Arrive at Phuket either by:
By long-distance bus from Bangkok or one of the larger cities North of Phuket
By air-plane to Phuket International Airport. Air Asia (http://www.airasia.com), Silk Air (http://www.silkair.com) and Tiger Airways (http://www.tigerairways.com) have regular international flights from Singapore and Kuala Lumpur. Domestically, Bangkok Airways (http://www.bangkokair.com) and Thai AirAsia (http://www.airasia.com) fly from Bangkok, Chiang Mai and Ko Samui for generally less than US$30 - US$50 one way.
Boats depart Phuket two piers, Krabi Tha Len and Phang Nga for Ko Yao Noi at the following times:.
Phuket Bang Rong Pier: 09:30; 11:00; 12:30; 14:30; 16:00 and 17:00
Phuket Chianwanich Pier (near Ratsada Pier - Only to Ko Yao Yai): Every day: 8:30, 17:00 speed boat | Sundays-Thursdays: 10:30, 14:00 | Fridays: 10:00 | Saturdays: 6:00, 10:30, 14:00
Krabi Tha Len: 11:00 and 13:00
Phang Nga: 07:00
Boats depart Ko Yao Noi for Phuket two piers, Krabi Tha Len and Phang Nga at the following times:
Phuket Bang Rong Pier: 07:30; 10:00; 13:30 and 15:00
Phuket Chianwanich Pier (near Ratsada Pier - Only from Ko Yao Yai): Every day: 07:20 speed boat, 10:30 | Sundays-Thursdays: 8:00, 15:00 | Fridays: 14:00 | Saturdays: 8:00, 14:00
Krabi Tha Len: 07:30
Phang Nga: 07:30
All trips cost between 100-140B per person except speed boat, I presume, 120B to transport a motorcycle, one-way. Pay on the boat.
Regular long-tails ply between Chonglad Pier on Ko Yao Yai and Manok Pier on Ko Yao Noi during daylight hours -- 20B per person, 30B extra to bring a motorcycle, takes 10 to 15 minutes.
All boat transfers to/from Koh Yao Noi, updated regularly. (http://www.koyaobay.com/s...)
