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Kanchanaburi sits west towards the Myanmar border, along the Kwai river valley. It has a long standing British connection through the war cemetery, and the housing is mostly single storey houses with land.
Shipments land at Laem Chabang and clear Thai customs there. The road leg is roughly 260 kilometres, about four hours. The province is large and mountainous towards Sangkhlaburi, where road transit adds two hours on top of the figure above.
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This is a retirement province more than a working one. Most arrivals are British or European, often over fifty five, often having visited for years before buying. They tend to ship a full household because the homes here are houses with rooms to fill, not flats.
The cool season from November to February is the sensible window: the lanes are dry, the heat is manageable and the river level is down. Shipping to arrive in April, the hottest month, means a crew working in forty degrees, which nobody enjoys.
Most homes here are houses with a garden and a gate wide enough for a lorry. Riverside plots are the exception: the access lanes are often unmade, and in the wet season a mover may stage the load and shuttle it in. Confirm the lane surface when you enquire.
Areas the movers cover here: Mueang Kanchanaburi, Tha Muang, Sai Yok and Bo Phloi. Packing and storage are not included in the freight price. Both are available at either end and both are quoted separately.
Your destination is กาญจนบุรี, romanised as Kanchanaburi. Sometimes shortened to Kan in conversation, never on paperwork.
Mueang Kanchanaburi, Tha Muang, Sai Yok and Bo Phloi. Addresses outside those are still collected: the firm delivers across the province and smaller places are served off the nearest run.
Bangkok, Hua Hin, Nonthaburi, Ayutthaya. Still choosing between two of these? Say so and ask for the difference in the quote.
Goods arrive at Laem Chabang and travel on by road, roughly 260 kilometres, about four hours. Sea transit runs about six to twelve weeks door to door before that road leg starts.
Most homes here are houses with a garden and a gate wide enough for a lorry. Riverside plots are the exception: the access lanes are often unmade, and in the wet season a mover may stage the load and shuttle it in. Confirm the lane surface when you enquire.
This is a retirement province more than a working one. Most arrivals are British or European, often over fifty five, often having visited for years before buying. They tend to ship a full household because the homes here are houses with rooms to fill, not flats.
The cool season from November to February is the sensible window: the lanes are dry, the heat is manageable and the river level is down. Shipping to arrive in April, the hottest month, means a crew working in forty degrees, which nobody enjoys.
Mueang Kanchanaburi, Tha Muang, Sai Yok and Bo Phloi. Addresses outside those are still collected: the firm delivers across the province and smaller places are served off the nearest run. Long standing British community around the war cemetery.
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Written by Darren Benjamin, founder of International Removals Companies. Darren has run this service since November 2010 and has overseen more than 850,000 moving enquiries.
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