There are three ferry companies which travel from Koh Phangan to Donsak on the Thai mainland.
Ferry Timetable from Koh Phangan to Donsak
Click on the Koh Phangan – Donsak link in the timetable below for more information and to buy tickets.
| Koh Phangan - Donsak ฿ 290–800 1h 30m – 2h 30m | |
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Koh Phangan Ferry Port
Koh Phangan Ferry Port is at Thong Sala Pier in Koh Phangan.
Donsak Raja Ferry Port
Depending upon which ferry service you use there are three different ferry ports in Donsak. The majority of ferry services from Koh Phangan to Donsak, however, arrive at either the Seatran Ferry Port or Raja Ferry Port in Donsak.
About Travel to Donsak
The three companies operating ferry services from Koh Phangan to Donsak are Raja Ferry, Seatran and the Lomprayah High Speed Ferry Company.
Lomprayah High Speed Ferry Company
Of the three ferry companies which travel from Koh Phangan to Donsak the fastest ferry service is one operated the Lomprayah High Speed Ferry Company, which is scheduled to complete the journey in 1 hour 45 minutes.
Seatran and Raja Ferry
Seatran and Raja Ferry operate care ferry services from Koh Phangan to Donsak. The services are very similar, although Seatran has newer ferries which often complete the journey more quickly than the older vessels used by the Raja Ferry. Nonetheless, both car ferry services have the same scheduled journey time, which is 2 hours 30 minutes.
Seatran and Raja Ferry each have their own ferry port in Donsak, but they are very close to each other.
Ferry arriving into DonsakArrival in Donsak
The one important thing to know about arriving by ferry into Donsak is that the ferry ports are some distance from the nearest town or bus station or railway station. Surat Thani City is located 66 km by road from Donsak and Nakhon Si Thammarat is located 114 km by road to the south of Donsak.
Onward Transport from Donsak
In order to travel onward from Donsak you need to pre-book a bus ticket or other form of transport to wherever it is you plan to go. Most of the ferry companies provide connecting bus and minivan services. Click on the link below for more information and to buy tickets:
- Bus from Donsak to Surat Thani City
- Bus from Donsak to Nakhon Si Thammarat
Travel to Khanom Beach
One place of interest that is a close to Donsak is Khanom Beach, which is probably the best beach in mainland Surat Thani Province. For travel to Khanom we recommend that you book a hotel in Khanom first and then contact the hotel to arrange for them to send a car to pick you up from the ferry port in Donsak.