Ferry to Koh Phangan
Ferry to Koh Phangan - General Information
Since Koh Phangan is an island – using a ferry as part of your trip is unavoidable. Access to Koh Phangan by ferry is possible from Koh Samui, Chumphon and Surat Thani. Getting to Koh Samui, Chumphon or Surat Thani can be achieved by bus, by train or by flight.
1. The Ferry from Surat Thani. This service is provided by 4 companies:
Ferry to Koh Phangan - Songserm Ferry
a. Songserm Express Boat: leaves from Surat Thani jetty twice a day: at 8:00 and at 14:00. The trip to Koh Phangan (via Koh Samui) lasts about 4 hours.
Ferry to Koh Phangan - Raja Ferry
b. Raja Ferry: this car ferry leaves from Donsak (50 min. bus from Surat Thani) and goes directly to Koh Phangan. The trip takes 2.5 hours.
Ferry to Koh Phangan - Seatran Ferry
c. Seatran Ferry: leaves either from Donsak or from Surat Thani jetty. The trip to Koh Phangan (via Koh Samui) lasts 3 – 3.5 hours.
d. The Night Boat, which leaves at 11.00 pm from Surat Thani and arrives in Koh Phangan at 6:00.
Ferry to Koh Phangan - Lompraya Ferry
2. The Ferry from Chumphon. Lomprayah provides this service, and you can buy a joint bus ticket to Bangkok.
3. The Ferry from Koh Samui. 5 companies provide this service: Songserm Express Boat, Lomprayah, Phangan Cruiser, Seatran Ferry and Haad Rin Queen. Songserm Express Boat, Lomprayah, Phangan Cruiser and Seatran Ferry run to Thong Sala, while Haad Rin Queen operates the only ferry service direct to Haad Rin. The last ferry leaves Koh Samui at 17:30, but since it is not too far from Koh Phangan you can always take a private speedboat.
Before I finish, there’re two tips I like to share with people who suffer of seasickness:
1. The shortest ferry trip to Koh Phangan is from Koh Samui (50 min.). This is highly recommended.
2. Try to find a place on the deck, if it’s possible – on the front part of the deck, close to the bow. The boat is swaying less in this part.
Useful information
Bus and Ferry by Lomprayah Company: Bangkok - Koh Phangan
| Koh Samui | Koh Phangan | Koh Tao | Chumphon | Hua Hin | Bahgkok |
| 08:00 | 08:30 | 10:00 | 13:00 | 16:40 | 20:00 |
| 12:00 | 12:30 | 14:30 | 17:00 | 21:10 | 00:30 |
Bus and Ferry by Lomprayah Company: Koh Phangan - Bangkok
| Bahgkok | Hua Hin | Chumphon | Koh Tao | Koh Phangan | Koh Samui |
| 06:00 | 08:30 | 13:00 | 15:00 | 16:00 | 16:20 |
| 21:00 | 00:00 | 07:00 | 09:30 | 11:00 | 11:20 |
Lomprayah
Tel. 077-238412
Ferry by Raja Ferry: Donsak - Koh Phangan
| Departure | Arrival |
| 07:00 | 09:30 |
| 10:00 | 12:30 |
| 14:00 | 16:30 |
| 16:00 | 18:30 |
| 17:30 | 20:00 |
Ferry by Raja Ferry: Koh Phangan - Donsak
| Departure | Arrival |
| 06:00 | 08:30 |
| 07:00 | 09:30 |
| 10:00 | 12:30 |
| 13:00 | 15:30 |
| 17:00 | 19:30 |
Raja Ferry
Tel. in Donsak 077-471151, Tel. in Koh Phangan 077-377452
Ferry by Seatran Car Ferry to Koh Phangan
| Surat Thani | Donsak | Koh Samui | Koh Phangan |
| 08:00 | 09:30 | 11:30 | 12:30 |
| 15:30 | 17:00 | 18:30 | 19:30 |
Ferry by Seatran Car Ferry from Koh Phangan
| Koh Phangan | Koh Samui | Donsak | Surat Thani |
| 06:00 | 07:30 | 08:30 | 09:30 |
| 13:00 | 14:30 | 16:00 | 17:00 |
Seatran
Tel. 077-238129, 077-238079
Ferry by Songserm Express to Koh Phangan
| Surat Thani | Koh Samui | Koh Phangan | Koh Tao |
| 08:00 | 11:00 | 12:00 | 13:30 |
| 14:00 | 16:50 | 17:45 |
Ferry by Songserm Express from Koh Phangan
| Koh Tao | Koh Phangan | Koh Samui | Surat Thani |
| 07:00 | 07:45 | 11:00 | |
| 10:00 | 12:00 | 12:45 | 16:00 |
Songserm Express
Tel. 077-377704
Night Boat from Surat Thani to Koh Phangan
| Surat Thani | Koh Phangan |
| 23:00 | 6:00 |
Night Boat from Koh Phangan to Surat Thani
| Koh Phangan | Surat Thani |
| 22:00 | 4:00 |
Songserm Express
Tel. 077-377704
Boat by Seatran Discovery Boat: Koh Samui - Koh Phangan - Koh Tao
| Koh Samui | Koh Phangan | Koh Tao |
| 08:00 | 08:30 | 09:30 |
| 12:00 | 12:30 | 13:30 |
Boat by Seatran Discovery Boat: Koh Tao - Koh Phangan - Koh Samui
| Koh Tao | Koh Phangan | Koh Samui |
| 09:30 | 10:30 | 11:00 |
| 15:00 | 16:00 | 16:30 |
Seatran
Tel. 077-238129, 077-238079
Boat by Phangan Gruise: Koh Samui - Koh Phangan - Koh Tao
| Koh Tao | Koh Phangan |
| 09:20 | 10:50 |
| 15:30 | 17:30 |
| Koh Tao | Koh Samui (Maeam Pier) |
| 09:30 | 11:30 |
| Koh Phangan | Koh Samui |
| 11:00 | 11:30 |
| Koh Samui (Maeam Pier) | Koh Phangan |
| 12:00 | 12:30 |
| Koh Samui (Maeam Pier) | Koh Tao |
| 12:00 | 14:00 |
| Koh Phangan | Koh Tao |
| 12:30 | 14:00 |
| 11:30 | 13:30 |
Boat by Seatran Discovery Boat: Koh Tao - Koh Phangan - Koh Samui
| Koh Tao | Koh Phangan | Koh Samui |
| 09:30 | 10:30 | 11:00 |
| 15:00 | 16:00 | 16:30 |
Phangan Cruise
Tel. 077-238472, 077-377274
Ferry by Haad Rin Queen : Koh Samui - Koh Phangan (Haad Rin)
| Departure | Arrival |
| 10:30 | 11:20 |
| 13:00 | 13:50 |
| 16:00 | 16:50 |
| 18:30 | 19:20 |
Ferry by Haad Rin Queen : Koh Phangan (Haad Rin) - Koh Samui
| Departure | Arrival |
| 09:30 | 10:20 |
| 11:40 | 12:30 |
| 14:30 | 15:20 |
| 17:30 | 18:20 |
Raja Ferry
Tel. 077-375113
