Surat Thani to Yala runs about 1 times a day, with the first departure around 07:30 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays €31.53, every fee included. The fastest door to door is 6h 3m over 386 km, on services run by 2 operators across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
Every operator we hold on this corridor starts at €31.53, so there is no spread to show.
Typical fares · Priced for 12 October 2026
€31.53
- 234%Moves across the booking window
234%When it runs, leaving Surat Thani
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 07:30First departure
- 07:30Last departure
- 1Services per day
- 0%Run direct
07:30
07:30
1
0%Departure times on this route
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Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €92.58Thu24
- about €67.28Fri25
- about €68.38Sat26
- about €48.58Sun27
- about €40.88Mon28
- about €45.83Tue29
- about €43.08Wed30
- about €48.58Thu1
- about €41.98Fri2
- about €47.48Sat3
- about €40.33Sun4
- about €37.58Mon5
- about €32.63Tue6
- about €34.28Wed7
- about €39.78Thu8
- about €36.48Fri9
- about €37.58Sat10
- about €37.03Sun11
- about €31.53Mon12
- about €31.53Tue13
- about €31.53Wed14
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
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A room in Yala for the night the coach gets in
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When to book Surat Thani to Yala
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €29.3390 days
- €27.6860 days
- €28.2345 days
- €27.6830 days
- €31.5321 days
- €34.2814 days
- €43.087 days
- €68.383 days
- €92.581 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €27.68.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 234 percent. The dearest point is €92.58, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
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This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Surat Thani to Yala and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
Both ends keep the same time, so the arrival is the departure plus the journey.
The shape of it
386 km
360 km as the crow flies, 7% further by the route services take. The bearing runs south-east.
Who lives at each end
132,040 → 93,558
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
The route
What the journey looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 0% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 100% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 386 km against 360 km in a straight line, a detour of 7 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Hat Yai. The gap between arriving and leaving is 48 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 19 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
Who runs this route
Yala is small enough to see in an afternoon, which is easier without the luggage. Storing it is not our business.
Left luggage near Yala Railway Station
Most of the points near Yala Railway Station open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Questions about Surat Thani to Yala
The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Surat Thani to Yala?
The fastest journey from Surat Thani to Yala takes 6h 3m door to door, of which 4h 39m is spent moving, on the coach. Most services take around 6h 20m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Surat Thani to Yala?
The cheapest fare from Surat Thani to Yala is €31.53, as of 23 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €40.33. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Surat Thani to Yala?
The cheapest way from Surat Thani to Yala is by coach, at €31.53 for one passenger on 12 October 2026. That journey takes 6h 11m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Surat Thani to Yala?
Fares from Surat Thani to Yala bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €27.68. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 234 percent, measured on 23 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Surat Thani to Yala?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Surat Thani to Yala, at €32.63. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of 23 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Surat Thani to Yala?
February is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Surat Thani to Yala, at €25.48 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs services from Surat Thani to Yala?
2 operators sell services from Surat Thani to Yala across 1 mode: Office of Transport and Traffic Policy and Planning, การรถไฟแห่งประเทศไทย. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Surat Thani to Yala?
0 percent of the services we sell from Surat Thani to Yala are direct. The rest connect at Hat Yai, with about 48 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Surat Thani to Yala use?
Services from Surat Thani to Yala by coach leave from Surat Thani (new) Bus Terminal and arrive at Yala Railway Station. Allow about 44m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Surat Thani to Yala?
2 of the 2 operators we sell from Surat Thani to Yala allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Observed service A carrier record names this operator on this pair, carried through unchanged.
Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labelled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Surat Thani to Yala on 23 September 2026: 386 km of route against 360 km in a straight line, 1 services a day, 2 operators a cheapest fare of €31.53, and 6h 3m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
The coach is the simple part. What you do once you are in Yala is somebody else's catalogue.
Day trips out of Yala and across Thailand
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The two ends, compared
Surat Thani reaches 70 places in 3 countries on services we hold, over distances from 38 to 1,494 km. Yala reaches 21 places in 2 countries, from 37 to 1,385 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Surat Thani
- 70Places you can leave for
- 3Countries
- 9Operators
3
9Arriving in Yala
Leaving Yala
- 21Places you can leave for
- 2Countries
- 1Operators