Hua Hin Railway Station Guide – Feel & See The 1920’s

Hua Hin Soi 76 from the station leads to the Phet Kasem Rd (main road through Hua Hin), which is only 400 meters from the station.

• Address: Hua Hin Railway Station, Hua Hin District, Prachuap Khiri Khan 77110.

The train station at Hua Hin is an active station that has only two tracks and platforms with various trains arriving and departing daily on this southern line. It’s also somewhat of an attraction to visit while staying in the town and close enough to the center of the main tourist area to make a visit easily.

The station and its history date back to 1910, although the Victorian old-fashioned kind of east meets west buildings we see now was rebuilt in 1926. At the station, you can feel the 1920’s especially when a train departs and the bell rings.

Train Times

Hua Hin – Bangkok

• Hua Hin – Bangkok Train Journey »

Hua Hin – Surat Thani

Hua Hin – Padang Besar

This is a service for those going further south of Thailand and across the Malaysian border to Butterworth/Penang or Langkawi.

• Train 45 from Bangkok – Hua Hin – Padang Besar »

Other Train Services

Other train services run to and from Hua Hin to other southern Thailand destinations, however, the above are the most popular used by tourists.

Inside Hua Hin Station

Take a look around within the station and across the track near the huge and beautiful golf course, and check out the old steam train.

It’s a good 10 minutes of just looking around and I found really enjoyable because of being able to cross a train track – unlike in the UK where it’s illegal.

There’s part of the station that was the royal waiting room which gets lots of attention from visitors. This part of the station was brought from Sanam Chandra Palace in Nakhon Pathom province for the royals.

Amenities At The Station

There is a left luggage section, coffee shop and a small snacks and drinks store at the station. Toilets are available just outside the station that cost a few baht to use.

Ticket Booking Office
The booking office has always been very easy to use, and staff communicate well in English. They’ve always been very helpful in the past. It’s also never too busy with customers at the counters.

Transport from the Station

Just outside Hua Hin railway station you are likely to be approached and asked if you want a taxi. I avoid all these as they are usually overcharging customers.

The taxi stand across the road (open-sided trucks), and motorbike taxis are the best place to get a taxi. Most hotels that are not too far from the station should cost you around 50 – 150 THB in taxi fare. Ask the price before you take the taxi.

Having a map, name of hotel, and telephone number of the hotel will help you communicate with the taxi if you have a driver that does not know the address.

Train Carriage Library

Just outside the front of the station you’ll notice a couple of train carriages used as libraries for books. Local people in the community use the library.

Tourists are welcome to go inside and have a look around and take pictures. Pretty cool use of old train carriages I would say.

Well worth checking out Hua Hin Station, especially if you’re a train