By bus the journey from Khao Lak to Surat Thani Railway Station is scheduled to take 4 hours.
Bus Times from Khao Lak to Surat Thani
There are currently 7 services a day with 465 Surat Thani Phuket Transport from Khao Lak to Surat Thani Train Station available to book online.
| Khao Lak | Train Station | Ticket |
| 08:20 | 12:20 | ฿457 |
| 09:30 | 13:10 | ฿443 |
| 10:20 | 14:20 | ฿457 |
| 10:30 | 14:30 | ฿457 |
| 13:00 | 17:00 | ฿457 |
| 15:30 | 19:30 | ฿457 |
| 15:40 | 19:40 | ฿457 |
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Khao Lak Bus Stop
465 Surat Thani Phuket Transport services from Khao Lak to Surat Thani Train Station depart from the outside the Golden Restaurant on the Phetkasem Road in Nang Thong.
Surat Thani Train Station
465 Surat Thani Phuket Transport services from Khao Lak stop in front of Surat Thani Railway Station.
About Travel to Surat Thani
By road the distance from Nang Thong in Khao Lak to Surat Thani Train Station is 166 km, which takes around 2 hours 30 minutes driving continuously.
Journey Times
The 465 Surat Thani Phuket Transport bus services is scheduled to take 4 hours to complete the journey. The reason why the service is scheduled to take an additional 90 minutes is that bus stops about halfway through the journey for a comfort break. 465 Surat Thani Phuket Transport bus services also stop along the way first to take passengers to the Western Entrance to the Khao Sok National Park, and then a second time for passengers to alight at the boat pier on Cheow Lan Lake, which is the Eastern Entance to the Khao Sok National Park.

Travel Connections from Surat Thani City
Surat Thani City is not a popular tourist destination. Lot of leisure travellers, however, pass through Surat Thani on the way to somewhere else because city is a transport hub for long distance travel by train, bus or plane. Surat Thani Train Station, located 16 km by road to the east of Surat Thani City, is also a transport hub. As well as trains, a variety of combined bus and ferry services depart from outside Surat Thani Train Station, particularly direct services to Koh Samui and Koh Tao.
Train Times from Surat Thani to Bangkok
There are currently 10 long distance train services a day from Surat Thani to Bangkok. All 10 trains stop at popular destinations on the Southern Railway Line, such as Hua Hin and Prachuap Khiri Khan, before terminating at Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal in Bangkok.
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| Train | Surat Thani | Bangkok | Sleeper |
| 40 | 09:00 | 18:05 | No |
| 42/44 | 18:25 | 03:45 | No |
| 168 | 18:32 | 05:10 | Yes |
| 86 | 19:31 | 06:10 | Yes |
| 174 | 20:02 | 06:45 | Yes |
| 84 | 20:23 | 07:05 | Yes |
| 172 | 20:55 | 07:30 | Yes |
| 32 | 22:24 | 08:10 | Yes |
| 38/46 | 22:50 | 09:05 | Yes |
| 170 | 23:28 | 10:50 | Yes |
Bus and Ferry to Koh Samui
There are currently 22 joint bus and ferry services a day from Surat Thani Train Station to Koh Samui, departing from 05:30 until 16:00 every day.
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| Train Station | Koh Samui | Ticket | Company |
| 05:30 | 09:30 | ฿490 | 12Go Transport |
| 05:30 | 09:30 | ฿520 | Phantip |
| 05:30 | 09:30 | ฿558 | Raja Ferry |
| 06:30 | 09:30 | ฿605 | Samui Tour |
| 07:00 | 11:30 | ฿558 | Raja Ferry |
| 08:00 | 12:30 | ฿490 | 12Go Transport |
| 08:00 | 12:30 | ฿520 | Phantip |
| 08:00 | 12:30 | ฿558 | Raja Ferry |
| 08:30 | 12:30 | ฿726 | Nor Phuangphet Transport |
| 08:45 | 12:30 | ฿605 | Samui Tour |
| 09:15 | 12:30 | ฿605 | Samui Tour |
| 09:30 | 11:45 | ฿750 | Lomprayah |
| 09:45 | 13:30 | ฿605 | Samui Tour |
| 10:00 | 14:30 | ฿558 | Raja Ferry |
| 11:00 | 14:30 | ฿851 | Lomlahkkhirin |
| 11:00 | 15:30 | ฿558 | Raja Ferry |
| 11:45 | 15:30 | ฿605 | Samui Tour |
| 13:00 | 17:30 | ฿558 | Raja Ferry |
| 13:45 | 17:30 | ฿605 | Samui Tour |
| 15:00 | 19:30 | ฿558 | Raja Ferry |
| 15:15 | 18:30 | ฿605 | Samui Tour |
| 16:00 | 20:30 | ฿558 | Raja Ferry |
Bus and Ferry to Koh Phangan
There are also currently 23 joint bus and ferry services a day from Surat Thani Train Station to Koh Phangan, departing from 05:30 until 15:00 every day.
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| Train Station | Koh Phangan | Ticket | Company |
| 05:30 | 10:30 | ฿550 | 12Go Transport |
| 05:30 | 11:00 | ฿550 | 12Go Transport |
| 05:30 | 10:30 | ฿560 | Phantip |
| 05:30 | 11:00 | ฿655 | Phantip |
| 05:30 | 10:30 | ฿655 | Raja Ferry |
| 06:00 | 11:00 | ฿637 | Samui Tour |
| 07:00 | 13:30 | ฿655 | Raja Ferry |
| 08:00 | 13:30 | ฿550 | 12Go Transport |
| 08:00 | 14:00 | ฿550 | 12Go Transport |
| 08:00 | 13:30 | ฿560 | Phantip |
| 08:00 | 14:00 | ฿560 | Phantip |
| 08:00 | 13:30 | ฿655 | Raja Ferry |
| 08:30 | 14:00 | ฿858 | Nor Phuangphet Transport |
| 08:45 | 14:00 | ฿637 | Samui Tour |
| 09:15 | 14:00 | ฿637 | Samui Tour |
| 09:30 | 12:45 | ฿850 | Lomprayah |
| 09:45 | 17:00 | ฿637 | Samui Tour |
| 10:00 | 16:30 | ฿655 | Raja Ferry |
| 11:00 | 15:00 | ฿951 | Lomlahkkhirin |
| 11:00 | 16:30 | ฿655 | Raja Ferry |
| 11:45 | 17:00 | ฿637 | Samui Tour |
| 13:45 | 20:00 | ฿637 | Samui Tour |
| 15:00 | 20:30 | ฿655 | Raja Ferry |