Fähre und Minivansuche haben gut geklappt. Der erste Stop war bereits nach einer viertel Stunde, danach ist der Fahrer wie ein Verrückter durchgebrettert und hat auch nicht mehr angehalten. Am Ende haben wir auch unser Hotel erreicht, jedoch mit fast zwei Stunden Verspätung. Der Fahrer hat eine seltsame Route genommen, die für uns nicht nachvollziehbar war. Außerdem waren bei uns zwei Familien, die wegen der weiten Entfernung nicht am Hotel abgesetzt werden konnten. Wir mussten ewig warten, bis eine Lösung gefunden wurde. Das war keine gute Organisation - zumal man bereits beim Buchen das Zielhotel angeben musste.
In the end the minibusdriver stopped and asked all the passengers 200 baht to drive to the destination. Everybody thought this was very strange. No other choice was offered.
Overall we got great service but in the final segment from Surat Thani to Khao Sok the driver filled the van and made many stops and even delievered packages on the way!
Palin was proactive, clear and precise on here guidelines regarding boarding and de boarding instructions, Palin and here team of 2 drivers went over and above to bring my lost wallet with lot of cash, my credit cards and ID cards back to me while I continued my journey without any requirement to alter my journey. I am extremely to her and her team and they are very professional and punctual, highly recommended for all!
If the bus has 10 seats, it is not possible to put 11 people on it. The comfort was also far away so the 4.6 rating is not worth it. I will say 4.0 rating. But because of the high rating, I have decided to do my rating lower as said
Good: we made it to our desired location
Bad:
- really bad communication/ instruction
- nobody at the pier, nor at the bus station was familiar with the ticket/ service and it usually took 3-5 people making calls until they could figure it out while we were cluelessly waiting
better option for „Hotel Transfer“:
- book a standard ticket to the coach/ van station in Surathani (320Baht pP)
- get a Grab an go to your desired spot (900Baht for us)
This is cheaper and way faster.
เกาะสมุย ไป เขาสก, รถตู้ Ferry + Bus + Van + Taxi, Siamese Trans, 26 ส.ค. 2025