How to Get from Don Mueang Airport to Ban Phe

From Don Mueang the options are a booked taxi at 2,299 THB per car, taking about 3 h 15 min, or public transport with a change in the city. The airport is on the far side of Bangkok from Ban Phe, so the taxi saves the most here.

Taxi Don Mueang Airport (DMK) to Ban Phe (pier to Koh Samet)

Standard Sedan

2,299 THB per car

Distance

210 km

Drive time

3 h 15 min

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Booked taxi

The driver is at Gate 5 or Gate 11 with your name on a sign, takes the bags and drives across the city by expressway to the eastern motorway. The fare is fixed per car with tolls inside, and the driver follows your flight if it is late.

Because this is a long route, choose the car for the luggage: the Toyota Innova at 2,599 THB holds four people and their cases.

Public transport

There are buses from Don Mueang towards the Eastern Bus Terminal at Ekkamai, and from there a bus runs to Ban Phe. The crossing of the city by bus can take longer than the whole ride on the taxi, and then you still need the second bus. Add the walk and the wait at the terminal.

For a solo traveller on a tight budget with a daytime landing it works. For others the cost saving is small against the lost hours.

Evening arrivals

A late arrival cannot use the public bus. The Ban Phe ferries stop at 18:00 as well, so a flight that lands at night needs a car and a bed in Ban Phe, or a speedboat at 1,000 to 2,000 THB per boat.

Booked in advance, the taxi is the single option that works at 02:00.

Then the boat

The ferry to Koh Samet is 70 THB one way and 120 THB return per person, with departures daily from 08:00 to 18:00. The full service page is Taxi from Don Mueang to Ban Phe. You pay the driver in cash, or by Visa, Mastercard, PayPal, transfer by QR code or bank transfer to a Thai account if you prefer.

Questions and answers

Is there a train from Don Mueang to Ban Phe?

No. There is no train to Ban Phe.

Is the airport bus cheaper?

Per person, yes, but you still need a second bus from Bangkok, and it takes much longer.

Which gate does the driver wait at?

Gate 5 for international flights, Gate 11 for domestic ones.

What if I land at midnight?

Book the taxi. It runs at any hour at the same fare.

Can the car go to the island?

No. The car stops at the pier, and you cross by ferry or speedboat.

Book Don Mueang Airport (DMK) to Ban Phe (pier to Koh Samet)

Free cancellation. Pay the driver in cash, or by Visa, Mastercard, PayPal, transfer by QR code or bank transfer to a Thai account if you prefer.

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