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I have flown down to Hat Yal a few times, I use the free airport shuttle between the two airports. Takes about an hour.
Bangkok to Koh Tao | Train times & tickets
The best way to travel overland from Bangkok to Koh Tao is to book a sleeper seat on a train from Bangkok to Chumphon then take a joint bus and ferry service to Koh Tao.
www.thailandtrains.com
If the schedule is still valid then Train 167 is the best, 2nd Class AC sleeper is good value. The conductor will wake you up just before the train arriving at Chumphon. Lomprayah has a small office by the the exit.
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สุดยอดโปรโมชั่นแพคเกจท่องเที่ยว go to fullmoon koh phangan ด้วยบริการที่ดีเยี่ยมเข้าใจนักท่องเที่ยวอย่างดี พร้อมให้ทุกคนไปเที่ยวกับเพื่อนๆ และครอบครัวอย่างมีความสุข ที่นี่ที่เดียวในประเทศไทย
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I exchange my money at home, if I need a lot of it. Otherwise, I just take my lumps at the airports and/or any proper ATM.
MacDuyver
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Oh man, forgot. Grab is best for local travel. If you want to go longer distance, Bolt is the way to go. Or the train. Train works great in Thailand just buy your tickets online a couple days ahead of time
This is the way. The one time I showed up at the station without buying tickets in advance, going from Surat Thani to Bangkok, they only had 3rd class fan seats available, and the windows in that train car were stuck open. That was a looooong night ride...
Yeesh. Was it that important for you to get back to Bangkok that you couldn't book for a few days ahead and stay in Surat Thani until then instead of putting yourself through that?
MacDuyver
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The problem with getting train tickets on the spot is that the train is traveling to/from Bangkok and one of the cities all the way out on the border. Booking ahead guarantees you a seat, and they fill the rest of the train as it goes.
My awful train example was trying to do that with a stop in Phitsanulok to Chiang Mai. Phitsanulok is half way up Thailand, so the train had to stop at every small town between Bangkok and there. By the time I got on it, the actual seats had all been bought up and I ended up with a standing spot between cars (for somewhere around 7 hours). It gets COLD on a train at night. coming back from Chiang Mai I didn’t have the same trouble getting a ticketed seat at the window.
Bangkok to Surat Thani would be reasonable to try day-of (I still recommend Pre-purchase). Coming back, you’re going to (likely) have to compete for a spot on a train that’s been filling with passengers since Sungai Kolok.
Pre purchasing train tickets is the way you want to go. You can do it online or at the ticketing window at the station
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The timing of my flights into BKK don’t match the train departure times, and I don’t want to stay in BKK an extra day - means one less day’s diving.
I could do the return by train, but then wait all day in BKK until I can checkin to an IHG hotel (free nights).
I could do the return by train, but then wait all day in BKK until I can checkin to an IHG hotel (free nights).
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