Hat Yai Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
city in Songkhla province, Thailand
About Hat Yai
Hat Yai used to be a small village known as Khok Sa-Met Choon. Its population has been growing since the railway station was built in 1924, which made it an important rail junction between southern Thailand and Malaysia. Today, Hat Yai is the biggest city in southern Thailand. The population is around 157,000 in the city in 2019, and over 400,000 in the whole Hat Yai District. Hat Yai is bigger than the provincial capital ofMueang Songkhla, which is unusual for a Thai province. This means that Hat Yai is often mistaken as the capital of Songkhla province. It is 60 km from the Thailand-Malaysia border atDannokandPadang Besarin Sadao district. Hat Yai has become a centre for business, education, transportation, tourism, and shopping in south Thailand due to the well-established connections b
Top Attractions in Hat Yai
Explore the best things to see and do in Hat Yai:
- ★Chinese New Year
- ★Cinema
- ★Hat Yai Art and Culture Center
- ★Hat Yai Cable Car
- ★Hat Yai Lantern Festival
- ★Hat Yai Midnight Songkran
- ★Hat Yai Observatory
- ★Hat Yai Park
Where to Eat in Hat Yai
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴192 Rat Na
- 🍴33 Buffet Restaurant
- 🍴Bang Farang Restaurant
- 🍴Bon Khao Restaurant
- 🍴B's Sweet
- 🍴Cha-Chak Forseen
Where to Stay in Hat Yai
- 🏨Asian Hotel
- 🏨BP Grand Suite Hotel
- 🏨Centara Hotel Hat Yai
- 🏨Diamond Plaza Hotel
- 🏨Golden Crown Plaza Hotel
- 🏨Grand Pink Hotel
Hat Yai Travel Guide Sections
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