The River Kwai Hotel is situated in the heart of Kanchanaburi and only 129 km from Bangkok. To get to the hotel from Bangkok: Contact the hotel to arrange transportation for your convenience (for the backpackers, first get to the Southern bus terminal of Bangkok (Sai-Thai). Take a tour bus to Kanchanaburi, at the bus terminal in Kanchanaburi you can take a taxi (van) or walk to the hotel, the hotel is only 1km from the bus terminal. Kanchanaburi has most of the fast food outlets such as KFC & McDonalds. 7 Eleven is opposite the hotel. Tesco Lotus is 5km from the hotel. The Tourist Police station is situated next to the bus terminal.