Bangkok to Chiang Mai by Sleeper Train through the JUNGLE!

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Thailand's Special Express 9 is one of Southeast Asia's most popular tourist trains, connecting the capital of Bangkok to Chiang Mai in the jungle-bound north. I took a ride on their deluxe first class sleeper car, including shower, food, and solo occupancy of the berth all the way to Chiang Mai and I really enjoyed the trip!
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0:00 Intro
0:38 Krung Thep Aphiwat station - Bangkok's new terminal
3:44 TrainStation2 sponsored segment
4:46 Boarding Thai Special Express 9
6:06 Departure on time
7:22 Dinner options (don't go for Set G!)
8:19 First class sleeper room tour
9:40 Fares and ticketing - how I booked
10:41 Communal dining car
12:02 Bathroom and shower details
13:27 Early morning, tropical Thailand!
15:35 Breakfast
16:30 Arrival at Chiang Mai, thanks and goodbye!
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@Paul_Lucas 4 месяца назад

Join me in playing TrainStation2 today! Click pixelfederation.onelink.me/Aaa9/qbtxk28l to download and use code LUCAS for 10 free in-game gems! Thailand's Special Express 9 is one of Southeast Asia's most popular tourist trains, connecting the capital of Bangkok to Chiang Mai in the jungle-bound north. I took a ride on their deluxe first class sleeper car, including shower, food, and solo occupancy of the berth all the way to Chiang Mai and I really enjoyed the trip! Follow me on Twitter: @paul_winginit ¦ twitter.com/paul_winginit Follow me on Instagram: paul_winginit ¦ instagram.com/paul_winginit

@TC.C 4 месяца назад

Your videos are always happy, positive and non-toxic, yet factual. No moaning , no getting people sacked, no fighting with others. Loved them!

@Paul_Lucas 4 месяца назад

Thank you! I try to be as positive as I can 😃

@mirzaahmed6589 4 месяца назад

He's the anti-Josh Cahill.

@Northstar2000 3 дня назад

There is moaning when he is balls deep in a thai girl

@lanthanumkhloride8538 3 месяца назад

I took the local or rapid open-air trains along the Northern Route instead of the air-conditioned Special Express. Stopped for two nights apiece at Lop Buri, Phitsanulok, Sila At (Uttaradit), and Nakhon Lampang. Total cost 182 baht, over 750 kilometers of country covered. Great service at every stop. Awesome scenery...pictures come out so much better in an open-air carriage. Traveling in the afternoon is sweltering, but it makes for leisurely checkout and check-in times.

@charleshedley4381 4 месяца назад

I did this trip a couple of weeks ago (but 2nd class). It's a great journey. The station at Bang Sue in Bangkok is not nearly as convenient as Hua Lamphong, but a better experience once you get there. I wasn't even aware that the train had a dining car, but will check it out when I take the return journey tomorrow.

@daytrading1012 4 месяца назад

I love your videos Paul! You are right to the point, whereas some other travel bloggers focus on themselves or their spouses in the video, which makes those other channels hard to watch. I hope you never change the way you present these! Keep on the good work

@paulmacready6757 4 месяца назад

I did the same journey 23 years ago, it looked exactly the same as I remember. Me and a girl friend and two kiwi mates, we had adjoining rooms and could open the two together. Fantastic experience, a bottle of Thai rum and the views in the morning were incredible. It was easy to book then just turn up pay and get on. Love the video

@DeanDecoursey 2 месяца назад

You can ship your luggage in the cargo section of the train. They will charge you for it but not much more than 200 baht for 2 pieces of luggage. To do this, you have to walk out the back of the terminal with the luggage, cross the street, walk over railroad tracks, and the area where they take your luggage is just to the left. It is the old Bang Sue railway station. To pick up in Chiang Mai, go out the east side train entrance, before you see the ticket counter, and look to the left. You will see a lot of boxes awaiting loading on the train.

@christianshields4164 4 месяца назад

You brought the old intro back, YES!

@adamrice617 4 месяца назад

I did this very same trip almost exactly 30 years ago when travelling around South East Asia. Loved leaving the utter chaos of Bangkok and arriving in the relative calm of Chiangmai Mai.

@ianpotter5840 4 месяца назад

Super video Paul thank you and great to hear the old drums intro again, haven’t heard that since Paul’s Trip Report Days🙂

@Paul_Lucas 4 месяца назад

Glad someone noticed them 🤩

@dropin409 3 месяца назад

@@Paul_Lucas How many passerger per sleeper cabin?

@thomaswwwiegand 16 часов назад

Ja, habe ich gerne genutzt zu Radrennen. Morgens sogar geduscht aussteigen. Das Startfoto ist die Brücke hinter Lampuhn nach Goldplatz zum Aufstieg zum Kuhntan Tunnel. Bin schon LANGE nicht mehr damit gefahren oder anderweitig von Chiang Mai weg. Aber meiner Tochter will ich diese entspannte Reise (upps ohne Internet eine 14 jährige ...) nahe bringen. Das schöne an der Route ist, das die Bahnstrecke meist wirklich abseits der Autobahnen oder Haupttrassen verläuft = viel Landschaft. Es soll aber lange nicht mehr so rattern und schaukeln wie bis so 2015 ...

@killickr 4 месяца назад

My wife and I have taken the First Class sleeper in the opposite from Chiang Mai to Bangkok several times, terminating in Hua Lamphong. Very convenient and comfortable.

@jamesnotfound 4 месяца назад

Paul! Another great video, thanks again for sharing your travels and making us envious of your life! Kidding of course! 😂❤

@TheClunkingFist 4 месяца назад

We did this journey a few times in 1999... in second class! We also did the journey by bus, but were scared sh*tless the whole time: we got the seats at the front, above the driver. He just expected oncoming traffic to yield to him when he crossed the centre line. Loved Thailand. Oh, the food.

@NoWay23548 4 месяца назад

This is really a quality channel. Thanks Paul!

@supratimram 4 месяца назад

Sleeping in a train comes so naturally. Watching your video is great experience in itself

@Stuie2210 4 месяца назад

Did this trip in 2nd class a number of years ago. One of those experiences that you never forget but doubt you could recreate.

@hassanalihusseini1717 День назад

When I use night trains in Thailand I prefer second class over first class when travelling alone. It offers more privacy. And the food in the dining car is not too bad, but as I am old enough to remember the dining car in the old days when food was freshly prepared...and waves of chili came out of the kitchen making you sneeze... and eating your food by an open window... of course it is diffrent now.

@akcortin 4 месяца назад

As an Indian, the idea of a relatively empty railway station is, well, bizarre. I wish you tried one of our fancy trains Paul.

@andywillis2650 4 месяца назад

Great video Paul, love the look of your 1st class compartment, and also your boarding station !

@liro_mngbt 11 дней назад

How pleasant. Thanks for bringing us along for the ride!

@yehoshuazohar6698 2 месяца назад

Nicely done. I love train travel but have never taken a sleeper train, mostly because I am about 1.90 ( a bit over 6"2) and always figured the bed would be too short.

@VishnuRajendranAmboo 2 месяца назад

The cafeteria coach is always my favorite spot on the train.. just the best place to chill out

@sjb1058 4 месяца назад

Fascinating video, Paul. I trust there's a video of your stay in Chiang Mai forthcoming! Cheers!

@debramage739 4 месяца назад

So much better from the train I travelled on 25 yrs ago. Thanks Paul😊

@derekbrown7892 6 дней назад

I have been many times on the Chieng Mai sleeper it’s fantastic on new train, as is the new train from Bangkok to Ubon,or Nongkhai ,

@louisefreeman5286 4 месяца назад

Really love using the old intro music ❤

@michaelmacdonell4834 4 месяца назад

In fairness, Paul, I quite fancy that dinner!!! Mind you I was at boarding school in the 70s, so I'd probably eat anything except swede.

@johnhawks5035 4 месяца назад

One of your best Paul, Thanks. More Thailand would be great.

@ryanfrisby7389 4 месяца назад

Fantastic trip report Paul!!

@stephenthomas84 4 месяца назад

Great video...i did this trip back in 2008 while backpacking after uni...good times

@paulpjy4996 4 месяца назад

Thank you Paul always enjoy your videos around the world.

@PokhrajRoy. 4 месяца назад

1:02 Wow what a station!

@rodneyboulton6410 4 месяца назад

I do enjoy your videos. You were the first travel vlogger i subscribed to on here and it inspired me to follow others similar to your channel.

@MrGreatplum 4 месяца назад

That looked like great fun, Paul - you are making me want to take a trip to Thailand now!

@johnclauder615 4 месяца назад

So glad to see your experience on this train. This is a trip in my wish list. Great. Tks

@Paul_Lucas 4 месяца назад

You should definitely take it - if you can get the tickets!

@aphroditestrongoak 4 месяца назад

This trip is so cool!! :) Thanks Paul :)

@Buggsy61 4 месяца назад

Great video.Brings back memories of my ride on the same route as a backpacker in feb91 but 2nd class. The trains have improved but the food looks pretty much the same. I miss Thailand.

@stewartrivers4208 4 месяца назад

Thank you Paul. Travelled first class from the old station in 2016 having previously travelled 2nd class. Well worth the extra cost. Unfortunately almost impossible to book 1st class these days. Wish they would increase the number of carriages. Now retired and love following your adventures.

@Eunos 4 месяца назад

Now there's a blast from the past.. The old Bongo Drums that use to be at the start of all your vids. ;D

@himbourbanist 3 месяца назад

that station is IMMENSE!!! pretty awesome. I really want to get out to Thailand really bad someday

@cherylsemrau7100 4 месяца назад

Good to see you again. I would love to go on this train.

@jamesrobinson9194 4 месяца назад

Paul's back!

@robertcotton9091 4 месяца назад

Very enjoyable to watch, many thanks for sharing :)

@paulsz6194 3 месяца назад

Great video Paul, i recently went about half way to Chang Mai to a city called Kampaeng Phet and went and visited Khlong Lan National Park. I took a bus to Bangkok on the way back ehixh was a little unnerving as the bus rocked about like it was a boat on choppy water. The bus from Bangkok to Phuket was more modern, a complimentary snack, and with ice cold A/C blowing, so if you boarded in a T shirt & shorts, you would be grateful for the complimentary blankets they provide . There were also buses leaving to Chang Mai from Kampaeng Phet, but was told that the winding roads can also be a little unnerving on those buses.

@xcel5203 4 месяца назад

Nice ,clean , lovely train ; makes the journey inviting and interesting . It's looks more like a fancy airport than a railway station. Would love to have tasty meals in those pantry cars . I'd travelled more than thirty years earlier in the most basic train out of Hua Lamphong sitting on wooden benches when the vendors used to hawk their food stuff including fish ,up and down the aisles . That then was really an atmospheric trip !

@torgeirbrandsnes1916 4 месяца назад

Great vlog as always!

@bradfordtownley9363 4 месяца назад

That could not be more shiny new. Impressive.

@philbriggs5807 4 месяца назад

Great video, Paul. That train trip is on my list despite visiting Chiang Mai a couple of times now. I've done Surat Thani to Bangkok Hualomphong in 1st class sleeper a few years ago, and Bang Sue KTA to Nong Khai in 2nd class sleeper last month - both enjoyable experiences although in much older carriages. I hope you enjoyed Chiang Mai. Cheers from Australia - Phil.

@RobertoSiffredi-xy1nc 15 дней назад

The key is to ride the first-class cabin. Thanks for the video.

@pattokchannel 4 месяца назад

Your train videos are so much more entertaining than the plane videos, keep new train videos coming….!

@john07973 4 месяца назад

Breakfast looked OK, dinner ghastly. Pretentious moaner Noel Phillips would have a seizure - no first class lounge, amenity kit or en suite shower

@SuperalbsTravels 4 месяца назад

Wow such a great video, you are so precious and valuable and based.

@Paul_Lucas 4 месяца назад

Thank you Albie 😀 hahah

@TheRareVideosXL 4 месяца назад

Awesome content as always.

@Alex_Gordon 4 месяца назад

love the moody music in the twilight jungle..

@erikcharlat9844 4 месяца назад

awesome content my dude. safe travels.

@rezaalan3991 4 месяца назад

Great trip. Finally Southeast Asian Train, starting from Thailand. First thing came in my mind about Chiang Mai is Sea Games, because at 1995 it becoming First Non Capital City in ASEAN Countries to host this event. Overall great train, great cabin, and yeah the dinner may be dissapointing you, but at least the breakfast is great. And yeah the legendary mashed up of summary video at intro is back.

@Bad_Karma1968 4 месяца назад

Paul great vlog !

@cal1103 4 месяца назад

Been on the over night sleepers a few times to Chiang Mai, Udon Thani always 2nd class aircon tho. Your right First Class books out very early and is difficult to get. 2nd class aircon is great as well :)

@LotusLady9 4 месяца назад

Thank you Paul!

@IScreamer 4 месяца назад

Ha! Where have I heard those drums before? I've always flown into Chiang Mai from either Singapore or Bangkok but will definitely consider doing this journey either to or from Chiang Mai in the future. My local rail journeys in Thailand, although always memorable, have been quite uncomfortable and hot. I hadn't realised this level of comfort was available on this long-distance route. Thanks for all the info and enjoy your stay in Chiang Mai. It is, indeed a huge contrast to Bangkok and such a great town in which to relax and chill out.

@deandecoursey2334 4 месяца назад

I’ve been in the new Bangkok train station and I think everyone’s first comment is that it feels like an airport. I’ve heard that the food served there is pretty good. If you have excess luggage, you can “check” it in, but not the same way that you would at an airport. You can pay 150=200 baht to put 1-2 pieces of luggage in the cargo section of the train. At the Bangkok station, you need to go out the back doors, cross the street and carry luggage over 2 railroad tracks. Look to the left then and you will see an area with cargo ready to be loaded and several booths to pay and get a receipt, which you will show when you get to Chiangmai. I’m taking it in May and May use that method. But, I’ll be taking the older train, 2nd class sleeper. They have luggage racks next to the seats and I may just take my 2 pieces of luggage there and use bungee cords to secure them to the racks. I haven’t taken the overnight train in 7-8 years and am looking forward to it.

@patriciafuchs5970 4 месяца назад

Looks like a nice trip. I envy you!

@doeverystory Месяц назад

Welcome 🥳

@christinehodge3608 4 месяца назад

Good video enjoyed this thank you 😊

@nigel8499 4 месяца назад

Made up for you that the channel is doing so well.

@scottyerkes1867 4 месяца назад

Interesting review of a ftrst class over night journey. 👌💚

@James-pi5ub 2 месяца назад

Downloading it now

@michaelj3282 4 месяца назад

You do look absolutely knackered! Great vid though, and so cheap compared to the posh trains.

@sompoat2504 2 месяца назад

I'm Thai and travel a lot by train including this one. Everything seems OK but the foods. I've to buy some stuffs to eat before I left Bangkok.

@IAMDANREEVE 4 месяца назад

Ever thought about doing the Qinghai-Tibet rail trip? I did it, and it was an adventure

@Travel-by-Train 4 месяца назад

Looks very intereting night train 🍒🍒🍒

@Calebs_Aviation 4 месяца назад

Superb video mate! Even though I’d still probably rather fly, like everywhere, it still looked like an amazing trip & I would definitely live to try a train trip and do a trip report vlog type video about it! Cheers mate! Caleb 🇺🇸 😊

@chatchaweewong1071 3 месяца назад

nice one mate!

@dazmartindale1002 4 месяца назад

Just what I was looking for on you tube Another Bangkok to Chang Mai rail trip How many of these does there need to be?

@kalyasiri 3 месяца назад

I will try to take train to chiangmai ....look good

@markpierce2402 4 месяца назад

AHH the old intro music is it 2018 😊

@Paul_Lucas 4 месяца назад

It's back!!

@brucewatt1032 4 месяца назад

At 2:37 it looks like you saw everyone standing for the National Anthem . How many countries would you see that, where everyone would stand for the King without question?

@jacquihughes6172 4 месяца назад

Very pretty views

@bearlu 3 месяца назад

Train number 51 is better for seeing the jungle view along the way

@jasongarufi8187 4 месяца назад

Hi Paul do you have any more train journey planned for 2024?

@johnlastactor 4 месяца назад

VERY different to the 1st Class Cabin I had in 2011 from Hua Lamphong to Surat Thani. The leaking toilet into our room was probably the peak....

@oskolkivetra Месяц назад

can I ask a question? Is the air conditioner temperature adjustable? I'm afraid to freeze :)

@justice4all997 Месяц назад

If you bought tickets in advance did you buy directly from train station or a third party?

@DaytimeDannyPhairy 4 месяца назад

I took the overnight coach for this journey, cost about a tenner!! Would prefer this 🤣

@joelmichaels371 4 месяца назад

It wasn't thet luxurious when we did it in 1997. Great vid

@vibes8763 Месяц назад

How did you book the 1st class ticket? Can't find it anywhere

@frankcherry3810 10 дней назад

That doesnt look like the trains that come into Chiang Mai! Haha

@justsayin...2784 День назад

Seems like a dumb question, but... Is the same trip available in the OTHER direction? That is, boarding at Chiang Mai enroute to Bangkok, with connections to the airport?

@samtrak1204 4 месяца назад

Now I know there are such nice clean trains and stations in Thailand. Thanks for sharing. I only wish India Railways sold cabins for solo occupancy. This would be the perfect sleeper train for my upcoming solo trip to India.

@xcel5203 4 месяца назад

A solo cabin will in no way improve your journey - the crowds and cacophony will drive you crazy if the compartment itself is not disappointing to say the least .

@anomalily 4 месяца назад

Umm, thank you for posting this! I'm headed to SE asia in March 2025, and I'm planning to try to go to Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand by train/bus and excited for this one!

@acidtrep9546 2 месяца назад

how was it? i’m going next month

@anomalily 2 месяца назад

@@acidtrep9546 This is next March - I haven't gone yet. Tell me how yours goes!

@acidtrep9546 2 месяца назад

@@anomalily oops i read the date wrong!!

@sithabelamandlawenkosiwodu6298 4 месяца назад

Nice!

@manosparavida3551 4 месяца назад

Breakfast looked appalling. But for 100 baht I guess it's acceptable.😆

@AndreiTupolev 4 месяца назад

That's very spacious for metre gauge. It must have a generous loading gauge.

@plantcalledpickle 3 месяца назад

Me and my mates want to do this but it's impossible to book. The state railways site, Baolau, 12goasia.. absolutely no first class seats are open to book.

@thaiexodus2916 16 дней назад

Jungle? There's some forest from Denchai to south of Lampang but choo choo never gets near any proper jungle.

@tonytowers5889 4 месяца назад

Super video, Paul.. Thank you. 🤗🤗🤗

@thastayapongsak4422 3 месяца назад

If this train still started at Hualamphong, you'd arrive at Bangsue 30 minutes late already.

@DebyColes 4 месяца назад

Bit of a random question...but we are arriving into Bangkok with our cat and need to get us all to Chiang Mai. Do you know if a small pet is allowed in the cabin with you? Any idea where I could find out?

@Paul_Lucas 4 месяца назад

There are no animals allowed in 1st or 2nd class sleepers - only 3rd class seated accommodation I’m afraid!