Travel from Khao Sok to Khao Lak

By bus the journey from Khao Sok National Park to Khao Lak is scheduled to take from 1 to 2 hours depending upon which service you take.

Bus Times from Khao Sok to Khao Lak


There are currently 6 direct services a day from Khao Sok National Park to Khao Lak available to book online.

Khao SokKhao LakCompanyCost
07:0008:00Call Me Taxi600 THB
09:1011:30465 Surat Thani Phuket Transport260 THB
12:1014:30465 Surat Thani Phuket Transport260 THB
13:0014:00Call Me Taxi600 THB
16:1018:10465 Surat Thani Phuket Transport260 THB
17:2018:20Call Me Taxi600 THB
  • Call Me Taxi services to Khao Lak pick up from hotels and guesthouses near to the Western entrance to Khao Sok National Park.
  • Call Me Taxi services from Khao Sok to Khao Lak drop passengers off at hotels in the Khao Lak area.

Buy Tickets from Khao Sok to Khao Lak


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You can also book taxi services from Khao Sok to Khao Lak which work out cheaper than booking individual seats in a minivan if 5 or more people are travelling together.

Khao Sok Bus Stop


  • Call Me Taxi services pick up from hotels and guesthouses near to the National Park Headquarters at the Western entrance to Khao Sok National Park.

Google Map of Khao Sok National Park Headquarters

Khao Lak Bus Stop


  • One of the hotels which Call Me Taxi services from Khao Sok to Khao Lak drop passengers off at is the Eden Beach Resort and Spa.

Google Map of Eden Beach Resort and Spa in Khao Lak

About Travel to Khao Lak


Khao Lak is the name for a collection of small towns located on a 20 km stretch of coastline, most of which is white sand beach. The largest of the settlements is Bang La On, which is also the most popular with tourists.

Local Transport in Khao Lak

Khao Lak is 80 km from the nearest airport and as a consequence is popular than other beach resorts in Thailand, such as Ao Nang and Phuket, which are easier to get to from Bangkok. Nonetheless, Khao Lak still attracts fairly large numbers of foreign and domestic tourists. A lot of accommodation in Khao Lak is in larger mid range to expensive resorts with guests taken there on charter buses from Phuket Airport. Independent travellers are fewer in number.

Sandy beaches line the coast of Khao Lak
Sandy beaches line the coast of Khao Lak
Tourist Attractions in Khao Lak

Besides the luxury hotels, laid back atmosphere and great beaches, Khao Lak also has a smaller, but worth visiting, national park called Khao Lak-Lam Ru National Park. Khao Lak-Lam Ru National Park has well sign posted walking trails to waterfalls and view points.

Travel to the Similan Islands

The other activity people come to Khao Lak for is diving or snorkelling trips in the Similan Islands. Around the 9 islands that make up the Similan Islands are some of the best diving and snorkelling trips sites in Thailand. Because the Similan Islands are located quite a long way from the mainland snorkellers and divers often choose to stay overnight in the Similan Islands, and live aboard dive boats are very popular as a consequence.

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