By ferry or shared speedboat the journey from Koh Samet to Ban Phe in Rayong is scheduled to take from 10 to 50 minutes depending upon which service you take.
Ferry Timetable from Koh Samet to Rayong
Click on the Koh Samet – Rayong link in the timetable below for more information and to buy tickets.
| Koh Samet - Rayong ฿ 100–200 15m – 50m | |
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Koh Samet Ferry Pier
Most ferry and speedboat services from Koh Samet to Rayong depart from Nadan Pier.
Rayong Ferry Pier
Ferry and speedboat services from Koh Samet to Rayong arrive at several different piers in Ban Phe, including Ban Phe Pier, depending upon which service you take.
About Travel to Rayong
During the tourist season there are typically over 40 scheduled services a day from Koh Samet to the small coastal town of Ban Phe in Rayong Province. If you have a tight schedule, or you are travelling at the weekend, or on a Thai public holiday, booking in advance is advisable. Koh Samet is a popular destination for domestic tourists, partly because it’s easy to get there from Bangkok, and at times the various different speedboat and ferry services can fill up very quickly.
Types of Boats
There are basically three types of boats being used to ferry passengers between Koh Samet and Ban Phe in Rayong:
- Fast Ferries: Operated by companies such as Koh Kaew Phitsadan, these catamaran ferries complete the journey from Koh Samet to Ban Phe in just 10 minutes. Fast ferries are the most expensive way to travel from Koh Samet to the mainland.
- Shared Speedboats: Operated by companies such as PN Group, shared speedboat services complete the journey from Koh Samet to Ban Phe in 15 minutes. Shared speedboat services cost on average 10% to 15% less than travelling by fast ferry.
- Wooden Ferries: Operated by companies such as Nuanthip, wooden ferries take around 50 minutes to sail from Koh Samet to Ban Phe. Wooden ferry services are the budget option with tickets costing 50% less than fast ferry services.
Ferries and speedboats to Rayong depart from Nadan Pier in Koh SametBan Phe Piers
Ban Pier has a cluster of 11 different ferry piers, spread out along a 1.6 km stretch of the seafront road. The three main piers used by scheduled services (Ban Phe Municipal Pier, Ban Phe Pier, and Nuanthip Pier) are all located towards the eastern half of this cluster of piers.
Depending upon where you are planning to travel to next, it may or may not matter which ferry pier you arrive into. Some transport operators, for example, operate from specific ferry piers. Other local transport services can be flagged down on the coastal road which runs past the entrances to all 11 ferry piers.
Onward Travel from Ban Phe
Ban Phe is located 20 km by road to the east of Rayong Town. Local shared taxis services ply the coastal road, past the entrances to ferry piers, looking for passengers for the journey from Ban Phe to Rayong Town. These services operate approximately every 20 minutes during daylight hours (06:00 to 18:00) and take around 30 minutes to complete the journey.
Shared taxi services between Ban Phe and Rayong Town are painted a distinctive dark-blue colour, and will stop if you flag them down. Simply exit the ferry pier and wait on the roadside for the next available service.
Other longer distance bus and minivan services from Ban Phe need to be booked in advance. Such as, for example, the PP Koh Samed service to Bangkok:
- Operator: PP Koh Samed
- Departure Point: Ban Phe Pier
- Point of Arrival: Bangkok Northern Bus Terminal
- Departure Times: 11:30, 13:30, & 15:30
- Ticket Price: 330 THB
- Tickets: Buy tickets from Ban Phe to Bangkok