Getting to mainland

This may not have crossed many people’s minds, as we all have our own ways of getting around but which way is best to get to mainland from Samui? I have always used the ferry at Nathon, the Seatran, as friends told me Raja was not as good.

I never go that often in a car so I don’t have a queue jumper for Seatran so I always have to queue from 02:00 and manage to get on the 07:00 or 08:00 ferry to Donsak. This time I thought I’d try the Raja, drove down to the port at 04:00 and was on the 06:00 sailing. To be honest I will use Raja from now on as there is little difference.

When I’m not using a car I will go the tourist route, but insist on the big boat still, not those crazy speed boats that feel like they’re going over on every little wave. It usually consists of a short stop in Nathon followed by a long trip over to Phuket, Hat Yai or wherever else I am going.

Just recently I’ve heard that Lomprayah will launch a fast service to Donsak with connecting buses to places like Phuket and Surat Thani Airport. This is great in my eyes; a fast crossing with connecting services to your final destination. I hope it does make a splash on to the market and give some of the others a run for their money.