By train the journey from Cha Am to Nakhon Pathom is scheduled to take from 2 to 3 hours depending upon which train you take.
Train Times from Cha Am to Nakhon Pathom
There are 2 daily train services from Cha Am to Nakhon Pathom.
| Train | Cha Am | Nakhon Pathom | Service |
| 168 | 01:49 | 03:59 | Rapid |
| 170 | 07:05 | 09:33 | Rapid |
- The fastest train from Cha Am to Nakhon Pathom is Train #168 departing from Cha Am at 01:49, and arriving 2 hours 10 minutes later in Nakhon Pathom at 03:59.
- The slowest train from Cha Am to Nakhon Pathom is Train #170 departing from Cha Am at 07:05 and scheduled to arrive in Nakhon Pathom at 09:33, a journey time of 2 hours 28 minutes.
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Location of Cha Am Railway Station
Location of Nakhon Pathom Railway Station
About Travel to Nakhon Pathom
Nakhon Pathom is located about 60 km to the west of Bangkok. Before reaching Bangkok Thailand’s Southern Railway Line loops westwards with trains arriving in Nakhon Pathom just over an hour before they terminate in Bangkok.
Travel to Kanchanaburi
If you are planning to travel from Southern Thailand by train to Kanchanaburi we recommend alighting from your train in Nakhon Phanom, rather than carrying onto Bangkok to board another train or a bus to Kanchanaburi. Train services from Bangkok to Kanchanburi stop on route twice daily (08:55 and 15:02) at Nakhon Pathom Railway Station.
You can also travel by bus from Nakhon Pathom to Kanchanaburi. The journey by bus takes only 2 hours, compared to a journey of 2 hours 30 minutes to 3 hours if you travel by bus from Bangkok to Kanchanaburi.
Top section of the Phra Pathom Chedi in Nakhon PathomPhra Pathom Chedi
Nakhon Pathom receives a large number of visitors who come to the city primarily to visit Thailand’s tallest chedi, which is 120 metres tall. This towering structure, known as the Phra Pathom Chedi, was constructed in the late 19th Century on top of a much older chedi.
The Phra Pathom Chedi is closely associated with King Rama IV of Thailand whose interest in this ancient temple started long before he ascended to the throne during his time as a Buddhist monk. The future King Rama IV, then Prince Mongkut, believed that the temple within which the chedi is located was founded much earlier than the 11th Century temple built by the Khmer Empire and that it might be the oldest temple in Thailand.
Because of the historical importance of the temple, when he became King, Prince Mongkut ordered the construction of new and much taller chedi and sponsored the re-population of Nakhon Phanom, which had been virtually abandoned since an invasion by Burmese armed forces in the late 11th Century.
Sanam Chandra Palace
Nakhon Pathom’s second major tourist attraction was built by another King of Thailand (King Rama VI) at the beginning of the 20th Century. At that time Thailand’s road network was still undeveloped and the journey from Bangkok to Nakhon Pathom took at least half a day. Visiting Nakhon Pathom would have been a very arduous journey at that time and to make it more comfortable, the Sanam Chandra Palace was constructed for overnight stays during royal visits.
The buildings at the Sanam Chandra Palace come in a wide variety of different styles. Some of the buildings are traditional Thai style buildings with designs commonly associated with older royal residences in Bangkok. Other buildings, however, have been designed to incorporate European architectural styles. The gardens within the grounds of the palace are also reminiscent of formal gardens in the stately homes and palaces of Europe.