TRAVELING FROM BANGKOK
From Bangkok - you could travel by plane, train or bus. Flights should arrive to either Koh Samui or Surat Thani. We personally recommend taking the Lomprayah bus which leaves from Khao San road at either 6am or 9pm. You would arrive at Koh Tao at either 2.45pm or 8.45am respectively.
If you fly, you can fly into either Koh Samui or Surat Thani. Samui is usually more expensive as it is a private airport.
From Chumphon - We recommend taking the Lomprayah catamaran to Koh Tao. This crossing takes around 1.5hrs.
From Samui - We recommend taking the Lomprayah catamaran to Koh Tao. This crossing takes around 1.5hrs.
From Surat Thani - you could arrive by Lomprayah catamaran which leaves from Surat Thani at either 11am or 2.30pm. We however recommend taking the night boat which departs at 9pm where you can sleep in a bed and arrives to Koh Tao at 5am.
Due to the frequency of late or missed boat trips we ask that customers that have booked accommodation with us and want to use our pick up service first let us know their estimated time of arrival and then please call us when they are off the ferry at Koh Tao Pier.
We will then send the taxi to meet you at the 7-11, which is located just next to the pier. Taxis are usually 300 baht for this trip.
If you would prefer to make your own way to New Heaven, then you can take any taxi from the pier (there will be many) and ask them to take you to the “New Heaven Dive School in Chalok Ban Kao”. The journey is only about 3-5 minutes by car (or 20 minutes walking). Motorbikes can also be rented near the pier, however we do not recommend you to rent a motorbike if you are not a confident driver, and avoid renting ‘New Bikes’ as the costs for any damages incurred are very high.
