Take the Night Train (Sleeper with Fan) to Suratthani. You can get Joint Tickets until
Koh Phangan. The main provider is always Songserm. You can get joint tickets via Suratthani or via Chumpon. You may also stop in Chumpon
and take the way with the boat over Koh Tao instead to go down to Surat and
taking the boat over Koh Samui (through Anthong Marine National Park) to Koh
Phangan. Because you have to come to Koh Phangan for a real hideaway anyway.
Koh Tao is very small and often full, nice to snorkel. Koh Samui is very beautiful
and mellow. Good for to buy a western magazine or good bread, bud already very
simple-minded tourist, means 08/15. Anyway, Koh Samui is worth a trip and the
food in the resorts is delicious. You will still find very special places all
over the island. I still love it. In Koh Samui the Tourist comes allready in
group tours. Not so in Koh Phangan. Everybody find his way allone.
Price:
700 Baht Phangan - BKK (incl. Boat)
By
Plain (the easy way)
Take a Taxi
to the Domestic Airport (Tickets are available, better buy at Khaosan or so.) Bangkok Airways fly's almost every hour to Koh Samui. The flight takes
1 h and 10 min, or 50 min. with a Jet. Koh Samui Airport is in my opinion the
nicest Airport in the world.
Price:
6'000 Baht BKK-Samui
BKK-Suratthani 3'500 Baht
By
Aircon Bus (the budget way)
Just book
and buy a joint ticket (not to smoke) to Koh Phangan. Departure mostly in the
evening. They are collecting travelers with mini bus from all over the city
and the bus leave outside somewhere. In Suratthani, they bring you straight
to the Pier, to the Boat (still the same company). Leaving BKK 18:00 h arriving
Koh Phangan next day about 12:30.
Price:
330 - 700 Baht
FROM THE SOUTH
A
good start from the south is PENANG (Malaysia) if you traveling from the south Oz or so ;-)) get your Minibus ticket there!
In
Penang you find all the Booking Shops for Koh Phangan and all other Places.
With Mini Bus you go to the "Jail like" (malay side)
the Border Malasya/Thailand at Pedang Besar in Had Yai you will change the Mini
Bus and heading for Suratthani. When you leave early morning in Penang you will
catch the evening boat to Koh Phangan. Joint Tickets available!
Price: ca. 600 Baht by Holliday Tours, Suratthani
an
easy place is the Swiss Hotel in the Chulia Street 431/F in Georgtown (262 01
33)
- the Waldorf Hotel is good value to!
http://www.penangnet.com/sdmotel/
http://www.penangnet.com/eng-aun/
In Penang look or ask for Jim's Travel at the Chulia Street, to purchase the ticket to Suratthani (Donsak Pier). http://jimsplace-penang.com/ phone Office +6016-6536963, Mobile +6017-4460644, blackangel90@hotmail.com |