Phuket to Koh Lipe: ferry and 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

Phuket to Koh Lipe: 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	Morning departures around 08:30, 10:00 and midday · Two boats a day, both around 10:30 from Saladan pier	via Koh Lanta
Ferry + Speedboat / catamaranDry season, roughly November–April	7h15–11h	฿2,500–฿2,900	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 · Two boats a day, both around 10:30 from Saladan pier	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

Phuket → Koh Lanta: 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.

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.

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

Phuket → Koh Lanta: 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.

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.

Both ends of the trip

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

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 Phuket to Koh Lipe?

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 Phuket to Koh Lipe?

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 Phuket and Koh Lipe?

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 Phuket to Koh Lipe route run all year?

Not every leg of it. 4 of the legs behind these options carry a season note — Phuket to Koh Lipe by speedboat / catamaran: High season, roughly November–April · Phuket to Koh Lanta by speedboat / catamaran: Dry season, roughly November–April · Koh Lanta to Koh Lipe by speedboat / catamaran: Dry season, roughly November–April · Phuket to Koh Lanta by ferry: Dry season, roughly November–April. Outside those months, plan the hop overland or through a mainland hub instead.

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

Going the other way, or further

The return trip is on the Koh Lipe to Phuket 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 Phuket–Koh Lanta route page — a dated route reference.
FerrySamui Koh Lanta–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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