Koh Tao Booking Center vs Raja Ferry
Compare Koh Tao Booking Center and Raja Ferry — routes, service areas, and coverage across Thailand. See where they overlap and where each operator goes its own way.
Operator A Koh Tao Booking Center vs 
Operator B Raja Ferry What travellers say: Koh Tao Booking Center vs Raja Ferry
Both operators earn strong traveller approval for reliable transfers in southern Thailand, with Koh Tao Booking Center averaging 4.3/5 and Raja Ferry 4.21/5 across thousands of reviews.
Koh Tao Booking Center
Reviewers consistently praise Koh Tao Booking Center for easy booking, free luggage storage, punctual and comfortable boat legs including speedboats and sleepers, plus helpful office staff, though connecting van and bus transfers draw frequent complaints about cramped conditions, reckless driving and delays.
Raja Ferry
Raja Ferry receives praise for comfortable spacious buses, good value with included meals, helpful staff and a stable big ferry suitable in rough seas, while the main drawbacks noted are ageing ferries with dirty toilets, occasional long delays and lack of baggage assistance during boarding.
Overall sentiment is positive for both with boats and buses as respective strengths, and ThailandBoatTickets.com is the best place to book either operator while using the 24/7 Virtual Ticket Assistant (VTA) on WhatsApp, Instagram DM, Telegram or Facebook for seamless support.
Service areas at a glance
Based on currently active routes for each operator.
Both operators 21
Only Koh Tao Booking Center 9
Only Raja Ferry 7
Routes & coverage compared
Both operators run the same routes on Ao Nang to Donsak, Ao Nang to Koh Phangan, Khao Sok to Surat Thani Town, Koh Phangan to Hat Yai, Koh Phangan to Khao Sok, Koh Phangan to Koh Lanta, Koh Phangan to Koh Phi Phi, Koh Phangan to Kuala Lumpur, Koh Phangan to Nakhon Si Thammarat, Koh Phangan to Penang, Koh Phangan to Trang, Koh Phi Phi to Koh Phangan, and Krabi to Koh Phangan.
Koh Tao Booking Center alone covers George Town to Koh Tao, George Town to Surat Thani Town, Koh Phangan to Khao Lak, Koh Phangan to Koh Lipe, Koh Phangan to Koh Samui, Koh Phangan to Koh Yao Noi, Koh Phangan to Koh Yao Yai, Koh Phangan to Pak Bara, Koh Phangan to Railay, Koh Phangan to Ranong, Koh Phangan to Satun, Koh Samui to Koh Phangan, plus dozens of Koh Tao departures to Ao Nang, Don Mueang Airport, Hat Yai, Khao Lak, Khao Sok, Koh Lanta, Koh Lipe, Koh Phayam, Koh Phi Phi, Koh Yao Noi, Koh Yao Yai, Krabi, Kuala Lumpur, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Pak Bara, Penang, Phuket, Railay, Ranong, Satun, Surat Thani Airport and Trang, and return legs from Krabi and Surat Thani Town to Koh Tao. Raja Ferry alone covers Ao Nang to Bangkok, Bangkok to Ao Nang/Donsak/Hat Yai/Khanom/Khao Lak/Khao Sok/Koh Kradan/Koh Lanta/Koh Phaluai/Koh Phangan/Koh Phi Phi/Koh Samui/Krabi/Nakhon Si Thammarat/Penang/Phuket/Railay/Trang, Donsak to Ao Nang/Bangkok/Hat Yai/Khao Sok/Koh Lanta/Koh Samui/Krabi/Nakhon Si Thammarat/Penang/Phuket/Trang, plus extensive Bangkok, Hat Yai, Khao Lak, Khao Sok, Koh Kood, Koh Lanta, Koh Phangan, Koh Phi Phi, Koh Samui, Krabi, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Penang, Phuket and Surat Thani departures to the same destinations and Surat Thani to Donsak/Koh Phangan/Kuala Lumpur. ThailandBoatTickets.com is the best place to book either operator, assisted by our 24/7 Virtual Ticket Assistant (VTA) on WhatsApp, Instagram DM, Telegram and Facebook.
Routes both operators run
Same departure and destination — true head-to-head options.
Price distribution
How ticket prices spread across each operator's routes (THB).
Koh Tao Booking Center tickets usually fall between 1,110 THB–1,840 THB (median 1,360 THB), while Raja Ferry between 590 THB–1,240 THB (median 865 THB). On the whole, Raja Ferry offers the cheaper tickets.
Which should you pick?
Frequently asked questions
Koh Tao Booking Center vs Raja Ferry