Songserm is a ferry and bus operator that specializes in ferry services throughout the Gulf of Thailand and the Andaman Sea. It offers joint bus&ferry tickets, too, connecting Bangkok and destinations in the south of Thailand with the islands of the Gulf.
Songserm ferry advertises itself as the oldest express boat company to provide service to the islands the Gulf and the Andaman Sea.
Routes served by Songserm
Songserm express boats ply the seas between Chumphon and Surat Thani on the mainland and Koh Samui, Koh Phangan and Koh Tao in the Gulf of Thailand.
In the Andaman Sea, Songserm express ferries connect Koh Phi Phi with Phuket, Krabi and Koh Lanta as well as to the three above mentioned islands of the Gulf of Siam.
The company’s joint bus&ferry tickets are a convenient and budget-friendly way to get from Bangkok to the islands avoiding the hassle of self-connection.
Songserm’s most popular routes include:
From Bangkok to the islands of the Gulf
All tickets from Bangkok to the islands – Koh Tao, Koh Phangan and Koh Samui – are combination tickets.
It means that from Bangkok you are bussed to the port first and then you have to hop onto Songserm’s ferry. It is the contrary order in the opposite direction.
In Bangkok, the company’s buses leave from the Songserm Khao San Road office next to Siam Oriental Inn.
All departures from Khao San Songserm station are night buses. Taking a night bus is a sensible way to save your daytime. Buses arrive to the pier early in the morning allowing you to get to your destination before or around noon the day after you have left Bangkok.
Travellers heading to any of the three islands use the same Songserm bus regardless of their final destination.
Those heading to Koh Tao board Songserm boat at Chumphon.
Passengers travelling to Koh Samui and Koh Phangan continue their bus trip to Donsak pier in Surat Thani where they board a ferry heading first to Koh Samui and then to Koh Phangan.
Travel times from Bangkok to the islands
Koh Tao – 15-16 hours
Koh Samui – 16h30m-17h30m
Koh Phangan – 17-18 hours
In the opposite direction, there is one departure a day from each island around noon to allow you to cross the sea before dark and hop onto a night bus to arrive to Khao San Songserm office in Bangkok early the next morning.
Those travelling from Koh Phangan and Koh Samui change for a bus in Surat Thani; a ferry from Koh Tao brings you to Chumphon to catch the same bus that travels up from Surat Thani.
Between Koh Samui, Koh Phangan and Koh Tao
Songserm is a good option for island-hopping between Koh Samui, Koh Phangan and Koh Tao.
The company’s ferries connect all the three islands of the Gulf with each other:
All these trips depart from Bangkok’s railway station, Hua Lamphong.
Koh Samui, Koh Phangan, Koh Tao–Andaman Coast
The company’s combination trips are also a great option to travel from the islands of the Gulf to the Andaman region.
There are convenient all-inclusive ferry&bus&ferry deals from Koh Phangan and Koh Samui to Koh Phi Phi (8–8h30m) as well as to Krabi, Ao Nang and Railay Beach among others taking from 5 to 8 hours depending on your destination.
Pros
Songserm is one of the best options for visitors looking to travel between the stunning islands of the lower part of the Gulf with a huge range of routes available.
The overnight combination trips on routes from Bangkok are a great time-saving way to reach the islands.
The combination tickets from Bangkok to the islands are a good hassle-free option as the price includes both the bus and ferry tickets. This is far easier than travelling from Bangkok to the coast and then having to purchase a separate ticket for a ferry to your destination.
Songserm offers some of the cheapest combination tickets from Bangkok to the islands.
Cons
The biggest issue is the duration of some of these trips. As there is only a limited number of ferry services available, you can sometimes have a wait of several hours between getting off the bus and boarding the ferry. This is less than ideal if the trip is already 10 or 12 hours long anyway!
Travel time over the same route varies depending on the departure time, so always check the duration of each trip before you book your ticket to avoid a longer trip than necessary.
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Songserm Company Reviews
C S
Carenza S
All perfect except was really hard for me to find where to check in until I asked someone. I might just be dumb though
Ferry High Speed Ferry, Songserm (ส่งเสริม), Mar 18, 2024
M B
M B
Relaxen. Not so crowded. Old ship but i like it
Ferry Express, Songserm (ส่งเสริม), Feb 27, 2024
C K
Caroline K
Big boat with comfortable seating
Ferry High Speed Ferry, Songserm (ส่งเสริม), Feb 1, 2024
R S
Ronja S
It is very long but it was ok. Next time I will fly to Surra Thani, but for this time it was ok. You arrive at a bus station at 5 a.m. where you need to wait for the next bus to the harbour and this is a bit annoying if you slept very well in the bus and need to get up. Ferry was totally ok. Good sleep to be honest.
Ferry High Speed Ferry, Songserm (ส่งเสริม), Jan 14, 2024
J S
Jussi S
Smooth seiling from A to B.
Ferry High Speed Ferry, Songserm (ส่งเสริม), Jan 13, 2024
R R
Richard R
Smooth crossing, no complaints.
Ferry High Speed Ferry, Songserm (ส่งเสริม), Jan 13, 2024
S D
Sasha D
Perfect ! I made a mistake in the reservation and the SAV was so helpful to change my booking. You can trust this company.
Ferry High Speed Ferry, Songserm (ส่งเสริม), Jan 12, 2024
K G
Kirsi G
The trip was fine and we even made it a bit earlier, but personal note, try to book with Hotel transfer as otherwise you will end up spending more for a taxi within Koh Samui than the ferry trip itself.
Ferry High Speed Ferry, Songserm (ส่งเสริม), Jan 12, 2024
S K
Sini K
My trip from Koh Samui to Koh Tao went excellent; the boat was on time, the seats were comfy and the toilets were clean.
Ferry High Speed Ferry, Songserm (ส่งเสริม), Jan 5, 2024
R M
Raphael M
Perfect and very nice people! :)
Ferry High Speed Ferry, Songserm (ส่งเสริม), Jan 2, 2024
M P
Marc P
No plan to bring out the bags!
Next on what go in, the other want out.. a big hill of bags and 1 hour search to find my bag
Ferry High Speed Ferry, Songserm (ส่งเสริม), Dec 28, 2023
J L
Jasmine L
Overall, we were very impressed. We travelled on a very rocky and windy day and were stressed based on previous reviews, but the journey was made more comfortable by the size of the boat. It was quick and timely and seats were comfortable. The stop at Koh Phagnan on the way was not an issue at all and didn’t interfere with the journey.
Ferry High Speed Ferry, Songserm (ส่งเสริม), Dec 25, 2023
R
Richard
If you left the app and comes back few seconds again, does not work. Black screen I must close it and open again. It‘s annoying.
Ferry High Speed Ferry, Songserm (ส่งเสริม), Dec 25, 2023
P D
Pratik D
Good experience. Everything was on schedule.
Ferry High Speed Ferry, Songserm (ส่งเสริม), Dec 18, 2023
S K
Stefanos K
It was a great journey, the boat was perfect.
2h from Krabi to phi phi
Ferry High Speed Ferry, Songserm (ส่งเสริม), Dec 18, 2023
H
Helena
The boat arrived on time. But the AC was too high. It was raining so I couldn't go outside and was freezing sitting inside there. I eventually catched a cold :(
It took us about 5 hours to arrive to koh tao.
The ceiling had holes and on some point water came trough it because of the strong rain. Some passengers had to switch seats to avoid getting wet.
Ferry High Speed Ferry, Songserm (ส่งเสริม), Dec 12, 2023
S C
Sebastian C
It was fine but couldn't sit inside because it was really cold due to the AC
Ferry High Speed Ferry, Songserm (ส่งเสริม), Dec 4, 2023
I Z
Ieva Z
I took a Lomphrayah speed catamar to Koh Tao which was scary and borderline unsafe. To come back, I took a Songserm ferry and was extremely happy with it, fewer people, so much space for yourself, no scary rocking of the boat, no one puking. I am surprised why more people don’t choose this option over speedboats.
Ferry High Speed Ferry, Songserm (ส่งเสริม), Nov 30, 2023
E B
Evelyn B
Everyone was puking on the boat Trip
We thought that we will have a 1 hour boat trip to surat thani. But we got brought to every Island in a speedboat where it was like 5 hours of Roller coaster.
Let the people know what they will experience. The earliest we knew what would happen was at the Pier when we registrated.
Ferry High Speed Ferry, Songserm (ส่งเสริม), Nov 30, 2023
N C
Niklas C
Everything worked perfectly
Ferry High Speed Ferry, Songserm (ส่งเสริม), Nov 24, 2023
A R
Arianna R
The waves were insane, obviously no one's fault. Literally everyone on the ferry ended up throwing up. I guess better check the weather beforehand and if you still wanna go be prepared with some seasick pills.
Ferry High Speed Ferry, Songserm (ส่งเสริม), Nov 23, 2023
L B
Luca B
Was a big ship driving really Slow. It was really relaxing.
Ferry High Speed Ferry, Songserm (ส่งเสริม), Nov 21, 2023
A M
Aurore M
Toilets unusable because very dirty. A little late but a decent journey nonetheless
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Ferry High Speed Ferry, Songserm (ส่งเสริม), Nov 18, 2023
J M
Jack M
Overall a pretty simple trip but delays and lack of communication from port staff made the start of the trip difficult.
Ferry High Speed Ferry, Songserm (ส่งเสริม), Nov 10, 2023
G W
Geir W
Smooth
Ferry High Speed Ferry, Songserm (ส่งเสริม), Nov 9, 2023
J L
Jason L
On time, and comfortable.
Ferry High Speed Ferry, Songserm (ส่งเสริม), Oct 31, 2023
K
Katharina
Everything was wonderful, but the air conditioning inside was very cold. If you don't want to sit outside in the sun, you should dress warmly. (But maybe the same ship doesn't always sail on the connection).
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Ferry High Speed Ferry, Songserm (ส่งเสริม), Oct 21, 2023
A G
Aurelien G
Visit our tiktok account to see our experience @aureliinestravel
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Ferry High Speed Ferry, Songserm (ส่งเสริม), Oct 6, 2023
M A
Manfred A
It was great to have such a vessel to ourselves, resp. Sharing with only two other pax.
Crew helped with luggage as well.
Ferry High Speed Ferry, Songserm (ส่งเสริม), Oct 2, 2023
M S
Maya S
The Boat was very loud and the ride was longer than on a speed boat.
Ferry High Speed Ferry, Songserm (ส่งเสริม), Sep 25, 2023
J D
Juan D
The ship was almost empty so it was great, it had three floors, the air was perfect on the top floor.
It is slow, although it takes 2 hours to arrive.
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Ferry High Speed Ferry, Songserm (ส่งเสริม), Sep 20, 2023
A G
Alba G
It was a nice and confortable trip
Ferry High Speed Ferry, Songserm (ส่งเสริม), Sep 13, 2023
F C
Fiona C
Ferry staff efficient and on time- process and booking all simple and good
Ferry High Speed Ferry, Songserm (ส่งเสริม), Sep 10, 2023
M
Maja
We left on time, but collecting our luggage at the destination was very stressful and not organised at all
The ferry was very crowded and many people were sitting outside or on the floor as there wasn’t enough space
Ferry High Speed Ferry, Songserm (ส่งเสริม), Sep 5, 2023
C H
Chelsea H
make sure you get there early as you have to join a huge queue to get your actual tickets. we sat in the lower deck and the ceiling was leaking so us and our bags were drenched! they pile all suitcases and backpacks in a pile at the back of the boat so when you get there you’re waiting 30 mins to an hour to get your bag! it wasn’t a bad ride until the end with the delay of getting your bag and the instability of the walkway and pier getting off! use a different service
Ferry High Speed Ferry, Songserm (ส่งเสริม), Sep 4, 2023
M S
Maurizio S
Everithing work perfect
Ferry High Speed Ferry, Songserm (ส่งเสริม), Aug 31, 2023
M D
Marion D
It was to cold inside and the boat was 20 minutes to late
But all others was great
Thanks
Ferry High Speed Ferry, Songserm (ส่งเสริม), Aug 30, 2023
T
Tony
The ferry was booked as”high speed”, which was absolutely not the case. At least it was calm seas and comfortable for the 4 hour trip.
Ferry High Speed Ferry, Songserm (ส่งเสริม), Aug 28, 2023
E
Elmar
Fast and good transport
Ferry High Speed Ferry, Songserm (ส่งเสริม), Aug 28, 2023
A K
Angelique K
On time every time we booked! Incheck easy and fast.
Ferry High Speed Ferry, Songserm (ส่งเสริม), Aug 27, 2023
S J
Stepan J
Very good transport and departure and arrival on time.
Ferry High Speed Ferry, Songserm (ส่งเสริม), Aug 22, 2023
A K
Angelique K
It was a good trip
Ferry High Speed Ferry, Songserm (ส่งเสริม), Aug 20, 2023
H P
Hauke P
The ferry is in good condition and the trip was nice and fast. The air condition was a little too cold and the toilet did not flush.
Overall a good experience.
Ferry High Speed Ferry, Songserm (ส่งเสริม), Aug 17, 2023
P S
Philip S
We’ll organized trip and everything has been on time. Changing boats on Phangan has not been mentioned before so this has been kind of a surprise. Changing boats has been quite hectic and grabbing all the luggage out of the big pile is a pain. But in the end it worked and we arrived Samui in a good mood.
Ferry High Speed Ferry, Songserm (ส่งเสริม), Aug 12, 2023
L
Lynsey
Check in was straightforward and stress free. Seats were comfy on the boat and we had a smooth ride. It was a real shame that we all had to change boats at koh Phangan as we hadn’t been told this when booking and it was utter chaos. They need a better system for baggage.
Ferry High Speed Ferry, Songserm (ส่งเสริม), Aug 8, 2023
R M
Reginaldo M
We traveled from ko phi phi to ko Phangan. Ferry/bus/ferry. Everything was well and tightly arranged and on time. At don sak pier a bit hectic but this organization can't do anything about that. You get the ticket to go through the gates. Some little time to eat something on the way so take some food with you for on the way
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Ferry Express, Songserm (ส่งเสริม), Aug 3, 2023
G K
Guy K
It was great except for the suitcase - the handle was ripped
Ferry High Speed Ferry, Songserm (ส่งเสริม), Jul 31, 2023
C C
Charlotte C
Not very busy so we had the whole row to ourselves to lie down on both boats which was nice. But we did have to change boats at Koh Phagnan which took a while and just an extra hassle.
Ferry High Speed Ferry, Songserm (ส่งเสริม), Jul 30, 2023
L H
Leif H
Ferry was not too full. Everyone had one extra seat at least and the ferry was on time. Route Koh Phangang and Koh Tao has a stable mobil data connection.
Ferry High Speed Ferry, Songserm (ส่งเสริม), Jul 27, 2023
L H
Leif H
Easy and fast checkin. Boat was almost empty, so you could sleep in a seat row alone.
Ferry High Speed Ferry, Songserm (ส่งเสริม), Jul 24, 2023
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