Krabi Town by bus · Krabi Town by bus
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Krabi Town by bus
Krabi Town by bus
To/from Bangkok: Buses to/from Bangkok's Southern Bus Terminal (tel. +66-24351199) take about 12 hours and depart as follows:
VIP bus at 07:20 (710 baht)
First class bus at 19:00 (486 baht)
Second class bus - 07:30, 19:00, 19:30, 21:00 - 378 baht
Please note: Prices change, this information is quite old, expect about 100-200B increase
In Krabi, buses arrive/depart from the bus terminal at Taladkao, about 5km north of town.
To/from Surat Thani: Buses run from Krabi's bus terminal at Taladkao. Buses connect Krabi with Surat Thani with connections to ferries to Ko Samui and the other islands). Choose your ticket carefully - the trip should take no more than three hours, but some travellers have endured ridiculous ten hour rides (giving thieves ample time to go through the bags underneath the bus) which included extensive "repair stops" right in front of restaurants coincidentally affiliated with the bus company... such hassles can be avoided by using state/government-run BKS buses (fare 140 baht) instead of dodgy private operators.
To/from Phuket: Shuttle buses run between Krabi airport and Phuket airport several times a day. There are also mini-buses that make the 2 hour run (more likely to be 3 hours). They depart every hour from Phuket busstation for 120 baht.
To/from Hat Yai: Vans take just over 4 hours, and cost around 250 Bt, and pick up / drop off generally where you want.
To/from Ao Nang: White-coloured songthaews run from Krabi Town to Ao Nang via Klong Jilard, Sai Thai, Ao Nang Junction Village and Noppharat Thara Beach. Fares 50 baht during the day until 18:00, 60 baht between 18:00 and 22:00. They run every ten minutes during the day and every 30 minutes after 18:00. In Krabi, songthaews depart from in front of the 7-Eleven on Thanon Maharat.
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