The SRT has already suspended three trains from using the route: two from Hat Yai to Padang Besar, Malaysia and one from Padang Besar to Bangkok, said SRT Region 4 operation centre director Royumi With repairs complete, the SRT resumed service of four trains on the Hat Yai-Padang Besar route on Sunday. The two morning trains are No 947 which departs Hat Yai at 7.30am and No 948 which leaves At Hat Yai Junction, the railway line splits in two, one heading south into Malaysia at Padang Besar and on to Butterworth Penang, or further south to Kuala Lumpur and connections to Singapore. The other heads south-east through the troubled areas of Yala and Pattani, to the border with Malaysia at Sungai Kolok, where the railway line ends. Take the train from Padang Besar to Hat Yai. 7h 22m. ฿1335 - ฿3785. Bus. Take the bus from Terminal Bersepadu Selatan to Hatyai. 9h 41m. ฿576 - ฿615. Bus via Local minivan operates a bus from Padang Besar to Hat Yai Bus Terminal every 4 hours. Tickets cost ฿45 - ฿70 and the journey takes 1h 20m. Alternatively, State Railway of Thailand operates a train from Padang Besar to Hat Yai once daily. Tickets cost ฿45 - ฿950 and the journey takes 1h 55m. Minivan, Mini Bus, bus • 5h 34m. Take the minivan from Padang Besar to Hat Yai Bus Terminal. Take the Mini Bus from Hat Yai Bus Station to Pattani Bus Station 491. Take the bus from Pattani Bus Station to Yala. ฿137 - ฿243. Fly from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah (SZB) to Alor Setar (AOR) Take the train from Anak Bukit to Padang Besar. Take the minivan from Padang Besar to Hat Yai Bus Terminal. 5h 9m. ฿1167 - ฿4004. A few days ago my wife and I were in Hat Yai where we stayed overnight in anticipation of taking the fast train from Padang Besar to Kuala Lumpur at 9:30 AM (Malaysian time). We had previously purchased tickets for the ETS train online. There is a Thai shuttle train that leaves Hat Yai at 7:30 AM and goes to Padang Besar. According to Wikipedia, Padang Besar is a border town located in the northern part of the state of Perlis in Malaysia as well northenmost town in Malaysia. It is situated on the border with Songkhla province, Thailand, 35 kilometers northeast of Kangar and about 57 km southwest of Hat Yai. You can take a walk to Padang Besar. Trains run once daily between Bukit Mertajam and Hat Yai (Station). The service departs Bukit Mertajam at 07:06 in the morning, which arrives into Hat Yai (Station) at 09:50. All services require a transfer at Padang Besar and take an average of 3h 44m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures. DEdjRA.