--- title: "Koh Lipe to Hat Yai: speedboat options (2026)" description: "Koh Lipe to Hat Yai in 4h–5h30 by speedboat / catamaran, from ฿800 one way — 2 options with operators, frequency and 2026 fare bands." url: https://bestofthailand.org/routes/koh-lipe-to-hat-yai locale: en --- # Koh Lipe to Hat Yai: speedboat options (2026) 2 ways to make this trip, from ฿800 one way, and 4h–5h30 on the quickest, direct. Below: what each costs, who runs it, how often it goes and the pier or station it actually leaves from. Fares checked 7 September 2026 and quoted as one-way bands per adult. They move with season, fuel and demand — the flight bands move fastest of all. Our pick for time Speedboat / catamaran 4h–5h30 · ฿800–฿1,000 · Jolly Travel, Satun Pakbara Speed Boat Club, Ploysiam Speedboat Our pick for budget Speedboat / catamaran ฿800–฿1,000 · 4h–5h30 · Jolly Travel, Satun Pakbara Speed Boat Club, Ploysiam Speedboat Same option twice: on this pair the quickest way is also the cheapest, which is rarer than it sounds — it usually means one operator has the route to itself. ## All options **Koh Lipe to Hat Yai: every option with mode, time, fare, operators and frequency** | Option | Time | Fare | Operators | How often | Change | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Speedboat / catamaranMain season roughly October–May; sailings thin in the monsoon | 4h–5h30 | ฿800–฿1,000 | Jolly Travel, Satun Pakbara Speed Boat Club, Ploysiam Speedboat | Several combined departures a morning, 08:00–11:30 | Direct | | Speedboat / catamaran + MinivanHigh season, roughly November–April | 5h45–9h30 | ฿1,150–฿1,800 | Tigerline Ferry, Bundhaya Speed Boat, Shared minivan operators | One departure a day in season · Through the day | via Trang | ## Booking notes ### Speedboat / catamaran · 4h–5h30 · ฿800–฿1,000 Shared minivan to Pak Bara pier in Satun, then the speedboat to Pattaya Beach on Lipe. From the airport it's 4–4.5 hours; from Hat Yai train station closer to 5.5. ### Speedboat / catamaran + Minivan · 5h45–9h30 · ฿1,150–฿1,800 Koh Lipe → Trang: The quiet route in, hopping the Trang islands on the way. Season only, and the boats sell by the day rather than the hour. Trang → Hat Yai: Short overland hop between the two southern airports, useful when one has a cheaper flight than the other. ## Both ends of the trip ### Koh Lipe The far southern island inside Tarutao marine park, closer to Langkawi than to Phuket. Koh Lipe has no weather station of ours; the nearest one we track is driest Nov–Apr and wettest May–Oct. ### Hat Yai A transport and trade city, not a beach — the interchange for Lipe and the Malaysian border. Airport HDY: The cheapest flight into the deep south, and the usual first step to Koh Lipe. ## Frequently asked questions **How long does it take to get from Koh Lipe to Hat Yai?** 4h–5h30 on the quickest option we hold — speedboat / catamaran with Jolly Travel. The slowest of the 2 options here takes 5h45–9h30, so the spread between them is about 2h53. Times are for the scheduled leg and exclude the transfer at either end. **How much is Koh Lipe to Hat Yai?** From ฿800–฿1,000 one way by speedboat / catamaran, checked 7 September 2026 — and on this pair that is also the quickest way, so there is nothing to trade off. The dearest of the 2 options here runs to ฿1,150–฿1,800. That band comes from a dated route listing rather than a published tariff, so treat it as indicative. **What else runs between Koh Lipe and Hat Yai?** 1 other option. The next one after speedboat / catamaran with Jolly Travel is speedboat / catamaran + minivan with Tigerline Ferry at ฿1,150–฿1,800 and 5h45–9h30, changing at Trang — dearer and slower. All of them are in the table above with their operators and frequency. **Does the Koh Lipe to Hat Yai route run all year?** Not every leg of it. 2 of the legs behind these options carry a season note — Koh Lipe to Hat Yai by speedboat / catamaran: Main season roughly October–May; sailings thin in the monsoon · Koh Lipe to Trang by speedboat / catamaran: High season, roughly November–April. Outside those months, plan the hop overland or through a mainland hub instead. **Where does the Koh Lipe to Hat Yai service leave from, and how often does it run?** Shared minivan to Pak Bara pier in Satun, then the speedboat to Pattaya Beach on Lipe. From the airport it's 4–4.5 hours; from Hat Yai train station closer to 5.5. Several combined departures a morning, 08:00–11:30. ## Going the other way, or further The return trip is on the [Hat Yai to Koh Lipe](https://bestofthailand.org/routes/hat-yai-to-koh-lipe) page — fares are the same in both directions on almost every leg here, but the timetables are not. To string this hop into a longer trip with a pace check, use the [route planner](https://bestofthailand.org/routes?stops=koh-lipe,hat-yai&nights=3,4), and see the [island comparison](https://bestofthailand.org/islands) for which coast is dry in the month you are travelling. ## Sources - [FerrySamui Hat Yai–Koh Lipe route page](https://www.ferrysamui.com/route-hat-yai-koh-lipe.html) — a dated route reference. - [12go.asia route listings (band from what was on sale, not a tariff)](https://12go.asia/en/thailand) — aggregator listings, not a published tariff. Checked 7 September 2026. Every figure on this page is a range, because every one of them moves. Best of Thailand https://bestofthailand.org/routes/koh-lipe-to-hat-yai Scan or type the address for opening hours, phone numbers and the map.