Day combo or night boat
By day, the combined bus-and-ferry tickets via Donsak are simple and plentiful - catamaran if you value speed, car ferry if you're driving or the sea is up. After dark, the Surat night boat remains the time-honoured way to wake up at Thong Sala with the sunrise.
Transport
Tickets & connections
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Route at a glance
Surat Thani to Koh Phangan
- Bus + ferry via Donsak: 3½-4½ hours total
- Lomprayah catamaran: about 1¼ hours on the water
- Raja car ferry: about 2½ hours, takes vehicles
- Night boat from town: about 7 hours to Thong Sala
Good to know
Good to know
- Full Moon weeks sell out southern boats too - book like everyone else, early.
- Airport arrivals: joined-up airport-bus-ferry tickets exist - one booking, three legs.
- The last day sailings leave Donsak mid-afternoon; later arrivals mean the night boat.
- Thong Sala taxis quote per person - agree totals before loading bags.