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Bangkok to Koh Tao by flight or bus
About 560 km. The flight is fastest at 7 h; the bus is cheapest, from ₹3,510 per person.
Fastest
Flight
Fly to Samui + Lomprayah catamaran
7 h door to door
Cheapest
Bus
Lomprayah bus + catamaran via Chumphon
from ₹3,510 per person
Best value
Bus
Lomprayah bus + catamaran via Chumphon
cheapest at mid fares among options within 1.5× the fastest time (or 1 h more on a short ride)
Every option, compared
Door-to-door times (flights include the time at the airports). Fares are typical ranges from the cheapest seat to the premium one.
| Mode | Service | Time | Fare | Runs | Book |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bus | Lomprayah bus + catamaran via Chumphon | 10 hovernight | ₹3,510–₹4,360per person | Daily | 12Go ↗ |
| Flight | Fly to Samui + Lomprayah catamaran | 7 h | ₹12,500–₹24,590per person | Daily | flight search ↗ |
- Bus, Lomprayah bus + catamaran via Chumphon: Night bus leaves Bangkok about 21:00 and the boat lands mid-morning; a day bus leaves about 06:00. Rough seas Nov-early Jan can cancel the Chumphon boat.
Booking links open the route on the country's transport booking site for trains, buses, boats and transfers, and a flight search for flights, dated about two weeks out; change the date there.
What it costs your group, one way
Fares × people; a private car is priced per car, one car per four people.
| Option | 2 people | 4 people |
|---|---|---|
| Bus · Lomprayah bus + catamaran via Chumphon | ₹7,020–₹8,720 | ₹14,040–₹17,440 |
| Flight · Fly to Samui + Lomprayah catamaran | ₹25,000–₹49,180 | ₹50,000–₹98,360 |
Once you’re in Koh Tao
- Best time: March – September
- Typical stay: 3 days
- November: Better avoided: November is outside the recommended season (March – September). Against it: Gulf Islands Rainy Season.
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Plan Bangkok and Koh Tao
A day-by-day plan with this journey, the stays and the rest priced in.