Krabi Transportation |
Visitors from Bangkok, 800 kms
to the north, can fly into Phuket and take a 3-hour
boat trip across the bay. Alternatively take the night
train to Nakhon Si Thammarat, and connect by bus or
taxi.
Airconditioned coaches from Bangkok's Southern Bus
Terminal make the overnight journey in 14 hours.
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Car |
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Driving From
Bangkok :
Take Route 4, passing Phetchaburi, Prachuap Khirikhan,
Chumphon, Ranong, and Phangnga Provinces before reaching
Krabi, a total distance of 946 km.
An alternate route is to take Route 4 to Chumphon and
then turn onto Route 41. This leads through Lang Suan
and Chaiya Districts of Chumphon to Wieng Sa District
of Surat Thani. From there, follow Route 4035, passing
Ao Luk District of Krabi, back onto Route 4, and down
to Krabi Town. This shortcut is just 814 km, and is followed
by the bus services.
From Phuket :
Take Route 402 to Route 4 and pass Tambon Kok Kloy of
Takua Thung District in Phangnga Thap Pud District,
Phangnga, and enter Ao Luk District of Krabi. The total
distance is 185 km. Regarding bus transport from Phuket,
contact (076)211480.
Car Rental :
Car Rental If you wish to hire a car in Krabi, Budget
have an office at the Airport |
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Bus |
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Buses leave Bangkok for Krabi daily in
the evening. The journey takes about 12 hours.
The fare for a 240-seat, air-conditioned bus is 655 Baht,
421 Baht for 40 seat air-conditioned bus and 234 Baht
for non air-conditioned bus.
Contact Bangkok Southern Bus Terminal (Borommaratchonnani
Road) on (02) 435-1199, 435-5061 (air-conditioned bus)
and (02) 4345557 (non air-conditioned bus). |
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Train |
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From Bangkok
: There is no direct train service to
Krabi. But it is possible to take a train from Bangkok's
Hua Lamphong Station to Trang or Nakhon Si Thammarat and
take a bus or taxi to Krabi. For more information on trains,
contact the State Railways of Thailand at tel. 1690, 223
7010, 223 7020 or visit www.railway.co.th.
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Trang : an express train leaves Bangkok
daily at 5.05 p.m. and reaches Trang at 9.40 a.m. and
a rapid train leaves daily at 6.20 p.m. and arrives at
12.20 p.m. For Nakhon
Si Thammarat : a rapid train leaves
Bangkok daily at 5.35 p.m. and arrives at 10.45 a.m.
and an express train leaves daily at 7.15 p.m. and arrives
at 12.00 p.m. For more details, call 1690 or 0 2223
7010 or 0 2621 8701. |
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Air |
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| Thai Airways International operates daily
flights from Bangkok to Krabi. The trip takes 1.20 hours.
For more information call 02 6282000.
Phuket Air offers a daily flight to and from Krabi.
The flight time is 1.20 hours. Call 02 6798999 to make
reservation or visit www.phuketairlines.com to check
the flight schedule.
Silk Air flies to Singapore 4 times a week. Tickets
can be brought from any travel agencies in town. |
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