Phuket Thailand

Swishtz · #1 09-07-2004, 16:41

Hi a friend of mine is going to Phuket shortly - anyone know the best way to get from Phuket to Samui and how long it takes. Id assume Bus to Surat Thani and then boat, just dont know costs and timings ?

Nicke · #2 09-07-2004, 17:05

Just take a bus to Surat Thani from the bus station in Phuket City, I think there is a bus every hour and cost about 200 baht and the ride take 5 hours. Ferry is about 60 baht and take one hour.

I dont know exact prices but in that price range.

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Originally Posted by Swishtz

Hi a friend of mine is going to Phuket shortly - anyone know the best way to get from Phuket to Samui and how long it takes. Id assume Bus to Surat Thani and then boat, just dont know costs and timings ?

stevem · #3 09-07-2004, 17:10

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Originally Posted by Swishtz

Hi a friend of mine is going to Phuket shortly - anyone know the best way to get from Phuket to Samui and how long it takes. Id assume Bus to Surat Thani and then boat, just dont know costs and timings ?

Why not just fly

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LivinLOS · #4 09-07-2004, 17:12

If he is on a short vacation perhaps time is more important than money..

Flights from Phuket to Samui are easy with Thai air but not yet direct with air Asia tho you could of course do HKT BKK Samui at 500 each flight..

Swishtz · #5 09-07-2004, 17:35

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Originally Posted by LivinLOS

If he is on a short vacation perhaps time is more important than money..

Flights from Phuket to Samui are easy with Thai air but not yet direct with air Asia tho you could of course do HKT BKK Samui at 500 each flight..

I didnt know u could fly direct in from Phuket - thought Bangkok Air had the monopoply on Samui airport ? Any ideas on flight prices

Swishtz · #6 09-07-2004, 17:38

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Originally Posted by Swishtz

I didnt know u could fly direct in from Phuket - thought Bangkok Air had the monopoply on Samui airport ? Any ideas on flight prices

Aha found it thanks, on front page of BKK Airlnes site they dont have it as an option its deeper in the site

Thanks

r3aps · #7 10-07-2004, 01:44

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Originally Posted by Nicke

Just take a bus to Surat Thani from the bus station in Phuket City, I think there is a bus every hour and cost about 200 baht and the ride take 5 hours. Ferry is about 60 baht and take one hour.

I dont know exact prices but in that price range.

are you sure it takes 1 hour by ferry to koh samui?i thought it took 35 mins to fly
steve

sting · #8 10-07-2004, 02:04

hi
from Surat Thani is it a ca 90min ferry trip to Nathon.
The bus ride from bangkok to Surat Thani is about 10 hours

stevem · #9 10-07-2004, 07:57

If your taking the bus from Phuket, I believe that they take you down to the wharf at Donsak, which is about another 1 hours drive south of Surat Thani.

I was living on Samui, we used to use the Donsak ferry to come to Surat Thani for shopping. One tip though, dont look too hard at the ferry, particularly if your a marine engineer.