Entities

Donsak Pier

The mainland pier anchor behind many Samui and Phangan transfers, where road arrival time and last-boat logic matter more than hotel copy.

Pier Surat Thani pier anchor Verified 2026-05-09

Current planning state

This page keeps identity, related pages, source notes, and practical checks together for this place or transport node.

Mainland transfer gate

Donsak matters because many Gulf island plans are really road-to-pier plans first.

Timing penalty

This pier punishes late road arrivals more than casual travelers expect.

Ferry backup value

Donsak keeps island routes alive when weather is good and timing is honest.

Identity

TypePier
RegionSurat Thani mainland
ProvinceSurat Thani
Coordinates9.3169, 99.685
Coordinate confidencemedium
Entity confidencemedium-high
Registry statusLive graph entity
Last verified2026-05-09

Observation coverage

These are the checks that can affect how confidently this place, station, pier, airport, or district should be used in planning.

  • Pier timing
  • road arrival burden
  • ferry route context
  • weather stack

Live signals

These are the computed warning, fit, and confidence signals currently attached to this entity when the graph API can be reached.

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Mainland transfer gate

Donsak matters because many Gulf island plans are really road-to-pier plans first.

Timing penalty

This pier punishes late road arrivals more than casual travelers expect.

Ferry backup value

Donsak keeps island routes alive when weather is good and timing is honest.

Live observations

These are the source-backed observations and context rows that can change confidence for this place, station, pier, airport, district, or monitoring cluster.

Showing registry observation coverage until the live observation readout is available.

  • Pier timing
  • road arrival burden
  • ferry route context
  • weather stack

What to verify today

  • Do not stack a weak road day behind the last boat.
  • Treat the mainland leg as part of the island decision.
  • Use Samui itself as the route-repair anchor if the chain gets messy.