Travel Reference
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the 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 (400B to 450B, two
hours), leaving Krabi at 11.30am. These can also stop at Ko Jum (one hour), where long-
tails shuttle you to shore (though you'll pay the full fare). During the wet season, you can
only get to Ko Lanta by frequent air-con vans (300B, 2½ hours), which also run
throughout the high season.
If you want to get to Railay, long-tail boats leave from Krabi's Khong Kha pier to Hat
Railay East (150B, 45 minutes) from 7.45am to 6pm. The boatmen will wait until they
can fill a boat with 10 people before they leave; if you're antsy to go before then, you can
charter the whole boat for 1500B.
To get to Phuket or the Ko Yao Islands, the quickest route is with direct boats from the
pier at Ao Nang.
Sŏrng·tăa·ou
run between the two piers for 50B, or a taxi costs 400B to
500B.
MINIVAN
Dozens of travel agencies in Krabi run air-con minivans and VIP buses to popular tourist
centres throughout southern Thailand, but you may end up crammed cheek-to-jowl with
other backpackers. Most travel agencies also offer combined minivan and boat tickets
direct to Ko Samui (550B, 5½ hours) and Ko Pha-Ngan (700B, 7½ hours). Destinations
from Krabi include the following:
DESTINATION
FARE (B)
DURATION (HR)
Ao Luk
80
1
Hat Yai
350
3
Ko Lanta
300
1½
Phuket
300-350
2-3
Satun
600-650
5
Trang
350
2
SŎRNG•TĂA•OU
Sŏrng·tăa·ou
(passenger pick-up trucks) run from the bus station to central Krabi and on
to Hat Noppharat Thara (50B), Ao Nang (50B) and the Shell Cemetery at Ao Nam Mao
(50B). There are services from 6am to 6.30pm. In the high season there are less frequent
