Ferry was half an hour late but everything ran smoothly. We waited 45mins at Chumpon port to board the bus to Bangkok, and we made one stop on the way. Bus was very comfortable with good AC.
Very long waiting times for the ferry to arrive. The bus kept stopping on the journey to Bangkok - not sure why, the drivers were chatting to people or smoking.
All around a good trip. However, the speed boat ride was brutal with lots of people getting seasick. (If you're prone to getting seasick definitely check a different option, like the night ferry, or bring some medicine.}
We left koh tao at around 10.20 am and arrived at around 12.20. they gave us one hour to have lunch and then the bus left at 1.30. The trip was comfortable. It's not the fanciest bus ever but gets the job done. At around 4 pm we had a quick break at a food court. We arrived in Bangkok at 9:30pm