Thailand is well known for it's ease of travel. Generally you can leave yourselves in the hands of tour guides who will organise every aspect of your travel needs.
By Air
Bangkok to Koh Samui: Bangkok Airways provides
over 10 flights/day. Thai Airways International (02 628-2000) offers
daily flight to Suratthani. See boat transfers for getting to the
island.
Bangkok to Chumphon: Air Andaman flies four times a
week to Chumphon.
By Train
Bangkok to Chumphon: For travelers not in a
hurry, the train is one of the more pleasant way to travel to
Chumphon. Night trains leave Bangkok at 19:30 / 22:50 daily and
arrive in Chumphon between 3:30 and 6:00. 2nd class air conditioned
and fan-cooled sleeping carriages and air-conditioned and fan-cooled
ordinary carriages available. Ask the conductor to wake you up for
Chumporn Station. Most of the time these comfortable trains
are fully booked so a reservation is necessary.
Bangkok Railway station (Hua Lampong) (66) 02 220 4334
By Coach
Bangkok to Chumphon: From Southern Bus Terminal (Sai Thai).
Air-conditioned and
non-air-conditioned coaches leave the Southern Bus Terminal for
Chumphon from about 09:30 to 22:00 daily. The journey normally takes
about seven hours.
Bangkok to Chumphon from Khao San Road:
Daily buses departures at 06:00 AM and 20:00-21.00 and arrives in Chumphon at approximately midday and 04:00. Possibly the easiest and most hassle free option. For advance booking:
www. SeatranDiscovery.com and www.Lomprayah.com
Boat Transfers
From Koh Samui:
1.
Songserm Travel
provide a daily boat service which leaves from Na Thorn Pier at
10:30. You can catch a minibus from Koh Samui Airport to Na Thorn
Pier. (If you catch the first Bangkok-Koh Samui flight, you should
be able to catch this boat)
2. Lompraya high speed Catamaran provide a daily boat service which
leaves from Wat Pra Lan pier at 08:00 and 12.30. On-line
booking at:
www.Lomprayah.com. Ok if you can stand their repetitive
diving promotional video..
3. Seatran discovery. Same as Lomprayah but more comfortable when sea is less calm. www.SeatranDiscovery.com
From Surat Thani: Songserm Travel which departs from
Tha Thong Pier 8:00 - 14:30, 455 baht/trip. Koh Tao-Surat Thani,
10:30 - 16:30
The Night boat which departs from Ban Don Pier.
From Chumphon: Songserm Travel provides a daily boat
which leaves Ta Yang Pier at 7:00. They also provide regular buses
from Chumphon Train Station to their office (about 1 km) and at
06:30, a bus from their office to the pier in time to catch the
07:00 boat. The journey takes 3 hours.
Lompraya and Seatran also provides daily service with departures at
7:00 and 12:00
A very nice stop to made in Chumpon is Fame agency with cheap rooms, nice food, excellent home-baked breads and loads of information to offer. Fame agency : 077 571077