Overland Travel Map Summary from Thailand to Laos | Trivacker

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For readers who are interested in our Thailand-Laos adventure series, this is the second last post before we close the storybook for this adventure. The last post will be about the overall budget while the post for this is the overland route that we traveled. Although this journey is long over (after 3 years have passed ..), I will still finish the rest of the writing because there are still many loyal fans for the story of this journey. Furthermore, the MCO (Movement Control Order) imposed on Malaysians makes us unable to go anywhere, including abroad.

Before continuing reading, refer to this (if necessary): Thailand-Laos Pre-Trip.

Starting from this post, I will also change the method of writing, that is, the first paragraph followed by a picture. Below is an overall map starting from the South Integrated Terminal (TBS) station in Kuala Lumpur to Vientiane, Laos.

Below is a detailed map of each of our overland trips. Maps do not follow train routes due to functional limitations available on Google Maps. So, I used the route for the car to replace the train. And also, because Google Maps limits only 10 layers, so it needs to be split into two parts of the map.

Part 1: From Malaysia to Lopburi

Please click the icon located to the left of the word label “Thailand-Laos blog map part 1”. Its use is to activate or deactivate existing or specific routes so it would appear clearer.

Malaysia (ETS train)
Padang Besar to Hat Yai (Tuktuk and public buses)
Hat Yai to Prachuap Khiri Khan (train)
Prachuap Khiri Khan to Hua Hin (minivan/minibus)
Hua Hin to Pak Tho (train)
Pak Tho to Mae Klong Market (public bus)
Mae Klong Train Market to Nakhon Pathom (minivan/minibus)
Udon Thani to Kanchanaburi (train)
Kanchanaburi to Bangkok (train)
Bangkok to Lopburi (train)

Part 2: From Lopburi to Vientiane

Lopburi to Ayutthaya (train)
Ayutthaya to Nong Khai (train)
Nong Khai to Vientiane (train)

Then from Vientiane (Laos), we went back to Bangkok also by train. Meaning, twice we exit and enter Thailand. In Bangkok, we stayed in Lat Krabang before leaving for Kuala Lumpur on a Malaysia Airlines (MAS) plane.

Photos on public transport there (according to the order of the itinerary):

Boarding train ETS from TBS Terminal to Padang Besar, Perlis

Riding a Tuktuk from the Thai immigration gate before switching to a public bus heading to Hat Yai

From tuktuk, we got off and took a public bus to Hat Yai

First time boarding a sleeper berth type train from Hat Yai to Prachuap Khiri Khan

First time riding minivan/minibus from Prachuap Khiri Khan to Hua Hin

Train from Hua Hin to Pak Tho (to go to Mae Klong Railway Market)

Riding a public bus to Mae Klong Railway Market from Pak Tho Railway Station

Riding a minivan/minibus from Mae Klong Railway Market to Nakhon Pathom Railway Station and then board the train to Kanchanaburi

Boarding an old train with wooden chairs (a historic transportation initiative from the Thai government) from Nakhon Pathom to Kanchanaburi

Old train from Kanchanaburi to Thon Buri Railway Station (Bangkok)

First time boarding the train from the largest station in Thailand, Hua Lamphong Railway Station (Bangkok) to Lopburi to see Sunflower Field

From Lopburi, we turned back south by boarding a train to Ayutthaya which was crowded with school children

We traveled further by boarding a train with a sleeper berth from Ayutthaya to Nong Khai (northernmost in Thailand) to Vientiane (Laos)

Crowded with civilians boarding public buses from the Laos border to Vientiane

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