Krabi Ferry Guide: Ao Nang, Railay, Phi Phi and Koh Lanta

Krabi is not one ferry port. Our Krabi and Ao Nang ferry hub lists boats from Ao Nang and Krabi to Koh Phi Phi, Koh Lanta, Phuket and Koh Yao Noi, and this guide helps you read the details on a ticket: which pier, which boat, which season. Aonang Travel & Tour, whose pages we quote most, describes itself as a ferry company in Krabi and names its boat Aonang Princess, which it says serves Phi Phi, Koh Lanta, Phuket and other points.

Everything below was read on 29 October 2026. Aonang Travel & Tour also sells tours and private van transfers, so its site is an operator-and-agent page, not a port or tourism authority. Tigerline Ferry & Siri Lanta Speedboat, quoted for a second view, describes itself as a direct operator. We could not open the Tourism Authority of Thailand site (it refused automated access) or the Marine Department site (it did not load), so no statement here comes from the port or tourism authority.

1. Read the pier on the ticket

Aonang Travel & Tour's timetable table names a different pier for each departure: Nopparattara Pier for sailings that leave Ao Nang, Rassada Pier for Phuket Town, Tonsai Pier for Koh Phi Phi, Saladan Pier for Koh Lanta, and Railay for Railay. Its ticket pages spell the Ao Nang pier in more than one way (Nopparatthara, Nopparat Thara), so match the name on your voucher, not the spelling.

Tigerline's check-in station list shows how many Krabi-area points there can be: "KRABI pier (Ao Nammao Pier)", "Ao Nang (Meeting Point - Bus Station)", "Railay Bay (Floating Pier (East))" and, separately, "KRABI (Kongka Pier)". A ticket that says only "Krabi" is not enough; ask which pier.

2. Getting to the boat

For the Ao Nang to Koh Phi Phi ticket, Aonang Travel & Tour lists free transfer by shared van from Ao Nang, Klong-muang, Tubkaek and Krabi town. Its FAQ says bookings made before 17:00 get the hotel pick-up, because the drivers' schedule is set at 17:00; for later bookings it advises a taxi to the pier. For next-day trips booked after 10:00 PM, the ticket page says there is no hotel pick-up and you check in at the pier yourself 30 minutes before departure.

At Railay the ticket page is different: it says there is no pick-up service in the Railay area, and passengers must check in at the Railay East floating pier at least 30 minutes before departure.

For the airport, Tigerline's station page lists transfers from Krabi International Airport (KBV) and hotel transfers for Krabi town, Ao Nang, Ao Nammao, Klong Muang and Tubkaek. We found no source we could open for a road link from a cruise berth to any Krabi pier, so we give none; ask your cruise line and the boat operator.

3. Routes and times as the operator lists them

This is Aonang Travel & Tour's own list for its Aonang Princess ferry, read on 29 October 2026. Each line is in the direction the page lists it, and the page marks all of them "Operate everyday"; seasonal exceptions follow below.

For a different view, Tigerline's own route table lists Koh Phi Phi and Krabi at about 45 minutes with up to 6 trips daily, and Koh Lanta and Krabi at 60 to 90 minutes with up to 4 trips daily. It does not say which Krabi pier those figures refer to, and it says durations and frequencies may vary with sea conditions, weather, season and operational requirements. The two operators' figures are for different boats and piers, so do not mix them.

4. Season and monsoon notices

The Ao Nang to Koh Lanta ticket page says the service operates every day except 1 May 2569 to 10 November 2569 (Thai Buddhist calendar, which is 2026), and that it operates only between November and April. On that page, then, the Lanta boat does not run from May to early November, and the restart date for the 2026-27 season is for the operator to confirm.

The homepage adds a general warning: during low season the boat does not operate every day, and customers should check the news page. When we read the homepage it also carried the line "No boat operate today, please use the transfer option!"; we could not tell whether that was a live notice or a standing message, which is a good reason to confirm the day before. The Phuket Town to Ao Nang ticket page says "Everyday *Please recheck!".

5. Rules, luggage and comfort

On the ticket pages we read, the tickets are marked non-refundable, with a change of travel date before departure accepted; the FAQ says a postponement can be made twice at most before the voucher expires. The pages say travel time depends on the weather, and the FAQ says that if the operator judges the weather too dangerous it will try to postpone the trip, with a full refund if you have no day left.

Luggage is limited to 20 kilograms on each ticket page we read, with an extra charge per bag above that. Each ticket page also shows an icon list headed by "Experienced captain", "Pick up/Drop off", "Handicap", "No Pet" and "Large Lugguage". The pages do not explain the "Handicap" label, so we do not read it as an accessibility statement. We found no description of ramps, steps, seating or boarding by gangway or beach, so ask in writing:

• How do I board at Nopparattara Pier, Railay East floating pier or Saladan Pier: gangway, steps or wading?
• Can crew help with bags, and is help available for passengers who walk slowly?
• What does the "Handicap" label on the ticket page mean for my booking?
• Is there seating that is sheltered from sun and rain?

The operator's own FAQ also warns that there is no guarantee against falling on a swinging boat, and advises being alert and avoiding alcohol before you board.

6. Plan and cautions

Build the day backwards from the ship's all-aboard time and leave margin for a cancelled or late boat. A boat ticket and a cruise ticket are separate contracts; see our guide on why separate tickets need a buffer and the all-aboard worksheet. If you fly in, our flights index covers the flight leg.

For official weather and sea information, the Thai Meteorological Department's English site has sections titled Shipping Forecast, Ocean Wave Forecast and Wave Risk, as its menu showed on 29 October 2026. We did not read or quote a sea forecast, so check it yourself on the day.