Surat Thani Airport is served by domestic flights from Bangkok on budget carriers such as Thai AirAsia and Nok Air.
Surat Thani also has a rail station with frequent trains north to Chumphon, Prachuap Khiri Khan, Hua Hin, and Bangkok. Trains also run south to Hat Yai and onward to Malaysia.
Surat Thani sits on the main north-south highway, with a further road branching off to Krabi and Phuket on the Andaman coast.