Backpacking Route Planner
South Thailand

"Backpacking Route Planner South Thailand" was last updated on Dec 10, 2011
All information below is subject to change

Suggestions for travel routes in Southern Thailand?

Here you go!

Your options for Southern Thailand:

Entering Malaysia (Langkawi) from Koh Lipe:

Time: 4 weeks

Bangkok Chumphon (stopover) Koh Tao/Koh Pha Ngan/Koh Samui Surat Thani (stopover) Krabi (stopover/possible overnight)
Phi Phi Islands Koh Lanta Direct ferry to Koh Lipe

Tiger Line is a company operating between islands in Thailand and islands in Malaysia. With this company, there are only ferries between Koh Lanta and Koh Lipe in the high season, meaning between November and April. A ticket between Koh Lanta and Koh Lipe cost 1700B.

Tiger Line also serves Ko Phi Phi to Langkawi, Ko Phi Phi to Koh Lipe and many other routes.

Pulau Langkawi (Malaysia)

  • If you don't want to visit all the three islands of the Gulf of Thailand (Koh Tao, Koh Pha Ngan and Koh Samui), skip Chumphon and travel directly to Surat Thani.

    Then take the ferry to Koh Samui or Koh Pha Ngan.


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    Southern Thailand routes, then heading back to Bangkok:

    1st option:

    Time: 17 days

    Bangkok Surat Thani (stopover) Koh Pha Ngan Back to Surat Thani (stopover) Krabi (stopover, possible overnight) Phi Phi Islands Phuket Phang Nga Khao Lak (Similan Islands) Straight to Bangkok

  • From Phi Phi, you can also take the ferry directly to Koh Lanta and
    Ao Nang (Krabi).


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    2nd option:

    Time: 2-3 weeks

    Bangkok Surat Thani (stopover) Koh Samui Back to Surat Thani (stopover) Straight to Khao Sok National Park Khao Lak (Similan Islands)
    Ranong (stopover) Hua Hin Cha-am Back to Bangkok

  • You can also skip Hua Hin and Cha-am, and travel directly to Bangkok. But it's possible that you have stay the night in Ranong (unless there are overnight buses), because the trip from Ranong to Bangkok will take you 10 hours (with bus).


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