Phitsanulok to Lopburi

By train the journey from Phitsanulok to Lopburi is scheduled to take from 3 to 4 hours depending upon which train you take.

Train Times from Phitsanulok to Lopburi

There are currently 7 long distance train services a day from Phitsanulok to Lopburi.

• The fastest train from Phitsanulok to Lopburi is Train #8 departing from Phitsanulok at 13:26 is scheduled to complete the journey in 2 hours 37 minutes.
• The slowest train from Phitsanulok to Lopburi is the 22:05 departure on Train #108 which takes 4 hours 15 minutes to complete the journey, arriving in Lopburi at 02:20.

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Ticket Prices from Phitsanulok to Lopburi

Train tickets from Phitsanulok to Lopburi cost 50 to 100 THB more purchased online than they do purchased at a train station in Thailand.

The advantage of paying more to buy ticket from Phitsanulok to Lopburi online in advantage is that you can guarantee the availability of the seat type of your choice on the train that is most convenient for you.

Phitsanulok Train Station

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Lopburi Train Station

About Travel to Lopburi

Lopburi is one of several cities with impressive historical sites which are easily accessible via Thailand’s Northern Railway Line. Lopburi’s main tourist attractions are all close enough to Lopburi Railway Station to walk to, which makes it a particularly convenient place to visit by train.

Travel from Sukhothai to Phitsanulok Railway Station

Sukhothai is not on the Northern Railway Line. The closest major railway station to Sukhothai is Phitsanulok Railway Station. If you are planning to travel by train from Sukhothai to Lopburi then the first stage of your journey is by road 62 km to Phitsanulok.

There are a variety of bus and minivan services from Sukhothai to Phitsanulok, most of which depart from Sukhothai Bus Terminal which is in Sukothai New Town, 12 km by road from Sukhothai Historical Park. The journey from Sukhothai to Phitsanulok takes from 60 to 90 minutes depending largely upon how often the vehicle stops on route.

Most bus and minivan services from Sukhothai to Lopburi terminate at Phitsanulok Bus Terminal 1, which is in the city centre. From Phitsanulok Bus Terminal 1 it’s a 2 km journey by road to Phitsanulok Railway Station.

Temples in Lopburi

Lopburi’s most popular tourist attractions are its Khmer Era temples constructed in the 12th and 13th Century. During that period large parts of Thailand, including Lopburi, were under the control of the Angkor Empire whose capital was in Cambodia near the modern day city of Siem Reap.

The three most impressive of these 800 to 900 year old temples are Phra Prang Sam Yot, San Phra Kan, and Wat Phrasi Rattana Mahathat.

One of the things that is interesting about these temples is the way they have evolved since they were founded. During most of the period of Khmer occupation, the official religion of the Angkor Empire was Hinduism and the temples feature images and statues of Hindu gods such as Lord Shiva. When the period of Khmer control ended the temples were repurposed as Buddhist temples.

Despite the change in religion, many of the original features of the Khmer era temples were retained and some features which had been covered up are now visible as a consequence of the decay of what was added later.

The other notable feature of these ancient temples is that they are inhabited by wild macaque monkeys, who also generally cause mayhem in the old quarter of the city scavenging for food. Whilst an undoubted inconvenience to local people, the presence of the monkeys adds to the interest of the temples and the city as a whole.

Royal Palace

For a brief period in the 17th Century, Lopburi became the capital city of the Ayutthaya Kingdom during the reign of King Narai. King Narai built a royal palace in Lopburi which is now open as a museum called the Somdet Phra Narai Ratchanivet National Museum Lopburi.

In the grounds of the palace is the more dilapidated Ban Vichayen. Ban Vichayen is a ruined European style building which was once the home of Constantine Phaulkon, a Greek national who managed to become King Narai’s most important minister.

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