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I believe Steve is not a native english speaker so perhaps cut him a bit of slack for not expressing himself as clearly as possible?

Lomprayah runs from Mae Nam usually but during the big wave season last month it switched to Bang Rak as per usual. Now that the big waves are (hopefully) over, it has returned to running from Mae Nam.

Important info to those of us who like to use the Lomprayah to go to Samui for a day and then return. It helps if you know which pier to tell the taxi driver to go to. :o

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Thanks Steve - I wish I had read your warning post before tonight, as the wife and I went all the way to Bangrak this evening before finding out that Lomprayah had shifted again. By the time we found out, we only had one other choice left for our return to KPG.

Lomprayah has to be one of the most unprofessional outfits anywhere:

Poorly-maintained "courtesy" buses that can only pick up passengers two hours before departure (leaving them stranded on Maenam beach for an hour and a half), and that is if you are lucky enough to be picked up as arranged in the first place;

Diesel fume leaks to augment that loud Thai-style heavy rock "background" cabin atmosphere;

Constant and regular fare increases for services where they have no competition (7am & 5pm).

Makes the old Haad Rin Queen look like a dream boat by comparison. :o

BTW, Seatran has been running a special price promotion - 12 trips to Samui for 1500 Baht (125 Baht each vs 250 Baht for Lomprayah).

jose '-)

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hmm i disagree, i think lomprayah is the best run service. if you think they are bad, try songserm!

You right with Songserm, they just the cheapest :D , that's all. But I think, Seatran is by far the best choice. If you take the Chumpon/BKK boat you can make the experience. They run the same time (Lomprayah and Seatran) Lomprayah from Meanam to Thongsala via Ko Tao to a pier outside of Chumporn. Same with Seatran, just they starting at the Big Buddha pier (I guess that's Bang Rak), which is more convinient if you arrive with the Bangkok Airways. The pier is next to the Hadrin Queen Pier, Big Buddha.

On Seatran you can walk around, there is a deck and they have cool seats. It is a japanese boat. .....I don't work for them :o

Source for the departure times: "Phangan Explorer December 2007"

Seatran departurs in Bang Rak Samui to Chumporn (via Thongsala/Ko Tao):

08:00

13:30

Seatran departurs in Thongsala for Samui (coming from Chumporn):

11:00

16:30

Lomprayah (from Bang Rak, according "Phangan Explorer, December 2007"):

08:00

13:00

17:30

Lomprayah (from Thongsala)

07:00 (new, starting in Thongsala)

11:00 (coming from Chumporn)

16:00 (coming from Chumporn)

Hadrin Queen (Big Buddha - Hadrin)

10;30

13:00

16:00

18:30

Hadrin Queen (Hadrin - Big Buddha)

09:30

11:40

14:30

17:30

Songserm

12:30 (Thongsala/Nathon)

11:45 (Nathon/Thongsala)

ham

Lomprayah Meanam Pier

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Seatran at Big Buddha and inside view

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Songserm

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Night Boat

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Hadrin Queen

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hmm i disagree, i think lomprayah is the best run service. if you think they are bad, try songserm!

You right with Songserm, they just the cheapest :D , that's all. But I think, Seatran is by far the best choice. If you take the Chumpon/BKK boat you can make the experience. They run the same time (Lomprayah and Seatran) Lomprayah from Meanam to Thongsala via Ko Tao to a pier outside of Chumporn. Same with Seatran, just they starting at the Big Buddha pier (I guess that's Bang Rak), which is more convinient if you arrive with the Bangkok Airways. The pier is next to the Hadrin Queen Pier, Big Buddha.

On Seatran you can walk around, there is a deck and they have cool seats. It is a japanese boat. .....I don't work for them :o

Source for the departure times: "Phangan Explorer December 2007"

Seatran departurs in Bang Rak Samui to Chumporn (via Thongsala/Ko Tao):

08:00

13:30

Seatran departurs in Thongsala for Samui (coming from Chumporn):

11:00

16:30

Lomprayah (from Bang Rak, according "Phangan Explorer, December 2007"):

08:00

13:00

17:30

Lomprayah (from Thongsala)

07:00 (new, starting in Thongsala)

11:00 (coming from Chumporn)

16:00 (coming from Chumporn)

Hadrin Queen (Big Buddha - Hadrin)

10;30

13:00

16:00

18:30

Hadrin Queen (Hadrin - Big Buddha)

09:30

11:40

14:30

17:30

Songserm

12:30 (Thongsala/Nathon)

11:45 (Nathon/Thongsala)

ham

Hello Ham, Happy new year :bah:

There are a lot of mistakes about those schedules... :D See a right schedules on my website :D

I check them every day :D ...but sometimes it's hard to get them, especially with a Raja ferry.

Bye

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Hello Ham, Happy new year :bah:

There are a lot of mistakes about those schedules... :D See a right schedules on my website :D

I check them every day :bah: ...but sometimes it's hard to get them, especially with a Raja ferry.

Bye

Hi Stevethongsala, happy new year to you too and a lot of hints on your website :o

please tell us the mistakes on the schedule, if there are any and which ones ;) not just try to get hints on your website, btw (=by the way), cool and nice website. You seems to be french guy, n'est ce pas? :D and if the schedule on your website is another one, does not mean that your one is right. And if the boat leaving the pier, it does not mean that it is on schedule time. Raja Ferry is late very often. But there were no times for the Raja-Ferry too in my postings :D

salutation

ham :o

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BTW, Seatran has been running a special price promotion - 12 trips to Samui for 1500 Baht (125 Baht each vs 250 Baht for Lomprayah).

Where have you seen that ? It's still ok ?

Yes, Steve, as far as I can see the half-price promotion is still available at the main Seatran office on the pier at Thongsala.

All the best for a Safe & Healthy 2008 to all.

jose '-)

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here a link to the Lomprayah Website... click here:

...everything else might very much be in the eye of the beholder... everyone has his/her preferences...

I think Lomprayah as well as Seatran have improved the transportation Services from and to Samui a great deal - any body remembers the Songserm Banana-Boats - when on a bit rough seas.... :o I know of at least one sunken one....

And as far as Information is concerned where the ships arriving/leaving is a phone call away...

Tel.

(+66) 0-7742-7765(-6 )

(+66) 0-1536-7162

Fax

(+66) 0-7724-7691

Office Hour

07:00 AM - 11:00 PM

e-mail

[email protected]

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