ChokeAnan Tour

4.2
294 customer reviews
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About ChokeAnan Tour

Company Information

Established in 1966, ChokeAnan Tour is one of the most well-established operators in the country boasting 50 years of experience. The operator connects Bangkok with the provinces in the south of the country.

Routes served by ChokeAnan Tour

Bangkok–Rayong

There are three departures each day between Bangkok and Ranong, leaving the capital at 09.00, 20.20 and 21.00 and due to arrive in Ranong at 19.00, 06.20 and 07.00 respectively. This 10 hour trip costs THB480 for the day services and THB 540 for the overnight buses that will terminate in Ranong early the following morning.

There are also six departures from Ranong back to Bangkok per day between 07.30 and 20.20. This journey takes the same amount of time with tickets available from as little as THB403.

Bangkok–Suratthani

From Bangkok you can also choose ChokeAnan Tour to visit Suratthani, with two departures each day leaving at 09.15 and 20.20. These services are scheduled to arrive into Suratthani at 20.15 and 06.20 the following morning respectively.

There are also three services each day from Suratthani to Bangkok (departing at 09.15, 19.15 and 19.30) which are scheduled to last around 10 hours for each service and tickets available for THB530 each way.

Pros

There is a good range of options of vehicles that passengers can choose from to suit a range of budgets.

The standard of all the buses used on routes is generally high so the biggest decision will be to do with the price as well as choosing a departure time which will suit your schedule.

ChokeAnan Tour offers good flexibility when choosing a service to fit into your itinerary as both day and overnight buses are available so there should be an option that suits.

ChokeAnan Tour is one of the most well-established operators along these routes with a huge amount of experience which has helped the company build a strong reputation over the years. As a result, the operator is popular with tourists and locals and remains a reliable option.

The service connecting Bangkok and Suratthani is a popular route as it is very easy to visit some of the country’s most beautiful islands by ferry from Suratthani, including Koh Samui, Koh Phangan and Koh Tao.

Cons

Although ChokeAnan Tour offers services to Suratthani, passengers have to arrange their own transport from Suratthani to destinations such as Koh Samui. It would be helpful if this operator offered package tickets that included the ferry to the island of your choice, this is an option with other transport providers on this route and ensures that your trip is hassle-free and easier to plan. It can be a pain having to research information about the ferry to the islands and then purchase tickets in advance. Also, this means that you will have to arrange your own transport from the bus station to the ferry port.

Keep in mind

On all of these routes there is a wide range of vehicles operating, with a choice between express or VIP buses (with an option of 24, 32 or 35 seat coaches).

Travellers Reviews

With 50 years of experience on these routes, ChokeAnan Tour is one of the most popular and reliable operators in the country. Passengers are pleased with the comfort of all the vehicles on these routes as well as the flexibility from the timetable of services, with the option of overnight or daytime buses that should suit your schedule.

The biggest issue that some travellers have with the operator is the fact that package tickets to Koh Samui, Koh Phangan and Koh Tao are not available, so tickets have to be purchased separately which can cost more money and requires more planning!

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ChokeAnan Tour Popular Routes

Bangkok - Ranong
Bus VIP 24
19:30
Bus VIP
19:30
Ranong - Bangkok
Bus VIP 24
19:00
Bus VIP
19:00
Surat Thani Bus Terminal - Bangkok
19:00
Bangkok - Surat Thani Bus Terminal
19:30
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ChokeAnan Tour Schedule & Timetable

ClassDeparture StationArrival StationDepartureArrivalTravel time
VIPRanong Bus Station Choke AnanSouthern Terminal Bangkok19:3005:3010h 0m
VIPSouthern Terminal BangkokRanong Bus Station Choke Anan19:0005:0010h 0m
VIP 24Southern Terminal BangkokRanong Bus Station Choke Anan19:0005:0010h 0m
VIP 24Southern Terminal BangkokRanong Bus Station Choke Anan19:3005:3010h 0m
VIP 24Surat Thani Bus TerminalSouthern Terminal Bangkok19:3005:3010h 0m
VIP 24Southern Terminal BangkokSurat Thani Bus Terminal19:0005:3010h 30m
VIP 24Ranong Bus Station Choke AnanSouthern Terminal Bangkok19:3005:3010h 0m

ChokeAnan Tour Stations

Southern Terminal BangkokRanong Bus Station Choke AnanSurat Thani Bus Terminal

ChokeAnan Tour Company Reviews

T F
If you are taller than 175cm, you will be uncomfortable in their chairs
Bus VIP 24, ChokeAnan Tour, Feb 24, 2024
D
Very helpful and friendly staff. Plenty of leg space. The climate control was not too cold. Quick meal was included. We arrived at destination even earlier than scheduled.
Bus VIP, ChokeAnan Tour, Feb 23, 2024
A H
Efficient and on time
Bus VIP 24, ChokeAnan Tour, Oct 21, 2023
O A
Bus not confortable never see same bus vip bad seat not good
Bus VIP 24, ChokeAnan Tour, Sep 24, 2023
A H
The VIP-24 bus was quite comfortable for sleeping although some of the seat components (e.g. footrest) weren't functioning well. What was rather confusing and troublesome though was that the seats advertised on the website were not available (I was contacted after booking that onlz VIP-32 seats were available) and that I couldn't reserve specific seats. The departure time was also one hour later than advertised and communicated by email. And then to my positive surprise, when I picked up the tickets at the bus station I was able to upgrade to VIP-24 after all. Confusing... The stewardess on the bus was also rather rough and slightly unfriendly.
Bus VIP 32, ChokeAnan Tour, Apr 3, 2023
A B
Best service I had. Free meal big seat very comfortable
Bus VIP 24, ChokeAnan Tour, Feb 1, 2023
P V
Very confortable bus! Everything fantástic, except that we arrived more than one hour early to Bangkok. (3.40 am instead of 5 am) which was a complicated time For us.
Bus VIP 24, ChokeAnan Tour, Apr 18, 2022
T P
bus ride was very comfortable. Super clean, wide and spacious and more comfortable than budget airlines. One thing - when I booked a ticket online, it says that I should check in at the counter 1 hour before the departure (8pm), however, the counter was never open at the bus terminal and the bus came at 8:20pm. If you makes changes on procedures, you should inform your customers in advance. It is quite worrisome if your customers are not familiar with the area and especially now there are many uncertain factors due to Covid-19 situation.
Bus VIP 24, ChokeAnan Tour, May 12, 2021
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Bus VIP 24, ChokeAnan Tour, Apr 8, 2021
T A
the time for departure was inacurate on the website, the actual time for departure was 20.30 and not 19.00 as indicated by the website. please adjust to avoid people wasting time.
Bus VIP 24, ChokeAnan Tour, Mar 31, 2021
L K
Actually, the bus left another hour later according to their channel as announced by 12go asia. Would be good to update the times.
Bus VIP 24, ChokeAnan Tour, Feb 7, 2021
M P
VIP 24 well worth the premium price to other buses! Had an amazing sleep and pretty good cup of coffee prior to arrival.
Bus VIP 24, ChokeAnan Tour, Mar 24, 2020
A K
Comfortable bus, left on time. There is an accompanying assistant driver who checks tickets and distributes water and snacks. We traveled too fast, sometimes it was not very pleasant because it was shaking, although in general the roads are very good. Because of the high speed we arrived 2 hours earlier than the time indicated on the website and had to wait a long time for the boat from Ranong to the island, which was not convenient at all.
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Bus VIP 24, ChokeAnan Tour, Mar 15, 2020
D A
Super-comfortable bus, semi-reclining seats, a blanket, left on time, sandwich + bottle of water provided at the start of the journey, lunch included in the middle of the journey in a "roadside" restaurant, toilets in the bus and arrival 1 hour early (we changed buses for the last 2 hours).
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Bus Express, ChokeAnan Tour, Feb 25, 2020
M B
We don't know if the bus class also affects the driver but if that's the case, we would never go express again! The driver was driving like crazy! We couldn't sleep at all because we couldn't shake off our fear to land upside down in a few moments. I have no idea if he was drunk or just really tired but he was certainly not able to drive anymore! However, there was free dinner (you need to show your ticket at the stop and get a meal) and no loud music or lights on during the ride so one star for that.
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Bus Express, ChokeAnan Tour, Feb 23, 2020
B L
We booked the bus at 8pm.But on the bus station we got a ticket for 20.20pm.The bus stops several times which was not so nice. But at least we could sleep for 5 hours. Temperatur was fine.... not too cold
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Bus VIP 24, ChokeAnan Tour, Feb 22, 2020
V G
Everything perfect, enough room, hostess present, etc..
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Bus Express, ChokeAnan Tour, Feb 18, 2020
E M
Very comfortable journey in this bus. Schedules respected. No wifi. We would have liked a more smiling hostess!
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Bus VIP, ChokeAnan Tour, Feb 9, 2020
U T
Very good service and seats are excellent. Only a bit noisy in the back.
Bus VIP 24, ChokeAnan Tour, Feb 5, 2020
M S
Very comfortable trip.
Bus VIP 24, ChokeAnan Tour, Jan 29, 2020
P B
When we got to the bus, the lady couldn't decide where we could sit. She changed our seats three times.. I have no idea why since the bus was quite empty. The bus left 40 minutes late.
Bus Express, ChokeAnan Tour, Jan 18, 2020
N K
Positive: Bus left in time and arrived 1 hour before ist should. Staff was nice. Negative: we also had the seats in the last row and couldn‘t lay back like the other people could.
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Bus VIP 24, ChokeAnan Tour, Jan 15, 2020
J V
Bus en mauvais état. Arrivé avec 1h30 d'avance (ce qui pourrait etre un avantage, mais à 5h du matin à la gare routière, il n'y a pas grand chose à faire) Le chauffeur à roulé très vite et avec 1 seule pause de 15min. Evitez cette compagnie si vous le pouvez
Bus Express, ChokeAnan Tour, Jan 8, 2020
A P
Very comfortable trip, no problems to sleep at all. Friendly staff and everything on time. Thank you for the journey :)
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Bus Express, ChokeAnan Tour, Jan 8, 2020
G L
Although the bus was late at departure, we arrived on time. Absolutely fine were the seats that could be folded back quite far. A blanket and a cushion were also included. I found the Übetnachzfahrt really quite ok even if a little more bumps as we are so used to in the West
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Bus Express, ChokeAnan Tour, Jan 7, 2020
S C
The feet step was broken. So I had a terrible night. The screens didn't work. And we arrived 3,5 hours earlier then subscribed..
Bus VIP 24, ChokeAnan Tour, Jan 5, 2020
J N
Had the seats all the way back and therefore could not make the backrest very far back
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Bus VIP 24, ChokeAnan Tour, Dec 24, 2019
C R
It had no TV and USB as promised... The back seat was too narrow to the front seat no leg room... Not enough time for the meal at the break. But very punctual
Bus VIP 24, ChokeAnan Tour, Dec 23, 2019
B J
Very comfortable bus. I had the misfortune to be in the last row, a little less reclined than the other seats.
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Bus VIP 24, ChokeAnan Tour, Dec 22, 2019
D K
The bus itself was good. Very comfortable seats, a lot of space. Bus left on a time and arrived earlier than expected. The AC was too cold during the night. The staff speaks zero english so it was difficult to communicate and not very pleasant. We also missed the midnight snack on the way because they didnt tell us or show us where to go and what to do to get it. Bus was a bit loudy.
Bus VIP 24, ChokeAnan Tour, Dec 20, 2019
C H
Seats are not too comfortable for short people. Other than that very nice bus.
Bus VIP 24, ChokeAnan Tour, Dec 17, 2019
A K
Great bus with nice extras like free food en drinks.
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Bus Express, ChokeAnan Tour, Dec 16, 2019
T E
Bus was on time, we got water and a small snack, as well as a blanket and pillow. Bus had charging points. Stops a few times through the night (maybe 5) at rest stops, we arrived in Ranong at about 5:30am. 5 stars as far as a night bus goes, I even managed to catch a few hours sleep and I'm 6'4 so this should speak to its relative comfort.
Bus VIP 24, ChokeAnan Tour, Dec 12, 2019
T S
Everything fine. Very fast and easy way to get from Ranong to Bangkok .
Bus Express, ChokeAnan Tour, Nov 29, 2019
C E
Great service, super friendly and reliable staff. It was a very pleasant journey
Bus Express, ChokeAnan Tour, Nov 23, 2019
J N
Clean bus, comfortable seats, everything on time, of the food you can only take the water- everything else is pure sugar. As always it is too cold in the busses
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Bus VIP 24, ChokeAnan Tour, Nov 20, 2019
M H
The seat in front of me was broken and it went back so far that it actually touched my legs on my seat. It was very uncomfortable and I was the last row on the bus and the last row seat does not go all the way back. The lock on the bathroom door did not work and someone got trapped in there for about 20 minutes
Bus VIP 24, ChokeAnan Tour, Nov 13, 2019
P B
The good: easy to collect ticket, bus left on time, arrived early, good driving. The bad: we were given the seats at the back of the bus, which did not recline fully because of the back wall. The seats were also broken so the leg rest did not work and they were over the engine so it was uncomfortably hot and noisy. There were 7 stops along the way and the lights came up for all of them making getting any sleep difficult. attendant was surly and unpleasant.no mid point meal provided but we were given a package snack, juice box and a small water at the beginning.
Bus VIP 24, ChokeAnan Tour, Nov 6, 2019
D G
Ride was relatively pleasant. Enough space - even with the feet. Blankets were available. Seat could be put far back. Sleeping during the ride was well possible for us. The promised free meal in a local restaurant did not exist - but a small bottle of water and a donut. Did not find that bad, but then it should not be in the description.
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Bus Express, ChokeAnan Tour, Nov 4, 2019
S R
Perfect trip. Wel cared. Clean and time to walk and eat. The chairs were fine and the temperature was nice with the blanket and sweater.
Bus Express, ChokeAnan Tour, Aug 27, 2019
A E
South terminal is quite hudge and our bus was not on the number indicated on the reversation. A lady hangry shout on us without no reason to enter in the bus. It left 20 minutes before the expecting hour. After it was very correct. We can sleep during all night and did not see the times going. One issue while checking my bank account there were a double payment ! Currently waiting for an explanation.
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Bus Express, ChokeAnan Tour, Jul 29, 2019
R S
Everything ok
Bus Express, ChokeAnan Tour, Jul 28, 2019
D P
Beware: When we arrived at the bus terminal in Bangkok a lady that wanted us to take a cart for our luggage was quite aggressive. She insisted us to take two carts even though our luggage fit in one. I almost got in a fight with her. She asked 200 baht for the cart, which is insane compared to what you pay for a taxi there. Anyway she pushes the cart and shows you the way, which is nice. Because the terminal is quite big (like an airport) you have to go up and through the whole terminal. The bus trip was great and fast for a bus. Only one real stop for a Thai lunch, which is included in the price. We traveled with three kids and they had a blast. We sat upstairs right at the window. Comfi bus and seats.
Bus Express, ChokeAnan Tour, Jul 22, 2019
J M
So much space and comfortable seats so was able to sleep. If you in are in Ranong town head to the choke anan office as the bus starts here and could save you money/time in trying to get to the main bus station
Bus VIP 24, ChokeAnan Tour, Jul 21, 2019
M H
Comfortable but a bit too cold and the lights went on sometimes. I recommend bringing a sleeping mask :)
Bus Express, ChokeAnan Tour, Jun 1, 2019
S N
Super cold for air-com And seat uncomfortable but its ok
Bus VIP, ChokeAnan Tour, May 9, 2019
A W
The bus was late but that's no problem. Anyway we arrived earlier in Bangkok. The bus is really comfortable with a clean blanket and pillow. The AC was working well. If you freeze fast, take long clothes with you. You get a water and a small snack. Also you can charge your phone!
Bus VIP 24, ChokeAnan Tour, Apr 13, 2019
E S
Bus cooled down too much, staff can't speak English
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Bus VIP 24, ChokeAnan Tour, Apr 12, 2019
D K
Very good service but the bus attendant was a dragon who has to go to the basement to laugh.
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Bus Express, ChokeAnan Tour, Apr 12, 2019
B W
Generally a good service. The check-in was a bit confusing. They couldn't really speak English so it took me a while to understand where my bus would leave (everything on the ticket was writen in Thai). But everybody was very helpful so we did end up on the right bus. It was very comfortable - lots of space. Good value for money!
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Bus Express, ChokeAnan Tour, Apr 11, 2019
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95.9% of 294 travelers were presumably happy with ChokeAnan Tour as they left good or no review