Ferry Trips in Thailand: The 14 Best Crossings

1.Railay Beach Bioluminescent Plankton Ferry Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★3.7 · 60 reviews · 3 hours · from $41Our pick

Review of Krabi’s Railay sunset and bioluminescent plankton cruise, with practical advice on boats, swimming, timing, value, and sea conditions.

“Punctual organization; Speedboat transfer; Time (1.5hrs) to walk railay islands; Nice sunset - lots of tourists (peak season) ; Short plancton stopp with swimming ( boat large enough to change clothing) ; Easy to find starting point; Expect to get wet when boarding the boat. Expect to see only some plancton as ot rately gets dark arpund ao nang”

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2.Ao Nang to Phuket by Ao Nang Princess Ferry

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 51 reviews · from $29

Review of the Ao Nang Princess Ferry to Phuket, including hotel transfers, timing, comfort, costs, sea views, and practical booking advice.

“Way to many people and luggage in the truck during pick up Also they wanted us to pay an extra 1000 bath for the drop off at our hotel. We refuse and got drop off at the closest hotel for free wich was a 3 minutes walk... 1000 bath for someting that could be walked in 3 minutes...”

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3.Krabi To Koh Samui(Samui Island) by Bus and Ferry

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 46 reviews · from $36

Review of the Krabi to Koh Samui bus and ferry transfer, with route options, pickup details, comfort, luggage rules, delays, and booking advice.

“I was tentative about booking this because of the mixed reviews. I'm so glad I decided to ignore them and book. This was end to end hassle free. We were collected from our Ao Nang Hotel around 7.20am (pick up time from 7am so a reasRead more”

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4.Snorkeling Ferry Cruise to Phi Phi Islands

★★★★★★★★★★3.7 · 39 reviews · 10 hours · from $39

Review of Phuket’s $39 Phi Phi ferry cruise, with Maya Bay views, snorkeling, lunch, practical tips, fees, and honest drawbacks.

“prom lata świetnosci ma już za sobą...Dlugi rejs i po drodze przez moment można zrobic zdjęcie Maya Bay i zrzucają Cie na wysepce na której poza krewetkami z frytury i changiem nie ma nic ciekawego.Po dwóch godzinach nudy bo na snurkowanie na tej plaży nie ma specjalnie warunków (brak życia w wodzie) kolejny rej 10minut mniejszą łodzią na Phi Phi na godzinkę chyba tylko po to aby kupic pamiątki w pobliskich straganach (z cenami troche ich poj...) i powrot do portu w Phuket.Jesli bardzo sie nudzicie mozna sie wybrac,ale brak spektakularnych efektów i widoków.Dla mnie osobiscie LIPA NA MAXA !”

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5.Ao Nang to Koh Lanta by Ao Nang Princess Ferry

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 36 reviews · from $24

Review of the Ao Nang Princess Ferry to Koh Lanta, with hotel pickup, scenic views, practical tips, comfort notes, and honest value advice.

“Shuttle was extremely late and when another driver showed up, he seemed very annoyed with us (likely because he was sent after we kept messaging customer service who was great and responsive).”

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6.Phuket to Railay Beach by Ao Nang Princess Ferry

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 29 reviews · from $29

Review of the Phuket to Railay ferry: hotel pickup, sea views, longtail landing, comfort, timing, value, and practical tips.

“Not particularly well organised, prior to boarding, infact rather haphazard. Had to cross over to reach our ferry boat, passing over heavy luggage too. The boat seating below decks were cramped, and the cabin smelt strong of fuel oil. life Read more”

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7.Day Tour from Phuket to 4 Islands in Krabi by Ferry & Speedboat

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 27 reviews · from $71

Phuket to Krabi by ferry and speedboat, with Chicken Island, Koh Poda, lunch, snorkeling, hotel transfers, and practical travel advice.

“There not many trips from phuket to Krabi but this was the only one i guess at the start they took us in the big ship to krabi and from there we went into a small speed boat. Tony and his crew were amazing they helped us and took hood care of us. Krabi is beautiful and the whole experience was amazing. Very helpful and understanding crew.”

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8.Escape to Phi Phi Islands: Ferry with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 25 reviews · from $51

Review the Phi Phi Islands ferry from Phuket, with snorkeling, lunch, island stops, timing, fees, comfort, and practical booking advice.

“We paid the extra to go gold class. The facilities were very good staff were ecelent. However due to a number of very loud pasanher and small children the experince og gold class we lost. The staff tried there best but some poeple do not respect the staff and think it is there own partuu”

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9.Ao Nang to Koh Phi Phi by Ao Nang Princess Ferry

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 21 reviews · from $22

Review of the Ao Nang Princess Ferry to Koh Phi Phi, with hotel pickup, ferry details, timing, costs, delays, and practical booking advice.

“Driver came about 10 minutes late, no biggie. A mini bus is the transport so fine for all luggage and the service received throughout was lovely. Very organised. Scenic journey.”

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10.Travel from Krabi to Koh Phi Phi by Ferry/Speedboat

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 20 reviews · from $16

Review of the Krabi to Koh Phi Phi ferry, including pickup, comfort, timing, price, sea conditions, and practical tips for Ton Sai Pier.

“The check-in was easy, the trip good, with air conditioned at the bottom. Everything as expected. Suggested.”

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11.Ferry from Phi Phi Islands to Phuket with Dropoff Service by Royal Jet Cruiser

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 15 reviews · from $15Best value

Review of the Phi Phi to Phuket ferry with hotel drop-off, including timing, pier details, comfort, price, and practical booking tips.

“Good way of travelling around the island, easy to check in, ferry left on time and was comfortable. Hotel transfer the other end was waiting for us. Good would recommend.”

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12.Koh Phi Phi to Ao Nang by Ao Nang Princess Ferry

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 13 reviews · from $22

Review of the Koh Phi Phi to Ao Nang ferry, with prices, timing, views, hotel transfer details, comfort, and practical booking advice.

“Seeing the different islands from the ferry, choas as we got nearer to Ao nang, transferred to long tail boats, not enough boats arriving to ferry all the passengers, lots of people waiting including children, & it was becoming dark. On transferrinRead more”

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13.Travel from Koh Phi Phi to Krabi by Ferry/Speedboat

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 10 reviews · from $17

Review of the Koh Phi Phi to Krabi ferry, including timing, comfort, check-in, luggage, price, weather risks, and booking advice.

“Nous avons du payer 2 fois la même prestation nous avons présenté le bon d accès aux billets à l embarcadère édité par viator on nous a refusé et obliger à régler à nouveau la prestation”

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14.One Day Phi Phi Islands Trip By Ferry From Phuket

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · from $47Top rated

Review of a budget-friendly Phi Phi Islands ferry tour from Phuket, with Maya Bay, Pileh Bay, lunch, hotel pickup, and practical tips.

“Brilliant relaxing trip. Picked up on time and straight on to ferry. Hot drinks and croissants for free and melon and muffins and water on way back. Stopped at long beach for 2 hours and a lovely lunch. Could pay extra 400 baht and go out snorRead more”

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