Koh Tao Island

The island of Koh Tao is an island located in Thailand. It covers the surface of 21.00 mi² and it has the population of approximately 1382 people. The island Koh Tao has 1 larger and more picturesque towns worth visiting. Not all of them have ferry ports of course, so to be specific - the island of Koh Tao has 1 ferry port offering daily departures to and from the island of Koh Tao.

Ferry ports on the island of Koh Tao

There are 1 ferry ports on the island of Koh Tao. The island ferry ports are generally smaller in size, but they can accommodate the ferries sailing from the mainland according to the departure schedule that you can see on our website. The island ferry ports are the following ones:


How to get to Koh Tao by ferry

Koh Tao currently has 21 daily arrivals by ferry, coming from a few ferry ports in Thailand. The most popular way to get to Koh Tao by ferry is by taking one of the ferry lines departing from Koh Samui, Koh Phangan and Surat Thani. The quickest way to get to Koh Tao is from Nathon, where the travel time by ferry is 07:48 and the longest is from Koh Samui, where you'd spend 12:05 at sea. Below you'll see a list of the most popular ways to get to Koh Tao where you can find out more, and book your tickets!


Ferry lines from the island of Koh Tao

There is one daily outbound ferry line from Koh Tao going to domestic destinations such as Koh Samui, Koh Phangan and Krabi in Thailand. The most popular ferry lines departing Koh Tao in terms of number of travellers are Koh Tao - Koh Samui, Koh Tao - Koh Phangan and Koh Tao - Krabi. Below you will see the most popular ferry lines departing from Koh Tao.


Ferry companies sailing to and from the island of Koh Tao

There are 4 companies operating ferry lines to and from the island of Koh Tao, Thailand. These ferry companies have regular bus lines, ferry, minibuses and fast ferry in their active fleet of vessels. The average user rating for the ferry companies operating to and from Koh Tao is 6.9. The largest ferry company is Koh Tao Booking Center with more than 14 ferry lines to and from Koh Tao while Songserm is the smallest with 2 ferry lines in comparison. Below we have listed some of the most popular ferry companies when travelling to or from Koh Tao. A full list of ferry companies and more information can be found here.


Nearby Islands

While you're staying on the island of Koh Tao, you can also take some time to visit some of the other islands in Thailand, such as Phuket, Koh Samui or Koh Phangan. The smallest island in terms of its size is the island Koh Kradan with the surface area of only 1 mi², while the largest island would be Phuket covering 358 mi². You can find a list of islands in Thailand below and click on them for more information!


Island Hopping

Since the island of Koh Tao is well connected not only to the mainland, but to the other islands as well, it would be a waste of time not to visit some of them like Koh Lanta Yai, Koh Phangan and Koh Phayam too. The cheapest and easiest way is booking a ticket for the catamaran or car ferry. Below we have composed a list of the most popular island hopping destinations when departing from Koh Tao.


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