How To Get There
Distances
From Amphoe Muang (Surat Thani Town) To Other Districts :
Ban
Na Doem 50 km
Ban Na San 41 km
Ban Ta Khun 71 km
Chai Buri 112 km
Chaiya 68 km
Don Sak 61 km
Kanchanadit 18 km
Khian Sa 61 km
Khiri
Ratthanikhom 55 km
Ko Pha-ngan 100 km
Ko Samui 84 km
Phanom 80 km
Phra Saeng 68 km
Phunphin 12 km
Tha Chana 78 km
Tha Chang 37 km
Wiang Sa 68 km
Vibhavadi 70 km
Car Surat
Thani can be most conveniently reached by car from Bangkok by taking Highway No.
4 to Chumphon via Phetchaburi and Prachuap Khiri Khan, and thence onto Highway
No. 41 and Highway No. 401.
Bus
Air-conditioned
buses, varying in 3 types, depart from Bangkok's Southern Bus Terminal to Surat
Thani everyday at the following times: VIP
Bus: 7 p.m. and 7.30 p.m. Standard
1 Bus (blue colour): 9 a.m., 9.30 a.m., 8 p.m. and 8.30 p.m. Standard
2 Bus (orange colour): 9.30 a.m. and 8.45 p.m. Train
Trains
leave Bangkok's Hua Lamphong Railway Station 10 times daily from 12 noon-10.50
p.m. The trip takes approximately 13 hours. For further details, please call 1690,
0 2223 7010, 0 2223 7020 or visit www.srt.or.th. Surat
Thani Railway Station is 12 kilometres from town. A bus service between the station
and the town is available. Air
Thai
Airways has 2 daily flights connecting Bangkok with Surat Thani, with flying time
being 70 minutes. For more information, contact their Bangkok office at tel. 1566,
0 2280 0060, 0 2628 2000 or view their website at |