There are 10 ways to get from George Town to Chumphon by car ferry, tram, train, bus, car, or plane
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Car ferry, tram, train
best- Take the carferry from Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminal to Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminalcarferry
- Take the tram from Butterworth to Padang Besartram
- Take the train from Padang Besar Malaysia to Chumphontrain 46
12h 5m฿808–1,013Bus via Hat Yai
- Take the bus from 7 Eleven Chulia St to Hat Yai Bus Stationbus 7 Eleven Chulia St - Hat Yai Bus Station
- Take the bus from Hat Yai, Songkhla to Chumphonbus 721
13h฿1,166Car ferry, drive
- Take the carferry from Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminal to Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminalcarferry
- Drive from Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminal to Chumphoncar
9h 36m฿2,516–3,816Fly to Surat Thani, train
- Fly from Penang International Airport (PEN) to Surat Thani (URT)plane PEN - URT
- Take the train from Surat Thani Train Station to Chumphontrain
11h 24m฿4,821–13,231Bus
- Take the bus from George Town Komtar CIMB Bank to Thong Mee bus stationbus George Town Komtar CIMB Bank - Thong Mee bus station / ...
16h฿1,620Drive 691 km
- Drive from George Town to Chumphoncar 691 km
9h 28m฿2,647–3,824Fly to Chumphon Airport
- Fly from Penang International Airport (PEN) to Chumphon Airport (CJM)plane PEN - CJM
9h 18m฿4,266–11,591Fly to Phuket International Airport, bus, Minivan
- Fly from Penang International Airport (PEN) to Phuket International Airport (HKT)plane PEN - HKT
- Take the bus from Phuket Airport to Ranong Bus Station Rungkit Tour Ranongbus
- Take the bus from Ranong Bus Station to Chumphon Train Stationbus
10h 19m฿3,014–6,229Fly to Don Mueang International Airport, train
- Fly from Penang International Airport (PEN) to Don Mueang International Airport (DMK)plane PEN - DMK
- Take the train from Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal to Ratchaburitrain
- Take the train from Ratchaburi to Chumphontrain
12h 47m฿2,681–7,841Fly to Suvarnabhumi Airport, train
- Fly from Penang International Airport (PEN) to Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK)plane PEN - BKK
- Take the train from Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal to Ratchaburitrain
- Take the train from Ratchaburi to Chumphontrain
13h 8m฿4,136–7,921
George Town to Chumphon by car ferry, tram, and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from George Town to Chumphon is to car ferry and tram and train which costs ฿800 - ฿1100 and takes 12h 5m.
The fastest way to get from George Town to Chumphon is to fly which takes 9h 18m and costs ฿4200 - ฿12000.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from George Town Komtar CIMB Bank and arriving at Thong Mee bus station station. Services depart twice daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 16h.
The distance between George Town and Chumphon is 680 km. The road distance is 691 km.
The best way to get from George Town to Chumphon without a car is to car ferry and tram and train which takes 12h 5m and costs ฿800 - ฿1100.
It takes approximately 12h 5m to get from George Town to Chumphon, including transfers.
George Town to Chumphon bus services, operated by Nopphayar Trans and Tour, depart from 7 Eleven Chulia St station.
The best way to get from George Town to Chumphon is to bus via Hat Yai which takes 13h and costs ฿1167. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs ฿4200 - ฿12000 and takes 9h 18m.
George Town to Chumphon bus services, operated by Nopphayar Trans and Tour, arrive at Hat Yai Bus Station.
Chumphon is 1h behind George Town. It is currently 12:54 PM in George Town and 11:54 AM in Chumphon.
What companies run services between George Town, Malaysia and Chumphon, Thailand?
You can take a bus from 7 Eleven Chulia St to Chumphon via Hat Yai Bus Station and Hat Yai, Songkhla in around 13h. Alternatively, Thai AirAsia, Nok Air, and two other airlines fly from Penang International Airport (PEN) to Chumphon Airport (CJM) 3 times a day.
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Penang International Airport to Phuket International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,200–11,000
Flights from Penang International Airport to Suvarnabhumi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿4,000–6,000
Flights from Penang International Airport to Suvarnabhumi Airport via Phuket International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿4,400–10,000
Flights from Penang International Airport to Suvarnabhumi Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿4,000–6,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Penang International Airport to Surat Thani via Don Mueang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿4,300–12,000
Flights from Penang International Airport to Chumphon Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Don Mueang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿3,900–13,000
Flights from Penang International Airport to Don Mueang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,400–4,100
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Penang International Airport to Phuket International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿1,700–4,500
Flights from Penang International Airport to Don Mueang International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,300–8,500
- Website
- lionairthai.com
Flights from Penang International Airport to Surat Thani via Don Mueang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿4,300–11,000
Flights from Penang International Airport to Don Mueang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿3,000–7,500
- Website
- nokair.com
Flights from Penang International Airport to Chumphon Airport via Don Mueang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿3,800–11,000
Flights from Penang International Airport to Chumphon Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Don Mueang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿3,900–13,000
Flights from Penang International Airport to Chumphon Airport via Kuala Namu, Don Mueang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿4,200–15,000
- Website
- fireflyz.com.my
Flights from Penang International Airport to Phuket International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿2,500–3,800
Flights from Penang International Airport to Suvarnabhumi Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿4,400–6,000
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Penang International Airport to Surat Thani via Suvarnabhumi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿5,000–13,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Penang International Airport to Phuket International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,200–11,000
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Penang International Airport to Suvarnabhumi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿4,000–6,000
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- [email protected]
- Website
- KTMB
Tram from Butterworth to Padang Besar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿35–240
- Website
- KTMB
- Shuttle
- ฿35–55
- Express
- ฿160–240
- Website
- Thai Railway
Train from Padang Besar Malaysia to Chumphon
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿757
- Schedules at
- Thai Railway
Train from Surat Thani Train Station to Chumphon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿80–1,200
- Schedules at
- Thai Railway
Train from Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal to Ratchaburi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿40–1,100
- Schedules at
- Thai Railway
Train from Ratchaburi to Chumphon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿170–1,400
- Schedules at
- Thai Railway
Train from Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal to Ratchaburi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿40–1,100
- Schedules at
- Thai Railway
Train from Ratchaburi to Chumphon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿170–1,400
- Schedules at
- Thai Railway
- Phone
- 1690
- [email protected]
- Website
- railway.co.th
Train from Surat Thani Train Station to Chumphon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿55–900
- Book at
- 12go.asia
- Website
- railway.co.th
- 1st Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ฿600–900
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- ฿120–150
- 2nd Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ฿55–75
- 2nd Class (Air-conditioned Seat)
- ฿310–340
Train from Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal to Ratchaburi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ฿35–900
- Book at
- 12go.asia
- Website
- railway.co.th
- 1st Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ฿600–900
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- ฿110–140
- 2nd Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ฿35–50
- 2nd Class (Air-conditioned Seat)
- ฿280–310
Train from Ratchaburi to Chumphon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ฿120–900
- Book at
- 12go.asia
- Website
- railway.co.th
- 1st Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ฿600–900
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- ฿170–210
- 2nd Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ฿120–160
- 2nd Class (Air-conditioned Seat)
- ฿400–440
Train from Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal to Ratchaburi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ฿35–900
- Book at
- 12go.asia
- Website
- railway.co.th
- 1st Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ฿600–900
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- ฿110–140
- 2nd Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ฿35–50
- 2nd Class (Air-conditioned Seat)
- ฿280–310
Train from Ratchaburi to Chumphon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ฿120–900
- Book at
- 12go.asia
- Website
- railway.co.th
- 1st Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ฿600–900
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- ฿170–210
- 2nd Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ฿120–160
- 2nd Class (Air-conditioned Seat)
- ฿400–440
- Phone
- (Service Counter) / +66 81 891 7991
- [email protected]
- Website
- 12go.co
Bus from 7 Eleven Chulia St to Hat Yai Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿782
- Book at
- Nopphayar Trans and Tour
Bus from Hat Yai, Songkhla to Chumphon
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ฿385
- Phone
- +66 2 269 1069
- [email protected]
- Website
- KST Travel
Bus from George Town Komtar CIMB Bank to Thong Mee bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ฿1,620
- Website
- KST Travel
- Phone
- +66 2 367 1167
- [email protected]
- Website
- Rungkit Tour
Bus from Phuket Airport to Ranong Bus Station Rungkit Tour Ranong
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿588
- Website
- Rungkit Tour
- Phone
- +66 81 676 4900
- [email protected]
- Website
- 12go.asia
Bus from Ranong Bus Station to Chumphon Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿500–900
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- 12go.asia
- Phone
- 04-375 2400
- [email protected]
- Website
- penangport.com.my
Car ferry from Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminal to Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿16
- Schedules at
- penangport.com.my
Car ferry from Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminal to Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿16
- Schedules at
- penangport.com.my
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Booking & Getting There
Yes, the driving distance between George Town to Chumphon is 691 km. It takes approximately 9h 28m to drive from George Town to Chumphon.
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