Krabi

Direct connections are by air, road and sea from other parts of Thailand.

By plane

Krabi International Airport KBV is about 10 km from the city limits, 15km from city centre. It is 40km from Ao Nang and 23km from Had Yao.

To/from Bangkok

Thai Airways

(http://www.thaiairways.com), Air Asia (http://www.airasia.com) operate daily direct flights to/from Bangkok.

To/from Ko Samui

Bangkok Airways

(http://www.bangkokair.com), operate flights to Koh Samui.

To/from Phuket

Destination Air Shuttle

(http://www.destinationair.com), Thailand's only Seaplane service also routinely flies in and out of Krabi Au Nang from Phuket and to a numerous outer islands.

To/from outside Thailand

Air Asia

(http://www.airasia.com) has daily flights to/from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Tiger Airways

(http://www.tigerairways.com) flies to/from Singapore 4 times a week.

The international departure tax surcharge is 700 baht but is included in most tickets now; domestic departure tax is included in the price of the flight.

National Car Rental has a branch at the airport; motorcycle taxi rides are available outside the terminal. Krabi Limousine tel. +66-75692073 has a desk inside the terminal and provides "limousine taxi" using large air-conditioned sedans transport to Krabi for 500 baht; Ao Nang for 800 baht; Phuket for 2500 baht. travelkrabi.com offers taxi and minibus minivans for less however travellers have to make deposit payment of 200 baht online via credit card.

Getting to/from airport: An airconditioned airport bus service links the airport with Krabi Town, Ao Nang and Noppharat Thara Beach. Fares are 90baht to Krabi and 150 baht to Ao Nang/Noppharat Thara. Buses meet all flight arrivals. For times to the airport, see Ao Nang page.

Songthaews run from Krabi Town to the airport and cost 30-50 baht, depending how much they overcharge you. Going to the airport, they will drop you at the departure terminal. From the airport, you will have to walk out and catch them along the main road to Krabi, a distance of about 400m.

By ship

Ferries run from/to Ko Phi Phi, Ko Jum and Ko Lanta daily. Most depart in the morning. Tickets can be purchased at the dock or from tourist offices and most local guesthouses and hotels. The normal passenger ferry does not start from the center of town anymore, but from a new passenger port about 3 km outside Krabi. Free taxi transfer to the pier should be included in the price of your ticket. If your boat starts from the old piers in the center of town Chao Fah pier or Phi Phi pier, you are most likely on a more expensive and longer tourist boat ride. Also, make sure that when you arrive at the airport the taxi driver takes you to the correct pier. Many times they'll take you to a travel agent near the old pier and sell you additional accommodations or services. Only ever buy the ticket you need. Prices will often get cheaper the closer you get to your next destination.

Ferry tickets to Ko Phi Phi are 450 baht when purchased from a travel agent.

The large displayed time-tables in the many travel agencies are just for show and the times are not to be taken literally. Ask. As of July 2007, there were two ferries a day from Krabi to Ko Phi Phi a day: 9am and 2:30pm. They add additional ferries during high-season.

The pier at Klong Jilad, for ferries to and from Ko Phi Phi has a taxi desk with posted prices: 150 baht to Krabi town, and 350 baht to the airport.

By bus

To/from Bangkok: Buses to/from Bangkok's Southern Bus Terminal tel. +66-24351199 take about 12 hours and depart as follows:

VIP bus at 07:20 710 baht

First class bus at 19:00 486 baht

Second class bus - 07:30, 19:00, 19:30, 21:00 - 378 baht

Please note: Prices change, this information is quite old, expect about 100-200B increaseIn Krabi, buses arrive/depart from the bus terminal at Taladkao, about 5km north of town.

To/from Surat Thani: Buses run from Krabi's bus terminal at Taladkao. Buses connect Krabi with Surat Thani with connections to ferries to Ko Samui and the other islands). Choose your ticket carefully - the trip should take no more than three hours, but some travellers have endured ridiculous ten hour rides giving thieves ample time to go through the bags underneath the bus which included extensive "repair stops" right in front of restaurants coincidentally affiliated with the bus company... such hassles can be avoided by using state/government-run BKS buses fare 140 baht instead of dodgy private operators.

To/from Phuket: Shuttle buses run between Krabi airport and Phuket airport several times a day. There are also mini-buses that make the 2 hour run more likely to be 3 hours. They depart every hour from Phuket busstation for 120 baht.

To/from Hat Yai: Vans take just over 4 hours, and cost around 250 Bt, and pick up / drop off generally where you want.

To/from Ao Nang: White-coloured songthaews run from Krabi Town to Ao Nang via Klong Jilard, Sai Thai, Ao Nang Junction Village and Noppharat Thara Beach. Fares 50 baht during the day until 18:00, 60 baht between 18:00 and 22:00. They run every ten minutes during the day and every 30 minutes after 18:00. In Krabi, songthaews depart from in front of the 7-Eleven on Thanon Maharat.

By car

Krabi is located just off Highway 4. It is 946km south of Bangkok, 180km by road to Phuket, and 70km to Phang Nga.