The two principal things which make travelling by van so attractive are a wide choice of destinations and affordable prices. Not all vans offer top comfort, enough legroom, or luggage space, but these two points compensate. Besides, it is always vans that launch new routes to emerging destinations paving the road to big bus operators if necessary or remaining the only means of transport to bring you there. Very often, vans offer faster service than big buses, more flexible timetable, and more readily adapt to travellers’ needs in the sense of schedule – if there is a temporary growth in demand due to long weekends or national holidays, vans add more vehicles to their daily fleet easier than other operators. Note though that sometimes vans operate from their own van stations or terminals or have a dedicated section in bigger bus terminals. Always check your van's departure and arrival point as it is not necessarily located at the main bus station.
Fame Tour is one of the operators to check if you are going to travel by van. They provide reliable van service and offer tickets with easy and secure online booking.
Fame Tour Popular Stations
Here is the list of the main terminals from where Fame Tour’s vans operate:
Ao Nang
Surat Thani Night Boat Pier
Ranong Bus Station
Fame Tour Office
Mae Haad Koh Tao
Thong Sala Koh Phangan
Surat Thani Town Transfer
Mae Haad Pier Koh Tao
Surat Thani Airport
Ranong Pier
Bangkok Town Transfer
Ratchaprapha Dam
Thongsala Pier Seatran
Fame Tour Office
Pran Buri
Kanchanaburi Hotel Transfer
Khao San Road
Koh Phayam
Ayutthaya
Chumphon Ferry Pier
Khao Lak Transfer
Phang Nga town
Phetchaburi Hotel Transfer
Boriphet Travel Van Office Hat Yai
Bangkok Transfer
Donsak Hotel Transfer
Chumphon Town
Chumphon Airport
Chumphon Euro Boutique Hotel
Yu Travel
Chumphon Airport
Cha Am
Talaysub Pier
Patong Phuket Hotel Transfer
Ranong Hotel Transfer
Nakhon Si Thammarat
Surat Thani Night Ferry Pier
Chumphon Hotel Transfer
Pontaweesin Pier
Koh Phayam Pier
Koh Phayam Pier Ranong
Ranong pier
Khao Sok Hotel Transfer
Ranong Airport
Ratchaburi
Khao San Boonsiri
Suvarnabhumi Airport
Khao San Road Fame Tour
Surat Thani Town Transfer
Surat Thani Night Boat Pier
Chumphon Town Transfer
Ao Nang McDonalds
Pattaya Hotel Transfer
Villa Varich
Hua Hin Town Transfer
Trang Hotel Transfer
Hua Hin Hotel Transfer
Phuket Town Transfer
Krabi Town Hotel Transfer
Prachuap Khiri Khan
Kanchanaburi Town excluding River Kwai and Sai Yok
Chumphon Hotel Transfer
Fame Tour Top Destinations
Some of the most popular routes on Fame Tour’s route map include but are not limited to:
Opposite to trains or bigger buses, vans rarely offer you a choice of ticket class. All the seats are the same – call it standard, VIP, or whatever. What can differ, though, is the type of the van itself. Some vans seat only 9-10 passengers. For travellers this means wider seats, more space, and a more comfortable trip. Vans which accommodate up to 15 passengers are also ok but be ready to sacrifice on space for your legs and elbows and very often – for your luggage, too. Sometimes it can be a good idea to buy two seats instead of one to ensure a more comfortable ride – yet it pays to check with the operator if they allow this on your route. Before you book your van ticket, read reviews on Fame Tour van service to see what to expect.
Travel by Van: Pros & Cons
Pros of VanTravel
Vans can be the only way to reach some of the most remote destinations, smaller towns or villages which are connected neither by big buses nor trains.
Vans can also take you to some islands connected with the mainland by large car ferries which do not take big buses but take vans on board, too.
Due to a smaller size compared to big buses, vans are more maneuverable on the road. It sometimes results in shorter travel time, especially if your destination is not far away.
While vans do have an official stop enroute, they can also get you off at a more convenient point – no need to go to the terminal, just ask your driver. Note that it is not always possible, but in many cases, they will cooperate. It can save you both time and money you would have otherwise spent getting off the terminal on foot or by taxi.
Cons of Van Travel
Vans accommodating more passengers may feel quite cramped. Expect limited space for your legs and elbows. Some vans limit the luggage for one ticket to one piece. If you have more bags, suitcases, or backpacks, you may be asked to buy a separate ticket for your luggage, which makes the trip twice as expensive.
Not all vans run on schedule. On certain routes, vans leave only when full. Do check it with your operator before buying your ticket, otherwise, you may end up waiting much longer than expected until the van fills up.
If there are more reckless drivers on any other means of transport than on vans, we are unaware of it. Some companies install speed control units on their vehicles, but it is not a rare case to hear this unit beeping the whole trip through with the driver not paying attention to it. Always remember to buckle your seatbelt while travelling by van. Though sometimes you will need to make an investigation to find out where your seatbelt is.
For those prone to motion sickness there is a good piece of advice: take your medicine half an hour before your van trip, especially if your route includes winding stretches. You are more likely to feel motion sick travelling by van than by bus.
Surat Thani Town TransferMae Haad Pier Koh TaoSurat Thani AirportRanong PierBangkok Town TransferRatchaprapha DamAo NangThongsala Pier SeatranFame Tour OfficePran BuriKanchanaburi Hotel TransferKhao San RoadKoh PhayamAyutthayaChumphon Ferry PierKhao Lak TransferPhang Nga townPhetchaburi Hotel TransferBoriphet Travel Van Office Hat YaiBangkok TransferDonsak Hotel TransferChumphon TownChumphon AirportChumphon Euro Boutique HotelSurat Thani Night Boat PierYu TravelChumphon AirportCha AmTalaysub PierPatong Phuket Hotel TransferRanong Hotel TransferNakhon Si ThammaratSurat Thani Night Ferry PierChumphon Hotel TransferPontaweesin PierKoh Phayam PierKoh Phayam Pier RanongRanong pierChumphon Hotel TransferKhao Sok Hotel TransferRanong AirportRatchaburiKhao San BoonsiriSuvarnabhumi AirportKhao San Road Fame TourSurat Thani Town TransferRanong Bus StationSurat Thani Night Boat PierChumphon Town TransferAo Nang McDonaldsPattaya Hotel TransferVilla VarichHua Hin Town TransferTrang Hotel TransferFame Tour OfficeHua Hin Hotel TransferPhuket Town TransferKrabi Town Hotel TransferPrachuap Khiri KhanMae Haad Koh TaoThong Sala Koh PhanganKanchanaburi Town excluding River Kwai and Sai Yok
Fame Tour Company Reviews
G M
Gaetane M
This negative review has nothing to do with the transport company, as the trip itself was great. However, I had a very bad experience with your app regarding your pricing. The price was clearly displayed in Bahts (THB) when I entered my card details. But right at the validation step, it suddenly changed to Euros. I had no other choice but to accept and validate because I had to travel. This is not on. I would not recommend this app for a tourist.
Van Van 9pax, Fame Tour (เฟมทัวร์), Aug 1, 2026
S P
Sabrina P
That was quite an experience! The beds are confortable, keep in mind that all the bunk beds are in one room, with access to the deck. We left on time and arrived In advance. Short night but worth it!
Ferry Ferry, Fame Tour (เฟมทัวร์), Jul 20, 2026
L J
Leuntje J
The boat was definitely not what i expected, while being transported it was really unclear when to switch or what was happening. Also all the thai people where dropped of at specific places and the tourists had a drop.off point kinda discriminating🥲
Ferry Sleeper Boat + Van, Fame Tour (เฟมทัวร์), Jul 2, 2026
S S
Santanam S
The ferry was fabulous 12go
Ferry Ferry, Fame Tour (เฟมทัวร์), Jun 29, 2026
J S
Javier S
The worst travel we had in Thailand. Paid way too much to be put in two crappy and filthy vans who arrived 2 hours late because of stopping several times to pick up packages. Would NOT recommend. Could have taken a 3 hour GRAB instead.
Van Van + Van, Fame Tour (เฟมทัวร์), Jun 21, 2026
W W
Warren W
Mini van was , clean and tidy, left and arrived on time . Easy to book
Van Van 9pax, Fame Tour (เฟมทัวร์), Jun 18, 2026
M W
Mark W
Overall it was well arranged. The only thing was that the bus driver put the westerners, even if they already had a seat, in the back of the car, where there was no room to move and we constantly hit our heads against the roof. I can understand that we are their guests. I would only ask for some understanding regarding the height difference
Van Sleeper Boat + Van, Fame Tour (เฟมทัวร์), Apr 26, 2026
T J
Tomas J
Trip was supposed to be 9:30, but company called me 6:30 that time changed to an earlier time, so we missed the bus. They gave another one a bit later. It was very crowded but thats okay. The problem was second driver when we changed the vans half way. He was loud and rude to passengers, driving recklessly, always on his phone, complaining about putting bag not the way he wanted (on top of us)
Van Van + Van, Fame Tour (เฟมทัวร์), Apr 20, 2026
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Debbie L
Easy to find, super organised and good facilities while I waited. Would definately recommend!
Van Van 9pax, Fame Tour (เฟมทัวร์), Mar 21, 2026
U S
Urska S
I bought only the ticket for night boat from Surat Thani to Koh Tao. It was expencive (more then elsewhere). And nothing could't get wrong as I have to get to the pier for myself. Just the ticket.
Ferry Ferry, Fame Tour (เฟมทัวร์), Mar 20, 2026
C M
Carly M
Really easy service provided arrived at other bus station to change over and bus was waiting immediately to board next leg ( even though he said may be hour wait ) ordered ticket online arrived at office and boarded
Van Van + Van, Fame Tour (เฟมทัวร์), Mar 15, 2026
A W
Armand W
Friendly attentive staff. Comfortable clean vehicle. And pretty much on time. Great stuff.
Van Van 9pax, Fame Tour (เฟมทัวร์), Mar 8, 2026
B M
brice M
An expérience who want a root roadtrip... Nice for young People ;-)
Ferry Sleeper Boat + Van, Fame Tour (เฟมทัวร์), Feb 28, 2026
A Z
Annette Z
Before finalising the booking it isn't clear that you have to change vans in Prachuap Khiri Khan. The van from Chumphon was modern, well maintained, air-conditioned and punctual. We started off with 3 persons aboard but picked up locals on the way, so the van was full by the time we arrived in Prachuap Khiri Khan.
There I, and some other travellers as well, had to argue about the ticket price to Hua Hin having been paid online already as they tried to charge us another 100 THB per person.
The van we changed to was a bit of a shock as it was old and battered, ripped seats, no seatbelts, rattling ceiling vans. Same as with the other one we collected and dropped off locals on the way, like a public bus. Finally the driver made us get off at Market Village in Hua Hin, which was not the location quoted. The van was about 1 hour late, too.
All in all a mixed experience as the first half of the ride was quite good, while the rest wasn't.
Van Van + Van, Fame Tour (เฟมทัวร์), Feb 25, 2026
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Chuck
People where helpful, everything went great
Van Van + Van, Fame Tour (เฟมทัวร์), Feb 24, 2026
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Alphons S
It was discovery. My first time. People come in and out. Luggage come in and out. The drivers drove safe, thats important. We were more than 5 hours in the car.
The car was a little bit old.
Van Van + Van, Fame Tour (เฟมทัวร์), Feb 22, 2026
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Michael O
I was expecting a more direct ride. The first bus stopped multiple times along the route to pick up locals and packages. The second bus after a bus transfer was old, with poor air conditioning, packed, to the point that we had to sit with our luggage on our laps, and this bus also made multiple stops along the way.
Van Van + Van, Fame Tour (เฟมทัวร์), Feb 18, 2026
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Rami M
The night ferry was good.
The bus took a very long route, wasn’t comfortable much, he was delayed alot, alot of stops also.
I arrived one and half hours late.
Ferry Sleeper Boat + Bus, Fame Tour (เฟมทัวร์), Feb 14, 2026
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Diane
Staff good , helpful but the drivers are erratic … drive too fast , im sure they have a schedule
Need to slow down , not all drivers are like this
Van Van 9pax, Fame Tour (เฟมทัวร์), Feb 10, 2026
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Sergi L
The mattress and the pillow are as hard as a stone in the koh phangan boat and there is a big sound of the engine during the night so is difficult to sleep well. Everything is basic but ok.
Ferry Ferry, Fame Tour (เฟมทัวร์), Feb 9, 2026
S B
Stephanie B
All the company does is bring you to the public minivan. The pictures of the comfy 9 seater van are false. You will be packed into a 13 seater with basic seats and little comfort.
Van Van 9pax, Fame Tour (เฟมทัวร์), Jan 29, 2026
M H
Marcus H
Well organized, good Driver, clean vehicle, just in time
Van Van + Van, Fame Tour (เฟมทัวร์), Jan 11, 2026
R F
Renate F
Ride went smoothly. Driver felt safe.
Van Van 9pax, Fame Tour (เฟมทัวร์), Jan 10, 2026
D S
Daniel S
The van was late 2 hours. I arrived just 13:30 in koh phi phi
Ferry Sleeper Boat + Van, Fame Tour (เฟมทัวร์), Jan 3, 2026
C E
Catarina E
book it at the bus station, it‘s more than 50% cheaper
Van Van 9pax, Fame Tour (เฟมทัวร์), Dec 23, 2025
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Clemence T
Here is what you need to know on this journey.
So on the ticket they tell you to come 1h in advance. Actually it us because the departure of the van is not where they send you. Someone will bring you to the bus station so you should come in advance. We arrive at bus station before the bus was supposed to leave but it left already as the Company opérâtes in a way that if the bus is full they go and many people buy tickets last minute. So they actually don’t really pay attention of the time of your booked ticket basically. So take that into account. Other than that van had air condition and driver drived safe my so satisfied on this side
Van Van 9pax, Fame Tour (เฟมทัวร์), Dec 7, 2025
E B
Erik B
Cramped and hot. 16 people in the car.
Van Van 9pax, Fame Tour (เฟมทัวร์), Nov 27, 2025
H M
Holger M
Soi, our driver was just excellent! Very friendly, helpful and a careful driver. We had three breaks with plenty of time on our way to Bangkok to zip a coffee or have a bite. Our Van was not that full, so space for the backpacks wasn't a problem.
Would highly recommend this trip.
Ferry Sleeper Boat + Van, Fame Tour (เฟมทัวร์), Nov 16, 2025
M B
Marcio B
Just for fun 🙃
Ferry Ferry, Fame Tour (เฟมทัวร์), Nov 3, 2025
T A
Tun A
The office is a reseller for the transportation which means they will drive you over to the van bus station to board the bus. Location is good only a short walk from Chompon train station assuming not a lot of luggage. Staff was helpful and we'll spoken in English.
Van Van 9pax, Fame Tour (เฟมทัวร์), Oct 22, 2025
M R
Maria R
It was overbooked and we had to sleep on the floor. the minivan
Ferry Sleeper Boat + Van, Fame Tour (เฟมทัวร์), Aug 24, 2025
A M
Alberto M
Waiting for clarification from the company
Ferry Sleeper Boat + Van, Fame Tour (เฟมทัวร์), Aug 18, 2025
M M
Michael M
Sleeper Ship not as advertised, hard mats on the floor, all crammed next ro each other. No blanket.
At least the people were all very nice and it was quiet during the night. Toilet as expected, average cleanliness.
The bus pickup worked well but no information on the ride or schedule. They tried ro sell us an extra private ride directly to the hotel as it was 2km feom the bus stop. They would not let us know the drop off point to try to sell us the extra service
All vehicles were on time.
Ferry Sleeper Boat + Van, Fame Tour (เฟมทัวร์), Aug 11, 2025
V K
Vojtech K
The night ferry was good enough. The bus from Surat Thani to Phuket was a bit old school, making weird noises, and the driver was nuts. But got us to the destination.
Ferry Sleeper Boat + Bus, Fame Tour (เฟมทัวร์), Aug 8, 2025
G G
Gionata G
Perfect the Flight was in late, the driver wait for us
Van Van 9pax, Fame Tour (เฟมทัวร์), Jul 31, 2025
L R
Lars R
Nice car and driver!
Van Van 9pax, Fame Tour (เฟมทัวร์), Jul 6, 2025
L H
Laura H
I paid extra for a night boat that was to leave around 9 and arrive around 5 - the boat we where put on didn’t leave until 10.20 and arrived after 6am
Disappointed as we where charged more for an earlier boat that didn’t exist
Ferry Ferry, Fame Tour (เฟมทัวร์), Jun 15, 2025
J C
joe C
cool experience in the ferry. van driver was a very nice guy
Ferry Sleeper Boat + Van, Fame Tour (เฟมทัวร์), Jun 10, 2025
M H
Max H
You feel like Cargo. Well, you are cargo. Not comfortable.
Ferry Ferry, Fame Tour (เฟมทัวร์), Jun 9, 2025
B L
Brandon L
It was a decent ride, but i felt it was weird they asked me to pay for a second seat for my luggage(yet, everyone else had bags that they piled on top of my luggage, is everyone paying for second seats?)
Van Van 9pax, Fame Tour (เฟมทัวร์), May 20, 2025
V S
Victoria S
It was affordable, and the sleeping units were clean.
Ferry Sleeper Boat + Van, Fame Tour (เฟมทัวร์), May 6, 2025
T G
Tamica G
The ferry was not as bad as the reviews suggest, the beds while not the most comfortable were fine if you’re tired and ready to sleep. The only thing that knocked this trip was the bus after, it felt like it never ended. Stopping off at 4am at a coffee shop was the last thing most of us needed. Could do with having a more comfortable bus so people can continue to sleep for the long journey
Ferry Sleeper Boat + Van, Fame Tour (เฟมทัวร์), May 6, 2025
M A
Mafalda A
Arrived 2 hours later
Ferry Sleeper Boat + Van, Fame Tour (เฟมทัวร์), May 1, 2025
B M
Bartosz M
As we first walk in we thought “ What the hell did we get ourselves in to😂”, but surprisingly we had a really good night sleep on the boat, plenty of space to sleep, arrived before scheduled time, staff on the pier was really helpful and directed us to the TAXI which took us to the Airport. For the price we paid, absolutely worth it as we could spend full day on the beach.
Ferry Sleeper Boat + Van, Fame Tour (เฟมทัวร์), Apr 26, 2025
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Ian O
This is a long journey. A quick toilet stop every 2 hours would have been much appreciated. Toilets on a bus are emergency only really
Please introduce a 10 minute toilet break every 2 hours
Bus Bus, Fame Tour (เฟมทัวร์), Mar 14, 2025
U S
Ulrich S
All went well, a bit late leaving but minor issue.
Van Van 9pax, Fame Tour (เฟมทัวร์), Feb 5, 2025
D M
Dan M
Nothing on the website describes the experience accurately, its not a night ferry it’s prolonged entrapment. If the ferry has 20 beds you can trust the operators to cram 50 more people in, having them sleep on mattresses in every possible corner of the boat. Would not recommend and would not try again
Ferry Ferry, Fame Tour (เฟมทัวร์), Jan 25, 2025
S C
Sinead C
Fantastic service our driver was the loveliest!
Ferry Sleeper Boat + Van, Fame Tour (เฟมทัวร์), Aug 31, 2024
K O
Karima O
The guy got us to climb in the van nearly 30 minute before departure, parked under the sun heat, he stopped twice to get himself some food and got upset when I told him i am going to the toilet while he wait for his food... I was bursting for a pee but said nothing until I couldnt hold anymore. Loud Thaï woman talking on the phone for an 1 hour straight. Ufff...
Van Van 9pax, Fame Tour (เฟมทัวร์), May 3, 2024
K K
Kyle K
Boat was comfortable enough and on time. Bus was A/C and transfer was easy. Driver was rude but we made it in good time.
Ferry Ferry, Fame Tour (เฟมทัวร์), Mar 8, 2024
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89% of 429 travelers were presumably happy with Fame Tour as they left good or no review