If you are interested in history and you want to remember the men who died at the brutal hands of the Japanese during WWII, this is a must see place. History must not forget them. I walked the bridge and further into the jungle beyond and just remembered the fallen brave souls. This is still a live railway and I watched as a huge slow moving passenger train rumbled over the bridge. There are lots of cheap street food stalls on the end of the bridge and some great restaurants too, all very reasonably priced. Kanchanburi is overall a lovely place and the Thai people are very graceful and helpful. 60,000 of their people also died during the building o this bridge.

Travel to the Bridge over the River Kwai by train. Take a MRT train to Bang Khun Non MRT (BL04) and then exit station. Walk a short distance towards the railway crossing. If you are fortunate to time things right, jump aboard a SRT train heading towards Thonburi, the next station. Or turn left at the railway crossing and walk about 750 metres to Thonburi railway station. At Thonburi purchase a return ticket to Nam Tok for THB200, train departs at 7:50 am. Train travel is third class, no airconditioning, open windows, find the seats that are cushioned. This is a relaxing journey towards Kanchanaburi with travel through the countryside, generally with a cooling breeze flowing through the carriage. At this stage, the carriages are not crowded. Plenty of room to choose a seat. On the outward journey, select a seat on the left side of carriage to get the best views of the River Kwai and the steel bridge, and the Wampo Viaduct (trestle bridge). When you arrive at Kanchanaburi, be prepared for the onslaught of tourists off tourist coaches, together with their guides, as they board the train and travel on it for about an hour. This is why you choose your "left side seat" before reaching Kanchanaburi. When the "tourists" depart the train, peace reigns again, all the way to Nam Tok, arriving at 12:30pm (generally runs to time). There are a number of small restaurants at Nam Tok railway station to purchase a quick take away meal before reboarding the train and departing for the return journey at 1:00pm. Remember to sit on the right hand side this trip. The "tourist" onslaught is repeated again as you approach the Wampo Viaduct and River Kwai Bridge. They will depart on arrival at Kanchanaburi, and again peace is returned. Train then heads towards Thonburi (Bangkok) arriving at 17:40 pm. To save youself a walk back to the nearest MRT, get off the train (with most of the other travellers aboard) at Jaran Sanitwong Station (one stop before the terminus at Thonburi) and walk the short distance to Bang Khun Non MRT station. There is no restaurant car on this train, but vendors board at various stations to sell drinks and food, all at very affordable prices.

Trip didn’t go quite to plan due to heavy traffic leaving Bangkok which meant that we missed first leg of the train trip. This wasn’t a problem as we did the return trip so didn’t feel we had missed anything. Museum only small, but worth seeing and cemetery very moving. Lunch was ok, but a little cold. Overall we enjoyed the trip.

We rode the train from Kanchanaburi over the bridge and beyond plus circled back to be able to walk on the bridge later in the day. The ride over the river is very picturesque and seeing the train cross while standing on the bridge is really fun! We got ice cream and stood for a few minutes while it went by.

A bridge made famous by a book, a movie and the brutal treatment of Allied POWs and civilians pressed into its construction by WW2 Japan. Much of the present structure dates back to the original construction and there is a side platform on the track for tourists. If you're getting a train ticket to Kanchanaburi, I recommend getting the ticket to the Saphan Kwae Yai stop as the train will cross the bridge.

We made a two day trip from Hua Hin. Nearby very good Hotels and great local Thai Restaurants. This place is unique. Take your time to arrive early to avoid crowds

We had the opportunity to go here because we attended an academic camp at our school, all high school levels. We traveled by bus, we sat with friends we love and when we arrived at the The place was very beautiful, so we took photos first. When we finished taking photos, the teacher asked us to form groups to play games that the teachers and elders at the camp had arranged for us. There were wet and not wet games, but every game was fun At night there are activities and water. Plenty of food to eat This group performance activity was very fun And when we returned, we took lots of pictures of the atmosphere and took pictures for our friends. Also took a group photo. After taking photos, we all went to eat breakfast before returning. The teacher also stopped by a cafe for us to take photos and eat snacks. Visit the ancient place before returning again.