I am planning a trip to Koh Samet, would like to go by bus, but is there a faster bus than the one that leaves from Ekkamai? Does that still take the best part of 4 hours?

I heard there is a service from the airport? is it that any quicker?

I don't want to take a van from Victory monument as the drivers can sometimes be too crazy.

cheers

Yesterday Ekamai to Ban Phe 3 1/2 hours. Seems to be the average. I was surprised the 9:00 AM bus was full

try some logic thinking: If you want it to be much faster as 4 hrs(3,5) then you must have a crazy driver-just look at distance in kms and kms/hour then.

NO-all big buses start from Ekamai, you denied the vans already,. I do not think a bus goes from Airport (plus that trip to there would negate any time savings)- to ban Phe harbor, but there are plenty of buses to Rayong-change there for onward songhthaew. Wont be any fatser in total time taken. THESE buses start at Mochitmai.

Songkran is coming up-so expect anything to be pretty full from today till its all over+ many more drunk drivers too.

try some logic thinking: If you want it to be much faster as 4 hrs(3,5) then you must have a crazy driver-just look at distance in kms and kms/hour then.

NO-all big buses start from Ekamai, you denied the vans already,. I do not think a bus goes from Airport (plus that trip to there would negate any time savings)- to ban Phe harbor, but there are plenty of buses to Rayong-change there for onward songhthaew. Wont be any fatser in total time taken. THESE buses start at Mochitmai.

Songkran is coming up-so expect anything to be pretty full from today till its all over+ many more drunk drivers too.

thanks for the replies....

the bus did stop a few times and make some de-tours last time i took it, but last time i went from bkk to samet not driving myself was back in 2004 and some new roads and motorways have been finished since then.

Thought an airport bus maybe quicker because of no stops, eg the bell airport bus to pattaya is much quicker than the bus from ekkamai....

I won't be going until the 16th, after normal Songkran dates (but not pattaya Sonkran of course)

cheers