Hat Yai to Koh Tao

By joint bus and ferry service the journey from Hat Yai to Koh Tao is scheduled to take from 9 to 17 hours depending upon which service you take.

Bus Times from Hat Yai to Koh Tao

There are currently 4 services a day from Hat Yai to Koh Tao available to book online.

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Hat Yai Bus Stop

P Plus Express services from Hat Yai to Koh Tao depart from the P Plus Express Office, 30-32 Chotevittayakul 1 Rd, Hat Yai, Hat Yai District, Songkhla 90110.

Koh Tao Ferry Pier

P Plus Express services from Hat Yai to Koh Tao terminate at Koh Tao Lomprayah Pier.

About Travel from Hat Yai to Koh Tao

There are several different ways to travel by public transport from Hat Yai to Koh Tao. Travellers have a choice of 5 different ferry ports, and they also have 3 different types of overland transport they can use to reach those ferry ports. However, the only all inclusive transport services from Hat Yai to Koh Tao are joint bus and ferry services.

Ferry Services to Koh Tao

Compared to ferry services to Koh Samui and Koh Phangan, there are only a limited number of direct services from the mainland to Koh Tao. These services depart from 5 different locations in 2 different provinces.

• Surat Thani Province:
  • Tapee Lomprayah Pier (6 km from Surat Thani City)
  • Surat Thani Night Boat Pier (0 km from Surat Thani City)
• Chumphon Province:
  • Chumphon Thung Makham Noi Pier (27.4 km from Chumphon City)
  • Chumphon Paknam Pier Catamaran (16.4 km from Chumphon City)
  • Chumphon Night Ferry Pier (9.1 km from Chumphon City)

Surat Thani City is further south than Chumphon City, and therefore quicker to reach from Hat Yai.

• Travel to Surat Thani City:
  • By road the distance from Hat Yai to Surat Thani City is 318 km.
  • By train the journey from Hat Yai to Surat Thani takes from 4 to 5 hours depending upon which train you take.
• Travel to Chumphon City:
  • By road the distance from Hat Yai to Chumphon City is 484 km.
  • By train the journey from Hat Yai to Surat Thani takes from 7 to 8 hours depending upon which train you take.

Daytime Services from Hat Yai to Koh Tao

Daytime and nighttime services from Hat Yai to Koh Tao follow slightly different routes.

On a daytime service the first part of the journey from Hat Yai to Koh Tao is a 5 hour long journey by bus or minivan from Hat Yai to either to Surat Thani Bus Terminal, or to one of the smaller bus stations on the Talad Mai Road in the centre of Surat Thani City.

Daytime services from Hat Yai to Koh Tao are scheduled to complete the first part of the journey to Surat Thani by 14:00. This then allows 90 minutes to transfer passengers travelling to Koh Tao to Tapee Lomprayah Pier. The ferry or shared speedboat service to Koh Tao departs from Tapee Lomprayah Pier at 15:30 and takes 2 hours 30 minutes to complete the sea crossing to Koh Tao, arriving at 18:00.

Nighttime Services from Hat Yai to Koh Tao

Nighttime services from Hat Yai to Koh Tao also start with a journey by bus or minivan to Surat Thani which takes 5 to 6 hours depending upon which service you take. This means that passengers on nighttime services from Hat Yai to Koh Tao arrive in Surat Thani at either 18:00 or 19:00.

The second stage of the journey on a nighttime service from Hat Yai to Koh Tao involves taking an overnight ferry departing from a pier located on the Tapee River in the centre of Surat Thani City. There are several different overnight ferries in operation, collectively referred to as the ‘Night Boat’, all of which depart at 22:00 and take 8 hours to reach Koh Tao.

Passengers on Night Boat services have an allocated mattress to sleep on inside an air-conditioned cabin. There are also toilets and outside seating areas. The exact range of facilities available on these services depends upon which ferry is operating on any particular day. Some are better than others, none though are particularly suitable for young children or anyone with health conditions or issues with mobility.