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 Sok | Khao Lak | Company | Cost |
| 07:00 | 08:00 | Call Me Taxi | 600 THB |
| 09:10 | 11:30 | 465 Surat Thani Phuket Transport | 260 THB |
| 12:10 | 14:30 | 465 Surat Thani Phuket Transport | 260 THB |
| 13:00 | 14:00 | Call Me Taxi | 600 THB |
| 16:10 | 18:10 | 465 Surat Thani Phuket Transport | 260 THB |
| 17:20 | 18:20 | Call Me Taxi | 600 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
Use the Search Box below to buy your tickets from Krabi to Khao Lak.
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.
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.
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 LakTourist 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.