The fastest and easiest way to travel from Koh Tao to Surat Thani Railway Station is to take a joint ferry and bus service that travels direct from Koh Tao to Surat Thani Railway Station.
Ferry and Bus Times from Koh Tao to Surat Thani Railway Station
There is currently 1 joint ferry and bus service a day from Koh Tao to Surat Thani Railway Station available to book online.
Koh Tao | Surat Thani Train Station | Ticket | Company |
09:30 | 14:00 | 1,000 THB | Lomprayah |
- The scheduled journey time from Koh Tao to Surat Thani Railway Station is 4 hours 30 minutes.
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Departure from Koh Tao
Lomprayah services from Koh Tao to Surat Thani Railway Station depart from Mae Haad Lomprayah Ferry Pier.
Arrival at Surat Thani Railway Station
Lomprayah services from Koh Tao to Surat Thani Railway Station terminate in front of the ticket hall at Surat Thani Railway Station.
About Travel from Koh Tao to Surat Thani Railway Station
There are two routes which you take to travel from Koh Tao to Surat Thani Railway Station. One option is to travel from Koh Tao to Chumphon and then to take a train or bus south from Chumphon to Surat Thani. The other option is to take ferry or speed boat service to one of the ports in Surat Thani province, and then a bus from the port to Surat Thani Railway Station. Travelling via ferry or speed boat to Surat Thani is much faster than travelling via Chumphon and we recommend that you follow this route.

Ferry and speed boat services to Surat Thani province travel via the islands of Koh Phangan and Koh Samui. The Lomprayah High Speed Ferry service takes around 4 hours to complete the sea crossing. The arrival point for the service is Lomprayah Tapee Pier. Tapee Lomprayah Pier is located on the Tapee River on the north side of Surat Thani city. By road the distance from Lomprayah Tapee Pier to Surat Thani Railway Station is 25 km, which is a journey that takes around 30 minutes to complete in a bus or minivan. Surat Thani Railway Station is not located in Surat Thani city centre, but 15 km to the west of the city in Phunphin district.