Getting There & Getting Around
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Getting there
Most people get here by bus from Bangkok’s Northern bust terminal. It is an easy one and a half hour journey, making a day trip from Bangkok possible. The station is centrally located. Another option is to arrive by boat, which takes a leisurely three hours form Tha Tien pier in Bangkok. You can also take the train from Hualamphong station in central Bangkok – it takes about 1 and a half hours. Local trains leave regularly and change a fraction of the cost of the express services yet don’t take much longer.
Getting around
The Wats (temples) are spread over a considerable area, too large to walk around comfortably, so the best way to cover quite a bit of ground is to hire a sailor by the hour. That way, you can decide your route and instruct accordingly. There are long-tailed boats which transport people around the perimeter of the town, in order to visit the outlying sites, or many of the guesthouses hire out bicycles.
Tourist information Ayutthaya
TAT – Si Sanphet Rd, next to Chao Sam Phraya Museum (temporary office), T035-246076, covers Ayutthaya, Ang Thong, Suphanburi and Nonthaburi. Ayutthaya is one of the most popular day tours from Bangkok, but for those with an interest in ruins or Thai history, there is more than enough to occupy a couple of days. The average day trip only allows about two hours. Ignore tour operators who maintain there is no accommodation here, so better book it from our website, it is perfectly adequate. A number of companies run boat tours up the Chao Phraya to Ayutthaya. River around Ayutthaya can also be arranged through a number of guesthouses.
