Travel from Donsak to Nakhon Si Thammarat

By bus the journey from Donsak to Nakhon Si Thammarat is scheduled to take from 1 hour 40 minutes to 2 hours depending on whether you are travelling to the city centre or the airport.

Bus Times from Donsak to Nakhon Si Thammarat Airport

There are currently 5 direct bus services a day from Donsak to Nakhon Si Thammarat Airport available to book online.

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Donsak Bus Stop

• Bus services from Donsak to Nakhon Si Thammarat depart from the bus station on the approach road to Donsak Raja Ferry Terminal.

Nakhon Si Thammarat Bus Stop

• Bus services from Donsak to Nakhon Si Thammarat terminate at Nakhon Si Thammarat Bus Station.

About Travel to Nakhon Si Thammarat

Bus services to Nakhon Si Thammarat depart from Donsak Raja Ferry Terminal, which is the arrival point for car ferry services from Koh Samui and Koh Phangan.

Bus Station at Donsak Raja Ferry Bus Terminal

Donsak Raja Ferry Terminal has its own bus station which is on the approach road to the ferry piers. When you disembark the car ferry in Donsak you could choose to walk the 1.4 km to the the bus station, however, its easier to wait for the free bus service which connects the ferry piers to the place where bus services depart.

Please note that the bus station at Donsak Raja Ferry Terminal doesn’t have a ticket office so you need to buy your tickets before you arrive in Donsak, either online or at the Raja Ferry terminals in either Koh Samui or Koh Phangan.

About Nakhon Si Thammarat City

Nakhon Si Thammarat is a medium sized city with around 100,000 permanent residents. Unlike other major cities in the south of Thailand, such as Surat Thani and Hat Yai, Nakhon Si Thammarat is a very old town which has been a major settlement for more than a 1,000 years and as a consequence has some important historical building.

Although largely undiscovered by foreign visitors, Nakhon Si Thammarat is an interesting destination particularly for visitors with an interest in South East Asian culture and history.

Wat Phra Mahathat

Nakhon Si Thammarat’s major tourist attraction is Wat Phra Mahathat. Wat Phra Mahathat is a Buddhist temple believed to have been established in the 3rd Century. Wat Phra Mahathat underwent a major expansion in the 13th Century when it became the first major Buddhist temple to follow the Theravada sect of Buddhism. Belief in Theravada Buddhism spread across the rest of the country and later became the state religion of Thailand.

What Phra Mahathat is, however, best known for its 78 metre tall Sri Lankan style chedi tower, which is surrounded by 173 smaller chedi towers, also painted in white. This arrangement of large and small chedis is as unique as it is visually stunning. There is no other temple in Thailand similar to Wat Phra Mahathat in this respect, and it is reminiscent of some of the major temples in Myanmar such as Kuthodaw Pagoda in Mandalay.