Please arrange your travel plans so that you arrive in Koh Phangan no later than the day prior to the course start date and leave again the day after the end date. Please book your flight to arrive at Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) in Bangkok. From here there are several options:
Between Bangkok and Koh Samui, there are many daily services run by Bangkok Airways. Flying time is about 50 minutes. Once you arrive in Samui you need to take a ferry from Koh Samui to Koh Phangan, for about 300 THB one way.
Once you arrive on the island, pick up taxis are available from the pier. Please inform the taxi to drive you to booked accommodation. Taxis are approximately 200 THB per person.
From Bangkok, you can also fly first to Surat Thani Airport (URT). Air Asia flies from Bangkok (DMK) to Surat Thani daily, flying time is about 50 minutes. The transfer from Surat Thani Airport (URT) to Donsak ferry port is by coach or taxi and takes about 90 minutes. Tickets can be bought at the airport. At Donsak, you transfer to the Raja Ferry to Koh Phangan, which takes three hours. Whilst the overall journey is longer than flying directly to Koh Samui, it can be cheaper to fly via Surat Thani, depending on the time of year.
Once you arrive on the island, pick up taxis are available from the pier. Please inform the taxi to drive you to booked accommodation. Taxis are approximately 200 THB per person.
There are many bus services from Bangkok to Koh Phangan. Most of these are sleeper buses. They can be booked from travel agencies in Bangkok or by going to the central bus station (Sia Thai). The journey takes about ten hours to Donsak, the ferry port for boats going to Koh Phangan. From Donsak, the journey takes around three hours to Koh Phangan. Usually, the ferry is included in the price of the bus.
Once you arrive on the island, pick up taxis are available from the pier. Please inform the taxi to drive you to booked accommodation. Taxis are approximately 200 THB per person.
Trains leave Bangkok several times daily, the journey time is about 12 hours. Sleeping booths are available for some services. Leaving the train at Surat Thani, the transfer by coach or taxi from Surat Thani station to Donsak pier takes about one hour. From Donsak, the ferry journey takes three hours to Koh Phangan. There are two companies that run luxury coach services from Bangkok to Chumphon, which takes about six hours. At Chumphon, you transfer to a large express boat that stops at Koh Tao before arriving at Koh Phangan. The boat journey from Chumphon to Koh Phangan takes about three hours.
Once you arrive on the island pick up taxis are available from the pier. Please inform the taxi to drive you to booked accommodation. Taxis are approximately 200 THB per person. If you need more information on how to get to Koh Phangan, please contact us, we’ll be happy to assist you!
