Stuck In Bangkok Cannot Get To Samui

[BigC]

tried to book a flight today for samui. full till 11th then one flight available then 13th.

to surat is not much different.

then was even going to try phuket to samui guess what. FULL !

maybe if anyone is travelling from over seas u migth want to book well in advance.

also expect high prices as they know they can get it.

so no more stories about samui being dead and no customers.

stop winging.

Every year people say the same thing in the low season. then everything back to normal now.

what is going on down there ?? am i missing something ???

[Rooo]

Missing heaps you are they all know you are in BKK & are coming here. Should do it more often. As a matter of fact some people might even pay you.

[BigC]

Missing heaps you are they all know you are in BKK & are coming here. Should do it more often. As a matter of fact some people might even pay you.

even though this seems insaulting i do like the paying me part. any offers to donate to keep me out of samui. my rate is 5 k per day. min 3 days.

all the money goes direct to me and none to charity !

what is the price for peace ? ask yourselevs. then pay. i take visa and master card. thanks have a nice day. enjoy while it lasts

[Tropicalevo]

I wonder if BigC being 'kept' in Bangkok has anything to do with all of the RTAF jets flying over the island at the moment. (4 or 5 today so far.)

Does anyone know what is going on?

Hey BigC - it might be safer staying in BKK

[Rooo]

As a matter of fact, I was sworn to secrecy. But the cat is out of the bag so speak .Big C is not in Bangkok he is doing recon flights over Samui.

[Rooo]

I wonder if BigC being 'kept' in Bangkok has anything to do with all of the RTAF jets flying over the island at the moment. (4 or 5 today so far.)

Does anyone know what is going on?

Hey BigC - it might be safer staying in BKK

They are out of Suratthani Air Base.

[samuijimmy]

As a matter of fact, I was sworn to secrecy. But the cat is out of the bag so speak .Big C is not in Bangkok he is doing recon flights over Samui.

I think that jet is too small, better find a jumbo jet....

Perhaps the RTAF is on a search and recue mission??? .... they were flying around late last night too.... should we let them know, he's stuck in BKK? do you have your tracking device turned on Big C???

Guess you should have got a return ticket??

And yes the island is swamped with tourists now!

[goldfinger]

@Big C, take 2 seats in the VIP Bus......

[thrilled]

theres always the bus or train

[Xonax]

Why don´t you go by train or bus then? I used to enjoy the first class sleeper on the train to Surat Thani. Buy a first class train ticket to Surat Thani, with joint connection to Samui by bus and ferry, and pay a little extra to have a single room on the train, if you are traveling alone.

[BigC]

Why don´t you go by train or bus then? I used to enjoy the first class sleeper on the train to Surat Thani. Buy a first class train ticket to Surat Thani, with joint connection to Samui by bus and ferry, and pay a little extra to have a single room on the train, if you are traveling alone.

[Rooo]

Have you tried Nok Air To NKS ?

[samuijimmy]

Why don´t you go by train or bus then? I used to enjoy the first class sleeper on the train to Surat Thani. Buy a first class train ticket to Surat Thani, with joint connection to Samui by bus and ferry, and pay a little extra to have a single room on the train, if you are traveling alone.

Wow.... Big C are you lost for words... a post with nothing in it.... :D or did spell check delete every thing?

[Samui Coconut]

Yes, Samui is busy, long weekend ahead (mothers day, full moon party). Try to go and book a ticket after 4.00pm daily, that is the time they release internet bookings wich have not been paid yet. A small insider tip on the side. Good luck.

[PoorSucker]

Do you have the Samui resident card.

Gives you priority stand-by.

[samuijimmy]

Do you have the Samui resident card.

Gives you priority stand-by.

ah!!! there is something, I keep hearing about this Samui Resident card", could you please expand on that... where to get .... etc ????

I have a local drivers license, that is really useful for many things when ID needed (don't need the blessed passport to carry around, it has your passport number and address on it) .... is resident card same same or different?

I hear the jets still flying around right now.... they must be still looking!~

[Rooo]

Resident card :

http://flyerbonus.ba...52&type=news_en

Forum discussion:

http://www.thaivisa....-resident-card/

[Tropicalevo]

Do you have the Samui resident card.

Gives you priority stand-by.

ah!!! there is something, I keep hearing about this Samui Resident card", could you please expand on that... where to get .... etc ????

I have a local drivers license, that is really useful for many things when ID needed (don't need the blessed passport to carry around, it has your passport number and address on it) .... is resident card same same or different?

I hear the jets still flying around right now.... they must be still looking!~

Yep the jets were very active this morning. There was also a largish private jet landing at the airport.

Maybe BigC hired a private jet to get back to Samui and the RTAF gave him an escort???

[samuijimmy]

Resident card :

http://flyerbonus.ba...52&type=news_en

Forum discussion:

http://www.thaivisa....-resident-card/

ah ..... thanks Rooo.... so it's for BA.... well my mind is at rest now.

I think I will stay grounded or use my air mile points out of Surrathannii on another carrier, who is part of Star Alliance.....

[PoorSucker]

Still stuck in BKK BigC.

No posts in two days.

[goldfinger]

Still stuck in BKK BigC.

No posts in two days.

Maybe he used his "points" around Suk Soi Sii

[BigC]

@Big C, take 2 seats in the VIP Bus......

sorry had some bad experience with so called VIP buses. i decided i ain't falling for their crap again. also i have notice in the paper they have nicked a load of people robbing the bags on the buses in the local newspaper that is not why i don't use them though.

i went up to bangkok onece with my misses. Had a very nice expericence. ice big seats the <deleted>.

next time i thoug i'll go again samui route.

My misses bought the ticket. everything was going smoothly. till i walked round the corner. she starred at me as if to say. forang. money.

then we went to outr number bus. the driver told us we were on the wrong bus.

then went to another bus where directed us.

that bloke then directed us to another bus.

then we were told to wait fro the bus to arrive from samui. 1 hr later.

i nice bus arrived.

guess what that was not our bus.

had to wait again and some shit box turned up we were grammed in and stuffed into a small space a wisked to bangkok.

then i realised that my money was paying for those thais to have the nice propper VIP buses.

The train isn't so bad route. from BBK though from surat don't be suprised if your train is delayed by 5 hrs.

rarthr sweat it out in bangers. ain't that bad just wait in a nice hotel till a seat is avalaible. admiring some cutlure sites. )

[BigC]

Do you have the Samui resident card.

Gives you priority stand-by.

ah!!! there is something, I keep hearing about this Samui Resident card", could you please expand on that... where to get .... etc ????

I have a local drivers license, that is really useful for many things when ID needed (don't need the blessed passport to carry around, it has your passport number and address on it) .... is resident card same same or different?

I hear the jets still flying around right now.... they must be still looking!~

Yep the jets were very active this morning. There was also a largish private jet landing at the airport.

Maybe BigC hired a private jet to get back to Samui and the RTAF gave him an escort???

i would love an escort. as for a plane. na rarther an escort very high one. lol

[goldfinger]

Thai offers actually its "August Get Away 2011", Special Fares Domestic.

BKK -Surat 2170 Baht, all Inclusive,

plus bus from Surat to Samui (I think about 300 or so...)

Even BIG C wont pay more......

[samuijimmy]

There was a humongous boom here, last night I thought you have been dropped off by the RTAF....:rolleyes: turned out to be thunder and a bunch of hot air..... followed by rain!

Read the posts from Mole, he gave some good advice on buses from BKK. (follow link below)

Train is good too, lots of room to move around...

But think you are hitting FMP time, so it's all going to be extra busy! .... perhaps another week in BKK?

buses from BKK / Samui

[phetphet]

Cheap air-sea route to BKK opens - courtesy of http://news.samuiexpress.net/cheap-air-sea-route-to-bkk-opens.html

Saw this in an article on the net:

High-speed ferry operator Lomprayah joined with budget airline Solar Air to offer fast but cheap combined air-and-sea transport service between Bangkok and Samui.

Passengers could fly from Bangkok ( Don Muang airport) to Chumpon, where Solar Air has daily frequency and then take a high-speed Lomprayah ferry to Samui.

Travel time between Bangkok and Chumpon is 1 hour and 15 minutes. A high-speed ferry trip between Chumpon and Samui takes about 3 hours and 40 minutes.

The daily Solar Air flight to Chumpon leaves the Don Muang Airport in Bangkok at 9:45 a.m. It arrives in Chumpon at 11 a.m. in time for the early-afternoon ferry trip to Samui.

Solar Air’s website lists the fare (one-way) at Bt2,900, while Lomprayah has it at Bt1,100.

From Samui, a Lomprayah high-speed ferry leaves for Chumpon at 8 a.m., arriving there at 11:45 a.m., also in time for Solar Air’s flight to Bangkok which leaves Chumpon at 2 p.m.

Styling itself as the “community airline serving secondary routes,” Solar Air began operations last year. It operates out of Bangkok’s Don Muang Airport, offering services to Mae Sot, Nan, Roi Et, Hua Hin, Phrae and Chumpon using a 19-seat Dornier DO-228s and EMB 110-P2 aircraft leased from Germany.

[BigC]

Bt2,900, while Lomprayah has it at Bt1,100.

seems a bit steep considering total time about 4000 baht each way. another few grand and u can be in your arm chair in 1 hr