Bang Saphan Yai to Nakhon Pathom

By train the journey from Bang Saphan Yai to Nakhon Pathom is scheduled to take from 4 to 5 hours depending upon which train you take.

Train Times from Bang Saphan Yai to Nakhon Pathom

There are 9 trains a day from Bang Saphan Yai to Nakhon Pathom.

• The fastest train from Bang Saphan Yai to Nakhon Pathom is Train #44 departing from Bang Sapan Yai at 22:05, and arriving 4 hours 27 minutes later in Nakhon Pathom at 02:32.
• The slowest train from Bang Saphan Yai to Nakhon Pathom is Train #170 departing from Bang Sapan Yai at 04:04 and arriving in Nakhon Pathom at 09:33, a scheduled journey time of 5 hours 29 minutes.

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Ticket Prices from Bang Saphan Yai to Nakhon Pathom

It costs from 50 to 100 THB more to buy a ticket from Bang Saphan Yai to Nakhon Pathom online through the Search Box above than it does to buy the same ticket at a train station in Thailand.

During the tourist high season and public holidays train services in Thailand and booking a week or sometimes longer in advance is necessary if you wish to travel in a 1st or 2nd class seat or sleeper berth.

Location of Bang Saphan Yai Railway Station

Bang Saphan Yai Railway Station is 3.7 km by road from the Bueng Thao Kong Shrine.

Location of Nakhon Pathom Railway Station

Nakhon Pathom Railway Station is located 1.1 km by road from Phra Pathom Chedi.

About Travel to Nakhon Pathom

Nakhon Pathom is a city with over 120,000 permanent residents which is located around 60 km to the west of Bangkok. Despite it’s closeness to the edge of metropolitan Bangkok, Nathon Pathom is a city with its own distinctive character and a rich history which goes back much further in time than that of Bangkok itself.

First City

The name Nakhon Pathom is derived from a term in the Pali language meaning ‘first city’, and refers to a belief which became popular from the middle of the 19th Century onward that Nakhon Pathom was the first city in Thailand and also the place from which Buddhism spread out across the country.

About 2,000 years ago Nakhon Pathom was located on the Gulf of Thailand. This would have made Nakhon Pathom an ideal location for a port to access the central and northern parts of Thailand via the then easily navigable rivers which flow through the country from the northern region of Thailand. Local belief is that emissaries of the Indian Emperor Ashoka travelled to Thailand via Nakhon Pathom to spread Buddhism throughout Thailand. The Emperor Ashoka reigned during the 3rd Century BCE.

Phra Pathom Chedi

The Phra Pathom Chedi is Nakhon Pathom’s major tourist attraction. Not only is it Thailand’s tallest chedi tower, it is also commonly identified as Thailand’s oldest Buddhist temple believed my some to have been established during the reign of Emperor Ashoka who was famous for building chedi towers across the Indian Sub-Continent.

King Rama IV was responsible in greater part for the renovation of the temple and the recognition it now receives as a place of great historical importance. Before becoming king, unexpectedly, the future King Rama IV was a Buddhist monk. During that time he travelled extensively in Thailand and became very interested in the history of Nakhon Pathom and the Phra Pathom Chedi, including the local legends about its age.

After ascending to the throne, King Rama IV ordered the building of a 120 metre tall bell shaped chedi tower over the top of an existing chedi built in the 11th Century during the period of Khmer occupation. He also sponsored the re-population of the city which had been largely abandoned following its destruction during an invasion by an army from Myanmar in the late 11th Century.

Sanam Chandra Palace

Nakhon Pathom’s second major tourist attraction, the Sanam Chandra Palace, was built in the early 20th Century by King Rama VI. At the time it was a long journey by river to reach Nakhon Pathom from Bangkok and a palace was constructed in the city to provide overnight accommodation for the royal family, as well as place for the King to spend time away from the strict social rules in place at the palace in Bangkok.

The design of Sanam Chandra Palace is a distinct departure from the traditions of royal architecture. Many of the buildings look like European palaces and grand houses, and the palace has formal gardens which have been inspired by the formal gardens of 19th century Europe. The Sanam Chandra Palace is now open to visitors and offers an insight into life 100 years ago both for the Thai Royal Family and of the people who worked for the royal family.

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