Minibuses from Surat Thani cost 180 baht and take around 3 hours. They arrive opposite the main bus station about 1km out of the town centre which is served by motorcycle taxis.
The bus from Chumpon central bus terminal stops at a place some 6Km out of town at the booking agency for this particular bus company (Rangsit Tours). There is little in the vicinity, and you will be apporoached by drivers who will take you wherever for a price.
The only accommodation close by is at a travel agent a few metres to the left,Kiwi Tours.
Numerous and relatively frequent full-size buses of various classes connect with Chumphon and Bangkok and all major points inbetween; with Phuket and Krabi via Takua Pa and Khao Lak and other key points in Phang Nga Province (most direct route to Trang and Satun is via Krabi); and with Surat Thani which acts as the gateway to just about everywhere else.
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