service was fantastic and have no complaints.
Note to non-Thai speaking folks - when you get to Bangkok Station, you will need to go to a ticket window to get a paper ticket. The window they were trying to direct us to was out in front of the station but this was not obvious with the pointing. You go there first to get a paper ticket, THEN you go out to the bus platform to catch your bus. We almost missed our bus because the area people were pointing at looked like the seats, so we thought we were being told to wait there. We used Google translate but sometimes it's difficult if people don't use it in return. We hope this helps!
Bus Intercity, Kanchanaburi Express, Apr 17, 2024
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Geraldine MThanks to instructions provided, it was easy enough to navigate finding the ticket counter and our bus. Important to note however that you need to get a taxi to the bus terminal, you can't take the BTS or Metro and walk as there is a highway in the way.
Bus Intercity, Kanchanaburi Express, Apr 10, 2024
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Marilou LExcellent and on time always
Bus Intercity, Kanchanaburi Express, Mar 26, 2024
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Karina IWe left on time and the staff were really helpful in letting us know where to go and what bus we were on. We arrived early to kanchanaburi, taking 2h instead of the original 2h50. If you’d like to go to erewan national park there’s 1 and hour and costs 60 baht one way. It’s really easy to find the bus, it’s blue and will say erewan on it. You can buy the bus ticket there.
Bus Intercity, Kanchanaburi Express, Mar 24, 2024
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Frank PEasy to book reservations online👍
Staff at Bangkok Southern Busstation , (go to desk nbr 1) helpful in finding bus.
In Kanchanaburi, it would be helpful if there’s a sign “ Kanachanaburi Express” as there are so many mini vans waiting.
But just ask, they are happy to find your bus.
Upon arrival back, the mini bus stopped across the Southern Bus Terminal,there are taxis waiting but not every driver wants to take you downtown.
You can ask them to go to Bang Wa station, from there you get on the BTS rail to Silom Station for example.
Bus Intercity, Kanchanaburi Express, Mar 12, 2024
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Neill SEverywhere we want to go we can find on 12Go. No strikes like uk. Sometimes a few stops but really doesn’t matter. Best app we have used and travelled through Thailand, Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia. Wish uk was so efficient. Thank you
Bus Intercity, Kanchanaburi Express, Mar 11, 2024
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Lindsey BJust got off the express train from Don Muang to Chang Mai ,great experience. Very well organised at the station and very helpful staff who make sure you board the train at the right carriage . Once on board food orders are taken and delivered to your seat . Air con is cool but the blankets provided are warm enough .Beds are made up at around 8.30 pm and most people were settled for 10...breakfast and coffees served from 6am. Great experience will use again .
Bus Intercity, Kanchanaburi Express, Mar 11, 2024
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Marthe BThe bus driver drove very unsafe. And spoke almost no English. The bus stops several times which made it difficult to know when to get off because the driver did not speak English this made the process difficult
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Bus Intercity, Kanchanaburi Express, Feb 14, 2024
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Marilou LThe was on time travelling to kanachaburi
Bus Intercity, Kanchanaburi Express, Feb 13, 2024
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Marwann AArrived in advance. Staff super nice and helpful. Thank you
Bus Intercity, Kanchanaburi Express, Jan 28, 2024
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Sunit SOn time. Comfortable
Bus Intercity, Kanchanaburi Express, Jan 20, 2024
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Rosie Tpretty good ride, said 2h 50m but i would’ve said it took more like 2hr 20m ish , other reviews have said the driver is unsafe, i’d disagree, traffic in thailand is just crazy. overall good trip and easiest way to get from central bangkok to kanchanaburi
Bus Intercity, Kanchanaburi Express, Jan 13, 2024
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TAKUNORI KEveryone is kind.
Bus Intercity, Kanchanaburi Express, Dec 29, 2023
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TAKUNORI KEveryone is kind.
Bus Intercity, Kanchanaburi Express, Dec 29, 2023
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Janneke MI was able to take the bus 2h earlier than planned, which was super nice!
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Bus Intercity, Kanchanaburi Express, Dec 29, 2023
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Jurre SBus trip and driver were great! Driver was very helpful and kind. The lady behind the counter in Bangkok however, was the rudest person we have met. She was screaming at us and other people in the check in line and she was honestly quite scary. Made for a very bad start of the trip.
Bus Intercity, Kanchanaburi Express, Dec 29, 2023
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annie GTrès bon chauffeur.
Véhicule très propre.
Bus Intercity, Kanchanaburi Express, Dec 21, 2023
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Julia BLeft on time, arrived on time.
Bus Intercity, Kanchanaburi Express, Dec 8, 2023
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Dimitri MDeparture on time but arrival with a delay of 40min, not really important but maybe due to a driver not stressed (on his phone and papers whole travel) and several stops (one at 11am, initial arrival time, for restroom, 40min before arrival...). Maybe duration of travel is underestimated on website...
Bus Intercity, Kanchanaburi Express, Dec 7, 2023
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Gerd MLeft 40 minutes earlier, took only 2 hours, nothing to complain.
Bus Intercity, Kanchanaburi Express, Dec 7, 2023
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Ellen KVery friendly people
Bus Intercity, Kanchanaburi Express, Dec 6, 2023
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Dimitri MBus booked for 10am but I'm arrived in advance around 8:40am so the office ticket girl put me on the bus for 9am (understood when she gaves me the ticket) and just time to take a coffee, when I went at gate, all people were already in bus so we left around 8:50am so good. All was ok and on time.
Bus Intercity, Kanchanaburi Express, Dec 5, 2023
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Frederic MThere was not enough storage for our luggage which made the trip uncomfortable
Bus Intercity, Kanchanaburi Express, Nov 30, 2023
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Samuel PCheck in is just outside the actually station building so can take a bit of time to find. Otherwise all
Bus Intercity, Kanchanaburi Express, Nov 29, 2023
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Oliver HThe terminal was hard to find, even people there at the old bus terminal did not know. We started earlier which was OK, because the bus was full. The luggage had to be stuck in the aisle which wasn't comfortable.
Bus Intercity, Kanchanaburi Express, Nov 22, 2023
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Phoebe -Bus was comfy and cool but took almost 3 hours not 1h 50
Bus Intercity, Kanchanaburi Express, Nov 14, 2023
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Jonathan WArrived for a 1200 departure at 1045 and we were asked if we would like the 1100 departure. Accepted happily.
Bus Intercity, Kanchanaburi Express, Nov 12, 2023
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Eszter KWas not an express bus, driver hold in almost every city and delivered also something at a gas station. Therefore we took much more time then it was described for the overall ride.
Bus Intercity, Kanchanaburi Express, Nov 9, 2023
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Koen VVery smooth ride, on time. We booked an extra seat for luggage which was the right decision.
Bus Intercity, Kanchanaburi Express, Nov 1, 2023
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Lien BI arrived at the station at 7.15 so that I could get my ticket and grab some breakfast afterwards to be shure that I would have found it, since some of the reviews noted it was not easy to find. I had no difficulties finding the counter, but when I showed her my online ticket she printed me one and said, the schedule changed the bus leaves at 7.20! There went my breakfast... I had no idea what would have happend if I arrived later, so be very careful with these bookings and go well in time just to be shure!
Bus Intercity, Kanchanaburi Express, Oct 26, 2023
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Levi RVan was comfortable enough with space to put our backpacks. Arrived at new van station early which was great!
Bus Intercity, Kanchanaburi Express, Oct 20, 2023
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Maxime DA lot of leg space, AC working fine and food/drinks served on the bus. I highly recommend it
Bus Intercity, Kanchanaburi Express, Oct 15, 2023
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Milena DDriver driving like a maniac.
Plus it was too cold inside the van
Bus Intercity, Kanchanaburi Express, Oct 9, 2023
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Tim BIf you get out at mochit bus terminal you are on the wrong side. You have to cross the walking bridge and then you get at the new van parking. It's full of minibussus. Also you have to go with e-ticket to ticket station so you get paper ticket. For some reason everybody shouts at you (very funny and confusing)f you have a backpack, book another seat for it since it usually is fully booked (also pre select seats). Front is roomier for tall people like me. Ride was fast, comfort was alright and you can charge up phone with USB. Fellow travelers were very friendly.
Bus Intercity, Kanchanaburi Express, Sep 15, 2023
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Joern DWe wanted to get to Mochit Van Terminal and the driver wanted us to leave somewhere in Bangkok
We had to pay 100 Baht per person to get to Mochit Terminal and the bus was late and took 3 hours
Bus Intercity, Kanchanaburi Express, Sep 12, 2023
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Jiaying LIt was great that they allowed to change the timing but the minibus was more uncomfortable as the seats could not be lowered.
Bus Intercity, Kanchanaburi Express, Sep 8, 2023
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Katherine JThe van terminal was easy to find, we got dropped off by a grab taxi straight outside & immediately went into the information building. The two people behind the desk directed us to section D where we spoke to a lady behind the desk, showed the PDF & she gave us a ticket. We were supposed to be on the 10am bus but as we were there early she asked if we wanted to get the 9am bus instead which suited us!
We both had large rucksacks which the bus driver kindly put where he could on the bus, but honestly I think if we were to take this bus again I would likely book an additional seat as he was struggling for space.
The bus left on time & arrived on time, would book again thanks 😊
Bus Intercity, Kanchanaburi Express, Sep 7, 2023
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David EBus was 20 minutes late. For the rest, standard Asia travels :)
Bus Intercity, Kanchanaburi Express, Aug 28, 2023
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Ron ZThe trip itself was as to be expected, some hours in a van is not the favourite thing to do 😉. The driver was nice and dropped us of where we wanted but as guard for our safety he was doing eh..... not a great job. Looking at his phone, (even) texting and calling every let say ten minutes.
We were of course happy to be at our destination but asked for our opinion I would say there's room for improvement
Bus Intercity, Kanchanaburi Express, Aug 22, 2023
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Pietro SGood transportation at very cheap fare.
We arrived at the station earlier than expected and staff let us take the leaving bus. Minibus older than the previous from Bkk (other company) anyway similar little space between seats for a tall person but okay.
Mochit station better than Southern station for central Bkk.
Bus Intercity, Kanchanaburi Express, Aug 18, 2023
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Pietro SGood transportation with cheap fare.
If you follow the information to reach terminal and counter you don't make mistakes. Respected timing.
Minibus could be more confortable but ok. Expect high AC, little space between seats and difficulty to rest cause many stops along the way.
Bus Intercity, Kanchanaburi Express, Aug 17, 2023
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Rachel FAC was on the whole 3 hours and got so cold! Generally comfortable though. Booked the express to Bangkok southern terminal which was supposed to take 1h 50 min and ended up lasting an hour extra :(
Bus Intercity, Kanchanaburi Express, Aug 15, 2023
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Rudmer VWe booked via 12Go. Safe and secure booking and payment (creditcard). Instant confirmation via email.
In confirmation email a short description of where tot go at the Southern bus terminal. Press google maps link and together with picture of ticket booth you’ll find it easily. We travelled on a Sunday so only 20 minutes by cab were required to go from HolidayInn Silom Road to the Southern bus station (taxi costs by meter: 150 B). Think about traffic on rest of weekdays!
We arrived at check in booth at 09:20 am(booked bus 10:00 am). We were directly put onto the 09:40 bus. Convenient but our reserved seats were not available on this bus. But we managed. We booked an extra seat (5 together with family of 4). Since I’m 1m90cm this was a wise decision. I used the 2 seats together with our small bags on my own. That was okay regarding leg space. If you have bigger bags I would recommend a pre-booked local cab. I found some websites that offer Bangkok-Kanchanaburi/river kwai bridge for approximately 2700-3000B. With the extra seat we payed around 1300B but still required a cab from our hotel to bus terminal (150-200B) and another one in Kanchanaburi (100B) to get to the bridge.
Extra tip: seat number 6 (with this company) is at the door (no seat in front) so you have free extra legroom (check you bus company!). Seat #1 is also good. Front row, next to driver but separate seat and enough space. So if you’re with 4 persons I would book seats 1, 2, 3 (if your kids aren’t to big and 6 (only based on legroom/comfort).
Toilets at the Southern bus station are a bit dirty but still costs 5B. Soap provided. Coins required. Small blue changing machines available (able to change 10B coin or 20B coupon) just outside. Rest of terminal is oké. Today it was not very busy and a few western style eateries available. Including 7-eleven and ATMs. Driver was good/friendly. Several intermediate stops are made to (dis-)embark other passengers. Also stop possible (if requested) for short(!) sanitary break. Stop was at filling station. Also dirty ;-)
At Kanchanaburi taxidrivers directly offer service to the bridge (100B). At the bridge eat at Keeree Tara. Best restaurant at the river (with clean airconditioned toilets). All seats have USB-outlet! Have a safe journey. Rudi.
Bus Intercity, Kanchanaburi Express, Aug 14, 2023
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MARC GThis is the 2nd time I've used their service.
Impeccable for this 2nd time. For the 13 reservation (train), I have the voucher, but the trip has not yet taken place. I'm not worried.
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Bus Intercity, Kanchanaburi Express, Aug 12, 2023
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Sten HWe booked the 6am trip but arrived a bit early around 5.15 so we were able to change it to the 5am one taking us to kanchanaburi as it was about to leave. The trip went quite fast as we arrived around 7am. Has Aircon was a little cold so bringing some long sleeves is recommended!
Bus Intercity, Kanchanaburi Express, Aug 11, 2023
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Hanna YVery on point (although they say the departure time can be delayed) and very fast.
Bus Intercity, Kanchanaburi Express, Aug 9, 2023
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Tamara OVery helpfull staff at the gate.
Bus Intercity, Kanchanaburi Express, Aug 8, 2023