Tara Tour and Travel

3.8
753 customer reviews
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About Tara Tour and Travel

Bus is a convenient way of travel no matter whether you need to get to a neighboring town a couple of hours away or venture further afield crossing the whole country. Whatever your budget, buses have you covered. Express buses offer the most affordable ticket price for travellers who have very little money to spend. VIP options are geared toward those who do not want to compromise on comfort. Before you jump on a bus, make sure you choose the type of service which suits you best. For a long-haul trip look for a VIP or first-class coach which provides non-stop service to your destination or just call a minor number of stations along the way. Express or local buses in many cases may prove an acceptable choice for shorter trips, but longer rides are often not the best buy. Study the timetable before going as many long-haul destinations are served by night buses, and some offer wider seats or sleeper berths for such travels. Make an online reservation for your bus ticket with Tara Tour and Travel. Other travellers’ reviews will help you to choose the best ticket and coach class.

Tara Tour and Travel Popular Stations

The main stations covered by Tara Tour and Travel’s buses include:

  • Khao San Tara Travel
  • Khao San Tara Travel

Tara Tour and Travel Ticket Prices & Bus Classes

One of the best things about bus travel is that you can almost tailor-make your trip adjusting it to your requirements for privacy and comfort. Different classes and types of buses cater to the different needs of travellers. The cheapest trips are normally offered by standard-class buses. They may be called local, express or ordinary. These are a good choice for shorter trips. Sleepers or VIP coaches are good both for longer and overnight trips. They may offer berths or wide soft reclining seats, sometimes with built-in massage options, blankets, soft drinks, and snacks, or more substantial meals on board or during toilet or refuelling stops. Travelling by night buses allows you to save on a hotel room, but to ensure the most comfortable ride do choose the class of your bus wisely. Prices always depend on the distance you ride and the type of coach. For some, even shorter trips, it is worth investing some extra money and buying a seat on a VIP bus as it can save you twice as much time as you spend travelling by an ordinary bus.

Travel by Bus: Pros & Cons

Pros of Bus Travel

  • Bus is the best choice to get to destinations that are not connected by rail or planes. The network of buses often covers almost the whole country, and their routes are well and long-established.
  • Opposite to air travel and sometimes rail travel, taking a bus does not require arriving at the bus station much in advance. Check-in, even on international routes, does not take much time. Luggage allowances are usually very traveller-friendly, and the fee for extra luggage, if limits are set, is normally not very high.
  • Bus tickets can be more affordable compared to air or fast train tickets. There is always a choice of ticket classes for all pockets. Cheaper standard options may be a bit slow and do not offer top comfort, but anyway acceptable and bring you to your destination. On longer routes, toilets or toilet stops as well as snacks, water, and sometimes toiletries and blankets are almost always included in the price.
  • If you are ready to spend more, some VIP coaches offer seating comparable to business class on a plane with wide soft reclining seats, blankets, fewer passengers, and many other perks to make your trip a pleasant journey.

Cons of Bus Travel

  • Newer intercity bus terminals are very often located out of the city close to bigger highways to allow buses to avoid city congestion. Unfortunately, it may create extra challenges for travellers, too. Getting to such a terminal may be a problem as in some destinations there are restrictions on vehicles allowed to enter the terminal, and you will have to use special carriers to get there. This results in higher costs as prices may be inflated. Also do calculate extra time if you are travelling during rush hours, especially if you are not familiar with the traffic situation at your starting point.
  • Buses are probably the means of transport which runs out of schedule more often than trains or planes. They are heavily dependent on the road situation which sometimes can be unpredictable – accidents, road construction works, detours, etc. This is especially true for travels during weekends, high season, or national holidays. Do keep this in mind and do not plan tight connections.
  • Travelling on certain routes or during the most popular periods may require advanced booking. Bear in mind that it is not always possible to show up at the bus station and hop on the next bus – tickets may well be all sold out, so organize your trip accordingly.
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Tara Tour and Travel Popular Routes

Bangkok - Chiang Mai
18:30
Bangkok - Ayutthaya
09:30, 11:30
Bangkok - Kanchanaburi
09:30, 11:00
Bangkok - Vientiane
16:00
Bangkok - Hua Hin
09:30, 11:30
Bangkok - Koh Chang
07:30, 08:00
Bangkok - Sukhothai
09:30
Bangkok - Mae Sot
08:00, 16:00
Bangkok - Pranburi
09:30, 11:30
Bangkok - Cha Am
09:30, 11:30
Bangkok - Phitsanulok
09:30
Bangkok - Nong Khai
16:00
Bangkok - Chanthaburi
07:30
Bangkok - Trat
07:30, 08:00
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Tara Tour and Travel Schedule & Timetable

ClassDeparture StationArrival StationDepartureArrivalTravel time
ExpressChiang Mai Bus Terminal 3Khao San Tara Travel18:3005:3011h 0m
MinibusHua Hin Bus StationKhao San Tara Travel09:3013:304h 0m
MinibusHua Hin Bus StationKhao San Tara Travel11:3015:304h 0m
StandardVientianeKhao San Tara Travel16:0011:0019h 0m
Bus + FerryKoh Chang PierKhao San Tara Travel07:3015:308h 0m
Bus + FerryKoh Chang PierKhao San Tara Travel08:0015:307h 30m
Regional 14paxChao Phrom MarketKhao San Tara Travel09:3012:002h 30m
Regional 14paxChao Phrom MarketKhao San Tara Travel11:3014:002h 30m
Regional 14paxKanchanaburiKhao San Tara Travel09:3013:003h 30m
Regional 14paxKanchanaburiKhao San Tara Travel11:0014:303h 30m
MinibusPranburiKhao San Tara Travel09:3014:305h 0m
MinibusPranburiKhao San Tara Travel11:3016:004h 30m
Minivan 14paxSukhothai Bus TerminalKhao San Tara Travel09:3017:308h 0m
MinibusCha Am TownKhao San Tara Travel09:3013:003h 30m
MinibusCha Am TownKhao San Tara Travel11:3015:003h 30m
Regional 14paxMae Sot Bus StationKhao San Tara Travel08:0016:008h 0m
Regional 14paxMae Sot Bus StationKhao San Tara Travel16:0004:0012h 0m
Regional 14paxPhitsanulok Bus Terminal 2Khao San Tara Travel09:3017:308h 0m
ExpressNong Khai Bus StationKhao San Tara Travel16:0006:3014h 30m
ExpressChanthaburi Bus TerminalKhao San Tara Travel07:3013:005h 30m
Bus + FerryTrat Bus TerminalKhao San Tara Travel07:3015:007h 30m
Bus + FerryTrat Bus TerminalKhao San Tara Travel08:0015:007h 0m

Tara Tour and Travel Stations

Khao San Tara TravelKhao San Tara Travel

Tara Tour and Travel Company Reviews

N M
This trip was awful. 1. the departure was delayed by 1.5 hours 2. we went to Chatuchak station where we spent one more 1 hour 3. we stopped for another 30 minutes to eat only for the drivers (why couldn't we have done it during the previous stop?). 4. we were brought to some point, not to the pier, put in a Songteo and brought to the pier - ok, but we weren't travel by boat as stated on booking, but by a pontoon huge ship, together with vehicles. I left the house at 8am. With all the delays and connections I arrived to Ko Chang at 6pm. I not recommend this company.
Bus Bus + Ferry, Tara Tour and Travel, Mar 26, 2024
J M
First and bad experience, seat not confortable
Bus Express, Tara Tour and Travel, Jan 25, 2024
M M
Get to destination near time and safely.
Bus Express, Tara Tour and Travel, Dec 28, 2023
M A
I did manage to go from bangkok to kanchanaburi, but the part that was done by tara tour & travel was pretty bad. The people that work at tara are extremely unfriendly and they just drop you off at the busstation, so you can also just take a grab to the minivan terminal and buy a ticket there. The rest did go as planned although it took a bit longer.
Van Regional 14pax, Tara Tour and Travel, Dec 22, 2023
J A
Trip was fine. Nice van took us to the main van area and purchased tickets for forward travel. Negative was the lady and driver were both miserable and in very bad moods!
Van Regional 14pax, Tara Tour and Travel, Dec 14, 2023
C
Did what it promised, with a smile! Friendly staff, at the agency and in the bus. It was a really smooth drive with one stop. I will book this agency again in the future.
Bus Express, Tara Tour and Travel, Nov 28, 2023
L R
Booked to pick us up at 11 but left at 11.30 but still got there on time :) Tara travel was a little hard to find as maps says it’s over the bridge on the right side but it’s the left of the road. Had to swap buses but got aircon and a comfy seat. Really lovely people
Van Regional 14pax, Tara Tour and Travel, Oct 24, 2023
G A
The air conditioner was leaking, therefore half the night was back and forth with towels. And we were all wet. Also, the bus was an hour late so we had to wait more than 1.5h
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Bus Express, Tara Tour and Travel, Oct 14, 2023
M S
Really good price and right on time. Would travel again
Van Regional 14pax, Tara Tour and Travel, Sep 27, 2023
L S
I got on a first mini bus that took me to another bus station, where I waited around 30 minutes for another mini bus to start. I don’t recommend if you are in a hurry. As I was aware this could happen, it did not bother me. We got there in the end !
Van Regional 14pax, Tara Tour and Travel, Sep 6, 2023
M
Booking process was easy. We arrived at the Khao San Road office 30 minutes in advance, as advised. We were told to wait and left only at 11.30, half an hour late, when a man came out of the office who had already been there when we checked in and led us to a van that had already been parked there ever since we got there... he drove us to the bus station and showed us the platform where again we waited for quite a while. No one told us what we could expect, they didn't speak much english so information was very poor. Eventually the mini bus arrived that would drive us to Kanchanaburi. This was a comfortable van with good ac. Along the route we stopped a couple of times to pick up or drop off passengers. We arrived in Kanchanaburi around 5.30 instead of 3.30 as scheduled. All together it was a comfortabele drive but if you choose the 11am bus just consider it a travel day and don't make any plans as the time schedule means absolutely nothing.
Van Regional 14pax, Tara Tour and Travel, Jul 30, 2023
N
I booked this bus because there were no more trains leaving for Chiang Mai. I wasn't used to traveling by bus in Thailand, so I was surprised by the general state of the vehicle and the fact that it didn't keep to the scheduled departure time (more than an hour later than announced). The bus was old and run-down... If the engine is as well maintained as the interior of the bus, there's cause for concern. Fortunately, we didn't have any breakdowns or anything, but I was afraid we would. The lights inside don't work (only the central aisle), there's air co but it's not adjustable (except by jamming the decorative frills into it to limit the power). Take a sweater or shawl with you and charge your phone in advance as the usb sockets don't work either. An experience I hope never to repeat. NB: for those used to chicken buses in South America, this one is obviously a luxury model.
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Bus Express, Tara Tour and Travel, Jul 29, 2023
P G
The bus was delayed about 1,5 hours, we had to wait on the street during that time.
Bus Express, Tara Tour and Travel, Jul 29, 2023
J S
I was only 3min late and van to bus station had already left. But Khao San put me on next bus 1h later. However my earlier stop in Pranburi was not communicated to driver so i had to take a taxi back to where i wanted to go.
Van Regional 14pax, Tara Tour and Travel, May 17, 2023
E V
well organized thanks!
Van Regional 14pax, Tara Tour and Travel, Jan 22, 2023
S S
We arrived as requested at 9:00 am for check in. A woman put us 2 stools and let us wait. Whether this was already the check in was unclear to us. No one answered the bell. At 9:30 we went with the woman and the driver to the bus terminal. The two were the most unfriendly people on our trip so far. At the bus terminal, the woman bought us a ticket and then we had to wait until 11:30 then the bus ride started. We went with an official bus. That was the beginning of the trip. The bus and the ride was interesting and good. There was water and a cheese citizen. We ended up being almost 2 hours late. The arrangement through Tara Travel was unnecessary from our point of view. We could have bought the ticket for half the price there ourselves and unnecessary travel and waiting time we could have saved.
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Van Minivan 14pax, Tara Tour and Travel, Jan 5, 2023
J V
We really enjoyed the tour. Especially because of our tourguide Lucky. She is the best, she is so funny but also informative. She answers all your questions and is very clear on about what is going to happen. We were lucky to see Lucky!
Bus Express, Tara Tour and Travel, Dec 31, 2022
P M
I wanted to go to Pranburi but the lady of the office decided I will go to a city 20km before it. It makes more sense to go to the bus terminal and buy the ticket directly from the bis company. It saves about 300 Baht.
Van Regional 14pax, Tara Tour and Travel, Dec 26, 2022
M C
No scam! All good! I really live the trip!
Van Regional 14pax, Tara Tour and Travel, Dec 8, 2022
N D
We had to change 3 times from the bus before we went away. And when we were finally in Kanchanaburi, i just got out of the bus, and they said I had to walk to the hotel. This was just at a busy street, in the middle of nowhere...
Van Regional 14pax, Tara Tour and Travel, Dec 4, 2022
B V
It does take you from Bangkok to Ayutthaya, but you will be brought to a bus station for a mini van transfer (without any verbal explanation however) We were there 30 minutes in advance and the shop was still closed until 5 min before dept. time, but in the end we left precisely at the booked time Long story short, we got there as promised but don’t expect any explanation/service apart from the vans.
Van Regional 14pax, Tara Tour and Travel, Oct 12, 2022
D R
From the moment of booking everything went well! The map of the meeting location was very clear.
Van Regional 14pax, Tara Tour and Travel, Sep 14, 2022
M
Just as espected
Van Regional 14pax, Tara Tour and Travel, Sep 8, 2022
S
The minivan arrived 45 minutes late. Too bad, otherwise everything went smoothly.
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Van Regional 14pax, Tara Tour and Travel, Jun 21, 2022
E L
A very stressful trip : We arrived at the adress but the shop was empty and obviously closed. We called the nulber but did not understand the response and then they hung up on us. People on the street saw us struggling during half an hour (because we arrived early as indicated on the reservation). They told us where to knock (a few doors up on the left) and the woman took 10min to open the door (i think we woke her up). During this time we looked at the google reviews and saw that sometimes they just took you to the bus station if the van is not full so we started to stress out. The woman was not explaining what was gonna happen. Finally, a van arrived and we were told to get in but further information was given, we did nog know if we were going to the bus station or kanchanaburi. In the end we arrived but it was stressful. We think that if people in the street didnt help us we would never have travelled with this van.
Van Regional 14pax, Tara Tour and Travel, Jan 11, 2022
M T
Everything went well. The bus was comfortable and arrived in Phuket early ????
Bus Express, Tara Tour and Travel, Sep 3, 2020
K B
Good experience. I had only one night in Bangkok and didn't want to have the hustle of arranging my next trip. This was perfect to pre arrange my trip
Van Regional 14pax, Tara Tour and Travel, Mar 22, 2020
M G
The van was a bit old. The driver was fine and they were on time.
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Van Regional 14pax, Tara Tour and Travel, Mar 8, 2020
G R
Very pleasant
Bus Express, Tara Tour and Travel, Feb 28, 2020
M L
- nearly one hour late - old mini bus - check-in desk not in a common area
Van Regional 14pax, Tara Tour and Travel, Feb 26, 2020
M F
Transfer on minibus pain full as the driver was not good The bus from southern terminal was not as I expected a.VIP bus possibly my overlooking For the return to BKK have chosen company Sombat which has VIP service and you can choose your seats. And cheaper altogether
Bus Express, Tara Tour and Travel, Feb 26, 2020
E A
The journey from Bangkok was allright, in 2,5 hours we were in Kanchanaburi already!
Bus Express, Tara Tour and Travel, Feb 26, 2020
Y O
On time but the seats are not comfortable, especially for tall people.
Bus Express, Tara Tour and Travel, Feb 24, 2020
P B
Not very welcoming... Dropped off at another bus station at the exit of the city to take another bus for Ayutthaya with another company. So inevitably a lot of delay at the arrival. We regretted not having taken a cab.
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Van Regional 14pax, Tara Tour and Travel, Feb 21, 2020
P C
Perfect to reserve your trips with 12go Asia, safe and calm travel, exactly pick up and right on time.
Van Regional 14pax, Tara Tour and Travel, Feb 17, 2020
R G
Bit late with the mini bus pick up but that'd thai times for you :) . You pay more than if you did it independently but that's to be expected. Overall a good service and friendly people at tara travel. I would use again :D
Van Regional 14pax, Tara Tour and Travel, Feb 8, 2020
I L
Normally we’ve booked the tourbus for this trip, but we were placed in a mini van instead. The reason that we got: ‘because this is shorter’. And indeed, it only took us 2,5 hours to reach Kanchanaburi! The drive itself was fine, no negative comments on that.
Bus Express, Tara Tour and Travel, Feb 7, 2020
K H
They load you into a mini bus then just take you to a bus at the bus station. Feels kind of shady. The bus you are on for the journey looks nothing like the photos.
Bus Express, Tara Tour and Travel, Feb 7, 2020
G H
Overall the trip was fine but as a heads up to other travellers; you pay the company and they shuttle you to the bus station, sort out your ticket for you and then leave you to get on a proper bus to Nong Khai, where you are met by a relative of one of the company who then shuttles you to the border with some info regarding how to cross. This was not bad or difficult it was just unknown to me :)
Bus Express, Tara Tour and Travel, Feb 5, 2020
A C
Tara EXECUTIVE Agency No desire to work Mini bus acceptable
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Bus Express, Tara Tour and Travel, Feb 5, 2020
C D
-vip was not available (we could have saved the 150 baht) -it was freezing cold!!(the air conditioner was running continuously ) Positive:He was on time
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Bus Express, Tara Tour and Travel, Feb 2, 2020
A P
Bus was late. The driver was a bit unpleasant. Lady from travel agency too.
Bus Express, Tara Tour and Travel, Jan 30, 2020
S N
Thought it was a shuttle van going directly to my destination as shown in the photo but it turned out a bus which was not a convenient bus; less space. However you need not to worry about buying a bus ticket as an agent will accompany at a bus terminal and buy the bus ticket for you.
Bus Express, Tara Tour and Travel, Jan 30, 2020
S G
The ride was super fast. The route was booked from Khao San Road and was definitely under 3.5 hrs, but also accordingly risky. The bus was in a desolate condition, but has brought us safely to our destination. Price performance fits. :)
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Bus Express, Tara Tour and Travel, Jan 28, 2020
R R
After reading several mixed reviews, I still decided to go with this company. The welcome was cold, as expected, but that's not what interested me. The trip was impeccable, departing on time and arriving on time in a comfortable mini-bus. When it comes to travel, I think the company has two ways of proceeding: 1- if the mini-bus is full, it will take you to your destination. 2- if it's not full, they drop you off at the bus station, give you a ticket to your destination and ask you to wait.
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Van Regional 14pax, Tara Tour and Travel, Jan 26, 2020
D V
On time... but the van was really old and uncomfortable.
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Bus Express, Tara Tour and Travel, Jan 24, 2020
C M
Nothing to complain about, punctuality and careful driver
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Van Regional 14pax, Tara Tour and Travel, Jan 22, 2020
A A
I traveled on the Bangkok Chiang Mai route, the bus that day had faulty electrical outlets so our phones and others' phones went out...the real problem, however, was another: the bus had a temperature out of all limits, the air conditioning was set very low, and we all froze to death since the driver never wanted to turn it down despite several reminders. The positive note is the very comfortable seats that almost lay flat to form a bed. We died of cold do something
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Bus Express, Tara Tour and Travel, Jan 20, 2020
R L
Very serious and good driver /woman.
Bus Express, Tara Tour and Travel, Jan 19, 2020
E P
The person who received us for the registration of the reservations is not friendly. The mini bus is old and very dirty. On the other hand we arrived well on time
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Bus Express, Tara Tour and Travel, Jan 19, 2020
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85.4% of 753 travelers were presumably happy with Tara Tour and Travel as they left good or no review