Koh Lipe to Phuket: speedboat options (2026)

3 ways to make this trip, from ฿2,450 one way, and 5h–6h 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

5h–6h · ฿2,450–฿2,900 · Satun Pakbara Speed Boat Club, Bundhaya Speed Boat

Our pick for budget

Speedboat / catamaran

฿2,450–฿2,900 · 5h–6h · Satun Pakbara Speed Boat Club, Bundhaya Speed Boat

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 Phuket: every option with mode, time, fare, operators and frequency
Option	Time	Fare	Operators	How often	Change
Speedboat / catamaranHigh season, roughly November–April	5h–6h	฿2,450–฿2,900	Satun Pakbara Speed Boat Club, Bundhaya Speed Boat	One departure a day, about 08:30 from Rassada	Direct
Speedboat / catamaran + Speedboat / catamaranDry season, roughly November–April	5h15–8h	฿3,050–฿3,500	Satun Pakbara Speed Boat Club, Bundhaya Speed Boat	Two boats a day, both around 10:30 from Saladan pier · Morning departures around 08:30, 10:00 and midday	via Koh Lanta
Speedboat / catamaran + FerryDry season, roughly November–April	7h15–11h	฿2,500–฿2,900	Satun Pakbara Speed Boat Club, Bundhaya Speed Boat, Lanta Petpailin, Ao Nang Travel and Tour, Phi Phi Cruiser, Chaokoh Travel Center	Two boats a day, both around 10:30 from Saladan pier · Departures around 08:30, 11:00 and 13:30 from Rassada	via Koh Lanta

Booking notes

Speedboat / catamaran · 5h–6h · ฿2,450–฿2,900

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.

Speedboat / catamaran + Speedboat / catamaran · 5h15–8h · ฿3,050–฿3,500

Koh Lipe → Koh Lanta: 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 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.

Speedboat / catamaran + Ferry · 7h15–11h · ฿2,500–฿2,900

Koh Lipe → Koh Lanta: 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 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 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.

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 Lipe to Phuket?

5h–6h on the quickest option we hold — speedboat / catamaran with Satun Pakbara Speed Boat Club. The slowest of the 3 options here takes 7h15–11h, so the spread between them is about 3h38. Times are for the scheduled leg and exclude the transfer at either end.

How much is Koh Lipe to Phuket?

From ฿2,450–฿2,900 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 3 options here runs to ฿3,050–฿3,500. 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 Phuket?

2 other options. The next one after speedboat / catamaran with Satun Pakbara Speed Boat Club is speedboat / catamaran + speedboat / catamaran with Satun Pakbara Speed Boat Club at ฿3,050–฿3,500 and 5h15–8h, changing at Koh Lanta — dearer and slower. All of them are in the table above with their operators and frequency.

Does the Koh Lipe to Phuket route run all year?

Not every leg of it. 4 of the legs behind these options carry a season note — Koh Lipe to Phuket by speedboat / catamaran: High season, roughly November–April · Koh Lipe to Koh Lanta by speedboat / catamaran: Dry season, roughly November–April · Koh Lanta to Phuket by speedboat / catamaran: Dry 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 Lipe to Phuket service leave from, and how often does it run?

Going the other way, or further

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

Sources

FerrySamui Phuket–Koh Lipe route page — a dated route reference.
FerrySamui Koh Lanta–Koh Lipe route page — a dated route reference.
FerrySamui Phuket–Koh Lanta 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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