Yala
Yala is the busy capital of a densely populated flourishing province in the extreme south of Thailand not far from the Malaysian border. In the town the majority of the people are Chinese, in the province they are chiefly Malayans of the Islamic religion;
the spoken language is Malayan.
By car: from Songkhla Highway 408 to Nathawi, then highways 42/409 (128 km (80 mi.)); alternatively take the coast road at Chana. From Pattani Highway 410 (43 km (27 mi)).
By bus: from Bangkok Southern Bus Terminal to Hat Yai (1000 km (621 mi.), 14 hours), connecting service from here.
By rail: station on the Bangkok-Malaysia line (from Bangkok-Hualampong 1055 km (656 mi.), about 20 hours; sleeper with air-conditioning).