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Region: Southern Thailand> Province: Satun> Location: Satun

Getting There and Away

Bus

Satun's bus station is a few kilometers south of town, but buses can be flagged down on Buriwanit Rd as they leave. Buses to Bangkok take 15 hours and depart at 07:30, 14:30, 15:00, and 16:30. Air-con buses cost 600B, and the 16:30 VIP bus 1,140B.

Buses to Trang leave hourly from 05:30 – 16:30, and the ordinary bus charges 90B. The trip takes about two hours.

Air-con buses to Phuket depart at 08:15, 10:15, 12:15, and 20:00. Tickets are 370B and the trip takes about 8 hours. These buses also stop in La-Ngu (40B, 1 hour), Trang (130B, 2 hours), and Krabi (230B, 5 hours).

Boat

Boats to Kuala Perlis and Langkawi Island leave from the Tammalang pier 10km south of Satun. Orange songtheaws leave from the 7-eleven on Buniwat Rd and charge 20B, or a motocycle taxi will take you there for 50B.

The new pier building houses immigration, a restaurant, convenience stores, and travel agencies. You pass through immigration and stamp out of Thailand before boarding the boat. The travel agencies can exchange your Thai baht for Malaysian ringgit at reasonable rates, but don't advertise this service.

Boats to Langkawi Island leave at 09:30, 13:30, and 16:00, while boats coming the other way leave at 08:30, 12:30, and 16:00. The fare is 300B for adults and 230B for children, and the trip takes about one hour.

Long-tail boats to Kuala Perlis leave when full and cost 120B/person. The morning is the best time to go because there are plenty of other passengers, otherwise you may get stuck chartering the boat for an outrageous 1,500B.

Other

Orange songtheaws head to Tammalang pier from beside the 7-eleven on Buriwanit Rd and cost 20B. Most are labeled in English. Motorcycle taxis will take you to the pier for 50B, or you can hire a taxi for 200B.

Songtheaws and shared mini-vans to La-Ngu stop along Satun Thanee Rd. Wave one down as they head north out of town (40B).