Seatran Ferry
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About Seatran Ferry
While some islands are now reachable by plane or are connected to the mainland with a bridge, ferries remain the only way to reach some of the most beautiful and amazing islands, hidden beaches, or other seaside destinations. Larger and slower car ferries carry vehicles and passengers around the world, but in certain cases, you will need to opt for a smaller yet faster express high speedboat or catamaran to reach your destination. While the latter does save you time, caution should be taken if you are prone to seasickness. When the sea is, rough high-speed boats which actually cut the waves are a better option than catamarans that ride the waves instead hence turning your journey into a rock-and-roll trip. To prevent or beat motion sickness, we recommend taking a special medication – consult your doctor prior to the journey. While on board, grab a seat on an open-air deck wherever possible.
Ferry trips offered by Seatran Ferry can be booked online – in an easy and hassle-free manner, without wasting your time visiting the booking office.
Seatran Ferry Main Piers
Here is a list of some of the main piers you can reach with Seatran Ferry ferries. Check the complete station guide before you go:
- Na Thon Seatran Ferry Pier
- Donsak Seatran Ferry
- Surat Thani Airport
- Thong Sala Koh Phangan
- Suratthani Town Seatran office
- Na Thon Koh Samui
- Surat Thani Airport
- Surat Thani Town Seatran
- Nakhon Si Thammarat Airport
- Ton Sai Pier Koh Phi Phi
Seatran Ferry Popular Destinations
The most popular shipping routes covered by Seatran Ferry include but are not limited to:
Seatran Ferry Ferry Types & Tickets Prices
High-speed fast ferries always hit the hardest on your pocket. If you need to save money, check whether some slower options are available on your route – usually the rates are much more affordable. It is a rule of thumb to check the length of the trip before booking. On longer routes, the difference in travel time can be huge. Note that not all ticket fares or classes are always available on any route. During peak seasons it is a good idea to make your booking in advance as the availability of more expensive private cabins is often limited. Opting for walk-in tickets on the most popular routes during these periods can result in long waiting queues. Some destinations have more than one pier or different piers for different ferry companies hence goes the recommendation to check the pier you leave from/dock at before your trip. Leave enough time before the departure to find your boat and check in. These procedures may take up to a couple of hours on international routes. Last but not least, some piers impose their own ‘pier fee’ on all arriving passengers. This fee is normally not included in your ticket price – keep this in mind.
Travel by Ferry: Pros & Cons
Pros of Ferry Travel
- Taking a ship allows you to get to some of the islands, beaches, or seaside destinations which otherwise cannot be reached. While ferry travels can be time-consuming and sometimes make you suffer from sea sickness, the possibility of visiting the most paradise, secret, off-the-beaten-track destinations they bring you to usually compensates.
- Ferry tickets can be booked online. It saves you time and secures your travel itinerary goes as planned. The advanced booking option is especially convenient when travelling during peak season periods, national holidays, or long weekends when there is high demand for tickets and on routes served by a limited number of vessels.
- On some routes, you are able to choose the class of the ticket or cabin. There are private compartments or standard cabins with a number of extras included or not. Always check the conditions of your fare to take most of your trip.
- Ferry travel is always fun. It allows you to see the places you visit or just pass by from a different angle. The majority of places look terrific – and totally different! – when viewed from the water. Sailing provides a great opportunity to shoot nice and unique pics and videos – do jump at it!
Cons of Ferry Travel
- The major concern while travelling by water is motion sickness, which is a very annoying and unpleasant thing. Even if you have never experienced it before, there is no guarantee that the next ferry trip will run smoothly as well. Rough seas and speedboat journeys can make even the strongest stomachs beg for mercy. Follow our recommendations above and take your medicine half an hour prior to your trip. Taking a light meal before travel also helps – more chances to get seasick with an empty stomach.
- Delays and cancellations are common for ferry trips as they highly depend on weather and sea conditions. It especially concerns travel during shoulder months or off-season. Rains, mossy seas, and stormy weather may interfere with your travel itinerary – try to keep it flexible and do not plan tight flight connections even during the ‘usually-good-weather’ season.
Seatran Ferry Stations
Seatran Ferry Company Reviews
R
Ferry Ferry, Seatran Ferry, Apr 27, 2024
Ferry was air conditioned. Journey was comfortable. We had booked 2PM Ferry but we were allowed on 1.30 PM Ferry saving our time.
S
Ferry Ferry, Seatran Ferry, Apr 11, 2024
Smooth journey and very efficient! Thank you!!
J
Ferry Ferry, Seatran Ferry, Feb 14, 2024
Seatran office in Surat Thani easy to find. Smooth journey. Very helpful staff. Is a little cheaper (by ~100 baht) to go straight to Seatran office and ferry yourself if feeling more adventurous
M
Ferry Ferry, Seatran Ferry, Jan 31, 2024
Koh Samui to Bangkok during the night. No need to print the tickets. Ferry was on time and it was easy to find our transfer for the train (which was 30 min late but it happens).
The 3rd class train is really not a good idea, lights on all night, ventilators turn on & impossible to turn off, windows open so it’s pretty cold & lots of noises from outside that you can’t block. Seats are uncomfortable & 2x2 facing each others so you don’t have any way to try to sleep peacefully.
People come to sell a variety of food & drinks (coffee), it’s still better to buy beforehand tho ; but during the night they keep on coming every 20 min screaming so it’s impossible to sleep. Bathrooms uncleaned and without paper but it’s to be expected on a train.
I saw the seats on 2nd class & they did look a bit better but I think if you don’t book a bed it’s not a good idea to travel by train. Cheapest option but I won’t do it again, the night bus seats were way more comfortable & it was less noisy.
J
Ferry Ferry, Seatran Ferry, Jan 8, 2024
A little cheaper at the airport at the counter (without booking), I don't think there's need to book in advance
A
Ferry Ferry, Seatran Ferry, Jan 2, 2024
arrives on time ,easy to access air-conditioned seats are good for 2 hours ,no one helps with laggaue you need to handle it by your self
H
Ferry Ferry, Seatran Ferry, Dec 17, 2023
Delay was more than 1 hour
J
Ferry Ferry, Seatran Ferry, Dec 17, 2023
Climatized ferry, comfortable and with eating options
J
Ferry Ferry, Seatran Ferry, Nov 22, 2023
the price was in Bath but I couldn't pay in that currency.
T
Ferry Ferry, Seatran Ferry, Oct 21, 2023
Transport was on time and great.Shuttlebus to the trainstation was perfect( clean, everything went great)
E
Ferry Ferry, Seatran Ferry, Sep 13, 2023
Hassle free, no delays, lovely driver 🥰
A
Ferry Ferry, Seatran Ferry, Sep 2, 2023
Поездка прошла безупречно. За детей на паром я билеты не оплачивала. По моему до 3-х лет бесплатно. А на в автобус место доплатила на кассе по прибытию 300 местными. Чистый паром, хочешь сиди внутри, хочешь снаружи, хочешь наверху... На борту есть мини магазин всяких закусок и кофемашина!! Не нескафе, я была в восторге. Цена практически такая же, что на берегу. Персонал приветствую, помогли с чемоданами. Seatran only. У нас случился дзинь (родители поймут отсылку) .3706464216935E+24;
C
Ferry Ferry, Seatran Ferry, Aug 31, 2023
Everything perfect, and they solved a issue that we had with the reservation very quick.
S
Ferry Ferry, Seatran Ferry, Aug 25, 2023
Journey from Koh Samui to Surat Thani Airport. Super easy and arrived a bit earlier than expected too
L
Ferry Ferry, Seatran Ferry, Aug 15, 2023
I landed and there was plenty of help at the airport to find the shuttle van. The van was full but seating was tight. Still got to the destination on time. I would do it again if needed.
M
Ferry Ferry, Seatran Ferry, Aug 15, 2023
Just perfect. On time as promised.
Only thing is that a private taxi service from donsak is crazy expensive, cause Seatran wants to make some money.
T
Ferry Ferry, Seatran Ferry, Aug 9, 2023
Organisation und Ablauf waren prima. Allerdings war der klapprige Minivan mit Gepäck und Fahrgästen überfüllt und die 1,5 stündige Fahrt zur Fähre sehr ungemütlich. Die Fähre war ziemlich alt und schäbig.
K
Ferry Ferry, Seatran Ferry, Aug 7, 2023
Online purchasing for child's tickets could be more transparent and improved. In fact it was not possible to Business the third Ticket online at the reduced price
W
Ferry Ferry, Seatran Ferry, Aug 7, 2023
Smooth and everything was good !
M
Ferry Ferry, Seatran Ferry, Aug 7, 2023
Misschien een gaswasinstallatie plaatsen? Scheelt een hoop uitstoot, die je ook inademt tijdens de overtocht...
W
Ferry Ferry, Seatran Ferry, Jul 29, 2023
Easy to check in, able to take an earlier transfer which was great. Group suddenly gone however. We were able to find them outside, but they had to rearrange the bags and make some space for us. The space was very limited and a bit cramped, so the ride was not super comfortable.
V
Ferry Ferry, Seatran Ferry, Jul 25, 2023
Everything was okay, perfect in time. Van drive did not make a single stop in between.
W
Ferry Ferry, Seatran Ferry, Jul 24, 2023
Smooth travel. We were earlier at destination (Don Sak pier) than expected, had one ferry earlier and were earlier at Koh Samui.
B
Ferry Ferry, Seatran Ferry, Jul 19, 2023
online ticket was more expensive (about 240 vs 170 baht) and the boarding process is a little complicated for prepaid tickets. I guess the only good that I got out of electronic tickets is paperless.
S
Ferry Ferry, Seatran Ferry, Jul 4, 2023
Hat eugentlich alles super geklappt. Jedoch der Fahrer wirkte sehr beunruhigend und suchte wärend der ganzen Fahrt irgend etwas. Auch war der Fahrer immer wieder am Handy und sprach ganz aufgeregt. Somit war die Fahrt für mich nicht entspannend.
M
Ferry Ferry, Seatran Ferry, Jun 21, 2023
Super smooth, no problems at all, I was at the airport 30 mins earlier than it was planned. Excellent!
L
Ferry Ferry, Seatran Ferry, Apr 10, 2023
All went to plan, bus was empty which was great and got us to the pier to get an earlier ferry, brilliant service!
J
Ferry Ferry, Seatran Ferry, Mar 31, 2023
Highly recommend Seatran, we have used them twice now and both trips were excellent. There is even a little shop on board if you need a quick bite. The trip is super quick, only about 1 1/2 hrs. I suggest sitting up stairs on the deck under the shade to get amazing views of the islands. This time we transferred to Surat Thani by bus and had no issues. Got off the ferry and walked up to the bus area and just asked around showing our ticket until we found the right one. Bus was nice and had reclining seats and AC, perfect for a quick nap. Thank you very much!!
J
Ferry Ferry, Seatran Ferry, Mar 28, 2023
Excellent service by a well-organized company. We booked a couple of days in advance and had no issues getting from Nakhon Si Thammarat to Koh Samui. The staff at the Seatran booking counter in Nakhon Si Thammarat airport were very friendly and helpful. They checked us in and called us a van that took us on a 1 1/2 hour drive to the ferry terminal in Don Sak, Surat Thani. We waited an hour or so to board the ferry which was 1 1/2 hours of smooth sailing. The ferry has a small shop on board and the chairs are pretty comfy. We were able to take a van from the peir to our hotel in Bo Put for 150 bhat but some people paid 70, others 200, so maybe try to negotiate. Still cheaper than Grab which was an insane 660 bhat.
R
Ferry Ferry, Seatran Ferry, Feb 25, 2023
Everything fine. On airport helpfull staff. Ride by bus and farry quick and comfortable.
R
Ferry Ferry, Seatran Ferry, Feb 21, 2023
Very efficient
R
Ferry Ferry, Seatran Ferry, Feb 18, 2023
Bought my tickets with seatran online via 12go. Everything was on time, I had no issues with check in at all
I
Ferry Ferry, Seatran Ferry, Feb 13, 2023
Great ferry, on time, but sat on the van connection for 45 mins waiting to leave.
R
Ferry Ferry, Seatran Ferry, Feb 8, 2023
The driver ask us for more money when he arrived. He block the boat until we payed
M
Ferry Ferry, Seatran Ferry, Jan 20, 2023
Instructions at the airport were little bit unclear, employees did take care of us though
H
Ferry Ferry, Seatran Ferry, Jan 17, 2023
Gick snabbt och smidigt. Men Gick på fel buss i Donsak. Borde vara skyltat så man inte tar någon annan buss
J
Ferry Ferry, Seatran Ferry, Jan 17, 2023
From landing on airport till koh Samui everything was easy and on time
N
Ferry Ferry, Seatran Ferry, Jan 5, 2023
The boat was on time (I think it even left early so make sure to arrive there 30 minutes before departure time) but we didn’t really know where to go as they aren’t lots of indication to tell us the way and it was a bit difficult to carry our suitcases on the ferry. (The stairs are steep and nobody was available to help us).
N
Ferry Ferry, Seatran Ferry, Jan 5, 2023
Easy, comfortable and a great price
S
Ferry Ferry, Seatran Ferry, Jan 2, 2023
On time and fast, no waiting between ship and bus
R
Ferry Ferry, Seatran Ferry, Dec 29, 2022
No issues, everything went smoothly.
J
Ferry Ferry, Seatran Ferry, Dec 13, 2022
no directions. nobody talked or informed me where to go, where to wait, when next takeoff.
Even when I asked if everything with the ticket is fine, I got no adequate response.
PDF voucher was inadequate too.
A
Ferry Ferry, Seatran Ferry, Dec 10, 2022
Nice and relaxed way to travel.
P
Ferry Ferry, Seatran Ferry, Dec 10, 2022
Really straightforward. There are lots of people waiting at ferry Terminal who will make sure you get on the right bus / ferry. When you get off the ferry just walk to the car park and there someone will make sure you get on the right van.
T
Ferry Ferry, Seatran Ferry, Dec 8, 2022
The Seatran Staff was a wonderful help when things got a little confusing because 12go asia did not send all vouchers. And even though I was the only traveller in the van the trip was not cancelled and on time. Best experience! Thanks
A
Ferry Ferry, Seatran Ferry, Dec 8, 2022
El conductor de la van conducía como un loco, de manera muy imprudente. El resto del servicio, perfecto!!!!
L
Ferry Ferry, Seatran Ferry, Dec 7, 2022
Die Klimaanlage war so runter gedreht, (Führe 5:30 Uhr) dass wir trotz Pullover, langer Hosen etc. so gefroren haben und 2 Tage später krank waren. Auf Nachfrage beim Personal, ob man es wärmer machen könnte, haben die uns abgewiesen.
S
Ferry Ferry, Seatran Ferry, Nov 27, 2022
Everything was punctual and the staff was friendly. Everything as expected :)
A
Ferry Ferry, Seatran Ferry, Nov 23, 2022
All was well organized and everything was easy to find (self-explaining signs). The bathroom was clean and the ferry was perfectly on time. A very good option to travel.
S
Ferry Ferry, Seatran Ferry, Nov 21, 2022
Timely service. Bus was a little dirty but the boat was very comfortable. Overall no complains