Erawan Falls Fee: THB 300 Adults, THB 150 Children

A foreign adult pays THB 300 and a foreign child THB 150 to enter Erawan National Park, and a car adds THB 30. Erawan is a Group 3 park. Bus 8170 runs from Kanchanaburi bus station to the park every hour.

By Vincent Nguyen and team

Erawan Falls entrance fee for foreigners

A foreign adult pays THB 300 and a foreign child THB 150 at Erawan National Park. A Thai adult pays THB 60 and a Thai child THB 30. Erawan belongs to Group 3 of the national park fee schedule.

A 4-wheel car pays THB 30 and a motorcycle THB 20. These vehicle charges are not part of the entry fee.

The park runs a QueQ e-ticket pilot, and Erawan is one of the six pilot parks. Fees at the other parks follow the same tiers: see Thailand national park fees for foreigners.

Who it suits (and who should skip it)

• Visitors who want the upper falls: the Khao Hin Lan Pi trail gives the clearest view of the seventh tier in the high-water season.
• Visitors with a car: the drive from Bangkok is 129 km.
• Visitors without a car: bus 8170 runs to the park every hour.
• Skip the trip on a day when the park closes for haze: it closed from 21 April 2026 for that reason.
• Families pay THB 150 for each child.

Erawan opening hours, trails and closures

The park welfare shop is open every day from 08:00 to 16:30. The 2026 closure annex lists no seasonal closure period for Erawan.

Erawan closed for tourism and overnight stays under a notice dated 21 April 2026 because of wildfire haze. It reopened for tourism and overnight stays from 22 April 2026.

Walking trails

• Mong Lai dry evergreen forest trail: about 1,010 m along the stream, about 45 minutes.
• Khao Hin Lan Pi trail: about 1,940 m, about 2 hours, with the clearest view of the seventh tier in the high-water season.

How to get to Erawan from Bangkok

By car Erawan is 129 km from Bangkok. The drive to Kanchanaburi town takes about one and a half hours.

Day plan by bus

The park welfare shop closes at 16:30.

The park office phone numbers are 0 3457 4222 and 0 3457 4234.

Death Railway trains to Nam Tok

Two trains run from Thonburi toward Nam Tok on the SRT timetable. Train 257 leaves Thonburi at 07:45 and train 259 at 13:55.

Train 257 passes the Kwai Yai Bridge at 10:35 and reaches Nam Tok at 12:05. Train 259 passes the bridge at 16:26 and reaches Nam Tok at 18:15.

Trains back to Thonburi

• Train 258 leaves Nam Tok at 13:00 and reaches Thonburi at 17:40.
• Train 260 leaves Nam Tok at 05:20 and reaches Thonburi at 09:35.

Flood closure

SRT closed the line between Tha Kilen and Nam Tok from 28 September 2026 after floodwater rose at the Tham Krasae bridge. While the section was closed, train 257 ran only between Thonburi and Tha Kilen. SRT asks passengers to follow its announcements because flooding and weather may keep changing.

Kanchanaburi War Cemetery and Hellfire Pass

Kanchanaburi War Cemetery is open from 08:00 to 17:00 Monday to Friday. On Saturday it is open from 08:00 to 12:00. The cemetery may have snakes.

The cemetery holds 5,085 Commonwealth casualties of the Second World War and 1,896 Dutch war graves. The Burma-Siam railway they worked on was 424 km long and operational by December 1943.

The Hellfire Pass Interpretive Centre is open from 09:00 to 16:00 daily. The audio tour is available until 15:00. Entry is free.

• Hellfire Pass is about 80 km from Kanchanaburi city centre, about 1 hour by car or 1.5 to 2 hours by bus.
• The short Blue Walk from the centre to the memorial is about 500 m and takes 45 minutes to 1 hour.
• The centre closes for three weeks each May, from 3 to 23 May in 2027.
• It is also closed on 1 January, 13 to 15 April, 5 December, 24 to 27 December and 31 December.

For an earlier stop on the way out of Bangkok, see Ayutthaya Historical Park tickets.

Before you go

• Carry THB 300 per adult and THB 150 per child, plus THB 30 for a car.
• Take a bus from the Southern Terminal before 20:30.
• Catch bus 8170 before 17:20.
• Phone the park office on 0 3457 4222 before a rainy-season trip.
• Check with SRT that the Nam Tok section has reopened.
• Reach Hellfire Pass before 15:00 for the audio tour.

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Not confirmed: Last entry time at Erawan: no official time was confirmed, so ask at the park office. Death Railway: the Tha Kilen to Nam Tok section closed on 28 September 2026 after flooding, so check at Kanchanaburi station that it has reopened.

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