Getting to
Krabi
 How
to get there getting
around krabi
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 From
Bangkok
By Car:
1. From Bangkok, proceed on Highway
No.4, passing Phetchaburi, Prachuap Khiri Khan, Chumphon,
Ranong and Phang-nga Provinces for a total distance of 946
kilometers.
2. From
Bangkok, proceed on Highway No. 4, on reaching Chumphon
Provinces take Highway No. 41 passing Amphoe Lang Suan in
Surat Thani Province to Amphoe Wiang Sa, and then take Highway
No. 4035 to Amphoe Ao Luek and continue on Highway No. 4 to
Krabi. This route is 814 kilometers from Bangkok.
3. From Phuket, proceed on Highway No. 402
and No.4. The distance from Phuket is 185 kilometers or 4
hours.
By
bus:
From Bangkok:
There are air-conditioned bus services to Krabi leaving the
Southern Bus Terminal at Borommaratcha Chonnani Road daily
from 6.30 a.m. to 8.00 p.m. The buses provided include ordinary
bus buses, 2nd class bus air-conditioned buses, 1st class
air-conditioned buses and 24-seat VIP buses. The journey takes
about 12 hours. For more details, contact tel. 0 2434 5557-8
(non air-conditioned buses) or tel. 0 2435 1199 or 0 2435
1200 (air-conditioned buses) or visit www.transport.co.th.
By
Train:
From Bangkok:
There is no direct train service to Krabi. But it is possible
to take a train from Bangkok's Hua Lamphong Station to Trang
or Nakhon Si Thammarat and take a bus or taxi to Krabi. For
more information on trains, contact the State Railways of
Thailand at tel. 1690, 223 7010, 223 7020 or visit www.railway.co.th.
For Trang, an
express train leaves Bangkok daily at 5.05 p.m. and reaches
Trang at 9.40 a.m. and a rapid train leaves daily at 6.20
p.m. and arrives at 12.20 p.m.
For Nakhon Si Thammarat,
a rapid train leaves Bangkok daily at 5.35 p.m. and arrives
at 10.45 a.m. and an express train leaves daily at 7.15 p.m.
and arrives at 12.00 p.m. For more details, call 1690 or 0
2223 7010 or 0 2621 8701.
By
air:
Thai Airways International operates daily
flights from Bangkok to Krabi.
The trip takes 1.20 hours. For more information call
02 6282000.
Phuket Air offers
a daily flight to and from Krabi. The flight time is 1.20
hours. Call 02 6798999 to make reservation or visit www.phuketairlines.com
to check the flight schedule.
Silk Air flies to Singapore 4 times a week.
Tickets can be brought from any travel agencies in town.
is targeted at the high-budget tourist.
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From Phuket
By bus: From
Phuket Bus Terminal, there are non air-conditioned
and air-conditioned bus services to Krabi many times daily.
The trip takes 3-4 hours. For details, contact 0 7621 1480.
By car: Take Route 402 and 4 which passes
Takua Thung and Thap Pud Districts in Phang-nga and enter
Krabi at Au Luek District. Total distance is 185 kilometers.
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Getting to Nearby Provinces
By Bus
From Krabi Bus Terminal there are services,
both air-conditioned and non air-conditioned to nearby provinces,
i.e. Phuket, Phang-nga, Trang, Hat Yai and Surat Thani (Samui).
In addition, many local travel agencies in town provide air-conditioned
buses or vans to these provinces.
The bus terminal, which is located 4 kilometers
north of town at Talat Kao, provides bus services between
Krabi and the following destinations:
Hat Yai (96
baht/ordinary bus bus, 130 baht /2nd class bus bus, 173 baht
/1st class bus), Nakhon Si Thammarat (67 baht / ordinary bus),
Phuket (65 baht /ordinary bus, 91 baht /2nd class bus, 117
baht /1st class bus), Phang-nga (46 baht /ordinary bus, 64
baht /2nd class bus, 82 baht /1st class bus), Ranong (106
bahts /ordinary bus), Su-nagi Kolok (335 bahts /1st class
bus), Surat Thani (61 baht /ordinary bus, 126 baht /2nd class
bus), Trang (50 baht /ordinary bus, 70 baht /2nd class bus,
90 baht /1st class bus).
For schedule
and more information, contact Krabi Bus Terminal, tel. 0 7561
1804
By bus/boat combination
To Koh Samui: Travel agencies
in town offer bus/boat tickets to Ko Samui (300-370 baht,
four times a day), and also to Ko Pha-Ngan (450 baht, four
times a day).
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Provided by Tourism Authority of Thailand
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