Ko Samet : How To Get There From Bangkok/rangsit ?

[miodo2009]

How to get to Ko Samet from Bangkok or Rangsit ? Are there any buses or minivans from Mo Chit to the pier of Rayong ?

Edited May 6, 2010 by miodo2009

[bino]

Buses leaving regularly all day long from Ekkamai Eastern Bus terminal to Ban Phe.

[miodo2009]

Buses leaving regularly all day long from Ekkamai Eastern Bus terminal to Ban Phe.

thanks !

[Bedrockguesthouse]

Buses leaving regularly all day long from Ekkamai Eastern Bus terminal to Ban Phe.

thanks !

if u need some help when u get to ban phe pop into our guesthouse. we can drop you off at the pier if u need. we are 300 metres east of the ban phe bus station

at bedrock just ask for mark cheers

[GungaDin]

Is there a VIP or Express bus service from Ekkamai to Ban Phe?

How long does does the journey take?

Thanks

[GreenSnapper]

Minibus from Victory Monument is certainly much faster.

[Spee]

"How to get to Ko Samet from Bangkok or Rangsit ? Are there any buses or minivans from Mo Chit to the pier of Rayong ?"

You want the pier at Ban Phe rather than Rayong.

Going to Ban Phe for holiday, we hired a taxi. On the way back we bought seats in a mini-van which took us to Rangsit. I'm sure there are many daily offerings heading the other way. I think total trip time was slightly over two hours. We paid 200 or 250 baht per person IIRC. Google maps shows the distance as about 175 clicks.

For good company, good food and pleasant overnight stay, go see Mark and Aom at Bedrock Guest House.

Once at Ban Phe, there are ferry boats going back and forth to Koh Samet all day long. The slow ones (about 40 minutes) are 50 baht each way IIRC. Although we didn't take them, the speed boats are quite pricey albeit with a reduced travel time of only a few minutes.

Edited May 7, 2010 by Spee