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Country: Thailand
Departing From: Bangkok
Arriving At: Kanchanaburi
Travel Time: 2.5 to 3 hours
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Book a transfer from Bangkok to Kanchanaburi — home to the infamous Bridge over the River Kwai, the Thailand-Burma "Death Railway," and stunning jungle landscapes.
The 130 km journey takes 2.5 to 3 hours heading west from Bangkok toward the Myanmar border. The flat central plains give way to forested hills as you enter Kanchanaburi province, one of Thailand's largest and most naturally beautiful provinces.
Kanchanaburi is best known for the Bridge over the River Kwai and the WWII Death Railway, where over 100,000 Allied POWs and Asian laborers perished building a railway for the Japanese military. The JEATH War Museum and Allied War Cemetery tell this sobering story. Beyond its history, Kanchanaburi offers Erawan National Park with its seven-tiered turquoise waterfall, Sai Yok National Park, floating raft houses on the River Kwai, elephant sanctuaries, and the dramatic Hellfire Pass memorial walking trail.
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