People in the agency in Bangkok are not nice at all. We stopped only once in 11 hours in the bus. We arrived late so we had to rush to the boat, and couldn't get the top because so many cars blocked us. Otherwise, the bus is quite comfortable but it would be nice to wash the blankets sometimes.
When arrive suratthani staff will try sell ticket drop off service at hotel but price so expensive. It normal them want to sell you. If your not satisfied. You can refuse. At destination have public transport waiting service but with for a long time. It cold on the bus there were blanket but they were small. we arrive destination with out pay any extra and we very satisfied with this service.
กรุงเทพ ถึง เกาะพะงัน, รถบัส รถบัส + เรือเฟอร์รี่, The Nine Travel (The Nine Travel), 31 มี.ค. 2025
M
Marife
my eaperience travel in south thailand, this company the best I have ever traveled with.
กรุงเทพ ถึง เกาะพะงัน, รถบัส รถบัส + เรือเฟอร์รี่, The Nine Travel (The Nine Travel), 29 มี.ค. 2025
LS
Lester S
The first part of the trip was good! But when we had to transfer to a different bus, chaos ensued. There were not enough spots on the second bus, which is baffling seeing as we all buy our tickets ahead of time. The aisles of the bus were stacked with luggage, making any escape in a possible accident impossible. But as a grown adult I can deal with that. The cherry on top was the driver, who seemed to go out of his way to be rude. A man across from me had what seemed like a chronic and clearly visible disorder, preventing him from walking or sitting like most people. I respect him massively for putting up with the attitude of the driver:
The man across from me asked what time the ferry would depart, to which the driver replied with a barrage of inappropriate comments. It started with a loud "shut up" and when the man across from me calmly tried to clarify, this driver yelled "do you want to walk? Go walk!" Multiple times. If there weren't so many bags blocking all of us, we'd probably have had a chance to intervene (I have a picture of the aisle).
Perhaps the driver should consider a different carreer, where he doesn't have to deal with people, or any lifeform. Upon arrival the man across from me, in clear discomfort tried to leave the bus. The driver took this opportunity to be rude to him again. Calling this behaviour shameful is a compliment, absolutely ridiculous. So help me god, I'll do anything in my power to never cross paths with this driver again.
The rest of the company is solid, but that driver on the last leg of the trip should be ashamed of this disgusting behaviour.
The seats are assigned randomly, first in, first served. I came late, but I got assigned a couch, so I slept most of the road on the bus. The ferry is so good, the transfer is so smooth. We got offered free breakfast, toast omelette with butter, and coffee and banana. It was good.
Although boarding was a bit confusing since there were a lot of people, the bus was quite comfortable, the air conditioning worked well and the USB ports too.The transfer to the bus was smooth and everything went smoothly.