Booking Thailand Train Tickets

• Picking up tickets at Bangkok Airport Cargo
• Thaifocus train booking conditions
• Ticket Details check
• Ticket Dispatch Information
• Tickets dispatch rates
• Reservation Changing/Refunding Conditions.
• About Thailand Rail Ticket Pricing

You are about to submit a form for booking your train ticket. Please read the following policy very carefully before filling in the booking form.

If you are flying in or to Thailand we DO NOT recommend you try to take a train on the same day. Stay in your arrival city that night and take a train the next day. If you arrive in the morning and want to take a night train that should be OK. Remember that refunds cannot be issued for missed trains.

Picking up tickets at Bangkok Airport Cargo

Please see http://www.thaifocus.com/bkkcargo.htm for map and directions

Thaifocus train booking conditions

1. If your booking date is more than 60 days (0r 30 days for short journeys) prior to the date of your train journey the tickets will be automatically queued and issued on the first possible date. Your credit card will be debited for the total amount due. A non-refundable US$25 (or 15% of total due - whichever is greater) reservation fee is collected if you cancel the ticket within 60 days of travel date.
2. We are not responsible for any acts or omissions made by the State Railways of Thailand including, delays, cancellations, industrial action, civil strife or natural disasters.
3. Each train ticket are reserved in the name of the passenger. All names must be correctly given at the the time of booking.
4. Unless otherwise stated journeys departing from Bangkok will be from Hua Lumpong (central) station.
5. You do not have to reconfirm your ticket.
6. Arrive at the train station at least 30 minutes prior to departure to give enough time to find the correct platform.
7. Tickets are valid only for the specified train.
8. The State Railway System of Thailand cannot reserve or hold tickets (first come first served basis).
9. We must receive full payment before the ticket can be issued. Top of page

Train Ticket Details check

After you book and receive a confirmation email please check the following very carefully

1. Date and time of departure
2. Departure and arrival cities
3. Class. 1^st or 2^nd, sleeper or seat.
4. That the address you have provided is full and complete Top of page

Ticket Dispatch information

1. Tickets cannot be picked up at train stations. State Railway of Thailand does not have this service.
2. If you want pick up the tickets in Thailand provide the full postal address of the hotel or contact where you intend to stay. (If you need a hotel we can help you. Please see our online selection for more details.
3. If you choose to have tickets sent to a Bangkok hotel address we will send them a few days prior to travel. If you need to receive them at another time (eg you check into a Bangkok hotel 20 days prior to travel, then go to the beaches) please let us know.
4. Tickets should arrive in most countries within 7 working days. Allow more time for remote areas. During holiday times they may take longer. In December the delivery time may be 2 weeks or more. Please order early. Top of page
5. It is your responsibility to check your tickets immediately upon receipt and inform us if any details are incorrect or unclear..

Tickets dispatch rates

*Courier (DHL/TNT/FedEx), registered or Express Mail Service postage (EMS) rates appear on the booking form and are in addition to the train fares posted. Top of page

Important you must read and understand the following to continue:

Reservation Changing/Refunding Conditions.

The following conditions apply when ordering tickets from Thaifocus

Once tickets have been issued and dispatched they can only be changed (eg dates/times/class), or refunded, as follows;

1. Unused tickets are completely non-refundable if within 7 days of departure.
   
2. You must send the tickets back to us by courier (at your own expense).
3. We must receive these tickets 7 or more days prior to train departure in order to make any changes or process any due refunds.
4. Tickets can be changed ONE time only. After this no changes are permitted.
5. You must pay for new tickets and dispatch fee. When we receive your tickets we will refund as follows;
6. Payment for tickets less 30% of full ticket fee + US$20 administration fee. Prior to dispatch there is a minimum of US$20 changing fee.
7. Refunds on tickets (8 days or more prior to departure) are less 50% of full ticket fee + postage + US$20 administration fee. Eg (USD 100 paid - 50% - USD20 = refund amount of USD 30. We must receive the unused ticket no less than 7 days prior to the train departure date to process and refund.
8. We are not responsible for postal or courier losses of tickets.
   (We will wait one day prior to dispatch of tickets. Should there be no communication from you we will assume that all details are correct.)
9. Lost or destroyed tickets are non-refundable.
10. Changes on Tickets are set at a minimum of US$20 per ticket per change. Each sector eg Chiang Mai - Bangkok is printed on a separate ticket, therefore a round trip ticket change will be charged at US$20 x 2. Top of page

URGENT: Sure of your dates and times? Once tickets are issued and sent to you it may be impossible to make any changes.

About Thailand Rail Ticket Pricing

There are different rates for different classes, services and train types. The most expensive ticket will be "Special Express" 1st class sleeper. All quoted rates are per person. .

In some locations the train station is some distance from the town center and, you could spend hours in a taxi just to get to the station. Not cheap and certainly not convenient.

Just relax, plan your holiday from you home and contact us. We'll do the rest. Let us do the queuing for you! 

The train fares and rates posted in our website are not the same as buying the tickets directly from the train stations in Thailand. They represent the fares along with our reservation, admin and handling fees. To obtain the station rates you are required to be in Thailand and spend the time to get to the main stations in order to purchase the tickets.

We provide the following services that are not available from the stations

• Internet booking - convenience of booking at home
• No language barriers
• No queuing up for tickets.
• Advice on alternative modes of transportation
• We can provide tickets up to 60 days in advance of travel.
• Tickets can be sent to any address in the world.
• Email support from professional travel agency Top of page

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