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Nowadays, it is much faster and easier to get to Koh Tao, than earlier.
island is located around 85
kilometers away from Chumphon port, 45
km from Koh Phangan, 65 km from Koh Samui,
and 120 km from Suratthani. thus most
travelers choose to start from Chumphon, where they could board large
speedboat to the island within 2 hours. Some sea transportation
companies even make it easier to go there by including the bus trip from
Bangkok to Chumphon into the program. by this way it is much faster and
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Travel in Thailand - Getting to Koh Tao |
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From Bangkok - Bus
Route: Bangkok - Chumphon
Buses from the main Southern
Bus Terminal in Bangkok ("sai dai") leave every hour from
6am - 10pm. The journey takes around 8-9 hours.
From Bangkok -
Train
Route:
Bangkok - Chumphon
The far
better alternative is to take the overnight
Sleeper-Train from Hualumphong Station in Bangkok. For
around $US 10 you will get your own bed, a food
cart/menu and can stretch your legs whenever you feel
like it.
If you
leaving before 7.30pm, you will arrive in Chumphon
in time to catch all the boats to Koh Tao.
Boat Timetables
Route:
Chumphon - Koh Tao
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Ko Jaroen Car
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Route: Koh Tao - Chumphon
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Ko Jaroen
Car Ferry (Tues, Thurs. & Sat.) |
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Koh Samui - Koh Tao
Boat Timetable
Route:
Koh Samui - Koh Tao
Route: Koh Tao - Koh Samui
Koh Phangan - Koh Tao
Boat Timetable
Route: Koh Phangan - Koh Tao
Route: Koh Tao - Koh Phangan
Surat Thani - Koh Tao
Boat Timetable
Route: Surat Thani - Koh Tao
Route: Koh Tao - Surat Thani
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