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King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Queen Sirikit traveled by car to Klai Kangwon Palace in the town of Hua Hin, where they lived before the world's longest-reigning monarch was hospitalized with lung inflammation in September 2009.
Tens of thousands of well-wishers gathered in front of Bangkok's Siriraj Hospital to see the widely revered Bhumibol off.
Sitting in a Volkswagen van, the king looked fresh in his patterned shirt and salmon-colored suit. The queen was wearing a bright blue top and a pearl necklace. Both waved eagerly to the crowds of people who waved pictures of the king, as well as the Thai and royal flags.
"As a Thai, I'm here today to see him off," said Poranee Sunasuan, a 39-year-old officer worker from Bangkok. "I feel so good that I can't describe into words. I'm really happy to be here."
Throngs of Thais also welcomed the king near the royal residence in Hua Hin, a seaside town in the southern province of Prachuap Khiri Khan, about a 2 1/2-hour drive from Bangkok.
The palace has not indicated whether the king's move will be permanent.
Bhumibol has had a variety of ailments and almost disappeared from public life after being hospitalized for what the palace called a lung inflammation. He made only rare day trips, always in a wheelchair.
The 80-year-old queen was admitted to the same hospital last year after the palace said she experienced dizziness and staggered slightly while walking for exercise.
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