04 May 2024
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Phantip

4.4
197 customer reviews
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About Phantip

Buses are the most affordable means of transport with a large number of terminals across the country and convenient timetables to help you plan your trip. Buses is a convenient option both for those who travel on a shoestring budget and those who do not want to compromise on comfort. Phantip offers bus service with an online reservation available. Before booking your ticket, read other travellers’ reviews to choose the best option.

What are the Main Stations of Phantip?

Phantip operates buses to and from the following stations:

  • Thong Sala Koh Phangan
  • Phantip Travel Koh Samui
  • Surat Thani Airport
  • Surat Thani Van Phantip office
  • Surat Thani Town
  • Krabi Bus Terminal
  • Surat Thani Airport
  • Phuket Bus Terminal 1
  • Surat Thani Airport
  • Surat Thani

What are the Bus Classes & Prices of Phantip?

The price of your bus trip will depend both on the destination and the class of your ticket. Note that not all ticket classes are available on certain routes yet for longer trips there is almost always a good choice of options. Opt for a sleeper coach for the most convenient overnight trip. Sleeper buses are usually equipped with berths or soft reclining seats, feature an onboard toilet and your ticket may also include other perks like snacks or even a lunch. Taking a night bus is also a good idea if you want to save on your hotel room. During the day an express service is often the best value for money as it makes less stops than an ordinary or standard class bus and travels faster. On some routes it may be crucial to choose the right class as, say, an ordinary or second class bus may need some 6 hours to cover the distance the first class or express bus travels in two hours!

Pros & Cons of Bus Travel

Pros of Bus Travel

  • Buses usually boast the widest network of destinations covered. They travel to the places you cannot get to by plane or even by train

  • Travelling by bus is easy – there is no need to arrive to the bus terminal much in advance, and the check-in is usually a very fast formality opposite to air travel

  • Bus tickets are very affordable. Yes, there are costly first class or VIP options but is you are on a budget, bus is the first means of transportation you have to think about

  • At the same time, there are different classes of service to suit any budget. If you are after a higher level of comfort, buses get you covered, too.

Cons of Bus Travel

  • Intercity bus terminals can be located outside the city centre in the outskirts. It means you will need to calculate extra time and money to get there. In certain destinations getting from the bus terminal can cost you more than you would expect because only a limited number of transportation companies is allowed to serve the route – and prices may be inflated.

  • During busy weekends or high season buses serving some tourist destinations may run out of schedule and require advanced booking.

  • While buses are not as weather dependent as ferries, bus trips can also be delayed or cancelled due to bad weather or road conditions – keep it in mind if travelling during certain seasons or to certain destinations.

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Phantip Company Reviews

4.4
197 customer reviews
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Ferry Express, Phantip, Aug 13, 2022
Buena coordinación y horario cumplido. El viaje se hace agradable y fácil.
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Ferry Express, Phantip, Apr 18, 2022
not on time
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Ferry Express, Phantip, Mar 31, 2022
The van transfer was bad. Too many people in the van and not enough space for the bags. The driver stopped too often to deliver packages or make purchases (pallets of beer).
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Van Minivan 14pax, Phantip, Mar 28, 2022
The driver was talking to children in a video call for about 15 minutes whist driving the bus. He also go impatient whilst driving behind a car being driven slow and made a very dangerous overtake with a large truck coming in the opposite direction. The ongoing truck had to slow down and a songtheaw had to brake and sounded his horn at our bus driver. This driver needs to drive safely and show more professionalism.
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5
Ferry Express, Phantip, Mar 24, 2022
Very good
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5
Ferry Express, Phantip, Mar 21, 2022
The transport van between Krabi and Surat seemed like it was about to die, was a very jumpy and noisy ride from the van. Other than that a really smoothly ran service and we'd recommend the company and would use them again.
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Ferry Express, Phantip, Mar 18, 2022
Le premier van inconfortable, le deuxième climatisation trop froide, qui nous a déposé sur un parking pour finir en tuk tuk à 8 plus les valises sous un soleil de plomb. Bateau 1 h de retard.voyage très long
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Ferry Express, Phantip, Mar 18, 2022
After the first ferry everyone left in a minibus but we had to wait 30 minutes without an explanation, before our vehicle came. Then there was a 3 hour ride without a pause (or a possibility to buy drinks).
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Ferry Express, Phantip, Mar 13, 2022
Excellent for the price. There was one stop at suratthani where we swapped buses but not bad. They also offered to drive me to my hotel once we arrived at the pier for cheaper than a taxi would be
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4
Ferry Express, Phantip, Mar 8, 2022
A 13h trip from Koh Phi Phi to Koh Phangan with 4 vans/cars and 2 ferries. All connections worked easily, lots of staff and other travelers around.
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Ferry Express, Phantip, Mar 6, 2022
Was a great experience! The trip went by faster than scheduled and I got to Samui 2.5 hours earlier than I planned.
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5
Van Ferry + Minivan, Phantip, Feb 25, 2022
Top Serivce, fast and friendly
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5
Ferry Express, Phantip, Feb 24, 2022
Very efficient and amazing for the money you are paying. Faultless system, all connections met. Had to call because we were to be picked up from pier at 8 am but they were very helpful on the phone and we were picked up 10 minutes later so dont hesitate to call if unsure. Long journey but worth the money. The staff at Phantip were very helpful and offered to organise taxi to our accommodation on Koh Samui.
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4
Ferry Express, Phantip, Feb 23, 2022
Service was perfect.
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4
Van Minivan + Ferry, Phantip, Feb 7, 2022
We were in aware that we would be changing bus during the journey. This caused some confusion however all the staff were great at handling everything.
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5
Bus Express, Phantip, Feb 6, 2022
Everything were perfect and in time. We are really thankful for the good Organisation!
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5
Bus Express, Phantip, Jan 31, 2022
Everything was great. Thank you ;)
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Van Ferry + Minivan, Phantip, Jan 24, 2022
Orgeniz was good Climatisation was ok We arrived one hour before the normal time
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Bus Express, Phantip, Jan 24, 2022
Les horaires ont été respectés depart du van à 9hoo de Krabi et arrivé du ferry à Samui a 15h30 le top 👍 Notre seule angoisse ce fut le chauffeur de Krabi à Surathani celui-ci était énormément fatigué et avait du mal à conduire… Le van était complet et beaucoup de valise
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Ferry Express, Phantip, Jan 23, 2022
Terugreis van Koh Phangang naar Surat Thani Airport was prima. De heenreis vanaf Surat Thani naar Koh Phangang was een ramp. We werden vanaf de airport naar de pier gebracht door Phamtip in een minivan. Dat was opzich prima alhoewel de van helemaal vol zat waardoor de covid afstand niet nageleefd kon worden. 2 kilometer voor de pier werden we allemaal uit de minivan gezet zonder communicatie. Na tien minuten werden we opgepikt door een volgende van die ons naar de pier bracht. Daar lagen vooroorlogse (en dan bedoel ik 2e wereldoorlog) ferry's van Raja. De ferry zou om 18.00 uur vertrekken en om 20.30 aankomen. De ferry vertrok echter om 18.30 en kwam pas om 22.30 uur aan op Koh Pangang. De boot ging zo tergend langzaam traag dat ik bijna wilde gaan zwemmen omdat dat sneller zou zijn. Echter iets met koffers. Op de boot stonk het enorm naar de uitlaatgassen die werkelijk overal naar binnentrokken en buiten was echt niet te zijn vanwege de verstikkende rookwolken. Op de grond en de wanden van de ferry liepen diverse kakkerlakken tussen je bagage heen en weer. Echt enorm smerig. Terugweg hadden we gelukkig een nieuwere ferry (ik gok dat deze maar 40 jaar oud was) die wel de snelheid behaalde van 20 km per uur waardoor hij netjes op tijd aankwam. Door de coronacrisis varen andere ferrymaatschappijen niet meer op koh pangang waardoor je veroordeeld bent tot Raja. Hopelijk tref je een nieuwe ferry maar anders is het echt een ramp.
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5
Ferry Express, Phantip, Jan 20, 2022
Big ferry. Very comfortable seat than recline. Outdoor seating available too. Cafe cart for drinks, lunch and snacks available to buy.
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Bus Standard AC, Phantip, Jan 18, 2022
Everything was ticking like a Swiss clock. Bus arrived on time and was super convenient. Ferry left on time. Perfect.
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Van Minivan + Ferry, Phantip, Jan 15, 2022
It took 15 hours in total with a lot of waiting. But besides that, all went fine!
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Bus Standard AC, Phantip, Jan 2, 2022
The bus was really mouldy and smelled bad. There was not enough seats on the bus for all of us even though we all paid for full tickets.
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Van Minivan 14pax, Phantip, Dec 29, 2021
The driver did not ask in english the final destination of arrival, so he stopped in another bus terminal, different from the terminal that was indicated on the ticket. Thanks to a guy working at terminal, he explained all that and the driver brought us to the right terminal, yelling to us in thai. For this situation we arrived 30 minutes late. But the overall trip was quite ok.
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5
Bus Standard AC, Phantip, Dec 27, 2021
Very easy process booking and travelling with 12Go and their partner. Although the ferry did get in an hour later than scheduled (we were warned of this potentially happening when booking, so not a problem)
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Bus Bus + Bus, Phantip, Dec 27, 2021
Driver was speeding, overtook other cars when you can't see cars coming towards us... For tall people there was not enough space in the van
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Ferry Express, Phantip, Dec 22, 2021
Very organized and helpful staff! Super convenient and absolutely recommended!
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Van Minivan 14pax, Phantip, Dec 9, 2021
Left one out later with a different company in an old and fully packed minivan that made a crazy amount of stops. Arrived 19:00 instead of 17:00.
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Bus Standard AC, Phantip, Dec 7, 2021
Really friendly staf
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Bus Bus + Bus, Phantip, Dec 3, 2021
Ferry from Koh Phangan to Donsak (Surat Thani) - Bus to Surat Thani (City) - Bus to Khao Sok. Very friendly and helpful staff at the Phantip Office :)
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Bus Express, Phantip, Jun 10, 2021
It took really long. Was about 1,5 hours later on my destination than planned.
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Bus Standard AC, Phantip, Jun 8, 2021
Very easy travel experience for a good price
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4
Bus Standard AC, Phantip, Apr 12, 2021
The ferry was late but the bus driver should be given a bonus or a raise because he was very hard working and got me to the airport on time.
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5
Bus Standard AC, Phantip, Apr 7, 2021
I managed to take the earlier van / ferry than the one I have booked so I arrived 3 hours before originally scheduled, very good but the van needs to change suspensions and shocks
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Bus Standard AC, Phantip, Mar 24, 2021
It was a bit confusing whether i had time
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5
Bus Standard AC, Phantip, Jan 13, 2021
Easy - followed directions and was seamless.
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5
Bus Standard AC, Phantip, Dec 29, 2020
Great service. Friendly staff met me at arrival to Surat Thani, a comfortable transfer to the ferry pier and a very comfortable and easy crossing on the ferry. Would recommend!
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Bus Standard AC, Phantip, Dec 29, 2020
Got on the van quickly, made the ferry in time.
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Bus Express, Phantip, Dec 25, 2020
On time
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Bus Bus + Bus, Phantip, Oct 10, 2020
Too much delays. The driver returns to Donsak to get additional passenger but never actually picked up. And then took another ten minute break at nearby station 5 minutes from Donsak for no reason.
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Bus Standard AC, Phantip, Sep 3, 2020
Everything goes well and on time. Helpful service and friendly staffs.
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5
Bus Standard AC, Phantip, Sep 3, 2020
On-time comfortable very pleasant
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5
Bus Express, Phantip, Sep 2, 2020
Safe driver got there when I was told they would everything was fine
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5
Ferry Express, Phantip, Sep 2, 2020
The buses were comfortable and I enjoyed the journey
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5
taxi Van 9pax, Phantip, Feb 24, 2020
Good service, smooth drive and on time.
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taxi Comfort 3pax, Phantip, Jan 5, 2020
Several bus changes with no explanation!
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5
taxi Van 9pax, Phantip, Aug 18, 2019
Great
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taxi Van 9pax, Phantip, Jul 26, 2019
Driver on time although it was not immediately clear he was our driver
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5
taxi Van 9pax, Phantip, Jul 10, 2019
Very good!