How to get There? 2 main options (apart from trains or buses)-

- The Samui route:

The nearest airport is Koh Samui Airport (on the nearby island). It has frequent flights from Bangkok and Phuket.

There are also daily flights from Singapore, Hong Kong and Kuala Lumpur. You can buy express boat tickets to Thong Sala (Koh Phangan's main pier) at Koh Samui Airport transportation counter.

Two speedboat companies operate daily: Seatran (from Big Buddha pier - 5mn from Samui airport) and Lomphraya Catamaran (from Maenam Beach pier). The first boat starts around 8:00am, the last leaves Koh Samui at around 4:30pm. The journey takes around 30mn.

- The Surat Thani route:

You can also reach Koh Phangan from mainland.

The nearest airport is Surat Thani. You will then take a speed boat from Don Sak, the ferry terminal. It is located 65km east of Surat Thani Airport (go there from airport by taxi or bus). Lomprayah Catamaran and Seatran are the main operators for high speed boats. Raja ferry operates Car Ferry boats 5 times per day from and to Koh Phangan. The journey lasts from 1:30 to 2:45 hours depending boats.