Bangkok to Surat Thani train
Trains from Bangkok to Surat Thani start at €67.99 and take 4h 22m at their fastest.
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The Trains from Bangkok to Surat Thani starts at €67.99 and takes 4h 22m door to door, run by 1 operator over 529 km, with around 12 departures a day. Fares bottom out about 30 days before departure.
- 4h 22mDoor to door
- 3h 38mMoving
- €67.99 to €136.19From
- 06:21 to 21:12First and last departure
- 12Per day
- 17.5 kgCO2
First and last are taken from the services we sell on October 5, 2026. The return direction keeps its own timetable and is not these times reversed.
€67.99 to €136.19 for one passenger across the 14 departure dates priced here. The low end is one day, not every day. Worked out from this corridor rather than held for anybody. The operator sets the price on the day.
Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €127.94Tue15
- about €109.24Wed16
- about €136.19Thu17
- about €108.69Fri18
- about €113.09Sat19
- about €102.09Sun20
- about €94.94Mon21
- about €67.99Tue22
- about €71.84Wed23
- about €92.19Thu24
- about €81.74Fri25
- about €88.89Sat26
- about €80.64Sun27
- about €69.64Mon28
Based on what this route has cost recently. The operator sets the price on the day, and the live fare is confirmed when you book.
The cheapest and the fastest on October 5, 2026
No bookable itinerary on the day this page prices, so none is shown.
Rail operators
| Operator | From | Fastest | Typical speed | Flexibility | On board |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| การรถไฟแห่งประเทศไทย | €52.59 | 4h 20m | 140 km/h | Refundable | Power outlets, Wi-Fi |
The train gets you into Surat Thani. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
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When to book Bangkok to Surat Thani
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €27.1390 days
- €22.7360 days
- €25.4845 days
- €21.0830 days
- €22.7321 days
- €29.3314 days
- €36.487 days
- €54.633 days
- €49.131 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 30 days ahead, at €21.08.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 159 percent. The most expensive point is €54.63, 3 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 30 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €33.18Sun
- €29.33Mon
- €28.78Tue
- €29.88Wed
- €38.13Thu
- €34.28Fri
- €34.83Sat
Where you leave from and where you arrive
Bangkok
- Pradiphat
- Khlong Tan
- Yommarat Halt
Surat Thani
- Maluan
- Khao Phlu
- Khao Hua Khwai
What the journey actually looks like
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 529 km against 529 km in a straight line, a detour of 2 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Bangkok at 06:21 and the last at 21:12, across 12 departures The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Trains against the other ways to make this journey
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | 4h 16m | 1h 6m | 3h 10m | €57.96 | 133.8 kg | 40 |
| Train | 4h 22m | 3h 38m | 44m | €67.99 | 17.5 kg | 12 |
| Coach | 7h 41m | 6h 57m | 44m | €28.78 | 14.3 kg | 24 |
Questions about Bangkok to Surat Thani
The questions people actually ask about this trip, 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 the Train from Bangkok to Surat Thani take?
The Train from Bangkok to Surat Thani takes 4h 22m door to door, of which 3h 38m is spent moving. The route runs 529 km. The difference between the two times is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end, which every time on this page includes.
How much does the Train from Bangkok to Surat Thani cost?
The Train from Bangkok to Surat Thani starts at €67.99 for one passenger, as of September 14, 2026. A typical fare is €70.47. Both are the total including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so the price here is the price at checkout.
Who runs the Train from Bangkok to Surat Thani?
1 operators run the Train from Bangkok to Surat Thani: การรถไฟแห่งประเทศไทย. Between them they file around 12 departures a day. The operator table on this page compares them on fare, journey time, cruising speed, fare conditions and what is provided on board.
Which terminal does the Train from Bangkok to Surat Thani use?
The Train from Bangkok to Surat Thani leaves from Pradiphat and arrives at Maluan. Allow about 44m for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one. That time is already inside every door to door figure quoted on this page.
Is the Train the best way from Bangkok to Surat Thani?
Traveling from Bangkok to Surat Thani by Flight costs €57.96 and takes 4h 16m door to door, against 4h 22m by Train. Which is better depends on whether the money or the hours matter more on this trip. The comparison table on this page shows every mode side by side.
When should I book the Train from Bangkok to Surat Thani?
Fares for the Train from Bangkok to Surat Thani bottom out around 30 days ahead, at €21.08. The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time across the window is 159 percent, measured on September 14, 2026. Booking inside the final week has consistently cost more.
How much CO2 does the Train from Bangkok to Surat Thani produce?
The Train from Bangkok to Surat Thani produces about 17.5 kg of CO2 per passenger over 529 km, which works out at roughly 33 grams per passenger kilometer. That figure is for the whole journey and for one traveler, not for the vehicle.
What is provided on board the Train from Bangkok to Surat Thani?
Operators on the Train from Bangkok to Surat Thani publish Power outlets, Wi-Fi. That is what 1 carriers on this corridor state about their own fleets, across a journey of 4h 22m door to door. Where a carrier publishes nothing, this page lists nothing for it.
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 shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.
Where no operator publishes a fare for a corridor, the price here is our own estimate, worked out from the real distance and the real operator through a fare curve that follows lead time, day of the week and season. It tells you roughly what the journey costs. It is not a seat anyone has agreed to sell, and the payment step will not take it.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Bangkok to Surat Thani on September 14, 2026: 529 km of route against 529 km in a straight line, 12 services a day, 1 operator a cheapest fare of €67.99, and 4h 22m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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