Ao Nang to Hat Yai

By minivan the journey from Ao Nang to Hat Yai is scheduled to take from 4 hours 30 minutes to 6 hours depending upon which service you take.

Bus Times from Ao Nang to Hat Yai

There are currently 13 services a day from Ao Nang to Hat Yai available to book online.

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Ao Nang Bus Stop

Services from Ao Nang to Hat Yai commence with a hotel pick up in Ao Nang.

Hat Yai Bus Station

Services from Ao Nang to Hat Yai terminate at Hat Yai Bus Station (also known as Hat Yai Bus Terminal 1).

About Travel to Hat Yai

Hat Yai is the largest city in Southern Thailand and a major transit point for travel between the far south of Thailand and the central and northern parts of the country, as well to Malaysia which is close by.

Visiting Hat Yai

Hat Yai is a young city, having grown from being a tiny construction workers encampment in the 1920s to a thriving commercial centre following the opening of a railway station on the then newly constructed Southern Railway Line. As a consequence Hat Yai has virtually no old buildings and few cultural attractions. Nonetheless, the city attracts lots of visitors from Malaysia and Singapore who come to enjoy the food, the shopping opportunities, and the nightlife.

Staying Overnight in Hat Yai

Visitors travelling overland to and from Malaysia, as well as popular destinations such as Koh Lipe, may prefer to stay overnight in Hat Yai to take an early bus or train the next morning. There are several moderately priced small hotels near Hat Yai Bus Station, the best of which is the CK Residence, however the best hotels are near the main railway station about 3 km by road from Hat Yai Bus Station.

Another benefit of staying near Hat Yai Junction Railway Station is that there are more restaurants, shops and bars in that area, particularly in and around the Saneha Nusorn Road. In this part of the city there are a handful of Western style bars that also serve international food, as well as one of the few branches of McDonalds in the far south of Thailand.

Travel to Koh Lipe

There are frequent departures throughout the year from Hat Yai to Koh Lipe. The journey takes 4 to 5 hours and involves travelling by bus to Pak Bara Pier and then completing the sea crossing to Koh Lipe in a shared speedboat. Services from Hat Yai to Koh Lipe depart from Hat Yai International Airport, Hat Yai Railway Station and Hat Yai Bus Station.

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Travel to Malaysia

You can also travel direct from Hat Yai to a variety of destinations in nearby Malaysia.The fastest way to travel by public transport from Hat Yai to Malaysia is to take one of the regular minivan services from Hat Yai Bus Station (Hat Yai Bus Terminal 1) to Padang Besar. The journey takes 50 minutes and passengers can simply turn up at the bus station and buy a ticket for the next available minivan service.

Longer distance bus services to destinations such as Penang and Kuala Lumpur tend to be operated by private tour companies and these services depart from locations in the city centre, closer to the train station than the bus station. For more information about these services follow the links below:

• Hat Yai to Penang
• Hat Yai to Kuala Lumpur
• Hat Yai to Singapore