Big Buddha Pier in Koh Samui

There are currently 3 departures a day from Big Buddha Pier in Koh Samui, travelling on a single route: Big Buddha Pier in Koh Samui to Haad Rin Pier in Koh Phangan. The ferry services are amongst the basic ferry services operating from Koh Samui using large slow wooden boats. This service is most popular with younger travellers whose final destination is Haad Rin, the location of the Full Moon Party.

Ferry Times from Big Buddha Pier in Koh Samui

The cheaper services are by wooden ferry and the faster and more expensive service is by shared speedboat.

Buy Tickets from Koh Samui to Koh Phangan

Use the Search Box below to buy your ferry tickets from Koh Samui to Koh Phangan.

Tickets on the Haad Rin Queen service from Big Buddha Pier to Koh Phangan are now bookable in advance through the Search Box above, along with tickets for the ferry services from the nearby Bangrak Seatran Ferry Pier to Thong Sala in Koh Phangan.

About the Haad Rin Queen

The ferry operator at the Big Buddha Pier is the Haad Rin Queen.

About the Wooden Ferry

The Haad Rin Queen ferry is a wooden hulled boat with a seating area downstairs and an upper deck with seating around the edge of the deck. These ferries have a single toilet and drinks are sold on the upper deck. The Haad Rin Queen is propelled by an old-fashioned petrol engine with a long shaft connected to propeller and the ferry moves relatively slowly compare to more modern boats operating between Koh Samui and Koh Phangan. The Haad Queen ferry is also unstable in rougher seas with the result that some passengers may feel seasick if there are small and medium sized waves and the ferry will stop running altogether if there are big waves.

This is a cheap service though, and for people staing in Haad Rin it means saving on a taxi fare from the other ferry port on Koh Phangan (Thong Sala) to Haad Rin.

Location of the Big Buddha Pier

Big Buddha Pier is located in Bo Put, Ko Samui District, Surat Thani 84320 on the road off the main ring road around Koh Samui which loops around the top right hand corner of the island via Fisherman’s Village, Bangrak Pier, Cheong Mon Beach before rejoining the main ring road near Chaweng.

Arrival in Koh Phangan

The Haad Queen ferry from Big Buddha Pier arrives in Phangan at Haad Rin Pier, a short walk from Sunrise Beach where the famous monthly Full Moon Party takes place.

About Big Buddha Pier

Big Buddha Pier is the smallest passenger ferry pier in Koh Samui with few facilities.

Facilities at Big Buddha Pier

There is a covered seating area, a small stall selling drinks and snacks and a toilet. Tickets can be purchased on arrival at the pier on a first come first serviced basis from the desk inside the building to the left hand side of the start to the long wooden pier. There are, however, a number of shops and restaurants on the main road near to entrance to the pier, as well as places to rent motorbikes at the rate of 200 THB per day.

Beach at Big Buddha Pier

If you have time to spend at Big Buddha Pier waiting for the next departure then you may take advantage of the beach right to the pier which has clean white sand and is safe for swimming. There are resorts with beach front restaurants and bars right next to the pier. The beach itself is somewhere some people choose to stay when in Koh Samui and rather than get bored or frustrated waiting for a ferry you should relax and enjoy your surroundings.