Hat Yai-Padang Besar Minivan Service 8301. The local Hat Yai-Padang Besar Minivan Service 8301 plies frequently between Hat Yai and Padang Besar, Thailand, making it a good alternative to the Hat Yai-Padang Besar Shuttle Train when train departure times do not match your travel schedule. Travelling between Hat Yai Van Station and Padang Besar can be as cheap as USD 2.73 if you opt for a Thai Railway (การรถไฟแห่งประเทศไทย) train and as expensive as USD 62.85 if you buy a Smart En Plus (สมาร์ท เอ็น พลัส) taxi ticket. If you want to travel from Hat Yai to Penang cheaply, the best way is to catch a minivan or local bus from Hat Yai to the border at Padang Besar (bus about 44 Baht 1 to 1 1/2 hours - minivan about one hour - 50 baht), then you can walk over the border and catch one of the many KTM Komuter trains which leave every hour or two (11.40 RM). Train number 947 departs Hat Yai Junction Station at 07:30 arriving at Padang Besar Station in Malaysia at 08:25 (09:25 Malaysian time). Train number 949 departs Hat Yai Junction Station at 14:00 arriving at Padang Besar Station in Malaysia at 14:55 (15:55 Malaysian time). We try to keep our timetables up to date, but SRT do occasionally change .

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