The State Railway of Thailand operates a very effective train system linking Bangkok to provinces around the country; train service in Thailand is reliable, safe and cheap. The rail system is divided into a southern, a northern, two northeastern and an eastern line. The southern line allows traveling into Malaysia and Singapore while a northeastern line goes to Nong Khai and the other goes to Ubon Ratchathani.

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The next table gives approximate journey times (in hours and minutes) from Bangkok to other most important destinations in Thailand.

From Bangkok to	Approximated Time
Aranyaprathet	5hr
Ayutthaya	1hr 30min
Chiang Mai	10hr 40min-14hr 15min
Hat Yai	16hr
Hua Hin	3-4hr
Kanchanaburi	2hr 40min
Khon Kaen	7-8hr
Khorat	4-5hr
Lopburi	2hr 30min-3hr
Nakhon Pathom	1hr 20min
Phitsanulok	5hr 15min-9hr 30min
Surin	8-10hr
Ubon Ratchathani	10hr 20min-13hr 15min
Udon Thani	10hr

The next table gives approximate journey times (in hours and minutes) from Chiang Mai to other most important destinations in Thailand.

From Chiang Mai to	Time Approx.
Ayutthaya	12hr
Bangkok	13hr
Lampang	2hr
Lopburi	11hr
Phitsanulok	7hr 10min-8hr

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