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TRANSPORT TO KOH SAMET APPROX 175km FROM BANGKOK ALL FERRY/SPEED BOATS TO KOH SAMET DEPART FROM BAN-PHE PIERS |
BUS From Bangkok to Ban-Phe the buses leave from the main bus station EKKAMAI, the first bus leaves at 05.00 until 19.00 - every hour, The total journey time to Ban-Phe bus station is 3hrs 50mins The ferry harbour is only a 1 minute walk from here. APPROX COST 200 BAHT/PER PERSON PRIVATE BUS / COACH HIRE FOR LARGE GROUPS Please contact Montri coach company HERE for a quote using the on-line form |
TAXI The journey to Ban-Phe harbour in a car / taxi from Bangkok will take 2 hours 15 minutes. Approx cost is 2700 Baht each way. Please contact our driver directly to organise your transfer from Bangkok - Ban-Phe / Koh Samet her name is Sonya & drives a large comfortable Toyota Fortuner with Air Conditioning, Sonya's email is hisonya@hotmail.com or Telephone +66 (0) 81-363-2326. please give your flight details and arrival time. pay Sonya on arrival. Please note Ferry Boat times. Sonya can also organise Speedboat service from Ban-Phe - Koh Samed. The cost is 1800 Baht each way. Another reliable transport company in Bangkok is ORIENTAL ESCAPE for transfers anywhere in Thailand On their website click on the RIGHT hand side "Thailand " then select Transfer / Transportation Select city BANGKOK "Scroll down to Eastern Route" to Rayong / Ban-Phe pier Scroll down the page, Click on "BOOK NOW" to get a quote you can pay on-line or pay the driver on arrival. |
AIR The nearest airport to Rayong / Ban-Phe is Pattaya u-tapao airport which is served by |
DRIVING BY CAR FROM BANGKOK Follow the Motorway from Phatthanakarn Road, Prawet District, Bangkok, heading towards Pattaya approx 120 kms, then take Highway 36 for approx 50 kms to Rayong, then take Highway 3 to Ban-Phe / Ao-Phe, turn right, follow the road down to the harbour. Parking prices vary at each parking lot per day / night. - Remember to take some change for Motorway tolls. |
PATTAYA - BAN PHE The best option to get from Pattaya to Ban Phe / Koh Samet, is to buy a seat on an express minivan from most Pattaya travel agencies which will usually reach the pier at Ban Phe in less than one hour. A seat on the minibus will cost a couple hundred baht per person. PUBLIC BUS From Pattaya, flag down a passing air-con or public bus runs every 30 minutes from the corner of Sukhumvit and Pattaya Neua roads, This is the bus to Rayong bus station; then change here for the Ban Phe bus. |