Koh Phangan Island, Thailand

Koh Phangan is located in the Gulf of Siam a little North of Koh Samui. About 75 % of the island is mountains covered by tropical jungle. The main source of income in this island is the coconut industry followed by tourist industry and fishing.

 How to get there:

From Bangkok, you can ride by bus or train to Suratthani province, and then ride a ferry boat from one of the piers in Donsak either Seatran or Raja Ferry (two local ferry operators). You can buy a joint ticket in Bangkok, in Khao San Road.

 You can also get Koh Pangan, by riding a high speed ferry boat Lomprayah Catamaran from Chumphon via Koh Tao. Lomprayah has comfortable buses from Bangkok to Chumphon.

 If you’re from  Koh Samui you have a lot of alternatives; You can Catch an express boat, catamaran or a small ferry from Nathon, Maenam, Big Buddha, Bangrak or Bo Phut. Or, if you’re in a hurry, you can ride a speed boat from Maenam or Bo Phut.

Koh Pangan

If you have a  travel agency please ask them about if they can provide a ticket for you or just go directly to the piers and buy the ticket there.