By
Car
From Bangkok: take Highway 4 passing Prachuap
Khiri Khan, Chumphon, Surat Thani, Nakhon
Si Thammarat,Trang and Phatthalung Provinces
in order to reach Songkhla Province. The total
distance is 950 kilometers.
By
Bus
From Bangkok: There are daily buses from Bangkok
to Songkhla and Hat Yai. The journey takes
about 13 hours.
From Hat Yai
From Hat Yai Bus Terminal, there are buses
to Bangkok and other provinces in the south.
Buses depart from a small bus station located
across the ferry station in the city. They
include daily 2nd class buses that depart
for Bangkok 4 times a day (437 baht). There
is also one VIP bus that runs directly to
Bangkok departing at 4.45 p.m. with a fare
of 870 baht. In addition, first-class buses
leave for Bangkok twice daily (562 baht) in
late afternoon and in the evening. In addition,
there are also buses depart from the same
terminal to Chumphon (245 baht), Nakhon Si
Thammarat (100 baht) and Surat Thani (150
baht)
Minivans depart from the southern part of
Sisuda Road to Pattani and Yala at the rate
of 70 baht.
By
Train
The State Railway of Thailand provides daily
rapid and express train services from Bangkok
to Hat Yai. The trains depart from Bangkok's
Hualamphong Railway Station at 12.25 p.m.,
2.20 p.m., 2.45 p.m., 3.50 p.m. and 10.50
p.m. Travel time is about 17 hours.
 By
Air
Thai Airways International
has several daily flights connecting Bangkok
and Phuket with Hat Yai.
Getting around the city
Songthaews around the city would cost 10 baht
/ trip. Motorcycle taxis around town cost
between 10 baht and 20 baht (daytime). There
are several guesthouses in town that provide
bicycle and motorcycle rental services at
the rate of approximately 100 baht / day and
200 baht / day respectively.
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