Pak Chong to Surin runs about 1 times a day, with the first departure around 07:30 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays €33.34, every fee included. The fastest door to door is 4h 11m over 263 km, on services run by 1 operator across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
Every operator we hold on this corridor starts at €33.34, so there is no spread to show.
Typical fares · Priced for 12 October 2026
€33.34
- 246%Moves across the booking window
When it runs, leaving Pak Chong
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 07:30First departure
- 07:30Last departure
- 1Services per day
- 0%Run direct
Departure times on this route
12Go lists the departures it sells between Pak Chong and Surin.
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Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €105.94Thu24
- about €82.29Fri25
- about €85.59Sat26
- about €62.49Sun27
- about €43.24Mon28
- about €42.69Tue29
- about €56.44Wed30
- about €56.99Thu1
- about €45.99Fri2
- about €52.04Sat3
- about €48.74Sun4
- about €43.79Mon5
- about €39.39Tue6
- about €39.39Wed7
- about €45.99Thu8
- about €37.74Fri9
- about €41.04Sat10
- about €42.69Sun11
- about €33.34Mon12
- about €37.19Tue13
- about €38.29Wed14
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
The train gets you into Surin. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.

A room in Surin for the night the train gets in
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When to book Pak Chong to Surin
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €32.2490 days
- €33.8960 days
- €30.5945 days
- €34.4430 days
- €38.2921 days
- €39.3914 days
- €56.447 days
- €85.593 days
- €105.941 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €30.59.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 246 percent. The dearest point is €105.94, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 45 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
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This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Pak Chong to Surin and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
Both ends keep the same time, so the arrival is the departure plus the journey.
The shape of it
263 km
224 km as the crow flies, 17% further by the route services take. The bearing runs east.
Who lives at each end
48,999 → 46,673
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
The route
What the journey looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 0% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 100% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 263 km against 224 km in a straight line, a detour of 17 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Nakhon Ratchasima. The gap between arriving and leaving is 88 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 11 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is ours to fix and you are rebooked at no charge.
Who runs this route
Surin is small enough to see in an afternoon, which is easier without the luggage. Storing it is not our business.

Left luggage near Surin railway station
Most of the points near Surin railway station open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Questions about Pak Chong to Surin
The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Pak Chong to Surin?
The fastest journey from Pak Chong to Surin takes 4h 11m door to door, of which 1h 59m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 4h 17m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Pak Chong to Surin?
The cheapest fare from Pak Chong to Surin is €33.34, as of 23 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €43.79. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Pak Chong to Surin?
The cheapest way from Pak Chong to Surin is by train, at €33.34 for one passenger on 12 October 2026. That journey takes 4h 11m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Pak Chong to Surin?
Fares from Pak Chong to Surin bottom out around 45 days before departure, at €30.59. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 246 percent, measured on 23 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Pak Chong to Surin?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Pak Chong to Surin, at €39.39. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of 23 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Pak Chong to Surin?
February is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Pak Chong to Surin, at €28.93 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs services from Pak Chong to Surin?
1 operators sell services from Pak Chong to Surin across 1 mode: การรถไฟแห่งประเทศไทย. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Pak Chong to Surin?
0 percent of the services we sell from Pak Chong to Surin are direct. The rest connect at Nakhon Ratchasima, with about 88 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Pak Chong to Surin use?
Services from Pak Chong to Surin by train leave from Pak Chong Railway Station and arrive at Surin railway station. Allow about 44m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Pak Chong to Surin?
1 of the 1 operators we sell from Pak Chong to Surin allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Observed service A carrier record names this operator on this pair, carried through unchanged.
Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labelled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Pak Chong to Surin on 23 September 2026: 263 km of route against 224 km in a straight line, 1 services a day, 1 operator a cheapest fare of €33.34, and 4h 11m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
The train is the simple part. What you do once you are in Surin is somebody else's catalogue.

Day trips out of Surin and across Thailand
Day trips that leave Surin in the morning and cover a good part of Thailand by evening.
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The two ends, compared
Pak Chong reaches 13 places in 1 countries on services we hold, over distances from 57 to 523 km. Surin reaches 23 places in 1 countries, from 44 to 955 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Pak Chong
- 13Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 1Operators
Arriving in Surin
Leaving Surin
- 23Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 1Operators