Koh Lanta to Koh Lipe: ferry and speedboat options (2026)

4 ways to make this trip, from ฿1,350 one way, and 3h–3h30 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

3h–3h30 · ฿1,700–฿1,800 · Satun Pakbara Speed Boat Club, Bundhaya Speed Boat

Our pick for budget

Minivan + Speedboat / catamaran

฿1,350–฿2,100 · 6h15–10h20 · Shared minivan operators with ferry connection, Tigerline Ferry, Bundhaya Speed Boat

All options

Koh Lanta to Koh Lipe: every option with mode, time, fare, operators and frequency
Option	Time	Fare	Operators	How often	Change
Speedboat / catamaranDry season, roughly November–April	3h–3h30	฿1,700–฿1,800	Satun Pakbara Speed Boat Club, Bundhaya Speed Boat	Two boats a day, both around 10:30 from Saladan pier	Direct
Minivan + Speedboat / catamaranHigh season, roughly November–April	6h15–10h20	฿1,350–฿2,100	Shared minivan operators with ferry connection, Tigerline Ferry, Bundhaya Speed Boat	One or two a day · One departure a day in season	via Trang
Speedboat / catamaran + Speedboat / catamaranDry season, roughly November–April	7h15–10h30	฿3,800–฿4,600	Satun Pakbara Speed Boat Club, Bundhaya Speed Boat	Morning departures around 08:30, 10:00 and midday · One departure a day, about 08:30 from Rassada	via Phuket
Ferry + Speedboat / catamaranDry season, roughly November–April	9h15–13h30	฿3,250–฿4,000	Lanta Petpailin, Ao Nang Travel and Tour, Phi Phi Cruiser, Chaokoh Travel Center, Satun Pakbara Speed Boat Club, Bundhaya Speed Boat	Departures around 08:30, 11:00 and 13:30 from Rassada · One departure a day, about 08:30 from Rassada	via Phuket

Booking notes

Speedboat / catamaran · 3h–3h30 · ฿1,700–฿1,800

One departure window a day in each direction — miss 10:30 and the next chance is tomorrow. Roughly 150km of open water in three hours; it is not a gentle ride.

Minivan + Speedboat / catamaran · 6h15–10h20 · ฿1,350–฿2,100

Koh Lanta → Trang: Runs year-round unlike the Trang island boats, which makes it the wet-season way between the southern Andaman coast and Lanta.

Trang → Koh Lipe: The quiet route in, hopping the Trang islands on the way. Season only, and the boats sell by the day rather than the hour.

Speedboat / catamaran + Speedboat / catamaran · 7h15–10h30 · ฿3,800–฿4,600

Koh Lanta → Phuket: Half the time of the ferry for close to double the fare. In choppy water the speedboat is the rougher ride, not the smoother one.

Phuket → Koh Lipe: Five hours island-hopping down the coast with stops at Phi Phi, Lanta, Ngai, Mook, Kradan and Bulon depending on operator. The most expensive single leg on this page, and it only runs in the dry months.

Ferry + Speedboat / catamaran · 9h15–13h30 · ฿3,250–฿4,000

Koh Lanta → Phuket: Three and a half to five hours, usually with a Phi Phi stop where you change boats. Dry-season service; November to April is when the timetable is full.

Both ends of the trip

Koh Lanta

Long west-coast beaches with a road down the spine — the Andaman island you can drive.

Koh Lanta has no weather station of ours; the nearest one we track is driest Nov–Apr and wettest May–Oct.

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.

Frequently asked questions

How long does it take to get from Koh Lanta to Koh Lipe?

3h–3h30 on the quickest option we hold — speedboat / catamaran with Satun Pakbara Speed Boat Club. The slowest of the 4 options here takes 9h15–13h30, so the spread between them is about 8h08. Times are for the scheduled leg and exclude the transfer at either end.

How much is Koh Lanta to Koh Lipe?

From ฿1,350–฿2,100 one way by minivan + speedboat / catamaran, checked 7 September 2026. The quickest option costs ฿1,700–฿1,800 and saves about 5h03, so the gap between them is ฿350 against roughly that much time. That band comes from a dated route listing rather than a published tariff, so treat it as indicative.

What is the cheapest way from Koh Lanta to Koh Lipe?

Minivan + Speedboat / catamaran at ฿1,350–฿2,100, run by Shared minivan operators with ferry connection, Tigerline Ferry, Bundhaya Speed Boat. It takes 6h15–10h20 against the quickest option's 3h–3h30, and runs one or two a day.

Does the Koh Lanta to Koh Lipe route run all year?

Not every leg of it. 5 of the legs behind these options carry a season note — Koh Lanta to Koh Lipe by speedboat / catamaran: Dry season, roughly November–April · Trang to Koh Lipe by speedboat / catamaran: High season, roughly November–April · Koh Lanta to Phuket by speedboat / catamaran: Dry season, roughly November–April · Phuket to Koh Lipe by speedboat / catamaran: High season, roughly November–April · Koh Lanta to Phuket by ferry: Dry season, roughly November–April. Outside those months, plan the hop overland or through a mainland hub instead.

Where does the Koh Lanta to Koh Lipe service leave from, and how often does it run?

One departure window a day in each direction — miss 10:30 and the next chance is tomorrow. Roughly 150km of open water in three hours; it is not a gentle ride. Two boats a day, both around 10:30 from Saladan pier.

Going the other way, or further

The return trip is on the Koh Lipe to Koh Lanta 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, and see the island comparison for which coast is dry in the month you are travelling.

Sources

FerrySamui Koh Lanta–Koh Lipe route page — a dated route reference.
12go.asia route listings (band from what was on sale, not a tariff) — aggregator listings, not a published tariff.
FerrySamui Phuket–Koh Lanta route page — a dated route reference.
FerrySamui Phuket–Koh Lipe route page — a dated route reference.

Checked 7 September 2026. Every figure on this page is a range, because every one of them moves.

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