Your Travel Guide to Thailand
All information & tips to prepare your trip in Thailand
How to get to and from Surat Thani?
How to get to Surat Thani ?
To go to Surat Thani, you can take the plane, the train or the bus. VIP or public buses leave regularly from Southern Bus Terminal of Bangkok (Sai Tai Mai). The journey by train is very long but we recommend you to take a sleeper in a night train. The atmosphere of night trains in Thailand is great ! But be sure to book in advance to get your sleeper. You can buy tickets online on this website. From Koh Tao, Koh Samui and Koh Samui islands, you can reach Surat Thani by ferry or boat (be carefull valuable things are often stolen from the luggage in the bus during the ferry trip).Taxis / cars / vans with driver to Surat Thani
Direct trains to Surat Thani
Only the most popular train routes are listed here. For more complete results, use the detailed train search.
IMPORTANT: Bangkok's new Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal Station is now the main station, but some trains still depart from and arrive at Hua Lamphong Station, so if you take a train from Bangkok, double-check your departure station! For more information about the new station, download this guide.
Main night trains to get to Surat Thani
Domestic flights to Surat Thani
Buses and minivans to Surat Thani
Please note: many buses can only be booked 30 days before departure, so they will not appear in our booking partner's results if you search earlier.
Boats and ferries to Surat Thani
Leaving from Surat Thani ?
From Surat Thani, same choice. Ferry or boat to Koh Samui, Koh Phangan and Koh Tao (be carefull valuable things are often stolen from the luggage in the bus during the ferry trip), plane or train to go back to Bangkok and bus which offers more possible destinations.Surat Thani train station is located in Phuphin, 10 km from Surat. Night trains are the best train option to go back to Bangkok but book your sleeper in advance to be sure to get one. You can buy tickets online on this website. Local bus number 3 goes from Bus Terminal to Train Station.
Cities you can reach by train from Surat Thani
Only the most popular train routes are listed here. For more complete results, use the detailed train search.
IMPORTANT: Bangkok's new Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal Station is now the main station, but some trains still depart from and arrive at Hua Lamphong Station, so if you take a train from Bangkok, double-check your departure station! For more information about the new station, download this guide.
Main night trains to leave from Surat Thani
Domestic flights from Surat Thani
Buses and minivans from Surat Thani
Please note: many buses can only be booked 30 days before departure, so they will not appear in our booking partner's results if you search earlier.
Boats and ferries from Surat Thani
Transportation in Thailand
Travelling by train in Thailand
The train is the cheapest way to travel in Thailand, especially in 3rd class. It is also where you get the closest to local people – an amazing experience...
Domestic flights in Thailand
Flying around Thailand is often not much more expensive than taking the bus, especially with the many special offers, and it is so much faster!
Travelling by bus in Thailand
The train doesn't go everywhere in Thailand and doesn't serve some of the destinations tourists love. But by bus, you can get almost anywhere in the country...
Boats to the islands of Thailand
Thailand has a great many islands with beautiful beaches, and apart from Koh Samui and Phuket, the boat is the only way to get there.
