Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Information
All the information offices on the strip are private tour agencies, and most offer interna-
tional calls and internet access for around 1B per minute. Most cafes and hotels have free
wi-fi. Several banks have ATMs and foreign-exchange windows (open from 10am to
8pm) on the main drag.
Getting There & Around
BOAT
Boats to Railay's Hat Railay West are run by
Ao Nang Long-tail Boat Service
( 0 7569 5313;
www.aonangboatco-op.com
)
and rates are fixed at 100B per person from 7.30am to 6pm or
150B per person from 6pm to 6am. It's a 15-minute journey - boats leave when there are
a minimum of eight passengers or you can charter the whole boat by paying for the equi-
valent of eight people. During rough seas, boats leave from a sheltered cove about 200m
west of Ao Nang - you can get here from Ao Nang by motorcycle taxi (30B),
sŏrng·tăa·ou
(10B) or on foot.
Ferries and speedboats leave for Ko Phi-Phi, Ko Lanta, Phuket and the Ko Yao Islands
from the nearby pier at Hat Noppharat Thara.
CAR, BUS & MINIVAN
Ao Nang is served by regular
sŏrng·tăa·ou
from Krabi (50B, 20 minutes). These start at
the Krabi bus terminal (add 10B to the fare) and then pass by the 7-Eleven on Th Maha-
rat and the Khong Kha pier in Krabi, continuing on to Hat Noppharat Thara, Ao Nang
and finally the Shell Cemetery. From Ao Nang to Hat Noppharat Thara or the Shell Ce-
metery it's 40B. Airport buses to and from Ao Nang cost 80B to 100B and leave
throughout the day. Private taxis from the airport cost about 800B. Minibuses go to des-
tinations all over the south including Phuket (350B to 400B, three to four hours), Pak
Bara (300B, 3½ hours) and Koh Lanta (400B, two hours).
Dozens of places along the strip rent out small motorcycles for 150B to 200B. Budget
Car Hire has desks at most of the big resort hotels and charges around 1600B per day for
a dinky Suzuki micro-4WD.
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