Samut Songkhram Getting there & around

Getting there & away

Samut Songkhram is Thailand’s smallest province and is 74km southwest of Bangkok. Buses from Bangkok’s Southern bus terminal to Damnoen Saduak also stop in Samut Songkhram (68B, 1½ hours, frequent) near the train station and down the street from the Siam Commercial Bank. There are also daily buses to Samut Sakhon (ordinary/air-con 20/27B, one hour, frequent). Taxis and local buses park at the intersection of Th Ratchayat Raksa and Th Prasitphatthana.

Samut Songkhram is the southernmost terminus of the Mahachai Shortline. There are four departures to Samut Songkhram (10B, one hour, approximately 7.30am 10.10am, 1.30pm, 4.40pm) and four return trips (6.20am, 9am, 11.30am, 3.30pm). The train station is located on Th Kasem Sukhum where it terminates at Th Prasitphatthana, near the river.