Koh Tao to Phuket by ferry, bus

Easy to pick up tickets from seatran office in Koh Tao, journey was very straightforward and well guided between transports. Only negative was the hour and a half delay but that is pretty good in Asia.

The boat and bus journey were good, exactly as expected and on time. Good service. However, once we arrived in phuket, a lady from another travel company got on the bus promising minivans to patong beach or airport for 200 baht. Rather than going to phuket town then all the way back north to the airport, I accepted and several of us got off the bus. We went into the office where lots of very slick, professional salespeople scammed us. I was now told 400 baht for minivan to airport, others had the same problem going to patong beach. I walked out, the bus had gone an had to wait 45 minutes on the side of a busy, dusty, hot road before a taxi stopped and took me to the airport for 150 baht. Don't make the same mistake I made, be aware of these disgusting greedy creeps.

Excellent services!

It was an average trip. The boat from Koh Tao to Koh Phangan was terrifying as it was very small and the water was choppy and it was raining. Didn't feel very safe. The bus departed later and we had to stop on the highway to change bus which meant that we arrived in Phuket later than planned. Thankfully I had enough time to catch my flight but under different circumstances maybe I wouldn't have been so lucky. The bus driver drove like someone out of Mad Max. It was crazy considering he's driving a big old bus with a bunch of people. Anyway, I give it 3 stars because I got to where I was going.

First boat not as nice, second boat very comfortable

Well arranged. Good communication. Clean transportation. No remarks

Had to take 2 different ferry's and wait around. They could t process my e-ticket so had to wait ages

Very smooth. All round a good experience.

Transport was totally fine, only issue I had was when booking I couldn't find an itinerant anywhere on the site, so I booked without even knowing where the ferry was taking me and without knowing where I was supposed to get off. Thankfully I asked the guys on the ferry and they let me know! But I would have liked to see it on the website when I was booking!

The trip overall was ok. But many many things can be improved. First, the staff should be attentive. They treat tourists as cattle. We had to wait 50 minutes for a change of boat in the intermediate stop of koh Phagnan and they insisted we had to make a queue at 12.00 under burning sun. It was turning hell. Next we arrived at Donsak and they litterally pushed us into a bus without any possibility of buying food for the children. It was already 14.00hs. When I asked, they kept repeating " food. Stop." So I assumed the bus would make a stop. It did, almost at 18,00hs having departed from Koh Tao at 9.00. We arrived in Puket at 20,30 no bus to the beaches at that time only van service from Lomprayah too expensive. We took a taxi outside for 20% less. Be aware it' s a looooong trip.

Took 1,5 hour longer than scheduled.