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

5 ways to make this trip, from ฿700 one way, and 1h45–2h20 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

Ferry

1h45–2h20 · ฿700 · Andaman Wave Master

Our pick for budget

Ferry

฿700 · 1h45–2h20 · Andaman Wave Master

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 Phi Phi: every option with mode, time, fare, operators and frequency
Option	Time	Fare	Operators	How often	Change
Ferry	1h45–2h20	฿700	Andaman Wave Master	Several sailings a day from Rassada pier	Direct
Speedboat / catamaran + FerryDry season, roughly November–April	3h15–6h10	฿1,750–฿2,400	Satun Pakbara Speed Boat Club, Bundhaya Speed Boat, Ao Nang Travel and Tour, Chaokoh Travel Center, Lanta Petpailin	Morning departures around 08:30, 10:00 and midday · One or two sailings a day, high season	via Koh Lanta
Bus + Ferry	4h45–8h20	฿750–฿1,200	Minibus 1996, RTC Transport, Andaman Wave Master	Frequent, roughly 06:00–22:30 · Two or three sailings a day from Klong Jilad pier	via Krabi & Ao Nang
Minivan + Ferry	4h55–7h50	฿690–฿900	Shared minivan operators, Andaman Wave Master	Frequent through the day · Two or three sailings a day from Klong Jilad pier	via Krabi & Ao Nang
Ferry + FerryDry season, roughly November–April	5h15–9h10	฿1,200–฿1,800	Lanta Petpailin, Ao Nang Travel and Tour, Phi Phi Cruiser, Chaokoh Travel Center	Departures around 08:30, 11:00 and 13:30 from Rassada · One or two sailings a day, high season	via Koh Lanta

Booking notes

Ferry · 1h45–2h20 · ฿700

฿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.

Speedboat / catamaran + Ferry · 3h15–6h10 · ฿1,750–฿2,400

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 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.

Bus + Ferry · 4h45–8h20 · ฿750–฿1,200

Phuket → Krabi & Ao Nang: 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.

Krabi & Ao Nang → Koh Phi Phi: ฿450 adult, published by the operator — ฿250 less than the same crossing from Phuket, and shorter. If Phi Phi is the target, arriving at Krabi airport beats arriving at Phuket's.

Minivan + Ferry · 4h55–7h50 · ฿690–฿900

Phuket → Krabi & Ao Nang: 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.

Ferry + Ferry · 5h15–9h10 · ฿1,200–฿1,800

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 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.

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 Phi Phi

Two islands, no roads and a single village that fills every ferry arrival.

Koh Phi Phi 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 Phi Phi?

1h45–2h20 on the quickest option we hold — ferry with Andaman Wave Master. The slowest of the 5 options here takes 5h15–9h10, so the spread between them is about 5h10. Times are for the scheduled leg and exclude the transfer at either end.

How much is Phuket to Koh Phi Phi?

From ฿700 one way by ferry, 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 5 options here runs to ฿1,750–฿2,400. That bottom figure comes off the operator's own fare board.

What else runs between Phuket and Koh Phi Phi?

4 other options. The next one after ferry with Andaman Wave Master is speedboat / catamaran + ferry with Satun Pakbara Speed Boat Club at ฿1,750–฿2,400 and 3h15–6h10, 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 Phi Phi route run all year?

Not every leg of it. 3 of the legs behind these options carry a season note — Phuket to Koh Lanta by speedboat / catamaran: Dry season, roughly November–April · Koh Lanta to Koh Phi Phi by ferry: Roughly November–April; sparse or suspended May–October · Phuket to Koh Lanta by ferry: Dry 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 Phuket to Koh Phi Phi service leave from, and how often does it run?

฿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. Several sailings a day from Rassada pier.

Going the other way, or further

The return trip is on the Koh Phi Phi 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

Andaman Wave Master published adult fares — the carrier's own fare board.
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.
Bookaway Phuket–Krabi route listings — aggregator listings, not a published tariff.

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

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