Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
( Th Khong Kha; meals 20-50B)
The most popular and pleasant place for an evening
meal is near the Khong Kha pier. Menus are in English but the food is authentic: try
papaya salad, fried noodles,
đôm yam gûng
(prawn and lemon grass soup) and
sweet milky Thai desserts.
Getting There & Away
Air
Most domestic carriers offer flights between Bangkok and Krabi International Airport
daily service to Ko Samui for around 3800B.
Boat
Boats to Ko Phi-Phi and Ko Lanta leave from the passenger pier at Khlong Chilat,
about 4km southwest of Krabi. Travel agencies will arrange free transfers when you
buy a boat ticket from them.
2463;
www.phiphifamily.com
; Th Khong Kha)
, which has a ticket office right beside
the pier in town. In high season there are boats to Ko Phi-Phi (300B, 1½ hours) at
9am, 10.30am, 1.30pm and 3pm, while in low season the schedule is reduced to
two boats per day.
From November to May, there is only one daily boat to Ko Lanta (350B, two hours)
leaving Krabi at 11.30am.
If you want to get to Railay, long-tail boats leave from Krabi's Khong Kha pier to Hat
Rai Leh East (150B, 45 minutes) from 7.45am to 6pm.
Sŏrng·tăa·ou
run between the two piers for 50B or a taxi costs 300B to 400B.
Bus
The
Krabi bus terminal
( 0 7561 1804; cnr Th Utarakit & Hwy 4)
is in nearby Tal-
at Kao, about 4km north of Krabi. Air-conditioned government buses leave for
Bangkok (720B, 12 hours) at 7am, 4pm and 5.30pm. There's a very plush 24-seat
VIP bus to Bangkok (1100B) departing at 5.30pm daily. From Bangkok's southern
bus terminal, buses leave at 7.30am and between 7pm and 8pm. Regular, air-con-
