[fizzer2007]

Hi all - newbie here with 3 weeks planned in Thailand doing a bit of a tour to get a flavour of Phuket, Koh Samui and Pattaya. I have booked 4 nights in Phuket but was thinking of taking overnight sleeper to Surit Thani then getting bus to Phuket.

I know this takes about 6 hours, has anyone done it? Is it ok or a bit grim?

I'm looking at booking 6 nights in Koh Samui afterwards and quite fancied getting there by boat from Surit Thani which means going back on that bus trip.

I would fly from Koh Samui up to Pattaya and then bus back into BKK.

However, if I decided to stay in Koh Samui, could I get on a flight back to BKK while I'm there or would that be booked up?

Any comments welcome.