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  1. PhuketAdventures avatar

    Re: Questions about Southern Thailand in 10 days

    by PhuketAdventures 18 May 2012

    Hi Michelle. 10 days might indeed not be enough for your plans. Don't worry about less touristy places. At the end of June there aren't…

  2. ClearSkies avatar

    RE: Can I go bangkok to Penang without flying.

    by ClearSkies 08 February 2012

    If you went to Hat Yai you'd have to take a bus to Satun - 2 or 3 hours. From Satun you can take a ferry to Langkawi and then on to Penang.…

  3. tezza avatar

    RE: Krabi to Langkawi

    by tezza 28 January 2012

    Last I heard, Tiglerline was not running Lipe to Langkawi at this time. I'm not sure if Tigerline's boat gets into Lipe early enough to…

  4. danwykl avatar

    RE: Koh Ngai to Langkawi by ferry

    by danwykl 14 January 2012

    If you can catch a Tigerline ferry to Langkawi, I would say take it. It would be by far the most convenient way to get there in a day.…

  5. TheGreyingDuke avatar

    Beach for three days, middle aged couple, southern Thailand

    by TheGreyingDuke 06 January 2012

    We are coming from two days in Penang and then two or three days outside Chaiya in Thailand and will then have about eight days until…

  6. tezza avatar

    RE: Langkawi to Krabi

    by tezza 26 December 2011

    I personally would do Tigerline unless I wanted to save money - I'd then get one of the regular ferries out of Langkawi to the Thammalang…

  7. tezza avatar

    RE: Much help needed...

    by tezza 18 December 2011

    Sounds pretty okay to me. You can travel all the way from Phuket to Langkawi on Tigerline ferry - but without stopping at an island or…

  8. joeen avatar

    Satun

    by joeen 24 November 2011

    Hello! Anyone could tell me how to travel from Kuala Perlis to Satun? what time shedule of the long tail boat? Is it more convenient…

  9. adoreyou avatar

    Re: ferry langkawi to phuket

    by adoreyou 10 November 2011

    hi, You can take the ferry from Langkawi to Satun. From Satun, You have to take a bus to get to Phuket :)

  10. kat__thailand avatar

    RE: Cheap easy travel to Malaysia onto singapore

    by kat__thailand 14 October 2011

    the best place to start is Hat Yai... there are many trains and buses for Malaysia departing from there otherwise you could take a ferry…

  11. SimonHill avatar

    RE: Malasya & Argentina

    by SimonHill 11 October 2011

    Malasya: Can we cross the border to Thailand on the West coast heading northbound? Yes. there are 3 basic ways. There is a small ferry…

  12. tezza avatar

    RE: Thai Islands/Northern Malaysia

    by tezza 17 August 2011

    I've done all these islands (the Perhentians revisited last month) and have info and pix on all except Penang (last visited about 6 years…

  13. wonderingtsar2 avatar

    RE: Langkawi to Thailand

    by wonderingtsar2 03 June 2011

    Are you talking about going from Langkawi to Satun and back on the same day? If so, it's really not worth it, even if it were possible.…

  14. eskimors avatar

    Langkawi to Thailand

    by eskimors 02 June 2011

    Hello, I will spend 3 days on Langkawi Island on September and I came up with the idea of visiting Thailand for a while. I'm thinking…

  15. eskimors avatar

    Langkawi to Thailand

    by eskimors 02 June 2011

    Hello, I will spend 3 days on Langkawi Island on September and I came up with the idea of visiting Thailand for a while. I'm thinking…

  16. ClayG_LV_AZ avatar

    RE: Quickest way to go from Phuket/ Phi Phi to Langkawi

    by ClayG_LV_AZ 11 May 2011

    But doesn't the Penang/Langkawi ferry leave at 8am? I would take a late night VIP bus out of Phuket to Satun and be on the first ferry…

  17. ramtam avatar

    RE: Quickest way to go from Phuket/ Phi Phi to Langkawi

    by ramtam 10 May 2011

    There's no ferry from Phi Phi or Phuket. You can take the bus to Satun and from there the ferry to Langkawi Firefly has flights from…

  18. wonderingtsar2 avatar

    RE: hat yai to satun

    by wonderingtsar2 26 April 2011

    dunno if there's a bus direct from Hay Yai airport to Satun. There certainly is from Hat Yai (town). About 80B, 3 hrs. By "the ferry…

  19. ladouca avatar

    Re: Thailand 5 week itinerary Nov 2011 - comments please

    by ladouca 23 April 2011

    So much info! Considering the visa requirements: when taking the ferry from Langkawi to Satun, do we get stamped out of Malaysia and…

  20. Captain_Bob avatar

    RE: Flying from Samui to Langkawi

    by Captain_Bob 09 March 2011

    There aren't any direct flights so you'd be going via Kuala Lumpur, or Phuket as you described with Bangkok Airways and Firefly. If that…

  21. nyamukhunter avatar

    RE: langkawi to koh lanta by ferry

    by nyamukhunter 13 February 2011

    3 options: a) go islands hopping on the tigerline boats b) ferry to Satun, Thailand and bus via Trang c) ferry to Kuala Perlis and bus…

  22. ClearSkies avatar

    RE: Bangkok to Singapore - 3 weeks - February

    by ClearSkies 15 January 2011

    You can get various boat/bus combinations between all the Thai islands - easy and cheaper than flying. Personally i wouldn't bother with…

  23. nomadic12 avatar

    RE: First time in Malaysia

    by nomadic12 03 January 2011

    If you really want to go snorkelling I'd suggest going to Koh Lipe in Thailand. I'm pretty sure you can get a boat directly from langkawi…

  24. _rhymenocerous_ avatar

    Re: Thailand and Malaysia---reasonable itinerary?

    by _rhymenocerous_ 13 December 2010

    Hi there! I'll be in Thailand/Malaysia with some friends at the same time and have a similar itinerary to you (so my opinion probably…

  25. tezza avatar

    RE: From Songkhla to Langkawi, Ko Tarutao with kids

    by tezza 11 November 2010

    Yeah, regular buses Hat Yai to Satun, then songthaew or taxi the 10km or so to Thammalang pier for the big fast ferries to Langkawi. …

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