Airport to island · Gulf of Thailand
Surat Thani Airport to Koh Phangan
Boats to Koh Phangan leave from Donsak, east of Surat Thani, and land at Thong Sala, the island’s main pier. A one-ticket van + boat leaves from the airport; or drive to Donsak for the Raja, Seatran or Lomprayah boats.
- Drive 90 min
- Boat from 1h 45m
- Land by 15:30 for the last boat
- One ticket from €19.98
✓ Checked 3 Nov 2026 against the operators’ and partners’ own pages
Updated 3 Nov 2026 · Sources · How we check
Book Surat Thani Airport → Koh Phangan
One ticket: van from Surat Thani Airport + boat, one ticket.
Tickets from €19.98 per person, seen 3 Nov 2026
- E-ticket on your phone
- 3 operators, 3 departures listed from Surat Thani Airport
- Quickest door to door 3h 15m
Halfmoon Festival, 3 Nov 2026 (Ban Tai, Koh Phangan). Boats around these dates are busier than usual: book ahead. Events calendar
Halfmoon Festival, 17 Nov 2026 (Ban Tai, Koh Phangan). Boats around these dates are busier than usual: book ahead. Events calendar
Jungle Experience Festival, 23 Nov 2026 (Koh Phangan). Boats around these dates are busier than usual: book ahead. Events calendar
Full Moon Party, 24 Nov 2026 (Haad Rin, Koh Phangan). Boats from Koh Samui and Koh Tao to Koh Phangan are busiest on the day of and after the party; book ahead. Events calendar
Halfmoon Festival, 2 Dec – 3 Dec 2026 (Ban Tai, Koh Phangan). Boats around these dates are busier than usual: book ahead. Events calendar
Halfmoon Festival, 16 Dec – 17 Dec 2026 (Ban Tai, Koh Phangan). Boats around these dates are busier than usual: book ahead. Events calendar
Jungle Experience Festival, 23 Dec 2026 (Koh Phangan). Boats around these dates are busier than usual: book ahead. Events calendar
Full Moon Party, 24 Dec 2026 (Haad Rin, Koh Phangan). Boats from Koh Samui and Koh Tao to Koh Phangan are busiest on the day of and after the party; book ahead. Events calendar
The short answer
The drive from Surat Thani Airport to Donsak Pier takes about 90 minutes; Kiwitaxi lists private cars from US$115 per car. Boats from Donsak Pier to Koh Phangan take from 1h 45m, with 5 departures listed for 5 Nov 2026 (first 05:30, last 13:30) and fares from €9.08 per person. The last boat is at 18:00 (Raja Ferry from Donsak, operator timetable): to make it, land by about 15:30. One ticket from Surat Thani Airport (van from Surat Thani Airport + boat, one ticket) is listed from €19.98, leaving at 08:30, 09:30, 11:30.
Your trip, step by step
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Step 1 · Land
Arrive at Surat Thani International Airport (URT)
Allow about 30 minutes to collect your bags and meet your driver or van. A pre-booked car meets you in arrivals; one-ticket vans name their meeting point on the ticket.
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Step 2 · By road
Surat Thani International Airport → Donsak Pier
- About 90 min
- Private car from US$115 per car (≈ €103)
- Minivan 4PAX US$115 · Comfort US$125 · Minibus 10PAX US$146
Kiwitaxi’s fixed price per vehicle with meet & greet, read 3 Nov 2026 (“Taxi & Transfers from Surat Thani airport (URT) to Surat Thani pier”).
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Step 3 · By boat · Runs all year
Donsak Pier (Raja Ferry Port / Lomprayah) → Thong Sala Pier
- from 1h 45m (route: 1h 30m – 2h 30m)
- 5 departures listed, 05:30 – 13:30
- Fares from €9.08 per person
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Step 4 · Arrive
On Koh Phangan
- Lomprayah buses from Surat Thani (Tapee Pier) connect with the catamarans at Donsak
- Raja Ferry also sells Donsak – Koh Phangan tickets via Lipa Noi (Koh Samui) at the same price
Time and cost at a glance
| Option | Time | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Private car to Donsak Pier | about 90 min | from US$115 per car |
| Boat Donsak Pier → Koh Phangan | from 1h 45m | from €9.08 per person |
| One ticket from the airport | from 3h 15m | from €19.98 per person |
| Car + boat, two travellers | – | about €60.35 each |
Car prices are Kiwitaxi’s per vehicle in US dollars (converted at ECB rates); boat and one-ticket fares are per person as listed on our booking partner for the date shown. “Two travellers” is half the cheapest car plus the cheapest fare from that pier.
Which boat can I catch?
Boats from Donsak Pier listed for 5 Nov 2026. “Land by” = departure minus the 90-minute drive, 30 minutes through arrivals and 30 minutes’ check-in at the pier. Leave more if your flight might be late.
| Boat departs | Operator & pier | Crossing | Land by |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05:30 |  Seatran FerryDonsak Seatran Ferry → Thong Sala Koh Phangan | 2h 15m | 03:00 |
| 08:00 |  Raja FerryDonsak Raja Ferry → Thong Sala Koh Phangan | 2h 30m | 05:30 |
| 08:00 | Raja Car Ferry Donsak Raja Ferry → Thong Sala Koh Phangan | 2h 30m | 05:30 |
| 11:00 | Lomprayah Donsak Lomprayah Ferry → Thong Sala Koh Phangan Pier | 1h 45m | 08:30 |
| 13:30 | Boonsiri High Speed Ferries Surat Thani Donsak Boonsiri Office Catamaran → Koh Phangan Thong Sala Pier Catamaran | 1h 50m | 11:00 |
Later boats run than this sample day lists: the last is at 18:00 (Raja Ferry from Donsak, operator timetable on the route page), so land by about 15:30 for it.
One ticket from the airport
Van from Surat Thani Airport + boat, one ticket. Departures listed for 6 Nov 2026 (checked 3 Nov 2026); the ticket names the meeting point.
| Depart → arrive | Operator & from → to | Time | Fare | Book |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08:30 → 14:00 | Samui Tour Surat Thani Airport → Thong Sala Pier | 5h 30m | €19.98 | Book |
| 09:30 → 12:45 | Lomprayah Surat Thani Airport → Thong Sala Koh Phangan Pier | 3h 15m | €26.19 | Book |
| 11:30 → 16:15 | Boonsiri High Speed Ferries Surat Thani Airport → Koh Phangan Any Hotel Transfer | 4h 45m | €30.81 | Book |
See every operator, seat availability and the live price.
When to book
Book the boat when your flight is fixed
- Pick a boat that leaves after your “land by” time with room to spare: if your flight is late, a boat you booked may leave without you.
- Around holidays and island events, boats fill up: book a day or more ahead.
- Booking the car and the boat separately? Book the car for your landing time, and the boat with the buffer above.
Season and sea
The Gulf has a different weather pattern from the Andaman coast: services run all year, but the northeast monsoon can disrupt crossings around November and December, mostly on the open-water legs to and from Koh Tao and Chumphon.
Good to know
- Around Full Moon parties boats to Koh Phangan fill up: book ahead.
- Thong Sala is on the west coast; Haad Rin, the Full Moon Party beach, is on the south-east tip.
Surat Thani Airport to Koh Phangan: questions
How do I get from Surat Thani International Airport to Koh Phangan?
Boats to Koh Phangan leave from Donsak, east of Surat Thani, and land at Thong Sala, the island’s main pier. A one-ticket van + boat leaves from the airport; or drive to Donsak for the Raja, Seatran or Lomprayah boats. The drive from Surat Thani Airport to Donsak Pier takes about 90 minutes; Kiwitaxi lists private cars from US$115 per car. Boats from Donsak Pier to Koh Phangan take from 1h 45m, with 5 departures listed for 5 Nov 2026 (first 05:30, last 13:30) and fares from €9.08 per person. The last boat is at 18:00 (Raja Ferry from Donsak, operator timetable): to make it, land by about 15:30. One ticket from Surat Thani Airport (van from Surat Thani Airport + boat, one ticket) is listed from €19.98, leaving at 08:30, 09:30, 11:30.
How long does it take from Surat Thani Airport to Koh Phangan?
About 90 minutes by car to Donsak Pier, then from 1h 45m on the boat, plus the wait for your departure. The quickest one-ticket trip from the airport listed 3h 15m door to door.
How much does it cost to get from Surat Thani Airport to Koh Phangan?
A private car to Donsak Pier: from US$115 per car on Kiwitaxi (read 3 Nov 2026). The boat: from €9.08 per person (listed 2 Nov 2026). One ticket from the airport: from €19.98 per person (listed 3 Nov 2026).
What time does my flight need to land to reach Koh Phangan the same day?
The last boat from Donsak Pier is at 18:00 (Raja Ferry from Donsak, operator timetable). With about 90 minutes’ drive, 30 minutes through arrivals and 30 minutes’ check-in at the pier, land by about 15:30. Later than that, stay near the pier and take a morning boat. Times change by season: pick your date for live times.
Is there one ticket from Surat Thani Airport to Koh Phangan?
Yes: 3 departures combining the road and the boat leave from the airport (Samui Tour 08:30, Lomprayah 09:30, Boonsiri High Speed Ferries 11:30), from €19.98 per person on 3 Nov 2026.
Sources and checks
- Donsak to Koh Phangan ferry: operator, port and timetable sources listed on that page, departures and fares read on our booking partner (12Go) 2 Nov 2026
- Booking partner (12Go) public page for surat thani airport → koh phangan, one-ticket departures read 3 Nov 2026
- Kiwitaxi public transfer page “Taxi & Transfers from Surat Thani airport (URT) to Surat Thani pier”: drive time and per-car prices read 3 Nov 2026
- “Land by” times and per-person totals are our arithmetic on those figures, as explained above.
Photo: Longtail boats on Haad Rin Sunrise Beach, Koh Phangan (Fabio Achilli from Milano, Italy, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0).
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