Travel to Surat Thani

Every way to reach Surat Thani: 3 modes compared, with fares.

Surat Thani is reachable from 33 places across 2 countries by 3 modes, on services run by 9 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €28.23 and the fastest takes 3h 59m door to door. The nearest origin is 268 km away.

Checked October 3, 2026Priced for October 3, 2026One passenger, all fees included

Arriving

How people reach Surat Thani

Every mode that actually calls at Surat Thani, with the cheapest fare and the fastest journey on each.

One row per mode that actually calls here. Reach is the furthest origin that mode serves in a straight line.
ModeOriginsFromFastestReachOperators
Train30€46.543h 59m540 km1
Coach52€28.236h 39m1,018 km2
Flight6€57.374h 16m1,074 km6
  • 33Places you can arrive from
  • 33Places you can leave for
  • 2Countries
  • 9Operators

That is the traveling done. What happens after you walk out into Surat Thani is not something we sell.

A hotel room

Looking for somewhere to stay in Surat Thani?

Filter by neighborhood and by nightly price, and the map tells you what is a walk and what is a cab.

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Catchment

How far people travel to get here

Every origin we sell, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.

Straight line distance from each origin we sell, not the distance the route runs.
DistanceRoutesShareNearest of them
200 to 600 km8091%Hat Yai, 268 km
600 to 1,500 km89%Kuala Lumpur, 716 km
Origins

Which countries you can arrive from

Countries with at least one route into Surat Thani that we sell.

Counted by route, so a country with several cities on the corridor counts once per route rather than once per city.
CountryRoutesShare
Thailand8698%
Malaysia22%
Terminals

Stations, airports and ports in Surat Thani

The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.

Surat Thani

Rail
  • Maluan
  • Khao Phlu
  • Khao Hua Khwai
Bus
  • Surat Thani (new) Bus Terminal
  • Seatran
Air
  • URT
Ferry
  • ท่าเทียบเรือสุราษฎร์ธานี
  • ko Jaroen Night ferry Suratthani-Koh Tao

Landing at URT after the trains have stopped is the case this solves. We do not run cars.

A taxi stand outside an airport terminal

Getting from URT into Surat Thani

Settled in advance, so the ride into Surat Thani costs what it said it would rather than what the cab stand says.

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Fares

The cheapest journeys into Surat Thani

Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.

Cheapest fare and fastest journey into Surat Thani, over the next three weeks.
RouteFromFastestDistance
Bangkok to Surat Thani bus€28.237h 41m529 km
Si Racha to Surat Thani bus€30.438h 9m481 km
Chon Buri to Surat Thani bus€31.538h 34m503 km
Bang Khae to Surat Thani bus€32.638h 45m520 km
Bang Khun Thian to Surat Thani bus€32.638h 47m517 km
Chom Thong to Surat Thani bus€32.638h 52m520 km
Nong Khaem to Surat Thani bus€32.638h 49m520 km
Amphoe Phra Pradaeng to Surat Thani bus€32.638h 46m519 km
Mueang Samut Prakan to Surat Thani bus€32.638h 39m514 km
Vadhana to Surat Thani bus€33.189h 20m528 km
Ban Khlong Prawet to Surat Thani bus€33.189h 4m530 km
Lat Krabang to Surat Thani bus€33.186h 42m533 km
Latkrabang to Surat Thani bus€33.186h 39m533 km
Chatuchak to Surat Thani bus€33.738h 52m538 km
Nonthaburi to Surat Thani bus€33.738h 56m540 km
Bang Kapi to Surat Thani bus€33.738h 47m534 km

The train gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.

Left luggage lockers

Baggage storage near Maluan

Most of the points near Maluan open before the first train and close after the last one.

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Popular trips to Surat Thani

Common questions about Travel to Surat Thani

How can I get to Surat Thani?

Surat Thani is reachable by 3 modes on our network, from 33 places, across 2 countries, on services run by 9 operators. The table on this page compares those modes on the cheapest fare, the fastest journey, how far each reaches and how many carriers run it.

What is the cheapest way to get to Surat Thani?

The cheapest way into Surat Thani is by coach, from €28.23 for one passenger. That is the lowest fare across all 33 origins we sell into Surat Thani over the next three weeks, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee.

What is the fastest way to get to Surat Thani?

The fastest journey into Surat Thani is by train, at 3h 59m door to door. The nearest origin we sell is 268 km away in a straight line, which is why a short fast journey exists at all on this list.

Which stations and airports does Surat Thani have?

Surat Thani has 8 named terminals on our network, including 3 rail stations and 1 airports. Among them are Maluan, Khao Phlu, Khao Hua Khwai. Every journey time on this page allows for reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.

Where else can I go from Surat Thani in Thailand?

Surat Thani connects to 33 places on our network across 2 countries, the furthest of them 1,074 km away in a straight line. Thailand routes are listed on this page, and the country pages carry the rest of the network around it.

Where these numbers come from

Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.

Defined in full at Catchment, Fares, Door to door, Distances

Elsewhere in Thailand

The wider region

The train is the simple part. What you do once you are in Surat Thani is somebody else's catalog.

A guided tour group

Anything to book in Surat Thani before you go?

Timed entry, guided walks and half-day trips out of Surat Thani, with free cancellation on most of it.

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