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From Bangkok to Koh Samui


By air
Bangkok Airways flies from Bangkok to Ko Samui 13 times daily. The flight takes about one hour and 10 minutes. It also offers daily flights between Phuket and Samui.
For more information, call its Bangkok office, 0 2229 3456, 0 2229 3434, Samui office, 0 7742 2512 - 9 or Samui Airport Office 0 7724 5601-8.




By bus
Air-con and non-air-con buses leave Bangkok's Southern Bus Terminal for Surat Thani several times daily. The trip takes about 11 hours. For further information, call 0 2435 1199, 0 2435 1200 (air-con), 0 2434 5557 - 8 (non-air-con).

By car
From Bangkok, take Highway 4 (Buddha Monthon Road) through Phetchaburi, Chumphon and then drive on to Highways 41 and 401 to Surat Thani. From Surat Thani, visitors can take their cars to Ko Samui through a vehicle ferry at Donsak pier. The trip takes 1.30 hours.

By trail
Several trains leave Bangkok's Hualamphong Station for Surat Thani daily. The trip takes about 12 hours. The train/ bus/ ferry combination tickets are also available.
For more information, call Hualamphong Railway Station, 0 2223 7010,
0 2223 7020.

Bangkok - Suratthani

Departures

Arriving

No.

Type of Cars
07.45 16.20 43 Special Express Diesel Railcar
13.00 01.00 171 Rapid Train
14.45 01.34 35 Special Express
15.15 02.15 37 Special Express
15.50 03.32 169 Rapid Train
17.05 04.00 83 Express Train
17.35 05.00 173 Rapid Train
18.20 06.10 167 Rapid Train
19.15 06.50 85 Express Train
22.50 08.00 39 Special Express Diesel Railcar
Suratthani - Bangkok

Departures

Arriving

No.

Type of Cars
20.15 05.35 44 Special Express Diesel Railcar
11.05 20.40 40 Special Express Diesel Railcar
16.43 05.00 174 Rapid Train
17.26 05.20 86 Express Train
20.15 05.354 42 Rapid Train
17.49 06.05 168 Rapid Train
20.33 07.55 172 Rapid Train
21.08 08.35 84 Express Train
21.25 09.25 170 Rapid Train
22.26 09.35 38 Special Express
23.06 09.55 36 Special Express

From Surat Thani to Ko Samui


Express boat

An express ferry boat of Songserm Travel departs from Tha Thong pier in Surat Thani at 08.00 a.m. and arrives at Na Thon pier in Samui at 10.30 a.m. every day. For the return trip, the boat leaves Na Thon at 02.00 p.m. and reaches Tha Thong at 04.30 p.m.
Express boats of Seatran Express operate three times a day between Ban Don - Ko Samui. Departure times are 07.00 a.m., 12.30 p.m. and 02.30 p.m. The trip takes two hours.

Ferry boat of Seatran

Seatran ferry, which can accommodate 60 cars and 400 passengers, travel several trips per day between Don Sak (Surat Thani) and Ko Samui, from 05.00 - 17.00 hours. The trip takes about 1.30 hours.

Night ferry

A slow night ferry leaves Ban Don pier nightly at 11 p.m. and reaches Na Thon at Samui around 5 a.m. (6 hours). For the return trip, the boat leaves Na Thon at 09.00 p.m. and arrives at Ban Don at 04.00 a.m. (7 hours).