text: [{"text_idx": "#000000", "text": "Bus, Train, Ferry and Flight Times"}, {"text_idx": "#000011", "text": "Aranyaprathet to BangkokAranyaprathet to Nakhon Sawan"}, {"text_idx": "#000046", "text": "Phrae to BangkokPhrae to Chiang Mai"}, {"text_idx": "#000048", "text": "Ranong to BangkokRanong to Phuket"}, {"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": "#000094", "text": "Trang to BangkokTrang to Hua Hin"}, {"text_idx": "#000102", "text": "Hua Hin to Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)"}, {"text_idx": "#000112", "text": "By bus it takes 10 to 11 hours to travel 638 km from Surat Thani to Bangkok. You can also fly or take a train from Surat Thani to Bangkok. Travelling by bus is normally quicker than travelling by train and cheaper than flying from Surat Thani to Bangkok."}, {"text_idx": "#000114", "text": "Click on the \u2018Surat Thani \u2013 Bangkok\u2019 link in the timetable below for more information and to buy tickets."}, {"text_idx": "#000115", "text": "Public bus services to Bangkok depart from Surat Thani Bus Terminal which is the main out of town bus station."}, {"text_idx": "#000117", "text": "Travel from Bangkok Southern Bus Terminal"}, {"text_idx": "#000119", "text": "The quickest and cheapest way to travel into Central Bangkok from the Southern Bus Terminal is take a taxi to the nearest BTS (sky train) station and board a train there to travel into Central Bangkok. The nearest BTS station to the Southern Bus Terminal is Bang Wa BTS station which is 9.1 km away. A taxi between the Southern Bus Terminal and Bang Wa BTS station should cost 80 to 100 THB. The BTS fare from Bang Wa to Chong Nonsi BTS station on the Silom Road is 48 THB and the fare to Nana BTS station on the Sukhumvit Road is 59 THB. If you are travelling to an area not connected to the BTS or MRT system (such as the area around the Khao San Road) then you are better offer simply taking a meter taxi all the way which will cost in the region of 150 to 200 THB depending on the destination and the time of day. The traffic in Central Bangkok can become very congested during busy times making travel by road very slow and taxi is not always the best option for travel to destinations on the BTS or MRT."}]