By train the journey from Yala to Bangkok is scheduled to take from 20 to 21 hours depending upon which train you take. We recommend that you book a sleeper berth for this journey because all trains travel overnight.
Train Times from Yala to Bangkok
There are 3 direct train services a day from Yala to Bangkok.
Train | Yala | Bangkok | Service |
170 | 12:35 | 08:25 | Rapid |
172 | 13:53 | 10:30 | Rapid |
38 | 16:11 | 12:05 | Special Express |
- The fastest train service from Yala to Bangkok is Train #170 which is scheduled to complete the journey in 19 hours 50 minutes.
- The slowest service is Train #172 which is scheduled to arrive in Bangkok 20 hours 37 minutes after departing from Yala.
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Ticket Prices from Yala to Bangkok
Train tickets purchased online from Yala to Bangkok are 250 THB more expensive than train tickets purchased at the train station.
Seat Type | Online Price | Station Price |
2nd Class A/C Sleeper | 1,112 to 1,192 THB | 862 to 942 THB |
2nd Class Fan Sleeper | 942 THB | 692 THB |
Location of Yala Train Station
- Yala Railway Station is located 800 metres walking distance from Yala Central Mosque.
Location of Bangkok Train Station
- From the 19th January 2023 the main railway station in Bangkok is Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal (also known as Bang Sue Grand Station).
Wat Thepthidaram in Bangkok
Wat Thepthidaram is a Buddhist temple 2.6 km walking distance from Bangkok’s former main railway station, Hua Lamphong. Wat Thepthidaram is one of the lesser visited temples which is surprising because it has some unique features and it is very close to more famous temples such as the Golden Mount, Wat Suthat Thepwararam and the magnificent Loha Prasat. The thing which this temple is best known for is having been home to Sunthorn Phu for 2 years when he lived there as an ordained monk in the mid 19th Century. Sunthorn Phu is widely considered to Thailand’s greatest writer whose epic poems are both works of art and important historical accounts of the period. The temple has a small museum dedicated to Sunthorn Phu.

The other two things notable things this temple has are a White Buddha statue, which was unique in the era that it was created, and its statues of female nuns listening to the Lord Buddha giving a sermon. The Buddhist church in Thailand is traditionally patriarchal and does not recognise women as monks in the same way as men. The statues of the nuns studying with the Lord Buddha is a powerful statement, especially during the 19th Century. The temple was under the patronage of the eldest daughter of King Rama III which most likely explains why this temple has a shrine openly expressing feminist ideology.