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GETTING TO KOH PHANGAN
Koh Phangan is about 2 1/2 hours from Surat Thani
Province and 45 minutes from Koh Samui Island by boat. There are ferries
between Suratthani, Samui and Phangan. You can also go by a speed-boat
from Bophut pier on Samui. Buy your ticket at any travel agency. Try to
book a bungalow or room in advance. There are a lot of people staying
overnight so it can be difficult to get a bungalow in the early morning.
 Boat
Services to Koh Phangan
(Schedules and fares mentioned here are subject to change without notice.
Please contact boat companies or TAT offices in Surat Thani and Ko Samui for
current information.)
Don Sak - Koh Phangan
Racha Ferry operates ferry services from Don Sak pier (40 kilometers from
Surat Thani town) to Ko Pha-ngan daily at 7 a.m.,10 a.m., 2 p.m. and 5.30 p.m. It takes
2.30 hours for the journey. Bus services from Surat
Thani town or Surat Thani Railway Station to Don Sak are available.
Surat Thani - Koh Phangan
Songserm Rungrueang Co. Ltd operates express boat services. The boats depart
from Lamphun pier (10 kilometers from Surat Thani) to Ko Pha-ngan daily at
8 a.m. It takes 3 hours for the journey. Bus services
to the pier are available.
Visitors can obtain more information from the following offices of Songserm
Rungrueang Co. Ltd: Bangkok office Tel: 0-2280-7897, Surat Thani Office Tel:
0-7728-5124-6, Ko Samui office Tel: 0 -7742-1316-9, 0-7742-0163, Ko Pha-ngan
office Tel: 0-7737 -7096.
A nighttime boat departs from Surat Thani’s Ban Don pier to Ko Pha-ngan
daily at 11 p.m. It takes 6 hours for the journey.
Koh Samui - Koh Phangan
Songserm Rungrueang Co. Ltd’s express boats depart from Ko Samui’s Na Thon
pier 2 times daily at 9 a.m., 11 a.m. It takes 45 minutes for the journey.
A catamaran leaves Ko Samui’s Mae Nam pier at 8 a.m. and 12a.m.The
journey takes 30 minutes.
Ordinary boats leave Ko Samui’s Phra Yai pier at 9.30 a.m.,11.40
a.m. 2.30 p.m. and 5.30
p.m. and proceed to Ko Pha-ngan’s Rin Nai beach. It takes 50 minutes
for the journey.
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