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Getting to Koh Phi Phi

By BusThere are daily air conditioned coaches operate from Bangkok to Krabi/Phuket in the evening. Fare for air-conditioned coach would be approximately 750 Baht.  The journey takes about 12 hours. Arrive Krabi/Phuket in the next morning, then take the express boat to the Phi Phi island . Contact Bangkok Southern Bus Terminal (Borommaratchonnani Road) at :Tel. (662) 435-1199, 435-5061 (air-conditioned coach) By Air:

Take flight from Bangkok to Phuket or Krabi. Then take the express boat to the Phi Phi Island
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Boat Transfer Services

By boat
Ferries leave from Phuket and Krabi daily (several times a day during the high season). Tickets are 450 baht to/from Phuket, Krabi (390 baht) or Ko Lanta, and if bought in advance should include transport to the pier. Open tickets (you can fix the day at a travel agency on the island) are 400 baht, however there are rarely any advantages with buying open or return tickets, whereas one-way tickets are a good way to avoid hassle and often end up costing less overall.

Not all ferries are created equally. You can often take your ticket from a travel agent and apply it to a nicer ferry. Talk to the locals and find out what is the best ferry to take. The ferries run by Chao Koh group, particularly the smallest "Pichamon IV" are often overcrowded and appear to be very poorly maintaned, which does not inspire confidence, particuarly in heavy seas. In April 2007, a ferry operated by Andaman Wave Master caught fire and sank, resulting in the necessity for the passengers to be evacuated by speedboat. However, the ferries run by PP Family are larger and seem more suited to the task.

Other tour vessels visit the island from several Phuket-based resorts, usually on day trips. Speedboats can also be chartered from other nearby locations, but at a very high price (in July 2007, the starting price for a speedboat to Phi Phi Don from Koh Yao was quoted at 20,000 baht).

There are 2 daily schedules boat transfer service  between Krabi/Phuket and Phi Phi Island, in the morning and afternoon.

From Krabi, there are two ways to get to the island either by minibus or express boat. There are busses leaving several times a day, the last one around 4 pm.The two time daily express ferry leaves from the main pier in Krabi town, but departs only in the high season from Nov. till April. The boats leave 10.00 am and 13.30 pm.

Getting around

Phi Phi officially has no motorised transport, though there are a few motorcycles with truck sidecars, usually used for goods and construction material transport. Transport on land is by foot or bicycle, but in the populated areas of Tonsai, nowhere is more than about ten minutes' walk from anywhere else. Long-tail taxi-boats ply between all beaches; on Phi Phi Don, you can also walk to any beach. From Ton Sai to Long Beach, expect to pay 40 baht/person in the afternoon, at least 80 baht at night. To have a complete boat to yourself, expect to pay at least 100 baht.

Wheelbarrows are used to transport goods, including your luggage if you like. Expect free "transport" from the pier to your room, but not necessarily in the opposite direction.