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Getting To and From
Koh Samui || Koh
Phangan || Koh Tao |
| Koh
Tao Map |
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| Getting
To and From Koh Tao |
| From
Samui and Phangan |
Regular
boats go from Bophut Pier and Maenam Pier directly to Mae
Haad. Both cost THB450 one way and both leave at 08:30. Otherwise
there is a speed boats service from Nathon leaving at 12:00. The journey
takes on-and-a-half hours in good weather, but if the sea is rough you
should be prpared for a couple of hours of very bumpy riding in a packed
boat. Return speedboats leave Koh Tao for Nathon, Samu and
Thongsala Phangan at 15:00 hours every day. Speedboats from
Phangan to Koh Tao leave Thongsala at 08:30 and 12:30 to/from Phangan it
cost THB250. |
| A
more comfortable alternative |
| Songserm
Express boat, which leaves Nathon Pier in Samui at 12:00 and takes three
hours, it also stops to pick up passengers in Phangan at Thongsala at
14:30; the cost is also THB450 one way and the return trip leaves Koh
Tao from Mae Haad at 10:30. From Phangan it costs THB150. |
| A
cheaper alternative |
| The
slow boat departs from Maenam pier in Samui at 09:30 and goes to Mae
Haad via Thognsala, in Koh Phangan. It takes five hours and costs
THB100. Another boat leaves Koh Tao at 09:30 for the return
journey. Tickets fro all boats can be purchased at the piers or
from any travel agent. |
| From
Chumphon |
| Speed
boats leave Chumphon at 07:00 and 08:00 and take two hours costing
THB500 and returning cost THB350.
Songserm express boats leave the pier at
Chumphon at 07:30 every day. The journey takes three hours,
costing THB400. The return trip leaves Mae Haad at 15:00 and costs
THB350.
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| From
Suratthani |
| Express
boat leaves Koh Tao at 1030 and arrives in Suratthani at
16:30.
A slow nightboat leaves Koh Tao at 20:30
and arrives at Suratthani at 05:00.
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