|
Getting To and From
Koh Samui || Koh
Phangan || Koh Tao
| It's
amazing to think that only fifteen years ago all visitors to Koh
Samui made the long journey south from Bangkok by local bus or a
train ride followed by the coconut ferry journey from Kanom -
which ran twice weekly. There are now up to twenty flights
a day arriving from Bangkok. Utapao (near Pattaya), Phyket
and Singapore. Express boats race over from Surat Thani
and regular vehicle ferries ply the seas from the deep sea ports
of Donsak and Kanom. There are VIP buses, air-conditioned
trains and minibuses coming from all over Thailand to the ports
around Surat Thani and Chumphon - in fact so many that the main
problem facing travelers is no longer " can we get to the
islands" but "what is the best way?". |
By
AIR
|| By RAIL
|| BY ROAD
|| By BOAT
| BANGKOK
TO/FROM SURAT THANI, SAMUI AND PHANGAN |
| There
are now dozens of bus companies operating between Bangkok and
Samui and the islands. Standard Air-conditioned buses leave
Bangkok's Southern bus terminus every day at
9:30, 20:00 and 22:30 to Surat Thani. Combination tickets
to the islands cost THB250 to 550 for
the ten hour journey, followed by a boattrip. VIP buses
are the best bet as you
have more leg room and the
seats recline almost to horizontal. Basic meals and
refreshments are also served throughout the journey.
There are
minibuses going from Kaosan road to connect with buses to the
south Terminal.
Songserm sell
combination bus and boat tickets and operate
a fleet of buses from the southern
bus terminal. Departing to Samui 17:00 and costing THB500;
departing to Phangan 17:00
costing THB550. From Kaosan Road - daily mini bus departs at
20:00 and arrives
in Chumphon at approximately 04:00. |
| Time
Table Airconditionbus Bangkok - Koh Samui |
| |
From
Bangkok |
To
Suratthani |
To
Koh Samui |
| VIP
Air-con bus |
07.00,
19.30 |
15.30,
06.00 |
17.30,
09.00 |
| Regular
air-con bus |
19.30,
20.00 |
06.00 |
09.00 |
| Air-con
bus |
19.30 |
05.00 |
09.00 |
| Air-con
bus |
20.30 |
05.00 |
09.00 |
| |
From
Koh Samui |
To
Suratthani |
To
Bangkok |
| VIP
Air-con bus |
08.00,
15.15, 16.00 |
10.30,
18.00, 20.00 |
21.00,
05.00 |
| Air-con
bus |
13.00 |
17.00 |
04.00 |
| Air-con
bus |
16.30 |
20.30 |
06.00 |
|
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|
Time
Table Aircondition Bus (Phantip 1970 Co., Ltd.) |
| SURATTHANI
- PHUKET |
PHUKET
- SURATTHANI |
| 07.00
AM. - 11.00 AM. |
08.00
AM - 12.00 PM |
| 10.30
AM - 14.30 AM |
10.00
AM - 14.00 PM |
| 13.30
PM - 17.30 PM |
12.00
PM - 19.45 PM |
| 15.30
AM - 19.30 PM |
15.45
PM - 19.45 PM |
| KOH
SAMUI - PHUKET |
PHUKET
- KOH SAMUI |
| 07.30
AM - 14.30 PM |
10.00
AM - 18.30 PM |
| KOH
SAMUI - HATYAI |
HATYAI
- KOH SAMUI |
| 07.30
AM - 15.00 PM |
08.00
AM - 16.00 PM |
| 11.30
AM - 19.30 PM |
10.40
AM - 19.00 PM |
| TRAIN
STN. - TOWN - KOH SAMUI |
SAMUI
- TOWN - TRAIN STN. - AIRPORT |
| 07.30
AM - 08.20 AM - 11.30 AM |
07.30
AM - 10.30 AM - 11.00 AM - 11.30 AM |
|
- 12.30 PM - 16.30 PM |
13.30
PM - 16.30 PM - 17.00 PM - 17.30 PM |
| TRAIN
STN. - TOWN - KOH PHANGAN |
PHANGAN
- TOWN - TRAIN STN. - AIRPORT |
| 08.00
AM - 08.20 AM - 12.30 PM |
07.00
AM - 10.30 AM - 11.00 AM - 11.30 AM |
|
- 12.30 PM - 16.30 PM |
13.00
PM - 16.30 PM - 17.00 PM - 17.30 PM |
|
- 15.30 PM - 19.30 PM |
|
|
Pantip
bus Co. : Tel 66-7642-1221 |
|
Songserm
: Tel 66-7628-5127 |
|
| |
| SURAT
THANI TO/FROM THE SOUTH |
| ฺีฺฺBuses
go from the Bus Station at Talaad Kaset II Market on Talaadmai
Road.
Surat Thani to :
- Chaiya (hourly; 1 hr)
- Chumphon (every 30min;
3hr)
- Hat Yai (2 daily; 5hr)
- Krabi (hourly; 3hr)
- Nakhon Si Thammarat (every
30min; 3hr)
- Narathiwat (2 daily; 7 hr)
- Phuket (11 daily; 5-6hr)
- Phunphin (every 10min;
30min)
- Ranong (17 daily; 4hr)
- Trang (2 daily; 3hr)
|
| BANGKOK
TO/FROM CHUMPHON/KOH TAO |
| Buses
also go from the southern bus terminal and the journey takes
seven-and-a-half hours. Air-con buses depart hourly 06:00 until
19:00 and cost THB245.
Minibuses depart from the
Kaosan Road at 20:00 every day and cost THB350, the journey
takes six-and-a-half hours. |
| CHUMPHON
TO/FROM THE SOUTH |
| Buses go
from the bus terminal on Thapao Road.
Chumphon to:
- Surat Thani (every 30 minutes; 3hr)
- Ranong (every 1 hr; 2 hr)
|
| Suwannatee
Tours: tel 66-7751-1422 |
| Chokanan
Tours: Tel. 66-7755-1757 |
For other destinations
not listed here, please kindly contact Nancy at
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