Buses depart Bangkok to Khao Lak from the southern bus terminal Sai Tai. The 10 hr trip runs overnight and costs less than 500 baht. Bus tickets provided by Bangkok travel agents may route your trip via Surat Thani where you have to change to a different bus.
Buses departing from Chumphon to Phuket take around 5 hr to arrive in Khao Lak and will stop opposite the Nang Thong supermarket unless you tell the bus conductor otherwise. Cost from Chumphon is 270 baht.
Buses departing Khao Lak are available opposite the Nang Thong supermarket with buses to Bangkok departing around at 10AM, to Phuket at 11AM and 5PM, and to Surat Thani at 11:50AM.
To travel to Khao Lak from the bus station in Phuket, take a bus towards Takua Pa, Ranong or Surat Thani. Tickets cost 90 baht and the journey takes around 2 hr and departs at 6:30AM, 9AM, 11:40AM, 1PM, 13PM, 3:40PM, 4:20PM, 5PM, 5:50PM. This service travels onward to Takua Pa with the full trip costing 90 baht.
From TakuaPa to Khao Lak, possibly departing on the hour, this service travels onward to Phuket with the trip from Takua Pa to Phuket costing 90 baht.
From Krabi there's a daily minibus to Khao Lak. All travel agents in Krabi sell tickets.
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