Alas, but there is no airport in Kanchanaburi, and do not plan to build it, so the option is direct flight to the capital of the largest Western province of Thailand, simply disappears. However, this does not mean that it is difficult to get here. The distance between Bangkok and Kanchanaburi, on Russian standards, is simply insignificant and equally, if you believe the reference books of 130 kilometers. Automotive and railway transport overcome this distance in a matter of hours.
The optimal option, in my opinion, is the rental of a motorcycle or scooter, it costs about 200 baht per day for a scooter, and for a full-fledged motorcycle that I rented, it went out in 500 baht per day + gasoline (by the way, he is surprisingly inexpensive here) . A little expensive, but the speed is higher, and the feeling of freedom is present. As a guidebook, I had a card that I took in the same office in which a motorcycle was rented, but it was not particularly required, because all the way from Bangkok, the starting point of my trip, to Kanchanaburi there are express signs on Thai and English language. Complete difficult. There are two ways, I chose the one who walked through the province of Nopesi. And did not regret. The roads were practically free.
If "Iron Horses" you don't like or you are afraid of left-sided movement, that is, options with a bus, taxi or train. True, it should be borne in mind that only the train tickets of the third class go to Kanchanaburi, this is something like a common car in a train of misses - a happiettovka in Russia, only a complete absence of glands in cars is added to this. But if you want to feel Extreme, then for the sake of God :) Trains from the train station Hua Lamphong are sent, and travel time ... as Zadornov says: - Ready? 5 o'clock! The only plus of this journey is that in her finals you will drive on the road and the legendary bridge across the Kwai River.
Bus. The option of the smallest resistance and quite adequate in value. Depending on the busement type, the price tag on a ticket ranges in the range of 80-110 baht. They are sent from the Northern and South Station, the interval is on average once every 20-30 minutes, and the time of the path is 2-3 hours, depending on how much it is pushing when leaving Bangkok. Also go to Kanchanaburi buses from the neighboring provinces of Supairburi, Nahd Pate and Ratchaburi. By the way, the buses here are mostly unique and degraded as Christmas trees, especially a lot of junk on the windshield. Drivers Apparently the road with chakras see, not otherwise ...
Finally, the most comfortable way. This is a taxi. Quickly, comfortable, but expensive! The price largely depends on how you can bargain. On average 1500-3000 baht. And you can catch it in any area of the capital.
In the same, Kanchanaburi, if you have not rented a vehicle, most optimal moving around Well Tuk-Tuki, their benefit, there is a lot here. You can hire both a one-time trip and for a while. There are also local bus buses, but they are worth it even cheaper, but the comfort is complete zero.