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Seudamgo Catamaran vs Boonsiri Sealine

Compare Seudamgo Catamaran and Boonsiri Sealine — routes, service areas, and coverage across Thailand. See where they overlap and where each operator goes its own way.

Operator A Seudamgo Catamaran vs Operator B Boonsiri Sealine
Seudamgo Catamaran 4.5 / 5 390+ reviews
Boonsiri Sealine 4.5 / 5 2720+ reviews

What travellers say: Seudamgo Catamaran vs Boonsiri Sealine

Both operators earn nearly identical high average ratings and strong praise for organisation and staff, yet differ in review volume, route specifics, and the frequency of certain complaints.

Seudamgo Catamaran

Reviewers rate Seudamgo Catamaran 4.45/5 across 395 reviews, with 86.6% positive. They consistently highlight smooth logistics, friendly staff, comfortable vehicles on some classes, door-to-door service, and free meals, while noting recurring issues with optimistic arrival times due to Koh Mak stops, reckless driving, language barriers, and communication gaps at pickups.

Boonsiri Sealine

Reviewers rate Boonsiri Sealine 4.47/5 across 2727 reviews, with 88% positive. They frequently praise seamless transfers, punctual departures, helpful staff, included snacks and meals, and modern buses on core routes, though they report occasional long waits between legs, AC temperature problems, and mismatches between advertised catamarans and actual vessels.

Sentiment is comparably positive for both, with Boonsiri backed by far more reviews; travellers seeking reliable Thailand island transfers can book either operator confidently through ThailandBoatTickets.com, where the 24/7 Virtual Ticket Assistant (VTA) on WhatsApp, Instagram DM, Telegram or Facebook can help confirm details in advance.

Service areas at a glance

Based on currently active routes for each operator.

Routes & coverage compared

Both Seudamgo Catamaran and Boonsiri Sealine operate the same routes from Bangkok to Koh Chang, Koh Kood, Koh Mak, Koh Phangan, Koh Samui, Koh Tao and Surat Thani, plus inter-island links such as Koh Kood to Koh Mak, Koh Phangan and Koh Tao, Koh Mak to Koh Kood and Pattaya, and Koh Phangan or Koh Samui back to Bangkok. Book any of these overlapping routes on ThailandBoatTickets.com where our 24/7 Virtual Ticket Assistant (VTA) is available on WhatsApp, Instagram DM, Telegram and Facebook.

Seudamgo Catamaran alone runs Bangkok to Koh Samet, Rayong to Koh Chang/Koh Kood/Koh Mak, and extra Trat connections including Trat to Pattaya and Suvarnabhumi Airport, while Boonsiri Sealine alone covers southern routes from Ao Nang, Chumphon, Hua Hin, Krabi and Nakhon Si Thammarat to Koh Phangan, Koh Samui and Koh Tao plus many Koh Chang departures to those same islands. For either operator's unique routes, ThailandBoatTickets.com is the best place to book with our 24/7 Virtual Ticket Assistant (VTA) available 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).

Seudamgo Catamaran tickets usually fall between 950 THB–1,110 THB (median 1,050 THB), while Boonsiri Sealine between 920 THB–1,560 THB (median 1,290 THB). On the whole, Seudamgo Catamaran offers the cheaper tickets.

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Seudamgo Catamaran — min 80 · median 1050 · max 4910 Boonsiri Sealine — min 260 · median 1290 · max 6850

Which should you pick?

Best on a budget Seudamgo Catamaran — offers combined catamaran and minivan/bus transfers serving Koh Chang, Koh Mak and Koh Kood.
Fastest Boonsiri Sealine — operates high speed catamarans with punctual door-to-door services across multiple routes.
Most comfortable Seudamgo Catamaran — 86.6% positive reviews praise organisation and reliability of hotel pickups and transfers.
Most travel options Boonsiri Sealine — reaches Koh Samui, Koh Tao, Koh Phangan, Hua Hin and Siem Reap via multi-leg combinations.

Frequently asked questions

Seudamgo Catamaran vs Boonsiri Sealine