Koh Phangan is located in the Gulf of Thailand and Phuket in the Andaman Sea, so there is no direct ferry connection between the two islands. Each ticket includes a boat trip to Donsak Pier on the mainland, followed by a roughly 290 km drive across the peninsula, or a boat trip to Koh Samui and a flight. On this route, boats depart late in the morning, and you arrive in Phuket in the evening. The Lomprayah ferry departs Thong Sala at 11:00 AM and arrives at their office in Wichit, west of Phuket Town, at 6:30 PM for 1,400 baht. Travel agencies offer the same boat trip with a minibus transfer, dropping you off at Phuket Airport around 6:00 PM or at your hotel in Patong, Kata, or Karon around 8:00 PM.

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Songserm's departure at 12:40 is the last one during the day. If you're flying back from Phuket, I would recommend flying from Samui instead, as the daytime overland journey will only get you to the airport for a late-night flight.

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    • The short answer

    Take the 11:00 AM boat from Lomprayah and the 6:30 PM bus from Thong Sala in Phuket for 1,400 baht. Alternatively, there is a resoldered option with transfers to your hotel in Phuket or to the airport for approximately 1,350–1,600 baht. The cheapest day tickets depart from Thong Sala between 5:00 AM and 11:30 AM and cost approximately 600–1,300 baht. The last departure of the day is from Songserm at 12:40 PM. To catch a flight from Phuket on the same day, take a boat to Samui Airport and fly from there. There is no direct ferry service.

    Key facts

    Lomprayah's 11:00 train arrives in Phuket at 18:30 for 1,400 Baht.

    One ticket, catamaran to Donsak, and then a bus ride across to the Lomprayah office in Wichit. Pick-up at 10:00 AM from your hotel on Koh Phangan costs 1,600 Baht, except in Thong Nai Pan.

    Buy the ticket that ends where you sleep.

    The same boat, which departs at 11:00 am, is resold together with minibuses to Phuket Airport around 6:00 pm, to Phuket Town between 6:30 pm and 7:15 pm, to Patong at 7:30 pm and to Kata or Karon around 8:00 pm, for about 1,350–1,600 baht.

    The last ferry that will take you there today is at 12:40.

    Songserm's speedboat and van arrive at Phuket 2 bus station around 7:00 PM for approximately 1,600 baht. The night boat then departs at 10:00 PM.

    Flying first means a boat trip to Samui.

    Lomprayah offers a 500 Baht ticket from Thong Sala to Samui Airport, operating all day. Bangkok Airways flies to Phuket six times daily in about an hour, starting at around 3,500 Baht.

    The night boat departs from Thong Sala at 10:00 PM.

    It travels overnight to Surat Thani and connects to a bus that arrives at Phuket 2 bus station around 1:00 PM; the journey costs approximately 970–1180 Baht.

    October to December is the rough season on the Gulf of Mexico.

    Boat connections can be cancelled for a day or two, so plan an extra day before your flight home.

    All routes from Koh Phangan to Phuket compared

    Timetables and prices for 12Go boats and buses for weekdays in mid-November and mid-December (including fees), as well as the Lomprayah timetable for 2026 (departure at 11:00 AM and departure to Samui Airport). Flights from 12Go.

    Check the current ticket prices from Koh Phangan to Phuket.

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    Lomprayah's boat and coach

    I would book the Lomprayah tour departing from Thong Sala at 11:00 AM. The catamaran stops on the way to Donsak Pier in Samui, from where you continue by bus across the peninsula. The tour ends at 6:30 PM at the Lomprayah office in Wichit, west of Phuket Town. The ticket costs 1,400 baht, or 1,600 baht with 10:00 AM pickup from your hotel on Koh Phangan. This option is valid for the entire island except Thong Nai Pan. The songthaew ride from Haad Rin to Thong Sala takes 20 to 30 minutes, and from Thong Nai Pan, 45 to 60 minutes. So, the pickup saves you an early start.

    There is a daily Lomprayah departure in this direction. Therefore, from December to March and for the days following a Full Moon Party, book several days in advance. From the office in Wichit, you will still need a taxi to reach your beach. Therefore, the van options listed below are a better choice if you already know where you are staying.

    Pick-up from your hotel or airport

    Several agencies offer the same 11:00 AM boat trip with a private van from Donsak. In mid-November and mid-December, 12Go offered weekday trips to Phuket Airport between approximately 6:00 PM and 6:45 PM, to Phuket Town between 6:30 PM and 7:15 PM, to Bang Tao and Surin between 6:30 PM and 7:00 PM, to Patong and Kamala at 7:30 PM, and to Kata and Karon between approximately 7:45 PM and 8:00 PM. Prices ranged from approximately 1,350 to 1,600 baht. The vans visited the island's beaches in sequence, stopping last at the beaches on the south coast.

    Tickets departing from Thong Sala at 11:30 AM are for a ferry instead of a catamaran, arriving in Phuket Town around 7:15 PM and Patong around 7:30 PM for approximately 1,000–1,300 baht. Another company, TransBaanTon, will pick you up from your hotel in Phangan at 10:00 AM and take you to your beach hotel in Phuket between 6:00 PM and 8:00 PM for approximately 1,080–1,280 baht. Make sure your ticket specifies your beach location, not just Phuket.

    The cheaper bus and ferry tickets

    The crossing to Donsak by bus and car ferry takes approximately 2.5 hours, compared to one hour by catamaran. The buses and car ferries also depart earlier. According to the 12Go timetable, Raja buses and car ferries depart from Thong Sala at 5:00, 8:00, and 11:00 AM, arriving in Phuket between 4:00 and 6:30 PM. Phantip buses depart at 8:30 and 11:30 AM, arriving at Phuket 2 bus station north of Phuket Town between 5:00 and 6:30 PM. All fares start from approximately 600 baht. The live flight information board for mid-November showed fewer available flights and higher prices: Phantip at 8:30 a.m. for approximately 1,200 baht and Raja at 7:00 a.m. arriving at Phuket Airport around 6:00 p.m. for approximately 1,300 baht. Therefore, expect to pay between approximately 600 and 1,300 baht for your desired travel dates.

    Bus Station 2 is a bus station, not the airport. From there you will need to take a taxi to your beach or the airport.

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    • Songserms 12:40 and the night boat

    For those who prefer a more relaxed start to the day, the speedboat from Songserm departs from Thong Sala at 12:40 PM, and from there a minibus takes you to Phuket 2 bus station around 7:00 PM (approximately 1,600 Baht). Onward journeys to the airport are available around 7:30 PM, and to Patong, Kata, and Karon around 8:30 PM. This is the last departure to Phuket on the same day.

    The night boat then departs from Thong Sala at 10:00 PM. Mattresses are provided on deck. The boat arrives in Surat Thani in the early morning, from where you can take a bus to Phuket 2 bus station around 1:00 PM. A ticket costs approximately 970–1180 Baht. This saves you the cost of a hotel room, even though you're sleeping on a boat.

    Flight over Koh Samui

    Koh Phangan has no airport, so you first have to take a boat to Samui. Lomprayah sells tickets for 500 baht from Thong Sala to Samui Airport, including the boat trip to Bangrak and a subsequent transfer by minivan. Departure times are 7:30, 10:45, 12:30, 13:40, and approximately hourly from 15:00 to 18:00. Arrival is about an hour after the boat trip. Bangkok Airways offers direct flights from Samui to Phuket on weekdays from mid-November. The flights take about an hour and cost approximately 3,500–4,000 baht. From mid-December, there are additional flights at 9:20 and 19:00.

    Allow 2.5 hours for your flight from the boat's arrival in Bangrak. This means that if you take the 7:30 am boat, you'll arrive at Phuket Airport in time for the 11:10 am and 12:10 pm flights; if you take the 10:45 am boat, you'll arrive in time for the 3:05 pm flight; and if you take the 1:40 pm or 3:00 pm boat, you'll arrive in time for the 6:15 pm flight. While this option costs about three times as much as the boat and bus combination, you'll arrive in Phuket by midday. Our tour guides for the Koh Phangan to Koh Samui and Koh Samui to Phuket routes are familiar with all boat and flight schedules.

    Is it possible to fly from Phuket on the same day?

    Traveling by land is only possible with a late connection. The earliest arrival time at Phuket Airport is around 6:00 PM. You should arrive two hours before your international flight. Boats and vans are frequently delayed, so I wouldn't book before 10:00 PM. During the peak season from October to December, when boat services can be canceled, you shouldn't even consider this option.

    The safest option is to fly from Samui. Taking the 7:30 am boat and the 11:10 am flight, you'll reach Phuket Airport by 12:10 pm. Alternatively, you can take the ferry the day before and stay overnight in Phuket. Our travel guide "Accommodation in Phuket" introduces you to the beaches near the airport.

    In the other direction, from Phuket to Koh Phangan

    Heading east, the day starts earlier. Lomprayah's bus departs Phuket at 9:30 am and arrives in Thong Sala at 4:30 pm. Our Phuket to Koh Phangan travel guide includes all tickets, hotel and airport transfers, and connecting flights to Samui.

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    Frequently Asked Questions

    Frequently asked questions about the route from Koh Phangan to Phuket.

    Take the Lomprayah catamaran and bus from Thong Sala at 11:00 AM. Arrival in Phuket is at 6:30 PM for 1,400 baht. Alternatively, you can book a minivan transfer to your hotel or the airport for approximately 1,350–1,600 baht. The last daytime departure from Songserm is at 12:40 PM, and the night boat at 10:00 PM arrives around 1:00 PM. You can also take a boat to Koh Samui and fly from there.

    Not exactly. Koh Phangan is located in the Gulf and Phuket on the Andaman coast, so each ticket includes either a boat trip to Donsak or Surat Thani plus a bus or minibus ride across the peninsula, or a boat trip to Koh Samui plus a flight.

    Approximately 7.5 hours by Lomprayah (11:00 → 18:30), up to 9 hours with hotel transfer in Kata or Karon, under 5 hours flight from Samui with the boat at 07:30 and the flight at 11:10 and approximately 15 hours by night boat.

    The journey by Lomprayah's boat and bus costs 1,400 baht, by van to the hotel or airport approximately 1,350–1,600 baht, by bus and car ferry approximately 600–1,300 baht, with Songserm approximately 1,600 baht, and by night boat approximately 970–1,180 baht. The boat crossing to Samui Airport costs 500 baht, and the flight itself approximately 3,500–4,000 baht.

    The ferry from Songserm at 12:40 from Thong Sala is the last one to reach Phuket that same day, around 7:00 PM. After that, the night boat departs at 10:00 PM and arrives in Phuket the following day around 1:00 PM.

    Not from Koh Phangan, as there is no airport there. Take Lomprayah's ticket for 500 baht (boat and van) to Samui Airport and fly to Phuket with Bangkok Airways. On a weekday in November, there are six flights daily; the approximately one-hour flight costs from around 3,500 baht.

    Only a late arrival by land is possible. The earliest airport transfer is around 6:00 PM, so I wouldn't book a flight before 10:00 PM. Taking the 7:30 AM ferry to Samui Airport and the 11:10 AM flight will get you to Phuket Airport by 12:10 PM, which is the safer option.

    From Donsak Pier to Phuket, it's about 290 km by road after taking the boat from Thong Sala to the mainland. The flight from Samui to Phuket takes about an hour.

    Sources

    The journey times and prices for Lomprayah shown on this page are taken from the operator's timetable.

  • Lomprayah Timetable 2026 (opens in new tab) · Lomprayah. From Koh Phangan to Phuket, hotel pick-up and boats from Samui Airport

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