First with a night boat to Champhon where you get your bed, blanket and a pillow and the room have AC, you can sleep outside too if you want. In the port was waiting for us mini van that took us to a train station and after that with the 3th class train to Hua Hin. Was actually nice experience traveling with the Thai people. And you can see a lot of landscape if you can't sleep in a train. But it takes couple of hours to arrive to destination.
Our trip Was good but at thé bus station thé driver has gone whithout answer to our questions !! Somè body at thé bus station help us to fine a solution to go in Town center
The guy at the office at Chumphon train station was very helpfull. (5 Stars)
The minibus was already a bit old. Over all I recommend your Company anytime to my friends.
Bought tickets online and we printed the confirmation/itinerary at the hotel. Had a WhatsApp message the night before our trip from someone at KP to ask us to collect tickets from the ticket office on the pier. On the day we were told to collect the tickets in line on the pier, which was simple enough. Journey and staff/crew were fine. Girls toilets weren't working but still being used - my partner said the boys were working fine. Journey took 15 to 30 minutes longer than planned.
Rode 3rd class from Chumphon to Bangkok, quite an experience! Locals sold food and drinks constantly during the trip and was a great way to experience the country side with fully open windows. I wouldn’t recommend doing anything over 6 hours though (our trip was 10 hours by the time the train arrived in Bangkok...trains are never on time in Thailand) and be sure to not wear white as by the end we were quite dirty from the dust. Otherwise a fun experience full of Thai people.
We had a bit problems cuz boat broke down, but man in the office in Chumphon was very helpful and great men. All thanks to him! Night boat was okay but too early arriving on the island 4am
Small sits during an 8 Hours trip. We did this as a result of no tickets for train, 12go Asia should arrange these tickets but did not manage to get the tickets. If you are tall, i won’t reccomend it. Or book two Seats for 1 person.
รถบัส ปกติ, KP Tripadvisor, 14 ส.ค. 2019
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Only problem we had was there was no one to handle the luggage at the end of the trip. So when we docked 100 people rushed to a large pile of luggage. By the time we got to the pile we only had 1/2 our luggage. The other 1/2 was on the dock. I’m guessing someone picked up our bag and left it there. Other then was the ride was good, offered snacks, and the bathrooms were surprisingly clean.
Two very unfriendly, one very friendly guy we’re operating there. The bus driver in Chumphon was driving way too late so I didn‘t get my ferry and you had Tonware another hour.
Perfect service. Pick up at the hotel by minivan, transfert to the pier, easy checkin. Ferry crossing took Some more time although legt the harbour at plannen time but crossing was fine, Seats and security all ok
Bus journey was fine, not too long. Bus was pretty worn out but we got there in one piece.
Catamaran journey was ok too. Earplugs are a good idea as it is loud, as you'd expect. Noise cancelling headphones plus music helped me sleep.
Quando siamo arrivati con un van alla stazione di Chumphon ci aspettava la receptionista per il ferry ( l'autista l'aveva chiamata per prevenirla dal nostro arrivo).Ci hanno portato al pier, il ferry è un pochino vecchio , un po rumoroso ma i letti eranno confortevole con lenzuole puliti e aria condizionata. Bellissimo viaggio, partenza alle 22 e 30 arrivo alla 5 di mattina a koh tao.....da fare per chi vuole fare un traversata economica (10euro) e non si aspetta la cabine di lusso
Really good service. Arrived at the office at Chumpon railway station, just as described, they had my booking immediately, gave me ferry ticket voucher, and took me to the ferry. No stress at all.
I was at the train station earlier than expected, so I was allowed to take an earlier bus without paying extra, which was great. The girl at the check in office was very friendly and helpfull. My seat was very uncomfortable and there where a lot of stops on the way, picking up and dropping off things. So not the best trip ever, but we got there on time for a good price, so I’m happy enough.
Everything went well. We had a good drive to the ferry station, the catamaran was big and drove us on time to KO Phangan. The staff was very nice and helpful.
Sleeper ferry from Chumphon to Ko Tao is not to be recommended. The operator lets you wait for ages, the boat is old and dirty, sleeping is crampy on mats on the floor (no proper beds as suggested in the photo's!) No safety measures or instructions whatsoever, we found the life vests ourselves and selected the few that were intact (just in case).
The boat arrives at Koh Thao at five in the morning, continuing to Koh Phangan requires another transfer (and waiting on the pier for more than an hour).