Bangkok to Phi Phi

The fastest way and the easiest way

The morning flight to Krabi and the late-morning ferry is the fastest. The easiest is the same trip with our van from the airport to the pier, bags loaded once.

Krabi or Phuket?

Via Krabi it's about 5 hours door to door. Via Phuket it's 5 to 6, because the drive from Phuket airport to Rassada pier takes 45 to 60 minutes.

Krabi is the faster gateway; Phuket has more flights. See Bangkok to Krabi and Bangkok to Phuket.

How long is the boat to Phi Phi?

The last leg runs from Krabi's Klong Jilad pier or Phuket's Rassada pier to Tonsai, the main pier on Phi Phi Don. The ferry from Krabi takes about 2 hours. Bundhaya's speedboat from Rassada is from ฿800, about 1 hour, and from Ao Nang from ฿1,000, about 50 minutes, Bundhaya's route list shows.

See Krabi to Phi Phi and Phuket to Phi Phi, and ask Tanner for a speedboat for the group.

Is there a bus to Phi Phi?

There's no direct bus, but combined tickets run: Thai Sriram's VIP bus and ferry takes about 14 to 18 hours, overnight to Krabi or Phuket and the morning boat to Tonsai. Check times and fares at the counter.

For a group, the flight saves most of a day.

Can you take the train?

The train goes only as far as Surat Thani, then it's a bus to Krabi and the ferry, about 14 to 18 hours in all. It only makes sense if you want the sleeper itself.

See every route on Getting around Thailand.

When to land

Land before noon and you make an afternoon ferry the same day. Land late in the afternoon and you stay over in Krabi Town or Phuket, then take the morning boat.

November to April brings the calmest sea.

Flight and boat on the same day

Bangkok to Phi Phi overland is a long haul: about 14 to 18 hours by bus and boat.

The Bangkok to Phi Phi flight is the real answer, to Krabi or Phuket, then the boat. Krabi airport is about 20 minutes from Klong Jilad pier, so a morning flight makes the late-morning ferry.

Bring cash for the island: the national park charges foreign adults ฿400 (children ฿200) to land on Phi Phi Don, Phi Phi Leh or Bamboo Island, the Tourism Authority of Thailand and the Department of National Parks say.

On the mainland, the luxury van for up to 4 is from ฿6,500 for 10 hours, airport to pier. Tanner's pick: fly to Krabi, not Phuket. It's the shorter run to the boat.

Is Phi Phi worth it?

Yes, for 2 or 3 days. It's the small island that parties every evening: beach bars and fire shows in Tonsai, then Maya Bay and the viewpoints by day.

• After dark: the beach bars on Loh Dalum.
• The days: a longtail to Maya Bay and the snorkelling spots.
• On to Koh Lanta: see Phi Phi to Koh Lanta.

See our Phi Phi nightlife guide, and ask Tanner for a boat day of your own.

Bangkok to Phi Phi in short

• Fastest: fly to Krabi, then the ferry, about 5 hours door to door.

• Via Phuket: about 5 to 6 hours, with the drive to Rassada pier.
• No Bangkok to Phi Phi ferry: the boats leave Krabi's Klong Jilad pier and Phuket's Rassada pier.
• The Bangkok to Phi Phi bus: a combined bus and ferry ticket, about 14 to 18 hours.
• The Bangkok to Phi Phi train: only as far as Surat Thani, then a bus and the boat.
• For a group: the morning flight, the van to the pier, the boat waiting.

Checked November 2026.