Friday, October 10, 2025

Travel: 2014 Thailand Hua Hin 6D5N

2014 Thailand Hua Hin 6D5N

It was 11 years ago since our family trip to Hua Hin by train. The journey by train was extraordinary, with daytime seating and nighttime sleeper berth. It took about 16hrs from Butterworth to Hua Hin. This blog is to keep a record of the trip for future reference. During our trip to Hua Hin (Thailand) in 2014, it was still a new tourist attraction, and not many people knew about it.


KTMB-SRT had previously cancelled its daily express service between Bangkok and Butterworth in 2016, limiting operations to Padang Besar at the Malaysia-Thailand border.

[Update] KTMB-SRT is planning to resume Butterworth - Bangkok Train service from Dec 2025 onwards. I am looking forward to revisit Hua Hin in near future by train.

During that trip, we were mainly travel by either public transport or self-drive using printed Google Maps, just in case no signals on mobile data roaming.





[Info @ 2014]
  • Forex: MYR1 = THB10
  • Hotel Rate: RM120/night
  • Rental Car: RM150/day
  • Group of 8pax, averagely RM700~RM800/pax
  • Breakfast / Dinner available inside train's cafeteria @ MYR10 ~MYR12/pax
[Itinerary]

Day #1:
           [Butterworth - Bangkok Train]
14:00: Depart @ Butterworth Train Station
18:30: Reach @ Hatyai Train Station
           (remain seated on same train)

Day #2:
           [Public Transport: Songtaew/Tuk-tuk/Walk]
06:30: Reach @ Hua Hin Train Station
07:00: Early Check-In @ Hua Hin Avenue 
           (permanently closed)
           [Alternative Option: MyPlace@HuaHin Hotel]
09:00: Hua Hin Fishing Pier & Hua Hin Beach
12:00: Return to Hotel & Lunch
13:00: Plearn Wan Vintage Village 
           (permanently closed)
15:00: Train Library, Hua Hin Railway Station (optional)
18:00: Dinner @ Jek Pia (正盛)
19:00: Hua Hin Night Market /  Chatsila Night Market
22:00: Zzz...

Day #3: 
           [Self-Drive]
08:00: Collect rental car (Toyota Fortuner) @ Hotel
09:00: Mrigadayavan Palace
11:00: Santorini Park (permanently closed)
           PanSook Food & Farm (optional)
           (previously known as 1000 Sook Food & Farm)
15:00: Zucata Sheep Farm 
           (previously known as Swiss Sheep Farm)
16:30: Siam Venezia
19:00: Dinner @ Koti Restaurant
20:00: Hua Hin Night Market /  Chatsila Night Market
22:00: Zzz...

Day #4: 
           [Self-Drive]
09:00: Black Sheep Farm (permanently closed)
11:00: Wat Huay Mongkol (optional)
13:00: Return to Hotel
15:00: Sam Phan Nam Floating Market
18:00: Khao Takiab (optional)
19:00: Cicada Market (Fri/Sat/Sun) &
           Tamarind Market (Fri/Sat/Sun) 
22:00: Zzz...

Day #5: 
           [Public Transport: Songtaew/Tuk-tuk/Walk]
07:00: Chatchai Market
09:00: Khao Hin Lek Fai (Optional)
12:00: Check-Out @ Hua Hin Avenue 
           (permanently closed)
13:00: Lunch @ Krua Kannikar (Fried Chicken)
14:00: Market Village (Shopping)
18:45: Leaving @ Hua Hin Train Station

Day #6:
           [Butterworth - Bangkok Train]
06:30: Reach @ Hatyai Train Station 
           (remain seated on same train)
14:00: Reach @ Butterworth Train Station

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