Basic Information of Kanchanaburi
Weather – Expect temperatures in January to be between the low 20s and mid-30s oC.
Currency – Thai Baht (THB)
Electricity – 220 Volts
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Accessibility
By Airport – Venue
Arrival : On Monday January 8th, 2024, there will be a complimentary shuttle bus to pick you up at Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) and Don Mueang International Airport (DMK). Please meet us at the internal arrival meeting point area, near Door number 3 of BKK airport or at the internal arrival meeting point area near Door number 5, Terminal 1, of DMK airport. There will be MUIGC2024 staff waiting to assist you.
The schedule for this shuttle service is as follows.
| Leaving BKK | Leaving DMK | Arriving MUIGC 2024 venue |
| 13:00 pm | 14:30 pm | 18:00 pm |
Departure : On Friday January 12th, 2024, there will be complimentary shuttle buses to drop you off at the two airports. If you choose to stay in Bangkok after the conference, there are several convenient transportation services
from these two airports to your post-conference destinations.
The schedule for this shuttle service is as follows.
| Leaving MUIGC 2024 venue | Arriving DMK | Arriving BKK |
| 14:00 pm | 17:30 pm | 19:00 pm |
By Car – From Bangkok, take Highway 4 for 67 km, then Highway 323 for another 104 km to Mahidol University Kanchanaburi Campus at Sai Yok, Kanchanaburi.
By Railway : Trains are ‘Ordinary Type’ services in which the passengers travel in fan-cooled carriages with long cushioned seats fixed in an upright position. There are two daily scheduled departures from Thon Buri Station (also known as Bangkok Noi), located on the western side of the Chaopraya River. The distance from Bangkok to Sai Yok (at Wang Pho Station) by train is approximately 170 kilometers. For check schedule, go to >> https://www.railway.co.th/Home/Index
| Route | Station | Departure time | |
| Morning | Afternoon | ||
| Thon Buri (Bangkok) to Nam Tok | Thon Buri | 07:45 am | 13:55 pm |
| Taling Chan Junction | 07:59 am | 14:10 pm | |
| Kanchanaburi | 10:25 am | 16:26 pm | |
| *Wang Pho (Sai Yok) | 12:06 pm | 18:01 pm | |
| Nam Tok (Terminal) | arrive 12:35 pm | arrive 18:30 pm | |
| Nam Tok
to Thon Buri(Bangkok) |
Nam Tok | 05:20 am | 12:55 pm |
| *Wang Pho (Sai Yok) | 05:46 am | 13:23 pm | |
| Kanchanaburi | 07:21 am | 14:48 pm | |
| Taling Chan Junction | 09:31 am | 17:26 pm | |
| Thon Buri (Terminal) | arrive 09:45 am | arrive 17:40 pm | |
Accommodations
Many hotels are available in Sai Yok, but lack of public transportation. The attendees must provide their own transportation to and from the conference venue (MUKA).
The following hotels are within driving distance to the conference venue and serviced by the conference shuttle buses as shown below.
Tree Tara Resort
5.8 kilometers from the conference venue
Rate: $33-42 USD (including Breakfast)
Tel. +66 94-465-4615
Reservation >>
Official website – http://www.treetararesort.com
E-mail : treetararesort@gmail.com
Line ID : 094 465 4615
Yoko River Kwai Resort
6.4 kilometers from the conference venue
Rate: $42 – $77 USD (including Breakfast)
Tel. +66 81 880 1002
Reservation >>
Facebook Page : https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063685683347
E-mail : yokoriverkwai@gmail.com
