Transportation to Hua-Hin

1. By Plane

You can go to Hua-Hin by SGA airlines. There are flight to Hua-Hin everyday. Each flight use time about 45 minutes from Suvarnbhumi Int'l airport to Hua-Hin Airport. Aircraft is Cessna Grand Caravan (C-208B) 11 seat. And then you can use taxi service at the airport to the Hua-Hin city. Distance from airport to city about 5 km ( 3.10 Miles ).

2. By bus

From the Southern Bus Terminal. Bus Air-condition have 2 class, 1st class and 2nd class. First class will be not take passenger between the way. Each round use time about 3 hours. Second class will be take passenger between the way and use time about 4-5 hours.

- First Class air conditioned bus by Hua-Hin Prann Tours co., Ltd. The bus leaves every 45 minutes. Tel. +662-884-6191, +662-884-6192 for Southern Bus Terminal and +6632-511-654, +6632-512-543 for Hua-Hin station.

I recommend You should go to by first class because it's comfortable more than second class and use less time, but price is close.

3. By Train

Have a train to Hua-Hin .

1. Rapid train from bangkok - Sungai Kolok. Depart at 13.00 and arrive Hua-Hin 16.59

2. Diesel Railcar from Bangkok - Hua-Hin. Depart at 09.20 and arrive Hua-Hin 13.45

3. Special Expree Diesel Railcar from Bangkok-Hua-Hin. Depart at 22.50 and arrive Hua-Hin 02.19

Have many train to Hua-Hin. You can check timetable at Here.

4. Personal car

You can choose 2 choices.

1. Thonburi-Pak Thor , Highway number 35 pass Samuthsakhon-Samuthsongkram and then turn left to Petchakasem road ( Higway number 4 ) pass Petchaburi and depart to Hua-Hin. Use time about 2.30 hours.

2. Bhuthamonthon line pass Nakornpathom - Ratchaburi - Petchaburi and depart to Hua-Hin. Use time about 3 hours.

History of Hua-Hin

Before the city was named “Huahin”, a story was told that around 1834, in the reign of King Nang Klao, some of the agricultural areas in Petchburi were afflicted by a severe drought. Some of citizens moved south until they found “Samoh Rieng village”, up from Kao Takieb and Nong kae or Ban Nong Sakae. In Samoh Rieng, the seashore is very unusual. The rocks on the shore were beautifully spread out and the land was just right for farming and fishing, and was originally called “Samoh Rieng” village.

Prince Nares Worarit (Prince Krisadaphiniharn, an ancestor of the family “Kridakorn) was the first member of the royal family to build a palace here, the big palace near the southern part of Moo Hin (Now next to the Sofitel Hotel) and which he called “San Samran Suk Vesna” Later he built another palace called “San Samran” and “Suk Vesna” to receive other members of the royal family. He also ordered the building of many small houses with high vaults under the houses, which later became “Suk Vesna bungalow”, and he called the beach next to the palace and the other southern beaches “Huahin” to distinguish them from “Ban Lam Hin”, with the sea rock as the mark of the separation. The old Ban Lam Hin border to the south came as far as the Kade tree (This tree is now in front of the Sofitel Hotel and shelters a large shrine) not quite reaching the prince’s land. All this area is now called Huahin.

The land at the rock mark belonged to Prince Chakkapong Phuwanart, who built the 2 big palaces, White Palace first and then Grey Palace, with many small houses, which later became “Ban Jakkapong”, Malia hotel, and finally the Hilton hotel today.

While Klai Kangwon was being built, Prince Kampangpet Akarayothin (founder of the Burachat family) had “Chatchai” market built on the land of the royal treasury, designed with 7 consecutive vaults to remind people that the market had been built in the reign of King Rama VII. This market, called “Chatchai” market, was also said to be the cleanest market in Thailand at that time. Chatchai Market and the Rot Fai or Huahin hotel later became Huahin landmarks. Klai Kangwon palace was in fact more of a holy place than just a tourist destination.

Ever since the completion of the southern railway, connecting to the Malaysian border, Huahin has been know as the most famous vacation destination in Thailand. Tourists always come here to relax and enjoy various activities; swimming, fishing, and playing golf thanks to the “Huahin Royal Golf Course”, accounted as the international standard golf course of Thailand.

Huahin has brought nothing but popularity to the Rot Fai hotel. Later the bungalow called “Central Huahin Village” was built here. This bungalow was chosen to be the scene of the international film “Devil’s Paradise” as well as “Rot Fai Huahin hotel” which was the scene of the international film “The Killing Fields”, acting for the top hotel in Phnom Phen during the war.

Nowadays Huahin, rich with the legend, history and beautiful scenery, is still an exquisite and peaceful holiday venue and full of natural beauty. The Minister for Science, Technology and the Environment has declared Huahin to be a pollution control zone. Huahin Tambol Municipality, led by Mr. Jira Pongpaiboon, mayor of Huahin Tambol and Mr. Sirichai Ausuwan and Mr. Pathom Pukdam, Huahin Tambol councillors have developed all the city near the beach and roads in such a way as to be clean and pollution free.

Welcome to Hua-Hin

Hua Hin (Thai หัวหิน) is a famous beach resort town in Thailand, in the northern part of the Malay Peninsula, some 200 km south of Bangkok. It has a population of 84,883 in an area of 911 km², and is one of eight districts (Amphoe) of the Prachuap Khiri Khan province.

Hua Hin is closely associated with the Thai royalty. Merely 25 kilometers apart, Hua Hin in Prachuap Khiri Khan province enjoys a wealth of satellite attractions; prominent among them are national parks and historical cities.