Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
There are two piers at Ban Sala Dan. The passenger jetty is about 300m from the main
strip of shops; vehicle ferries leave from a second jetty that's several kilometres further
east.
There is one passenger ferry connecting Krabi's Khlong Chilat pier with Ko Lanta. It
departs from Ko Lanta at 8.30am (400B, two hours) and returns from Krabi at 11am. It
also stops at Ko Jum (for the full 400B fare).
Boats between Ko Lanta and Ko Phi-Phi technically run year-round, although service
can peter out in the low season if there are too few passengers. Ferries usually leave Ko
Lanta at 8am and 1pm (300B, 1½ hours); in the opposite direction boats leave Ko Phi-Phi
at 11.30am and 2pm. From Ko Phi-Phi you can transfer to ferries to Phuket.
From around 21 October through May, you can join a four-island snorkelling tour to
the Trang Islands and hop off with your bags at any destination you choose (350B). Boats
stop on Ko Ngai (two hours), Ko Muk (three hours) and Ko Kradan (four hours).
There are also several speedboats that buzz from Ko Lanta to the Trang Islands on the
so-called four-island tours, the fastest being the Satun-Pak Bara Speedboat Club ( 08 2433 0114,
0 7475 0389; www.tarutaolipeisland.com ) , which stops in Ko Ngai (650B, 30 minutes), Ko Muk
(900B, one hour) and Ko Bulone Leh (1600B, two hours) then continues to Ko Lipe
(1900B, three hours). Lanta Garden Hill ( Click here ) offers the same trip.
Tigerline ( 08 1092 8800; www.tigerlinetravel.com ) , a high-speed ferry, runs between Ban Sala
Dan on Ko Lanta and Ko Lipe (1500B, four hours), stopping at Ko Ngai (500B, 30
minutes), Ko Kradan (750B, 1½ hours) and Ko Muk (750B, two hours). The service
leaves at 1pm. The next day the same boat makes the return trip from Ko Lipe, departing
at 9am and arriving in Ban Sala Dan at noon.
MINIVAN
Minivans run year-round and are your best option from the mainland. Daily minivans to
Krabi airport (300B, 1½ hours) and Krabi Town (250B, 1½ hours) leave hourly between
8am and 4pm in both directions. Minivans to Phuket (500B, four hours) leave every two
hours or so, but are more frequent in the high season. There are also several daily air-con
minivans to Trang (300B, three hours) and less frequent services to Khao Lak (500B, six
hours), Ko Samui (800B including boat ticket) and other popular destinations.
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