There are 11 ways to get from Pai to Khao Sok by bus, plane, train, taxi, or car
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Mini Van to Chiang Mai International Airport, fly to Surat Thani, Minivan
best- Take the bus from Pai to Chiang Mai
- Fly from Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) to Surat Thani (URT)CNX - URT
- Take the bus from Surat Thani Town to Khao Sok National Park
13h 28m฿2,412–7,350Mini Van, bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Pai to Chiang Mai
- Take the bus from Chiang Mai to Hua Hin
- Take the train from Hua Hin to Surat Thani Train Station85
- Take the bus from Surat Thani station to Khao Sok
27h 12m฿1,482–3,240Taxi, train, Mini Van
- Take the taxi from Pai to Chiang Mai
- Take the train from Khun Tan to Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal52
- Take the train from Bang Bamru to Surat Thani Train Station85
- Take the bus from Surat Thani station to Khao Sok
29h 1m฿2,710–6,719Drive 1,521.8 km
- Drive from Pai to Khao Sok1,521.8 km
21h 17m฿5,371–7,758Mini Van to Chiang Mai International Airport, fly to Phuket International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Pai to Chiang Mai
- Fly from Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) to Phuket International Airport (HKT)CNX - HKT
- Take the bus from สถานีขนส่งผู้โดยสารจังหวัดภูเก็ต;Phuket Bus Terminal 1 to พังงา;Phang-Nga
- Take the bus from พังงา;Phang-Nga to อุทยานแห่งชาติเขาสก;Khao Sok National Park
14h 36mMini Van to Chiang Mai International Airport, fly to Krabi Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Pai to Chiang Mai
- Fly from Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) to Krabi Airport (KBV)CNX - KBV
- Take the bus from กระบี่ to ตะกั่วป่า;Takua Pa
13h 55m฿2,767–8,285Mini Van, bus to Lampang, fly to Surat Thani, Minivan
- Take the bus from Pai to Chiang Mai
- Take the bus from Chiang Mai to Lampang
- Fly from Lampang (LPT) to Surat Thani (URT)LPT - URT
- Take the bus from Surat Thani Town to Khao Sok National Park
17h 18m฿3,207–8,670Mini Van to Chiang Mai International Airport, fly to Ranong Airport, Local Bus
- Take the bus from Pai to Chiang Mai
- Fly from Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) to Ranong Airport (UNN)CNX - UNN
- Take the bus from Ranong Bus Station to Takua Pa Phang Nga
16h 50m฿3,227–8,235Mini Van, bus to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport, fly to Surat Thani, Minivan
- Take the bus from Pai to Chiang Mai
- Take the bus from Chiang Mai to Chiang Rai
- Fly from Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) to Surat Thani (URT)CEI - URT
- Take the bus from Surat Thani Town to Khao Sok National Park
18h 36m฿3,032–6,110Mini Van, bus
- Take the bus from Pai to Chiang Mai
- Take the bus from Chaing Mai Arcade Bus Terminal to Bangkok Nakhonchai Air Terminal
- Take the bus from Southern Bus Terminal Bangkok to Khao Sok National Park
32h 22m฿1,842–2,660Mini Van, bus, Local Bus
- Take the bus from Pai to Chiang Mai
- Take the bus from Chiang Mai to Phuket Bus Terminal 2
- Take the bus from Phuket Bus Terminal 2 to Khao Sok
34h 5m฿1,952–3,520
Pai to Khao Sok by bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Pai to Khao Sok is to Mini Van and bus which costs ฿1800 - ฿2700 and takes 32h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Pai to Khao Sok is to Mini Van and fly and Minivan which takes 13h 28m and costs ฿2400 - ฿7500.
No, there is no direct bus from Pai to Khao Sok. However, there are services departing from Pai and arriving at Khao Sok National Park via Chaing Mai Arcade Bus Terminal, สถานีจตุจักร;Chatuchak Station and Southern Bus Terminal Bangkok. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 22m.
The distance between Pai and Khao Sok is 1353 km. The road distance is 1521.8 km.
The best way to get from Pai to Khao Sok without a car is to Mini Van and bus and train which takes 27h 12m and costs ฿1400 - ฿3300.
It takes approximately 13h 28m to get from Pai to Khao Sok, including transfers.
Pai to Khao Sok bus services, operated by Prem Pracha, depart from Pai station.
Pai to Khao Sok bus services, operated by Prem Pracha, arrive at Chiang Mai station.
Yes, the driving distance between Pai to Khao Sok is 1522 km. It takes approximately 21h 17m to drive from Pai to Khao Sok.
There are 130+ hotels available in Khao Sok.
What companies run services between Pai, Thailand and Khao Sok, Thailand?
You can take a bus from Pai to Khao Sok National Park via Chiang Mai, Chaing Mai Arcade Bus Terminal, Bangkok Nakhonchai Air Terminal, สถานีจตุจักร;Chatuchak Station, สถานีขนส่งสายใต้ใหม่, and Southern Bus Terminal Bangkok in around 32h 22m.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Surat Thani
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿1,700–6,500
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Surat Thani via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿1,700–6,500
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Phuket International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,000–5,500
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Phuket International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,000–5,500
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Krabi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿1,900–6,000
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Krabi Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿1,900–6,000
Flights from Lampang to Surat Thani via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,200–7,500
Flights from Lampang to Surat Thani via Don Muang, Chiang Mai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿4,500–12,000
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Ranong Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,700–7,000
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Ranong Airport via Udon Thani, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿2,700–6,500
Flights from Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport to Surat Thani via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,300–6,000
- Website
- nokair.com
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Surat Thani via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿2,300–13,000
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Phuket International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿2,200–13,000
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Krabi Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,300–13,000
Flights from Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport to Surat Thani via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿2,100–13,000
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Surat Thani via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿2,300–13,000
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Phuket International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿2,200–13,000
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Krabi Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,300–13,000
Flights from Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport to Surat Thani via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿2,100–13,000
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Surat Thani via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,200–4,700
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Phuket International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿1,700–6,000
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Phuket International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿1,700–6,000
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Krabi Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿2,000–6,000
- Website
- lionairthai.com
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Surat Thani via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,400–4,500
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Phuket International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,100–6,000
Flights from Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport to Surat Thani via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,300–3,000
- Website
- bangkokair.com
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Phuket International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿2,700–12,000
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Krabi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿2,700–9,500
- Website
- railway.co.th
Train from Hua Hin to Surat Thani Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿180–1,400
- Schedules at
- railway.co.th
Train from Khun Tan to Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿220–1,400
- Schedules at
- railway.co.th
Train from Bang Bamru to Surat Thani Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿210–1,600
- Schedules at
- railway.co.th
- Phone
- 053-245-566
- info.prempracha@gmail.com
- Website
- premprachatransports.com
Bus from Pai to Chiang Mai
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿190–260
- Website
- https://www.premprachatransports.com/
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/prem-pracha
- Phone
- +66 (0)77 272230
- info@phantiptravel.com
- Website
- phantiptravel.com
Bus from Surat Thani Town to Khao Sok National Park
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿300–420
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/phantip-1970
- Website
- https://www.phantiptravel.com/
Bus from Surat Thani station to Khao Sok
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿260–380
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/phantip-1970
- Website
- https://www.phantiptravel.com/
- Phone
- +66 2 936 3256
- Website
- sombattour.com
Bus from Chiang Mai to Hua Hin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ฿850–1,200
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/sombat-tour
- Website
- https://www.sombattour.com/
- Phone
- 1490
- borkorsor@transport.co.th
- Website
- tcl99web.transport.co.th
Bus from สถานีขนส่งผู้โดยสารจังหวัดภูเก็ต;Phuket Bus Terminal 1 to พังงา;Phang-Nga
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿100–700
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/transport-co
- Website
- https://tcl99web.transport.co.th/Home
Bus from กระบี่ to ตะกั่วป่า;Takua Pa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿150–1,200
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/transport-co
- Website
- https://tcl99web.transport.co.th/Home
Bus from Ranong Bus Station to Takua Pa Phang Nga
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿170–1,300
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/transport-co
- Website
- https://tcl99web.transport.co.th/Home
- Phone
- +66 62-175-3069
- Website
- 12go.asia
Bus from สถานีขนส่งผู้โดยสารจังหวัดภูเก็ต;Phuket Bus Terminal 1 to พังงา;Phang-Nga
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿200–220
- Book at
- 12go.asia
- Website
- kbi.dlt.go.th
Bus from สถานีขนส่งผู้โดยสารจังหวัดภูเก็ต;Phuket Bus Terminal 1 to พังงา;Phang-Nga
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- https://kbi.dlt.go.th/th
Bus from พังงา;Phang-Nga to อุทยานแห่งชาติเขาสก;Khao Sok National Park
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://kbi.dlt.go.th/th
- Phone
- +66980235239
- goodluck_lanta@hotmail.com
- Website
- 12go.asia
Bus from สถานีขนส่งผู้โดยสารจังหวัดภูเก็ต;Phuket Bus Terminal 1 to พังงา;Phang-Nga
- Phone
- +66 56 720 720
- info@phetprasert.com
- Website
- phetprasert.com
Bus from Chiang Mai to Lampang
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿95–190
- Schedules at
- phetprasert.com
- 13
- ฿95–110
Bus from Ranong Bus Station to Takua Pa Phang Nga
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿160
- Phone
- +66 5326 6480
- servicecenter@greenbusthailand.com
- Website
- greenbusthailand.com
Bus from Chiang Mai to Chiang Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿200–600
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/greenbus
- Website
- https://www.greenbusthailand.com/website/
Bus from Chiang Mai to Phuket Bus Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿1,600–3,100
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/greenbus
- Website
- https://www.greenbusthailand.com/website/
- Phone
- 1624
- customerservice@nakhonchaiair.com
- Website
- nakhonchaiair.com
Bus from Chaing Mai Arcade Bus Terminal to Bangkok Nakhonchai Air Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿650–1,100
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/nakhonchai-air
- Website
- https://www.nakhonchaiair.com/view/
- Gold Class
- ฿700–850
- First Class
- ฿950–1,100
- Phone
- +66 81 453 5199
- natt2543@hotmail.com
- Website
- paradivetravel.lnwshop.com
Bus from Southern Bus Terminal Bangkok to Khao Sok National Park
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿1,000–1,300
- Website
- http://paradivetravel.lnwshop.com/
Bus from Phuket Bus Terminal 2 to Khao Sok
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿160
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