Getting there

Planes

Fly into Bangkok’s International Suvarnabhumi Airport (www.bangkokairportonline.com), 25km east of the capital. Domestic flights to Hua Hin are currently suspended, so Bangkok’s is effectively the closest airport to town, and you’ll have to complete the rest of the journey overland.

Trains

Rail travel is one of the easiest, albeit slowest, ways to get to Hua Hin. Trains leave from Bangkok’s Hualamphong station several times a day, and express trains can cut the journey time to three-and-a-quarter hours (www.railway.co.th).

Automobiles

Hua Hin Limousine Services (www.huahin-limousine.com) ferry folk from Bangkok airport or the city centre to Hua Hin and back, and can also arrange day trips around the region. The drive takes two to three hours, but be warned: at times the traffic between Bangkok and Hua Hin gets thundercloud-thick.