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**u2ZQGC6b** · 09-21-2012, 07:33 PM

even with the farang price, Thailand is one of the cheapest developing countries in the world.
and compare it to Vietnam, where you cannot get a train ticket at the local price, you must pay double whatever trick you try.

I thought Vietnam abolished the dual pricing system a number of years back? When I was there a few years back train travel was extremely cheap, I paid US$8 for a 12 hour sleeper journey, next month a sleeper train from Bangkok to Buri Ram (shorter journey) is costing me US$15. Both these fares are for 2nd class lower berth.

Now the problem I had in Vietnam with rail travel was that as I didn't book in advance I was just put in any compartment that had a space in a lower berth which often turned out to be a female compartment...

David

09-21-2012, 07:33 PM	#20
u2ZQGC6b Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 452 Senior Member	even with the farang price, Thailand is one of the cheapest developing countries in the world. and compare it to Vietnam, where you cannot get a train ticket at the local price, you must pay double whatever trick you try. I thought Vietnam abolished the dual pricing system a number of years back? When I was there a few years back train travel was extremely cheap, I paid US$8 for a 12 hour sleeper journey, next month a sleeper train from Bangkok to Buri Ram (shorter journey) is costing me US$15. Both these fares are for 2nd class lower berth. Now the problem I had in Vietnam with rail travel was that as I didn't book in advance I was just put in any compartment that had a space in a lower berth which often turned out to be a female compartment... David
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