At the moment you need to take two trains to travel from Ipoh to Hua Hin. The first train is from Ipoh to Padang Besar. The second train is from Padang Besar to Hua Hin.
Train 1: Ipoh to Padang Besar
There are currently 6 trains a day from Ipoh to Padang Besar.
- Buy tickets from Ipoh to Padang Besar.
| Train | Ipoh | Padang Besar | Service |
| 9238 | 01:14 | 04:11 | ETS Platinum |
| 9224 | 09:44 | 12:41 | ETS Platinum |
| 9226 | 12:19 | 15:16 | ETS Platinum |
| 9442 | 14:48 | 17:53 | ETS Gold |
| 9428 | 18:04 | 21:01 | ETS Platinum |
| 9214 | 20:04 | 22:50 | ETS Express |
Train 2: Padang Besar to Hua Hin
There is currently 1 train a day from Padang Besar to Hua Hin. The train departs at 17:00 Thai time, which is 18:00 in Malaysian time.
- Buy tickets from Padang Besar to Hua Hin.
| Train | Padang Besar | Hua Hin | Service |
| 46 | 17:00 | 05:12 | Special Express |
Ipoh Railway Station
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Padang Besar Railway Station
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Hua Hin Railway Station
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About Travel to Hua Hin
Hua Hin is a unique tourist destination, very different from Thailand’s other tourism hot spots such as Pattaya, Phuket, or Koh Samui. It’s much more suited to families and older visitors, and it’s also very popular with Thai tourists for much the same reasons.
Visitors to Hua Hin
The major reason why Hua Hin has developed in a slightly different way to other holiday centres in Thailand is that the majority of visitors are Thai tourists. According to the Tourist Authority of Thailand of the 11 million tourists who came to Hua Hin in 2024, 93% were Thai.
Hua Hin is Thailand’s oldest beach resort town. It first became a popular place to visit in 1930s after the Thai Royal Family built a palace on the beach close to Hua Hin City. The earlier construction of a railway line between Bangkok and Hua Hin facilitated travel from the capital, and the closeness of Hua Hin to Bangkok by road and rail still makes its a popular destination for short breaks for more affluent city dwellers.
Khao Takiap hill in Hua HinHua Hin City
Hua Hin is a city largely focused on tourism with slightly over 60,000 permanent residents. The main feature of the city is its 5 km long white sand beach. Resorts stretch out along the beach front well beyond the city limits, nonetheless, there are only small stretches of the beach right in the city centre which ever become crowded.
The other major defining features of the city are its attractive railway station, Khao Takiap hill to the south of the city centre, and the seafront restaurants on the Nares Damri Road. Eating seafood is a major draw for Thai tourists coming to the city, and the best seafood restaurants are the ones built on former fishing boat jetties along the Nares Damri Road.
Nightlife in Hua Hin
Compared to Pattaya or Koh Samui, for example, Hua Hin doesn’t have a lot of nightlife in terms of late night bars or clubs. There are a few, but not that many. Hua Hin just isn’t that type of place and the level of alcohol induced anti-social behaviour is much lower than in many other Thai tourist destinations.
The most lively places in the city in the evenings tend to be its night markets. Hua Hin has four main night markets (Hua Hin Night Market, Tamarind Market, Cicada Market, and Grand Market) and these are all places where you can eat and drink, as well as browse stalls selling souvenirs and clothing.
Hotels in Hua Hin
Hua Hin has more than 200 hotels ranging in price from just 500 THB to over 10,000 THB for the more luxurious beachfront resorts. Proximity to the beach and the city centre tends to be a big factor in how much hotels cost to stay in. For good budget accommodation the area close to the train station is a good option.