Trains from Surin to Ubon Ratchathani

By train the journey from Surin to Ubon Ratchathani is scheduled to take from 2 to 3 hours depending upon which train you take.

Train Times from Surin to Ubon Ratchathani

There are currently 6 trains a day from Surin to Ubon Ratchathani.

• The fastest train service from Surin to Ubon Ratchathani is Train #21 departing from Surin at 12:11 and scheduled to arrive in Ubon Ratchathani 1 hour 49 minutes later at 14:00.
• The slowest train service from Surin to Ubon Ratchathani is Train #139 departing from Surin at 03:17 and scheduled to arrive in Ubon Ratchathani 2 hours 58 minutes later at 06:15.

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Ticket Prices from Surin to Ubon Ratchathani

Tickets for the train journey from from Surin to Ubon Ratchathani purchased online cost 50 to 100 THB more than they do purchased at a train station in Thailand

More comfortable seat types, particularly in air-conditioned carriages, normally need to be booked in advance as they often sell out before the day of travel.

Surin Train Station

Ubon Ratchathani Train Station

About Travel to Ubon Ratchathani

Ubon Ratchathani is the largest city in the far eastern part of Thailand, located 92 km by road from the border with Laos and 116 km by road to the north of the Khao Phra Wihan National Park on the border with Cambodia. The city is a long way from Bangkok, or other major tourist destinations in Thailand, and receives not so many tourists are a consequence.

Travel to Laos

From Ubon Ratchathani it takes around 6 hours to travel by bus to Pakse in Southern Laos. Pakse is one of Laos’s larger cities and a transport hub for travel to the 4,000 Islands area. Pakse is also the starting point for tours around the Bolaven Plateau, which is famous for its waterfalls and viewpoints.

There are several different companies operating bus and minivan services from Ubon Ratchathani to Pakse. Most of these services depart from Ubon Ratchathani Bus Terminal. The timing of the bus services varies during the year, however, they tend to depart twice daily at around 09:30 and 15:30. For the latest bus times from Ubon Ratchathani to Pakse follow the link below:

• See current bus times from Ubon Ratchathani to Pakse

Temples in Ubon Ratchathani

Ubon Ratchathani has four notable temples that attract a fair number of visitors: Wat Phra That Nong Bua, Wat Sirindhorn Wararam, Wat Nong Pa Phong and Wat Pah Nanachat.

Wat Nong Pa Phong and Wat Pah Nanachat are both temples located outside the city which welcome foreign students of Buddhism. Wat Phra That Nong Bua features a building similar to the Mahabodhi Temple in Bodh Gaya in India. Wat Sirindhorn Wararam is temple on a hill which is ornately decorated and lit up at night.

Candle Festival

The Candle Festival is the major annual event in Ubon Ratchathani. It takes place every year on Khao Pansa day, which marks the end of the Buddhist period of lent. The festival occurs each year at some point during the last two weeks of July and the first week of August depending upon which day Khao Pansa falls on in that year.

The Candle Festival involves a procession of large wax models through the city. The models are made by local groups and mostly depict characters and scenes from local religious beliefs and myths. The influence of Khmer and Lao culture is evident in the designs and subjects chosen by the model makers.

Pha Taem National Park

Located 94 km by road to the east Ubon Ratchathani, Pha Taem National Park is best known for its ancient cave paintings, unusual rock formations, fields of flowers and cliff top viewpoint. The park is also home to a variety of interesting plants and trees, as well as wild animals including deer, pigs. civet and elephants which visit the park seasonally looking for food, particularly wild bananas.

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