Getting
to Railay Krabi
Getting
to krabi
By Car
From Bangkok : take Route 4, passing Phetchaburi, Prachuap
Khirikhan, Chumphon, Ranong, and Phang-nga Provinces before
reaching Krabi a total distance of 946 kilometers. An alternate
route is to take route 4 to Chumphon and then turn onto
Route41. This leads through Lang Suan and Chaiya Districts
of Chumphon to Wieng Sa District of Surat Thani from there
follow Route 4035, passing Ao Luk District of Krabi, back
onto Route 4, and down to Krabi Town. This shortcut is just
814 kilometers, and is followed by the bus services.
From Phuket : take Route 402 to Route 4 and pass Tambon
Kokkloy of Takua Thung District in Phang-nga Thap Pud District,
Phang-nga and enter Ao Luk District of Krabi the total distance
is 185 kilometers. Regarding bus transport from Phuket,
contact, Tel. (076) 211480
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By Bus
Buses leave Bangkok for Krabi daily in the evening. The
journey takes about 12 hours. The fare for 24 seats air-coditioned
bus is 655 Baht, and 446 and 421 Baht for 40 seat air-conditioned
bus 234 Baht for non air-conditioned bus. Contact Bangkok
Southern Bus Terminal (Borommarat Chonnani Road) at Tel.
(02) 435-1199, 435-5061 (air-conditioned bus) and (02) 4345557
(non air-conditioned bus).
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By Train
From Bangkok Railway Station take the train to one of the
following stations : Trang, Phun Pin in Surat Thani Province,
or Thung Song in Nakhon Sri Thammarat Province. From any
of these places a bus may be taken onward to Krabi. Regarding
train schedules and costs, contact Bangkok Railway Tel.
(02) 223-7010 , 223-7020
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By Air
Details about flights to and from Krabi Airport can be obtained
from Thai International Airways Ltd., in Bangkok Tel. (02)
280-0070
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Getting to Railay Beach
Both
East and West Railay can be reached by longtail boat from
Krabi's Chao Fah Bridge. These boats cost 70 baht per person,
and typically take about 45 minutes or from Ao nang (15
min)
The
East beach is just a 10 muiute walk from the West side of
Railay.
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Provided by Tourism Authority of Thailand
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