Sungai Kolok

To Malaysia

The "Harmony Bridge" across the Golok River connects Sungai Kolok with the Malaysian town of Rantau Panjang. The Thai border checkpoint is about 1km from the railway station; a motorcycle taxi should cost 20 baht. The Malaysian immigration checkpoint is just across the bridge and can be easily walked. Once in Malaysia, you can either catch a bus or taxi to Kota Bharu or Pasir Mas where you can catch trains to Kuala Lumpur or Singapore. See the Rantau Panjang article for more details.

By train

Sungai Kolok is the railhead on the east coast branch of the State Railways of Thailand's (http://www.railway.co.th) southern line. There are two departures daily to Bangkok, at 11:30 rapid and 14:20 express, both stopping at Yala, Hat Yai, Surat Thani and many other towns en route. The 11:30 train arrives in Bangkok at 08:45, and the 14:20 arrives at 10:30, both the following morning. Although there is a rail link across the Golok River to Rantau Panjang in Kelantan, Malaysia, there are no cross-border passenger train services.

By bus

Head to Bangkok, Phuket, Krabi, Ko Samui and other destinations by direct air-con buses from Thanon Wongwiwat bus terminal. Minivans depart to Hat Yai 280B every hour 6AM-4PM, 4 hour trip, Narathiwat, Pattani. Numerous travel agents around the bus stations will all sell tickets for the same minivans at the same price. At peak times two or three minivans may set off on the hour but if one is only half full it will wait for more people.

To/from Bangkok: Air-con buses by The Transport Co. Ltd บริษัท ขนส่ง จำกัด (บขส., bor-kor-sor) run between Bangkok southern bus terminal สายใต้, sai-tai and Sungai Kolok bus terminal daily. The distance is ~1227km and normally takes 15 hours.

24 seats VIP bus พิเศษ, piset costs 1365B, departs from Bangkok at 1715. On the reverse, the departure is at 1130.

40 seats Class 1 C bus ม1ข costs 880B, departs from Bangkok at 1800 and Sungai Kolok at 1530.

47 seats Class 2 bus ม2 costs 706B, departs from Bangkok at 2100, Sungai Kolok at 0800.