Hat Yai Airport to the train, step by step
Hat Yai Airport sits about 15 km south-west of the centre, and the railway runs through the city itself. Take a metered taxi from the official rank in arrivals — 15 to 25 minutes to Hat Yai station for ฿250–350 including the ฿50 airport surcharge, or ฿200–300 on Grab. Hat Yai is the junction of the southern line: overnight sleepers leave for Bangkok, and trains continue south to Padang Besar on the Malaysian border.
Hat Yai Airport sits about 15 km south-west of the centre, and the railway runs through the city itself. Take a metered taxi from the official rank in arrivals — 15 to 25 minutes to Hat Yai station for ฿250–350 including the ฿50 airport surcharge, or ฿200–300 on Grab. Hat Yai is the junction of the southern line: overnight sleepers leave for Bangkok, and trains continue south to Padang Besar on the Malaysian border.
Heading into town rather than to a train? The airport minivan to Hat Yai city costs about ฿50–60 and takes 25–35 minutes.
The route, one step at a time
Follow these steps from the arrivals hall to the platform. Each one is signed in English at the airport.
Use the desk inside arrivals and ask for the meter. Do not take rides offered by people approaching you in the terminal.
About 14 km. Budget more between 07:00–09:00 and 16:00–19:00, when traffic doubles the trip.
Sleepers to Bangkok leave in the afternoon and evening; daytime trains run south towards Padang Besar and the Malaysian border.
Good to know before you land
The airport minivan into the city costs about ฿50–60, with a tuk-tuk on to the station for another ฿40–60. Roughly half the taxi fare, but budget 45–75 minutes instead of 20.
Hat Yai is the last big station before the border. Trains run south to Padang Besar, where immigration and the connection to Butterworth and Penang await.
The overnight services to Bangkok take 14 hours and up. Second-class sleepers are the standard choice; book ahead between December and February.
Ready to book the train?
Pick a route from Hat Yai Junction. We take the booking by hand and email your ticket — foreign cards are refused on the SRT site often enough to plan for it.