How do I get from Surat Thani to Donsak Pier?
Local Bus, bus via Don Sak Rajah Ferry Pier • 2h 59m
- Take the Local Bus from Surat Thani station to Surathani Talad Kaset Station Orange Bus.
- Take the bus from Suratthani to Don Sak Rajah Ferry Pier.
How do you get to Donsak Pier?
To reach Donsak Pier, you can take the bus, ferry, taxi or tuk-tuk depends on where you are from. Tourists and locals from Koh Tao, Koh Phangan and Koh Samui can go to Surat Thani by using the bus and ferry service such as Songserm Ferry that will terminate at Donsak Pier.
How long is the ferry from Donsak to Koh Samui?
around 1 hour
The Donsak Koh Samui ferry route connects Thailand with Koh Samui Island and is currently operated by 2 ferry companies. The Songserm service runs up to 14 times per week with a sailing duration of around 1 hour while the Lomprayah High Speed Ferries service runs up to 3 times per day with a duration from 45 min.
How do I get from Surat Thani Airport to Koh Phangan?
There are currently three companies operating direct services from Koh Phangan to Surat Thani Airport: (1) Raja Car Ferry Company, (2) Lomprayah High Speed Ferry Company and (3) Phantip Travel. The fastest service takes 3 hours 30 minutes, and the slowest takes 5 hours.
How long is the ferry from Donsak to Koh Phangan?
around 2 hours 30 minutes
The Donsak Koh Phangan ferry route connects Thailand with Koh Phangan Island. Currently there is just the 1 ferry company operating this ferry service, Seatran Discovery. The crossing operates up to 14 times each week with sailing durations from around 2 hours 30 minutes.
Can you take your car to Koh Samui?
By Car and Ferry From Bangkok you can travel to Koh Samui by car, which takes 9 – 12 hours. You should depart from Bangkok not after 6 a.m. because the last ferry time is 7 p.m. This option consumes over half of your day, but that shouldn’t be a problem for roadtrip lovers like us.
Can you take a car to Koh Phangan?
Decision to arrive to Koh Phangan with a vehicle will narrow your options to few. There is only one company, Raja Ferry that delivers vehicles from Surat Thani to Koh Phangan. The ferry does not use the pier inside Surat Thani. This pier is small and serves only the small night boat.
Can you fly to Koh Phangan?
Surat Thani airport is the closest airport to the Phangan island on the mainland of Thailand. To get to the island you have to take a bus to Donsac pier and then a ferry to Koh Phangan. The whole trip will take around 4.5 hours and 15 dollars.
How do I get from Surat Thani to Koh Phangan?
There is only one way how you can arrive to Koh Phangan from Surat Thani – by ferry, boat/catamaran. But you can travel by van/bus from Surat Thani town, airport or train station + ferry to Koh Phangan. Travel by van/bus + ferry from Surat Thani town to Koh Phangan takes about 3.5-7.5 hours.
Which is better Koh Samui or Khao Lak?
Both Samui and khao lak is rather different. Khao lak so mainland whereas koh Samui ( koh, ko in Thai mean island) is small island. Khao lak offers more things and easy access both mainland and water base activity. Samui as its small island there for offers less things/activity on land then Khao lak.
Is there a car ferry to Koh Samui?
Koh Samui is connected to mainland with Car Ferry services throughout the year. Seatran Ferry and Raya Ferry operate hourly departure from their piers in Don Sak in direction Samui from 05:00 till 19:00 every day of year. The boat trip takes about an hour and a half or so depending on the sea conditions.