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As Surat Thani is the largest province in southern Thailand and the primary launching point for boats to Koh Samui, Surat Thani is well serviced by air, bus, and train. There are numerous ways of getting to Surat Thani. A well organized system of transfers takes you from one mode of transportation to the next in order to get you to your ultimate destination.
Getting to Surat Thani by Bus There are all sorts of aircon buses from Bangkok in the price range of 400 to 900 Baht, leaving from the Southern Bus Terminal Sai Tai. From all major towns in the south of Thailand direct buses are available for Surat Thani.
Getting to Surat Thani By Bus Air-conditioned busses depart from Bangkok's Southern Bus Terminal to Surat Thani Province everyday. For more information call the southern Bus Terminal tel: 02-4345557-8 or visit www.transport.co.th
From Surat Thani there are three bus stations from which busses depart: Talad Kaset 1 has bus service for travel within Surat Thani province; Talad Kaset 2: has busses and minivans for destinations farther away, including Krabi, Phuket, and Hat Yai; and the New Station is for air-conditioned buses to Bangkok.
Getting to Surat Thani by Train Trains leave Bangkok's Hua Lumphong Railway Station 10 times daily from 12 p.m. until 10.50 p.m. The trip takes approximately 12-13 hours.
Ask for the train from Bangkok to Phun Phin, the closest station to Surat Thani City, located 13km away.
A bus service between the station and the town is available as are tuk tuks and songtaews that service the ferry piers. For further details, please call 1690, 02-2237010, or visit www.railway.co.th
Surat Thani Train Station (สถานีรถไฟสุราษฏร์ธานี) (SuratThani)
ต.ท่าข้าม อ.พุนพิน จ.สุราษฎร์ธานี 84130 Tel.: 1690,077-311213 or 077-311963
Flughafen Surat Thani
Der Surat Thani Airport be-findet sich neben dem H41 in Richtung Norden (Chumphon) am KM156.
By Plane Thai Airways and Thai AirAsia have daily flights connecting Bangkok and Surat Thani. The flight time is approximately 70 minutes. Many consider the budget flight on AirAsia to Surat Thani a money saving alternative to more expensive flights directly to Koh Samui, though visitors should be aware that with transfers from Surat Thani airport to the pier and the boat ride to Koh Samui, the entire journey can take upwards of a full day.
Die Fluglinien Thai Airways, Nok Air und Air Asia bieten tägliche Flüge von Bangkok nach Surat Thani.
Die Fluggesellschaft Bangkok Airways fliegt täglich von Bangkok nach Koh Samui.
Covers Bangkok to Nakhon Si Thammarat,Phuket and Trang.
Don Mueang International Airport 3rd Floor, Terminal 1. 222 Vibhavadi Rangsit Rd., Airport Sub District, Don Mueang District, Bangkok 10210 Tel.: 02-9009955 or 1318