Transportation
within the provincial capital is most enjoyable
on tricycles. Tricycles can be hired at reasonable
rate, enabling visitors to see the Bridge over the
River Kwae, the Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, the waterfront
Song Kwae Road area, and the JEATH War Museum in
one circuit.
Transportation between the districts is also convenient
by regular bus. Call Kanchanaburi bus terminal at
tel: 0-3451-1387 for more information.
Transportation
within the provincial capital is most enjoyable
on tricycles. Tricycles can be hired at reasonable
rate, enabling visitors to see the Bridge over
the River Kwae, the Kanchanaburi War Cemetery,
the waterfront Song Kwae Road area, and the JEATH
War Museum in one circuit.
Transportation
between the districts is also convenient by regular
bus. Call Kanchanaburi bus terminal at tel: 0-3451-1387
for more information.
For visitors who like to drive by themselves,
motorcycles or jeeps can be rented on a daily
or weekly basis at several outlets on Saeng Chuto
Road and around the Song Kwae Road area.
Essentially, there
are two major land routes for exploring the main
conveniently accessible tourist attractions in
Kanchanburi. The more western Route 323 largely
parallels the Kwae Noi River to Sangkhla Buri
District (some 230 kilometres from the provincial
capital) via Sai Yok, Thong Pha Phum, and Vajiralongkorn
Dam. Route 3199 follows the Kwae Yai River to
Srinagarindra Dam (69 kilometres away from the
provincial captital).
Besides the network
of roads throughout the provincial area, the railway
and the waterways which stretch through the heart
of town also offer comfortable and alternate trips
to out-of-town attractions. Travelling by train
from Kanchanaburi to Namtok Station near Sai Yok
Noi Waterfall is recommended for visitors wishing
to experience trips on the historic railway. Trains
leave Kanchanaburi Railway Station 3 times daily
at 6.11 a.m., 11 p.m. and 16.37 p.m. and stops
at the Bridge over the River Kwae, Tha Kilen (near
Mueang Sing Historical Park), Tham Krasae, Wang
Pho and ends at Namtok Railway Station. For more
information, call Kanchanaburi Railway Station
at tel: 0-3456-1052
From the Pak Saeng
Pier in Tambon Tha Sao, visitors can hire a boat
with a carrying capacity of 10-12 persons to visit
the Lawa Cave and Sai Yok Yai Waterfall. It takes
around 4 hours for the return trip. The 1-hour
boat ride to Huai Mae Khamin Waterfall starts
from the Tha Kradan Pier, 12 kilometres from Srinagarindra
Dam.
