Directory of services in Samui
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Koh Samui transport
Air
The airport of Koh Samui is privately owned by Bangkok Airways. The company has a monopoly on flights to Koh Samui and charges accordingly. Hourly flights to and from Bangkok cost 3, 500 Baht one way.
- Bangkok Airways (Samui – Chaweng Office)
- 54/4 Moo 3, Tambon Bo Phud, Koh Samui, Suratthani 84320.
Ticket reservation: 66 (077) 422 234/512 9 - Bangkok Airways (Airport Office)
- 99 Moo 4, Tambon Bo Phud, Koh Samui, Suratthani 84320.
Tel: 66 (077) 245 600-8, 66 (077) 425 011
Bus
There is always the option to travel from Bangkok to Suratthani and to take local means of transport from there to Koh Samui. There are three different types of airconditioned buses leaving daily from the Southern Bus Terminal in Bangkok to Suratthani. Departure times for the VIP bus: 7pm and 7.30pm. For the blue Standard 1 Bus: 9am, 9.30am and 8pm. The orange Standard 2 Bus departs at 9.30am and 8.45pm.
Travellers can also reach Koh Samui by bus from Bangkok (loaded onto a ferry at Don Sak). Bangkok-Koh Samui buses leave from the Bangkok Southern Bus Terminal every day at 19.30. Travel duration is about 13 hours. The Southern Bus Terminal in Bangkok is on Pinklao-Nakomchaisri Rd., Talingchan, tel: 4351199.
Songserm Rungrueang Co., Ltd. operates bus services from Bangkok to Samui daily at 5 p.m. The bus arrives the next day in Ko Samui at 11 a.m.
Rail
Trains depart from Bangkok’s Hua Lamphong Railway Station 10 times every day from 12 noon-10.50 p.m. The duration of the journey is about 13 hours. For more information please phone: 02 233 762, 02 247 788.
Surat Thani’s Phun Pin Railway Station is 12 kilometres from town. A bus service between the station and the town is provided. For information please phone: 0 77 311 213
Ferries and boats
40 Kilometers from the Town of Surat Thani is the Don Sak pier. From here Racha Ferry provides services to Koh Samui seven times every day. The ferry operates from 8.00am to 7pm. The trip takes about one and a half hour. For more details and/or up-to-date information please phone Racha Ferry: 0 7737 1151, 0 7737 1026 (Don Sak office) or 0 7742 3026 (Samui office)
Surat Thani - Ko Samui. Songserm Rungrueang Co, Ltd provides express boat services from Suratthani to Koh Samui. The boats leave from Surat Thani every day at 8 am. Duration of the trip is two and a half hours. A nighttime boat leaves Ban Don pier (in Suratthani Town) at 11 pm every day. The journey to Koh Samui takes about six hours.
(Schedules mentioned here are subject to change without notice. Please contact boat companies or TAT office (Tel: 0 7728 8818 9) in Suratthani for up-to-date information)
Transport on Samui Island
Cars and motorcycles can be hired in any village on Koh Samui. Please bear in mind that the accident rate in Thailand is one of the world’s highest and therefore be extra warned and careful when driving on the island.
Public transport, buses, tuk tuks and taxis are widely available on Koh Samui.
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