Surat Thani: facts

At a glance

• Country: Thailand
• Region: Surat Thani
• Administrative status: seat of a first-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA)
• Population: approximately 132,040
• Coordinates: 9.1401° N, 99.3331° E
• Time zone: Asia/Bangkok (UTC+07:00)
• Currency: Baht (THB)
• Distance to the capital, Bangkok: 529 km (328 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Surat Thani Airport (URT): 22 km (13 mi), straight line
• Samui International Airport (USM): 92 km (57 mi), straight line
• Nakhon Si Thammarat Airport (NST): 95 km (59 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Tha Kham: 12 km (7 mi)
• Kanchanadit: 15 km (10 mi)
• Tha Chang: 21 km (13 mi)
• Ban Na Doem: 29 km (18 mi)
• Chaiya: 31 km (19 mi)

Things to see

• St. Raphael cathedral (church)
• Suan Luang R.9 (park)
• Viewpoint to Bridge (viewpoint)
• WalkStreetMarket (park)
• Wat Dai Dhammaram (place of worship)
• Wat Phathanaram (place of worship)