How to go to Koh Samet? Very easy.

Travel to and from Ko Samet is typically via the small local port at Ban Phe on the coast. Travelers from Bangkok frequently travel by bus, with departures to Ban Phe from Bangkok's Eastern Bus terminal, the Ekamai bus station, and travel time from Bangkok to Ban Phe of approximately 3-1/2 hours.

Owing to the island's close proximity to the coast, just 7 km offshore, boats travel casually from Ban Phe to Ko Samet in approximately 30 minutes.

General Information of Koh Samet

Ko Samet, is one of the Eastern Seaboard Islands of Thailand. It is located in the Gulf of Thailand off the coastline of the Thai province of Rayong, approximately 220 km southeast of Bangkok.

Ko Samet is part of the Phe District of the Amphoe Mueang Rayong of Rayong province. Ko Samet is the largest and westernmost of a cluster of islands not far from the coast.

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