Hii Mr Allan

@@user-kb4oo7wj5r Hiiii there!

Thanks Nana :)

I’m tempted to go back for the jungle train. It’s a bit tricky tho for the return to Bangkok.

I think I’ve done the Thai train route 6+ times now on visa runs. I never bore of it.

We actually travelled up to Ipoh, Cameron Highlands and over to the Perhentians from Butterworth Station. Only a short bus from the station to Ipoh. Most people say Penang is food heaven but now I want to try Ipoh.

My wife did the flight routes along they. Hers was similar price but she missed out on the awesome trains 🚂

It does not take that long...in actual fact, one can get from Kuala Lumpur to Bangkok within 24 hours, with sleeping berth at the Thai route.

@@winterwolf1 this most have been before EMS. It’s 18-hours alone for the Bangkok Hat Yai journey but the trains used to cross the border. It’s not far off atm but timings are scattered.

@@allanwilson take the earliest ETS train from KL, straigth to Padang Besar, and connect with the Thai Train around early afternoon...right at the Thai side...reaching Bangkok for breakfast the following morning. This design was already in place since the 80's when the train services was available whence flight was expensive to most locals.

@@winterwolf1 that would work. I remember when the trains used to run right through from Bangkok to Butterworth with a quick stop for immigration and for the restaurant bogey to decouple. This unfortunately changed with the electric lines. Not sure why this wasn’t an option to KL.

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期望能有各国能连接高铁从中国→马来西亞→新加坡

Same. Love the mamak food 🥘

Where is the best food 🥘 🍲 🍱

KLL and pinang also

Not a Single Muass Transit train system. It is basically travel by various trains from Singapore, thru' Makaysia, then to Thailand by domestic train route.

This is more to supplement a blog post. Think I’ve pinned it in the comments.

Loving your train knowledge!! We always love the JR train systems. Japan is train heaven.

Has this changed now?

Where in Thailand u from bruv?

42 years ago, no monorail in KL. Very low capacity system, like theme park system..

@@yfleong6145 when I lived in KL it was very different. No public transit railway at all, just a whole lot of pink minibuses with very bad drivers. Remember those?

@@TravelwithMark Yea those pink bus called mini bus. Now they're no longer exists

@@obidean3964 yeah, and that’s a good thing! They were a menace!

Yes. That is Minibus 55 pink colour!

Same. We started with the Bangkok to Singapore then did the return. Missed out on Cameron Highlands tho. Did you do this from Butterworth as well?

@@allanwilson We started in Bangkok and took the night train to Hat Yai. We could get this fancy firstclass cabins. Spend a night in Hat Yai. In Butterworth we took the slow ferry, the one for cars over to Georgs Town. Our hotel was in old Chinese villa. For the Cameron Highlands we took a taxi. I don't know anymore from what train station. In Kuala Lumpur we had Hotel close to the station. Good location small rooms. Last stage was Kuala Lumpur Singapore. In Woodlands we were very lucky. We arrived in the evening so all the people that live in Malaysia and work in Singapore were leafing so almost no cue for entering Singapore.

@@Zurich_for_Beginners yes we did the first class cabins before from Hat Yai to Bangkok. Great as a couple but wouldn’t risk it alone (I think you can be thrown in with a stranger). The main car feri was unfortunately cancelled during Covid and with the opening of the new Penang Sentral its is these shuttles leaving from a different pier. We shared this before of the previous route crossing: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/oM1ofLNpyJ-waZs.html Your hotel might have been Cheong Fatt Tze aka the Blue Mansion? We did Cameron highlands before but it was by bus from Butterworth via Ipoh. I think you’re budget was healthier than ours :) There is a train that crosses the Malaysia/Singapore border but u have to book well in advance while we were winging it. We were not so lucky I’m afraid 😧

@@allanwilson At Penang we had the East Indies Mansion. Not as fancy the Blue Mansion But still nice. On the train from Gemas to JB Sentral. I made a mistake. I booked online an hit the wrong month. But the conductor was so nice an get as new tickets.

If you don't want to have too many legs of the trip, there is a train from Gemas to Padang besar, no change of train, then there is a train from Padang besar to Bangkok, no change

First time I did it was 2012. The Thai train hasn’t changed a whole lot. It used to actually continue right through into Malaysia and onto Butterworth before the electric trains were built on the Malaysia side.

This was more to supplement a blog post. I’ve pinned all the info in the first comment. Might try adding extra captions tho.

We’ve taken them before from Hua Hin to Bangkok. They are 2-bed cabins so did it with my wife and brought some wine etc. for the journey. I’ve never risked it travelling alone as I’m guessing you’re thrown in with a random stranger.

Where’s this? I’ll definitely be checking it out

I’m also fairly skeptical given Japanese Shinkansen only reach 320 and Chinese Maglev not much more. And you’re talking Indonesia…

In jakarta Indonesia. Destination bandung city

@@soluckyme910 saw that. Chinese sent them over. That will be impressive for SEA!

You underestimated the development of high speed train in Malaysia and Singapore. The high speed train was already planned in the 90's by the Malaysian private company YTL Corp long before China's high speed train but Dr Mahathir the prime minister of Malaysia disapproved it in order to protect the Malaysian daily air flight from Kuala Lumpur to Singapore. (From Singapore)

Sure thing

I actually share the full route here if it helps: www.live-less-ordinary.com/thailand-to-singapore-by-train-bangkok/

Sorry that’s the return route. Here’s the Singapore to Bangkok route www.live-less-ordinary.com/singapore-to-thailand-by-train-bangkok/

@@allanwilson thank you allan wilson for the routing..

I don’t think so but I cannot guarantee. I arrived with a tourist visa (got it at Penang) and was asked for onward travel documents for the application. At the same time, I’ve arrived at borders with no proof of onward travel many times before. The Malaysian border a handful of them. Things are a bit tighter these days but, as long as you don’t seem sketchy, I don’t think there will be any problem for a simple visa exempt stamp. I was in a visa agents office in Penang checking prices etc and literally watched him copy/paste/edit an old flight document and save it again as a pdf.

Our was 3-days in total but can be done much quicker (or slower). No need for visas (quick stamps at borders) but this may differ depending on nationality of passport holder.

But you’ll miss out on all the awesome trains 🚂

@@allanwilson Yes, lovely views but it's all the time wasted, disembarking, queuing and waiting at multiple locations is putting me off !

Just need to fill out an arrival card. For most western countries etc it’s a visa exempt stamp giving 30-days in Thailand. For other countries it will mean getting a visa in advance. It’s fairly simple otherwise. Stamp out stamp in

@@allanwilson thats great, yes 30 day. nice editing clips, thats a nice style, seems very stressfree way of travel there to thai. never been to malaysia, penang looks great, a good food place, maybe we can meet up for a coffee one day ? , thanks Allan.

there are newer trains but not sure if they are operated there

@@pnecone you can see a new grey coloured train at 15:16 still diesel power though

@@superman_69703 because its not an electrified track

Wait till you experience the train in Borneo (Sabah), then you might wanna change your mind 😅

@@LiliP802 in Borneo. Are same level with indonesian trains

HSR killed by politicians

there was a plan for Sin - KL HSR. then it got scrapped. now it's back on again lol

Scared of flights I guess.

No. The border train needs to be booked way in advance and we were pretty much winging it. Took the bus across.

A lot of Asia still wear masks. Wasn’t uncommon before Covid either with air pollution etc.

We spent no more than $100 in total on all train tickets. It’s a fairly cheap journey.

It’s an old version of Sony Vegas. Always mean to upgrade but it does the job :)

@@allanwilson wow, didnt know about that one

Yes, it’s a fancy ETS train with modern wcs

2.30 hours/mins. It’s a nice enough stretch. Speedy trains.

1st class cabins on the overnight Thai trains. Don’t think so on the Malaysia side

@@allanwilson , you mean Malaysia is more undeveloped than Thailand?

@@HeresMyView I’m not sure where I’ll get that? It’s more the opposite. But don’t think they have private cabins on the Malaysia trains.

@@allanwilson Malaysian side, one can buy the Business class seatings from KL to Padang Besar. No private cabins available.

Business class options they have on the ETS in Singapore. First class sleeper (2-bed berths) in the Thai trains 🚂

That’s high speed compared to Komuter and Thai Trains :) but yes, very true. Just checked and it’s at least 250 km/h for high speed trains. Unfortunately I can’t update the video but will at least fix my blogs. Thanks for the info.

ETS is a Semi High Speed train.. maximum speed at 180 km/h and operating speed at 140 km/h

I have no idea :) I’m new to gauges

They all added up to around $100

All in around $100 to Bangkok

Under $100 for the full journey

They’re more to supplement guides/blogs. Have taken the best of each way and put them together. Lost it on the last Hat Yai to Bangkok journey when I forgot to reverse the videos arriving to Hua Lamphong.

Depends on whether there is patronage or profits. (some of the trains look very empty) I doubt many Malaysians have the means to enjoy distant holidays regularly. Is it cheaper to transport goods by fast rail or sea? These are the questions. Otherwise it becomes a white elephant.

@@RUHappyATM most of Malaysian train stations were located in still same old some 60, 70 yrs old away from the densely populated area. Old same and only route built by the British, if you look at the present old British underground train system. Throughout Europe ppl love to travel the very efficient, very convenient, fast, great connectivity and safety intercity train before jumping directly into the local MRT. BECAUSE OF THESE, holidaying is so leisurely convenient, fast , time saving, very efficient......The late LKY and his family used to vacation in Cameron Highlands, taking the only best route to Tapah by the lazy old time consuming railway route . Common sense stuff. Your views are very conventional, outdated, poor foresight and old fashioned....

@@awequayzngs1780 very simple, you build feeder bus routes to the stations. It will only work if there are normally lots of traffic along the eastern seaboard, eg many, many people using air between Penang, KL and Singapore. I doubt the Malaysian government would have passrd up on a good investment return if the business case was going to be very profitable.

It would be direct with low cost carriers. Flying to each destination isn’t much different in price either.

You will have to message them directly

Yes 👍

All in it was under $100

Yup it’s not the most direct route…

Malaysia and Thailand

Sure, why not.

How many years alrdy like accessible? Omg I'm so outdated

Sure thing!

I’ll race you!

It’s used to supplement a blog. It’s all here bud: live-less-ordinary.com/singapore-to-thailand-by-train-bangkok/

Technically it is semi high speed rail

Loads of it. And I spend it all on trains 🚂 🚊choo choo!

Tbf I’d probably fail at it. At least I’ve had to do my own beds in Japanese ryokan and they end up coming apart in the night. It also gives the conductors something to do as they’re pretty much twiddling their thumbs most the journey. Efficient use of manpower.

meds

Sure is. 9-years and counting.

Plenty of stops and scenery to take in along the way :)

I am literally on a train between 2 destinations. A toddler could pretty much follow it. I even list the stops along the way. With vlogging I find the opposite. I prefer immersive travel rather than listening to annoying jingles or some gaunch yammering over the natural sounds (although, tbf, the audio isn’t great here). Otherwise it’s literally point and shoot so no time wasted. I’m not being intrusive either like those obnoxious vloggers spoiling other people’s journeys with their incessant/pointless narration. Ever been in a cafe/restaurant with one of them. Jeez those guys are the worst.

@@allanwilson voice over when back in room doing the editing

Best trains in Thailand 🚂 Choo choo

Wait till u see Thailands train system… tbf this entire region should have been connected by high speed trains years ago.

is it really pathetic? .. which part is pathetic!?

@El Toro Single line super train from Singapore to Thailand? Lol That can only happen if Malaysia is in the picture since it’s in between Singapore and Thailand 😂 and no, the train system in Malaysia is definitely not pathetic.

Have you tried it before?

Single super line train that allows Singaporeans & Tourists bypass Malaysia to go to Thailand? Why would malaysia build that? Singapore KL air shuttle is one of the busiest and most lucrative sector in aviation and Air Asia is based in Malaysia. It’s just business decision.