text: [{"text_idx": "#000000", "text": "Bus, Train, Ferry and Flight Times"}, {"text_idx": "#000011", "text": "Aranyaprathet to BangkokAranyaprathet to Nakhon Sawan"}, {"text_idx": "#000041", "text": "Nan to BangkokNan to Chiang Mai"}, {"text_idx": "#000042", "text": "Nong Bua Lamphu to Bangkok"}, {"text_idx": "#000046", "text": "Phrae to BangkokPhrae to Chiang Mai"}, {"text_idx": "#000048", "text": "Ranong to BangkokRanong to Phuket"}, {"text_idx": "#000054", "text": "Sukhothai to KalasinSukhothai to Khon Kaen"}, {"text_idx": "#000057", "text": "Trang to BangkokTrang to Phuket"}, {"text_idx": "#000077", "text": "Koh Yao Yai to Langkawi"}, {"text_idx": "#000080", "text": "Pattaya to Hua Hin Ferry"}, {"text_idx": "#000084", "text": "Trat Airport to Koh Kood"}, {"text_idx": "#000089", "text": "Nakhon Si Thammarat to Bangkok"}, {"text_idx": "#000091", "text": "Phitsanulok to BangkokPhitsanulok to Chiang Mai"}, {"text_idx": "#000111", "text": "Established in 1970, Phantip Travel is the largest and most successful operator of bus and minivan services between Surat Thani and other destinations in Southern Thailand. Phantip Travel started out providing local transport services within Surat Thani Province, connecting the city, its train station and its airport with the ferry ports for travel to Koh Phangan and Koh Samui and has now expanded to intercity routes and connections to ferry ports in other provinces."}, {"text_idx": "#000113", "text": "There are three reasons Phantip Travel why has been so successful:"}, {"text_idx": "#000114", "text": "Value for money: Phantip Travel provides cheap travel services. Some of the vehicles they use are a little bit old, and far from luxurious, but they do the job that they are intended for, which is to take passengers from one location to another.Punctuality: Phantip Travel is a reliable travel operator whose services run to schedule most of the time. Like all transport operators in Thailand they have to deal with unforeseen circumstances but on the whole passengers depart and arrive on time.Partnerships with ferry companies: Phantip Travel don\u2019t operate any ferry services, but they have good working relationships with companies that do. Phantip Travel has focused on connecting passengers with the cheaper ferry services which allows Phantip Travel to offer the cheapest \u2018joint tickets\u2019 for travel to and from the islands in Southern Thailand of any of the travel operators in the area."}, {"text_idx": "#000115", "text": "Recently Phantip Travel has also started to improve its customers services. Staff now all wear uniforms and more of them now speak English. Phantip Travel is starting to look and feel like a major transport operator, rather than a small provincial bus company and we expect this transformation to continue."}, {"text_idx": "#000121", "text": "Phantip Travel operates frequent minivan services from outside its office in Surat Thani Town centre direct to Surat Thani Airport, which is 27 km away. The price of a minivan ticket (140 THB) is much less than the cost of a taxi or tuk tuk to the airport (500 to 800 THB). By minivan the journey time is 50 minutes."}, {"text_idx": "#000124", "text": "Phantip Travel operates frequent minivan services from various locations in Surat Thani to near to the western entrance to Khao Sok National Park. The drop off point is close to a range of hotels where you can stay whilst visiting the national park. The journey time is 1 hour 30 minutes to 2 hours depending on your departure point."}, {"text_idx": "#000127", "text": "Phantip Travel operates joint bus and ferry services from Surat Thani to Koh Phi Phi. The service takes passengers all the way to Tonsai Pier on Koh Phi Phi in about 5 hours, travelling via Klong Jilard Pier in Krabi Province where passenger board a ferry operated by partner travel company for the sea crossing which takes around 1 hour 30 minutes"}, {"text_idx": "#000131", "text": "Phantip Travel operates both minivan and bus services to Krabi. Bus services travel to Krabi Bus Terminal and minivan services travel direct into Krabi Town. Heading direct into Krabi Town is a better option if are planning to then travel by ferry onto one of the island as it is closer to the ferry piers."}, {"text_idx": "#000142", "text": "buscompanykhao sokKoh phangankoh phi phikoh samuisurat thanitickettimetabletravel agent"}]