What is better for traveling in Thailand: train or bus?

✔ Pros of trains

• Safer: Statistically, trains are safer than buses, where some carriers neglect the rules.
• More reliable: Trains are rarely canceled and they are less likely to be late.
• More comfortable for sleeping: In sleeper cars (2nd class sleeper), you can get a good night's sleep on a night trip, saving on a hotel.
• Cheaper for seated tickets: 3rd class tickets are often 2 times cheaper than bus tickets.
• International routes: You can travel to Malaysia, Laos, Cambodia.

❌ Cons of trains

• Slower: Trains almost always take longer than buses.
• More expensive for sleeper seats: A berth on a train often costs more than on a bus.
• Harder to buy tickets online from Russia due to card blocks (but solvable through aggregators).