Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
are usually open 9am to 4pm on weekdays. Almost all dive schools accept credit cards,
however there is usually a 3% or 4% handling fee.
POST
Post Office
( 0 7745 6170; 9am-5pm Mon-Fri, 9am-noon Sat)
A 10- to 15-minute walk from the
pier; at the corner of Ko Tao's main inner-island road and Mae Hat's 'down road'.
TOURIST INFORMATION
There's no government-run TAT office on Ko Tao. Transportation and accommodation
bookings can be made at most dive shops or at any of the numerous travel agencies, all of
which take a small commission on services rendered.
Koh Tao Online
(
www.kohtaoonline.com
)
An online version of the handy
Koh Tao Info
booklet.
Getting There & Away
As always, costs and departure times are subject to change. Rough waves are known to
cancel ferries between the months of October and December. When the waters are
sickness. The catamarans ride the swell, whereas the Seatran cuts through the currents as
it crosses the sea. Note that we highly advise purchasing your boat tickets
several
days in
advance if you are accessing Ko Tao from Ko Pha-Ngan after the Full Moon Party.
AIR
Nok Air (
Click here
)
jets passengers from Bangkok's Don Muang airport to Chumphon
once daily in each direction from Monday to Saturday while
Happy Air
(
www.happyair.co.th
)
has one to two flights per day from Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi International Airport and a
flight five days a week to Ranong. Flights to/from Bangkok are usually around 3300B.
Upon arriving in Chumphon, travellers can make a seamless transfer to the catamaran
service bound for Ko Tao.
BOAT
To/From Ko Pha-Ngan
The
Lomprayah
catamaran offers a twice-daily service (500B), leaving Ko Tao at
9.30am and 3pm and arriving on Ko Pha-Ngan around 10.50am and 4.10pm. The
Seat-
ran Discovery Ferry
(430B) offers an identical service. The
Songserm
express boat
