Seatran Ferry

Sharing my experience on getting over to Koh Samui by the ferry using van. We had a very unpleasant experience & it goes like this…we spent a night in Khanom & to get to the ferry terminal early the next morning. We arrived ( by the way, we hired a Thai van 10 seaters) at the dock at 8:45am. Because we didn’t ( couldn’t get online to purchase the van ticket) buy ferry tickets in advance, as for passengers tickets, there is no issue. But as for vehicles it is a first come first served. We got the van ticket at 13:30 schedule to go on board. The van didn’t board the ferry until 17:30. It is a 1 hour 30 minutes ferry ride to get across, it was a madness wait to go over to Koh Samui. So the lesson here is to buy pre booked van ticket online atleast 2 or 3 days ahead before travel. Pre-booked lane is a separate queue lane. Take my advice… travel safe & have a great trip.

Seatran Ferry is the only company I wholeheartedly recommend, excelling in reliability, exceptional service, comfort, air-conditioned amenities, diverse food options, and a punctual schedule.

You need to tell all passengers that their seats match their tickets. Otherwise, they will just put their bags there, and some people won’t have a seat. I booked the Seatran Ferry for both the outbound and return trips. The outbound trip went smoothly, but on the return trip, many people didn’t have seats. 😱