I Travelled From Bangkok To Singapore Without Flying (2,000 km)

[@the1ZK]

Heck of an adventure mate! Looking forward to the video from Pattani and Yala 🙏

[@ThaiTalkwithPaddy]

@@the1ZK thanks so much for watching!! 🙏

[@Chai_Travel]

Nice journey! Even a better video! Nicely put together 🏆

[@ThaiTalkwithPaddy]

Thanks a lot Chai! Hope all is well with you! Love following your journeys along

[@bryanjenkins6246]

Another great vid Paddy. You are an adventurer!

[@ThaiTalkwithPaddy]

Thanks a lot Bryan! Although, I don’t know if I’ll be doing this adventure again anytime soon 😅

[@vaultdweller0013]

For the trains in Thailand, the SRT's dticket app works great. Supports English, can pay by credit card or PromptPay QR, and you use the app for your ticket. Definitely need to book trains in advance most of the time. I take the sleeper between Khon Kaen and Bangkok frequently and find it generally sells out 2-3 days ahead.

[@tapping.powertochange7129]

Great video, thanks for all the effort ! Found very interesting, but will always opt for flying.

[@stluciascout]

A Very Belated Welcome to Penang! Am glad you enjoyed your stay in Penang. Holler when you're planning to come back here! From your longtime subscriber from Penang.

[@ThaiTalkwithPaddy]

@@stluciascout will definitely do that! Loved Penang

[@stluciascout]

@ThaiTalkwithPaddy Pom Pood Thai Dai Duai! Mah Loei! 😁

[@glenn9229]

cracking adventure Paddy, Penang is awesome and Georgetown has so many hidden little hidden laneways and pockets of food heaven. I look forward to seeing your future videos from there, it's an awesome place. Great seeing the places we never see. Cheers mate, safe travels

[@Ahm.nae-fou]

If you like Georgetown you will also love Malacca 😊, well worth a visit and fantastic food especially the Indian roti restaurants.

[@ThaiTalkwithPaddy]

Would love to visit Malacca one day! Have heard great things

[@leongcm1998]

​@@ThaiTalkwithPaddyMelaka has some really good food

[@lisascherger5184]

My three favourite countries

[@iantravels2406]

Oldest catholic church of malaysia, st peter is there

[@apa5749]

when i went to Thailand for the first time in 2023, i tried to get train tickets from Bangkok to Chiang Mai and from Bangkok to Padang Besar when i continued my holidays to Malaysia. even back then getting ticket was difficult. eventually i travelled by bus. so, watching you speak Thai fluently i'm surprised that you actually tried to buy train tickets on the day that you were planning to go.

[@OverTheSevenSeas]

This is exactly the kind of journey I want to go on! Looking forward to watching your video journal. :)

[@SirStephenSW5334]

That was a great video. Thanks for sharing your journey with us. Sorry you couldn’t get a train ticket for the first leg and sorry about having to put up with that snoring man for an hour. Glad you made it to Singapore though.

[@blacksympozium]

Glad you made this trip, amazing content! I'm a big follower, Tunisian guy currently living in Thailand and I've been to Malaysia twice already! Absolutely love that country... Penang is very beautiful and peaceful and KL is definitely worth a visit. You should go back there and explore it, it's one of the most beautiful cities in the world, absolutely worth coming back and there are some other amazing islands in Malaysia such as Langkawi or Perhentian Islands... Enjoy your trip man! ขอให้สนุกด้วยนะครับ 🙏

[@_Alfa.Bravo_]

Good for the climate !!! Kudos !!! Well done !!! Thank you

[@Goldy131992]

Another fantastic video Paddy, hope you come back to visit Had Yai again soon! Keep up the great work!

[@ThaiTalkwithPaddy]

@@Goldy131992 I’m sure I’ll be back there again one day!

[@crondigady]

Pad DEEEE, your flight sacrifice is not in vane! Great trip and well documented. I'm itching to travel far South and Malaysia! Keep up the good work!!

[@ThaiTalkwithPaddy]

Thanks so much ! 🙏

[@darylmcgee4349]

I am too old to do that nowadays. My bum would be so numb. Nice trip though mate. That chicken made my mouth water.

[@darylmcgee4349]

I will add that I spend most of my time trying to translate your Thai in my head and trying not to look at the subtitles 555

[@ThaiTalkwithPaddy]

I will not be doing it again soon 😂 glad you enjoyed it (and the chicken) and glad you can learn some Thai along the way 👌

[@AjayRohaz]

Gai Tod in Hat Yai looked good ! I love fried chicken here in the USA :) That was a heck of a journey dude ! Your Thai is spot on if the locals say so ! Hope all is well and always love the videos of your adventures !

[@martinchambers6930]

Epic! Looks like a great trip!

[@olybock]

Such a fun adventure Paddy!! Wuhu you rock :D

[@chrissakul-thongbai8238]

Thank you, Paddy. That was an awesome presentation.. Thank you for sharing the trip with us. Your commentary was captivating. I really enjoyed this video. Ys, I have heard of the famous Hat Yai fried chicken but have never experienced it. So jealous now. I love train trips but I won't be travelling s far in so little time. ( Old age, you know 😅) Enjoy your travels. Cheers.

[@ThaiTalkwithPaddy]

Very glad to hear you enjoyed it Chris!

[@jamesboon6046]

Rock n roll mate! Doing that Solo and filming it and keeping up the vibes!

[@ThaiTalkwithPaddy]

Means a lot! Glad you enjoyed it

[@TeacherAlyssaTravels]

It's nice seeing you in my old neck of the woods...Meaung Surat Thani! I have fond memories there. 🥰 I feel nostalgic watching.

[@ianthomas3155]

I’ve frequently entertained the idea of using the train in Thailand. I’ve come to the conclusion that it’s easier to fly and you’ve confirmed it. Having said that I’m going to drive from Chiang Mai to Malaysia in April. Definitely going to check out Penang.

[@mrb8993]

Good luck with your latest adventure Paddy.

[@dylanyodgee4302]

Good on you Paddy. I’ve done a couple of those legs of travel…fun times!

[@Thaicedog]

What a journey Paddy! Safe to say flying is more worth it any day 😂 My friend and I once took the train from Chiang Mai to Bangkok, just to experience a train ride in Thailand. Let’s just say, next time I’ll fly

[@joseph317]

Tooo good, the best way to travel no plan no bookings but free at the moment, can't be better. I would have stayed here and there but great job

[@yaochotimanus2111]

ทุกการเดินทางของชีวิต มักเรื่องราวต่างๆ ซ่อนอยู่ This Thai sentence is so meaningful.👍

[@yaochotimanus2111]

I have a glance at a Thai sentence on your t shirt in your Germany ep., but I couldn't see all of that sentence. I this ep. , I get all of that sentence. It is both of direct an indirect meaning in Thai if anyone exactly understands this Thai sentence. ประโยคนี้มีความหมายจริงๆ ถ้าคุณเข้าใจภาษาไทยได้อย่างลึกซิ้ง

[@ThePonderosa72]

Great video mate 👍

[@mattdouglas1050]

At least, you got to get out of the vehicle. I helped a friend move from San Diego, CA to Corpus Cristi, TX almost 20 years ago by helping her drive her U-haul in exchanging for her and family paying for my transport back to San Diego. They asked if I'd be willing to take a train rather than fly. I was literally stuck om a train from San Antonio all the way back to San Diego for 2 and a half days. I don't mind riding train (actually kinda like the 8-hr sleeper trains from Khon Kaen to Bangkok), but I will never agree to be stuck on a train that long again!

[@GrantCharge]

❤❤❤ that you're wearing your Knights jersey for most of this mate!! How good is the food in Penang huh??!! 😋😋😋

[@ThaiTalkwithPaddy]

Go the red and blue. And yep, Penang is amazing

[@Hopyoprop]

As someone watching from SG all this time, welcome to SG wooo.

[@BrendanMcClure-n3t]

Got a slick hair cut in Malaysia by the looks of it too. Keep the travel vids comin :D

[@ThaiTalkwithPaddy]

the Penang special!

[@reubenphillips7223]

Great vids paddy

[@AleeSteezy]

Props to you for the long adventure! I would never do that lol

[@WeeLooney]

welcome to singapore, hope you made some videos here!

[@ThaiTalkwithPaddy]

I made one! Coming soon. Thanks for watching 🙏

[@Milad2024-Z]

Wow what a journey, I used to live in Hat Yai in my teenage years.. Great small city. I used to attend catholic school near that Kai-Tod Decha location. My mom used to pick me up there after school. I get a lot of nostalgia watching this.

[@ThaiTalkwithPaddy]

What an awesome story! That Kai Tod was incredible… thanks for watching 🙏

[@mookasworld3264]

Nice one mate !!!

[@ThePatriot-gm1fg]

I often plan things only a few days before or in the last minute, but as I travel by car, it's easier to do that. I simply need to work out what time to depart [Bangkok, or wherever I'm starting from], where my destination is that day and book 1-2 nights accommodation for that place to start with. Other things, such as purchasing cross border car insurance and filling out forms is done between 1-10 days before, depending on the destination. For Malaysia, I use an agent down at the border, so I need to contact him around 5-10 days before travel so he can send me the documents in time. For Singapore (I haven't driven there before) but if I did, the requirement is to email customs there 2 weeks before arrival as you need a transponder to pay the tolls.

[@pablozorro3507]

Hi Paddy, Great vlog. Thx for sharing the ride. Out of curiosity, how much did the trip cost with the various forms of transportation? Khob khun krub 🙏

[@ThaiTalkwithPaddy]

Thanks a lot for watching Pablo! Honestly, I didn’t even really track it but will make sure to next time!

[@bengmelea8646]

I took a train from Singapore to Bangkok on my very first visit to Thailand in 1998. I think this train travel has improved since then.

[@nigeljohn65]

I took this journey 30 years ago, stopping at Georgetown, KL and Malacca.

[@bestygallery795]

For long travel by bus, I recommend Nakhornchai Air, or Sombut Tour. You will get the good quality seating and movie like sitting on air plane.

[@andreash656]

I´m so jealous regarding your thai skills.. just started to learn and read thai.

[@StuartJayRaj]

Epic!

[@ThePatriot-gm1fg]

There's also a comfortable Hat Yai to Kuala Lumpur bus. Of course, you will bypass Penang if you take it, but it's another option.

[@pcmacintyre]

I've done the overnight train from Bangkok to Chiang Mai. I should have flown. I flew back to Bangkok and it was much less stressful and more comfortable.

[@laro4780]

I went by train from Singapore to Chiangmai in 1989 great trip

[@gtrfreak]

13:50 wow as a tall guy I really appreciate this bus. Reminds me of Cherry Bus from Puerto Princesa to El Nido

[@YoutubeTravelerSoloVagabond]

You speak thai, thats amazing.

[@ThaiTalkwithPaddy]

@@KZbinTravelerSoloVagabond cheers!

[@paulwooster3590]

Sort out you plans and do the train trip if you can. It will give you memories of a lifetime.

[@ThePatriot-gm1fg]

By bus, you would have been better off going to the bus station (Sai Tai Mai I think) and catching a bus from Bangkok to Hat Yai, Padang Besar or Sadao (Dan Nok). Generally, you shouldn't be catching a bus out of Khao San Road. As you say, that's for tourists.

[@syazmansyah6262]

enjoy the journey.. from Penang

[@Get-A-Life]

Did you try Krung Thep Apiwat Station? Good vid mate . Cheers Simon

[@ThaiTalkwithPaddy]

I didn’t think about it unfortunately because I was in a bit of a rush! Next time maybe. Thanks Simon 🙏

[@sevenhuang7777]

Welcome To SG ❤

[@cwinasia]

Always, always have earplugs when travelling 555!

[@iirgendsonTyp]

You live in Thailand and come back every year and have never been to Malaysia? Wow, im only at Minute 8, but im sure you will have an exciting time there!

[@alvinkhoo]

welcome to my Singapore.. hope u have a great time..

[@ThaiTalkwithPaddy]

Thank you! I had a great time 😊

[@andrewdunbar828]

If you don't know what to do or where to go in Malaysia, Penang is where you should go. Just left after three weeks there.

[@keshiki27]

Such a wild idea....I'm inspired to follow your steps =D. As a dancerush player, I can also try to meet the local players along the way! PS. A quick summary of total cost and time at the end would be realllyy nice 🚤

[@ThaiTalkwithPaddy]

@@keshiki27 you should 100% do it Fack! Good call on the total cost and time summary. Re. Cost I have absolutely no idea honestly! 😂

[@dillll8386]

ไม่ได้ดูมานานแล้วพี่สบายดีนะครับ

[@ThaiTalkwithPaddy]

สบายดีครับ Welcome Back!

[@tomjenkins2751]

Great video, and glad you're doing your bit the keep Singapore safe from terrorism! Keep up the good work!

[@ThaiTalkwithPaddy]

We all have to do our bit

Nadia on the video in the ticket shop... 😂❤

[@olivalkor6053]

Just my humble advice for the bus: Avoid at all cost bus trip mafia from Khao San....instead go to Sai Tai Mai bus terminal for the south or Mochit for north and norteast or Ekkamai for est and book your tickets from there !

[@dittasuwan]

นั่งรถไฟระยะสั้น กรุงเทพ-สุราษร์ธานี แล้วไปต่อ สุราษร์-ยะลา

[@eranbenavraham]

I did that once, years ago. I almost died of frost bite on the Thai train. It was freezing, I was on top bunk and had roaches crawling around me. Oh, Georgetown had massive rats running under our feet in restaurants.

[@jellyjollyjourneys]

This is a man who knows how to suffer for his art.

[@ThePatriot-gm1fg]

Penang is amazing, though its beaches are just so-so. Langkawi (specifically the northern part, looking towards Thailand) has nicer beaches.

[@MrTraveller.]

Did that route back in the day

[@Hahahaha10188]

The funniest part is the mother expose his son that he has three wives 🤣

[@thaipham1036]

nice guy to travel all in thai

[@jujigatame4800]

เรียนภาษาไทยมานานแค่ไหนครับ ออกเสียงคุณพัฒนาขึ้นจัง เป็นเป้าหมายของผมครับ 🙏

[@OoflandRepublic]

We wait you in Oofland🤭

[@pat_thai]

Idea for thai contents for Thailand please 🙏 why 3 southern provinces Trad , ปัตตานี and Yala ja !!! I dare you khun Paddy ❤from Paddy Sydneyleaving bkk soon 😢

[@jpk131019]

This should be fun+

[@andrewdunbar828]

Dude I've been doing it in both directions for 15 years without flying or trains or buses (-: But hey you gotta start somewhere.

[@Another_Triple_Bogey]

@6:07 The guy probably just thought you were Bradman Best

[@ThaiTalkwithPaddy]

A very small amount of people will get this comment. But I love it

[@Goofydownrange]

Paddy why are you wearing a knights jersey ?

[@ThaiTalkwithPaddy]

Because I am a big knights supporter!

[@Goofydownrange]

@ are you a Newy boy!

[@ThaiTalkwithPaddy]

@@Goofydownrange Nup! Just a supporter for the past 23 years! Always try to get to at least one game a year tho

[@nysithy2261]

How much did you spend from BKK to SP?

[@brokenomad]

How much does it cost in total compared to flying?

[@ThaiTalkwithPaddy]

Honestly, I don’t even know in the end!

[@warner72]

11:18 Not sure if intentional but that was like a scene out of The Bachelor and 11:40 6:20am, clock says 6:05am 😂😂

[@Malini108]

5:58 I am glad you said something about it because I am so done with pushy tuk tuk drivers man. I am a caucasian woman who speaks Thai. I have traveled in Thailand extensively, I have no problems doing whatever I need to do. I went to Savannakhet via Mukdahan recently and the scene of tuk tuk drives at the Mukdahan bus station was insane. A pack of them literally bombarded me the minute I stepped out of the van, I let them know I did not need a ride, but then some even followed me to the bathroom, waited for me to come back out of the bathroom and then one followed me around the train station. I had to get very direct with him to get him to f off. Super draining and it was also scary and not something I expected to have happen in Thailand. Unfortunately this is just one of a handful of stories that I have that involve pushy tuk tuk drivers.

[@Rama_Guru]

That's so funny.. I want from SG to Thailand with 0 money it was not 3 days but 4 weeks, no visa needed

[@dtyn]

Welcome to my country! At last! 😊🎉 hit me up if you need a pro bono guide

[@MegaThepostman]

If Vivaldi had been Thai the piece would have been called “The Three Seasons” and the movements would be “Hot - Scorchingly hot - ridiculously hot”!!! 🇹🇭😅🙏

[@warner72]

12:20 The likelihood of that is worth considering if travelling bus/train long distances!😷🤢 I thought booking a day time sleeper bus from Ludhiana to Delhi could be a good way to see new landscapes. Turned out to be 8 hours crammed in a 180x60cm box. Older lady opposite to me coughed tuberculosis-style for hours with only the aisle and x2 fabric curtains between us. Fortunately x2 stops on the way to disembark/toilet break etc and I could stand and stretch at the back of the bus, at least. (Still wouldn't recommend and never again) lol

[@RajDeelish]

8:20 Steph Curry jersey sighting.

[@ThaiTalkwithPaddy]

great spot

[@mengkontan9976]

Penang has rich Prenanakan heritage

[@yosamonleepilar2396]

555 !!! Welcome 2 $ingaBore.

[@jdfgjnn334]

คุณแพดดี้ยังอ่านและเขียนภาษาไทยได้อยู่ไหมครับ

[@ThaiTalkwithPaddy]

ได้ครับ 😊

[@jdfgjnn334]

@ พอดีช่วงไม่เห็นเขียนเป็นภาษาไทยบ้างเลย

[@dtester61]

So cute to see people in 2025 having an “adventure” by catching a train long distance. Back in the 60s 70s and 80s people were making their way from Bali to Europe overland, no flights, no guide books, no mobile phones, not much English spoken etc. etc. Myself, I spent many many months traveling in Nepal and India, in buses where the only way to avoid the unbelievably cramped interior, complete with goats and chickens and locals vomiting (as nobody was used to wheeled transport), was to ride on the roof. My longest train trip was 52 hours in India, but I had many long train trips, sitting on crowded wooden benches, a toilet which was a steel lined hole to the outside world. We didn’t fly because flights mostly didn’t exist or as all flights were back then, they were ridiculously expensive. You found hotels in places you arrived in by simply walking around and looking. There was no other way to do it. In the villages of the Nepal Himalayas you had to walk everywhere, there was no electricity and no toilets or bathrooms. Water came from a communal well or spring, and you dug a small hole and squatted in the nearest field for a toilet. You mostly slept on straw mats on the mud floor of the houses with no windows but wooden shutters with only an open wood fire for cooking and candles for light. But it was all an adventure. I did that 3 times in the eighties. Each trip was 5-6 months. A letter took 2 weeks to reach home. There was no planning you just went somewhere that other travelers said was worth going to. Those were the days. But nice to see an adventurous spirit still alive, in you Paddy.

[@James_zai_dongbei]

I did it in the 50s mate, you guys in the 80s were traveling in pampered luxury lol. We used to crawl naked across India and Nepal, and literally sleep in piles of human excrement. Pretty cute you think you really travelled.

[@dtester61]

@ 🤣🤣🤣

[@dtester61]

@ Yeh I heard all about it from the old timers who were still on the trail at the time (early 80s). They said they were heading to West Africa to experience real adventure again. True story.

[@dtester61]

@ Yeh, I heard all about it from the old timers who were still on the trail in the 80s. They said they were moving on to West Africa to experience real adventure again. South Asia had got too cushy for them. But India was quite luxurious compared to rural Nepal back then.

[@italodiscorevival]

Bit of a strange jump Accountancy to Thai vlogging.

[@AnAMAteurtraveler]

I did something like this once. Went from Mae Sai to the equator in Indonesia without flying. It was fun but Indonesia was about ten times harder to travel than the other two countries.

[@mengkontan9976]

Many ex. Malaya’s ethnic Chinese communist fighters has settled in Hayyat after defeated by the British during the 50s

[@ianbuffham4006]

Congrats on your Thai.

[@benhogan4739]

Oy gay…you did a mashup of two popular YT channels for your own title? Ought to be caned..

[@raymondhansen]

ear-plugs ;)

[@CaptainKremmen]

I've never understood why anyone would buy a walk-up ticket on the day, let alone the day before, when you can just book online in advance. I think they even have seat selection. Even if they had seats, they would be the worst ones that nobody else wanted. And in many countries, last minute tickets cost more. (Definitely don't leave it to the last day in England.)

[@stephanedorion2273]

you had time to get a haircut

[@bkkfarang4749]

Why are you talking Thai ?