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

6 ways to make this trip, from ฿490 one way, and 1h30–2h 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

1h30–2h · ฿1,350–฿1,700 · Satun Pakbara Speed Boat Club, Bundhaya Speed Boat

Our pick for budget

Minivan + Minivan

฿490–฿900 · 5h25–8h35 · Shared minivan operators from Krabi town and Ao Nang, Shared minivan operators

All options

Koh Lanta to Phuket: every option with mode, time, fare, operators and frequency
Option	Time	Fare	Operators	How often	Change
Speedboat / catamaranDry season, roughly November–April	1h30–2h	฿1,350–฿1,700	Satun Pakbara Speed Boat Club, Bundhaya Speed Boat	Morning departures around 08:30, 10:00 and midday	Direct
FerryDry season, roughly November–April	3h30–5h	฿800–฿1,100	Lanta Petpailin, Ao Nang Travel and Tour, Phi Phi Cruiser, Chaokoh Travel Center	Departures around 08:30, 11:00 and 13:30 from Rassada	Direct
Ferry + FerryRoughly November–April; sparse or suspended May–October	3h30–6h30	฿1,100–฿1,400	Ao Nang Travel and Tour, Chaokoh Travel Center, Lanta Petpailin, Andaman Wave Master	One or two sailings a day, high season · Several sailings a day from Rassada pier	via Koh Phi Phi
Ferry + BusFull timetable roughly October–April; reduced May–October	4h45–8h30	฿600–฿1,450	Ao Nang Travel and Tour, Lanta Petpailin, Minibus 1996, RTC Transport	Several daily in high season, reduced May–October · Frequent, roughly 06:00–22:30	via Krabi & Ao Nang
Minivan + Minivan	5h25–8h35	฿490–฿900	Shared minivan operators from Krabi town and Ao Nang, Shared minivan operators	Several a day, year-round · Frequent through the day	via Krabi & Ao Nang
Speedboat / catamaran + Speedboat / catamaranDry season, roughly November–April	8h45–12h	฿4,150–฿4,700	Satun Pakbara Speed Boat Club, Bundhaya Speed Boat	Two boats a day, both around 10:30 from Saladan pier · One departure a day, about 08:30 from Rassada	via Koh Lipe

Booking notes

Speedboat / catamaran · 1h30–2h · ฿1,350–฿1,700

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.

Ferry · 3h30–5h · ฿800–฿1,100

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.

Ferry + Ferry · 3h30–6h30 · ฿1,100–฿1,400

Koh Lanta → Koh Phi Phi: Runs on the high-season timetable roughly November to April and thins out or stops in the monsoon months, when the route reverts to Phi Phi–Krabi and then a minivan.

Koh Phi Phi → Phuket: ฿700 adult is Andaman Wave Master's own published fare. Rassada pier is 30–40 minutes from Patong by road, which people routinely forget when timing the last boat.

Ferry + Bus · 4h45–8h30 · ฿600–฿1,450

Koh Lanta → Krabi & Ao Nang: Klong Jilad pier to Saladan. High season is roughly October to April; through the monsoon the minivan is the leg that keeps running.

Krabi & Ao Nang → Phuket: 86km by road around the bay. The bus is the one most people take; the ferry between the two takes five hours and stops at Phi Phi, so it's a sightseeing route rather than a transfer.

Minivan + Minivan · 5h25–8h35 · ฿490–฿900

Koh Lanta → Krabi & Ao Nang: Runs whatever the sea is doing, which is the whole argument for it. Our source still describes two short vehicle-ferry crossings on the way in; bridge work has been under way on that link, so check on the day rather than assuming either version.

Krabi & Ao Nang → Phuket: Cheaper than the bus and it will pick up at hotels and the airport. The trade is the usual one: nine people, one aisle, no luggage hold.

Speedboat / catamaran + Speedboat / catamaran · 8h45–12h · ฿4,150–฿4,700

Koh Lanta → Koh Lipe: 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.

Koh Lipe → Phuket: 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.

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.

Phuket

Connected to the mainland by bridge, so it works as an airport hub as much as a beach.

Airport HKT: The Andaman's main gateway, with the widest low-cost domestic and regional network in the south.

Phuket is driest Nov–Apr and wettest May–Oct on its own monthly rain-day normals.

Phuket weather Phuket guide

Frequently asked questions

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

1h30–2h on the quickest option we hold — speedboat / catamaran with Satun Pakbara Speed Boat Club. The slowest of the 6 options here takes 8h45–12h, so the spread between them is about 8h38. Times are for the scheduled leg and exclude the transfer at either end.

How much is Koh Lanta to Phuket?

From ฿490–฿900 one way by minivan + minivan, checked 7 September 2026. The quickest option costs ฿1,350–฿1,700 and saves about 5h15, so the gap between them is ฿860 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 Phuket?

Minivan + Minivan at ฿490–฿900, run by Shared minivan operators from Krabi town and Ao Nang, Shared minivan operators. It takes 5h25–8h35 against the quickest option's 1h30–2h, and runs several a day, year-round.

Does the Koh Lanta to Phuket route run all year?

Not every leg of it. 6 of the legs behind these options carry a season note — Koh Lanta to Phuket by speedboat / catamaran: Dry season, roughly November–April · Koh Lanta to Phuket by ferry: Dry season, roughly November–April · Koh Lanta to Koh Phi Phi by ferry: Roughly November–April; sparse or suspended May–October · Koh Lanta to Krabi & Ao Nang by ferry: Full timetable roughly October–April; reduced May–October · Koh Lanta to Koh Lipe by speedboat / catamaran: Dry season, roughly November–April · Koh Lipe to Phuket by speedboat / catamaran: High season, roughly November–April. At least one option on this page runs year-round, so the route itself does not close — but the choice narrows in the monsoon.

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

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. Morning departures around 08:30, 10:00 and midday.

Going the other way, or further

The return trip is on the Phuket 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 Phuket–Koh Lanta 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.
Andaman Wave Master published adult fares — the carrier's own fare board.
Thailand Boat Tickets Krabi–Koh Lanta guide — a dated route reference.
Bookaway Phuket–Krabi route listings — aggregator listings, not a published tariff.
FerrySamui Koh Lanta–Koh Lipe 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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