Train Travel

All about travel by train and rail – one of our favourite ways to travel, allowing you to see more of a country, and in many cases historic railways that have shaped the modern world.

single visa,TM6 immigration form, ground transport bookings,State Railway of Thailand
October 24, 2024

Thailand moots “6 Countries, 1 Destination” single visa plan

Thailand proposes a single visa for six countries, now in planning with a pilot project to connect Thailand and Cambodia.

Klang Valley public transport
July 2, 2024

Connecting Klang Valley with KTM and LRT interchanges

The Port Klang Komuter (KTM) and Kelana Jaya LRT services offer four KTM and LRT interchange connections to travellers.

MySawasdee
April 8, 2024

KTMB ‘MySawasdee’: Fun, Fancy or Fizzle?

Booking tickets for the My Sawasdee special service is not easy as the website has no obvious information.

train service to Butterworth
August 18, 2023

KTM trains: ETS train service to Butterworth, Penang

The ETS train service to Butterworth from KL Sentral is not part of the KTM North/South to Padang Besar, it is a point to point service.

four new destinations,Kunming, Yunnan,Entering China overland
June 26, 2023

Entering China overland from South East Asia

Entering China overland is now much easier with the completion of the rail connection between Laos and China, despite strict rules.

single visa,TM6 immigration form, ground transport bookings,State Railway of Thailand
October 7, 2022

airasia Super App adds ground transport bookings

Add your ground transport bookings for buses, trains, and ferries when you book your flights, using the airasia Super App, using airasia transport.

single visa,TM6 immigration form, ground transport bookings,State Railway of Thailand
May 17, 2020

Thai trains resume service 18th May

The State Railway of Thailand has reinstated train services suspended 1st April due to Covid-19 lockdown, on 18th May. Advance bookings now available.

ETS service, GE15 travel options
August 6, 2016

Catch the train – ETS Kuala Lumpur to Penang

An updated version of riding the ETS train from Kuala Lumpur to Penang., which includes the trip to Butterworth and a change to the ferry across the water to George Town.

visiting Jakarta
January 22, 2016

Jakarta on a budget – 10 top things to do

We found Jakarta to be a safe and easy place to visit. It’s not ‘touristy’ but has some gems waiting for the visitor wanting to experience how the folk in the city live.

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