Hat Ban Krut & Bang Saphan Yai Getting there & around

Getting there & around

Buses depart at least once daily from Bangkok’s Southern bus terminal to Ban Krut (255B, five hours) and Bang Saphan Yai (290B, six hours). Get a direct bus, otherwise you may be left on Hwy 4 (Th Phetkasem) and will need to get a motorbike taxi to the beaches (60B). Frequent buses run from Prachuap Khiri Khan to Ban Krut (55B) and Bang Saphan Yai (65B), and a local bus (15B) trundles from Ban Krut to Bang Saphan Yai.

Ban Krut and Bang Saphan Yai are both on Thailand’s southern railway line and there are at least daily departures to/from Chumphon, Prachuap Khiri Khan, Hua Hin and Bangkok. Ban Krut’s train station is 4km from the beach and in Bang Saphan Yai you’ll be dropped off in town. In both places you’ll need to hire a motorcycle taxi (around 60B) to get to the beach.

Getting around can be a problem, as there’s not much public transport between the beaches. Once you get to the beaches, most resorts rent out motorcycles for around 300B per day.