There three ways to travel by public transport from Nakhon Ratchasima to Hat Yai:
- By direct bus.
- By train changing trains in Bangkok.
- By air changing planes in Bangkok.
Bus Times from Nakhon Ratchasima to Hat Yai
There are two direct bus services a day from Nakhon Ratchasima to Hat Yai available to book online.
Nakhon Ratchasima | Hat Yai | Service | Ticket | Company |
16:00 | 08:00 | VIP 24 | 1,654 THB | Piya |
16:00 | 08:00 | VIP | 1,266 THB | Piya |
- The scheduled journey time by bus from Nakhon Ratchasima to Hat Yai is 16 hours 00 minutes.
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Nakhon Ratchasima Bus Station
Bus services from Nakhon Ratchasima to Hat Yai depart from Nakhon Ratchasima Terminal 2.
Hat Yai Bus Station
- Bus services from Nakhon Ratchasima to Hat Yai terminate at Hat Yai Bus Station.
About Travel to Hat Yai
Hat Yai is the largest city in the Southern Region of Thailand, and also a major transport hub for travel to and from Malaysia, as well as to West coast destinations such as Koh Lipe. Hat Yai City Centre, particularly the area near the railway station, is lively with plenty of hotels, bars and restaurants.
Saneha Nusorn Road
On, and near, the Saneha Nusorn Road is where the city’s most foreigner friendly establishments are to be found, including Western pub style bars and fast food outlets such as McDonalds, which are not commonly found in other parts of the Southern Region. The better hotels and restaurants, however, are generally designed to cater for the needs of Thai, Malaysian, Singaporean and Chinese visitors as they make up the majority of the tourists in Hat Yai.
Many Foreign Visitors are transiting Through Hat Yai
Visitors from Europe and North America tend to only come to Hat Yai on route to somewhere else. Hat Yai has a major railway station, bus station and lots of private tours operators. Anyone travelling from the Central Region of Thailand to the far South of Thailand and Malaysia will generally transit through Hat Yai.

Tourist Attractions in Hat Yai
Hat Yai itself has very tourist attractions except for a park with a cable car and a temple with a large reclining Buddha statue. Much of Hat Yai’s city architecture is no older than the 1960s – it’s predominantly a modern city.
Visit Nearby Songkhla
More interesting to most tourists is the nearby town of Songkhla, which is less than an hour away from Hat Yai by minivan. Songkhla town has a beach and an interesting old town area, as well as plenty of hotels, restaurants and bars.