Buses to Krabi timetable
Public buses are frequent and reliable
Krabi is well-connected to other tourist destinations in southern Thailand. The road network is good and the government bus services on the whole are comfortable and reliable so this is a good, cheap way to travel around.
The bus station is located in Krabi Town, around four kilometres out of the centre in Talaat Kao (market). The local bus from Ao Nang will drop you there, as will many buses from the centre of Krabi. There is rarely any need to book tickets in advance other than around long weekends (with a public holiday on Monday or Friday), when buses can get busy.
Below we list the schedules of some of the more popular routes. For further information, please contact a tour agent when you are in Krabi. If you can speak some Thai, you can also contact the bus station directly on (075) 611 804.
Updated: January 2012
Buses from Krabi to:
Phuket
Buses run approximately every hour, via Phang-Nga, and take between two and three hours. First bus: 06:20, last bus: 17:00; price: 155 baht.
Koh Samui / Koh Phangan (joint boat / bus ticket)
There are buses/ferry combo journeys that are organised in the busy season, departing about 08:30 or 16:00 (for the overnight ferry).
Local travel agents can arrange this for you; it usually involves a guesthouse pickup by minivan about 08:00, lots of sitting around, coloured stickers to indicate your final destination, a lunch stop in Surat Thani, transfer to the pier, more sitting around, and a ferry that may stop in Samui. Doing the journey yourself stops you feeling like cattle, but any time/price saving is minimal.
Bus from Krabi to Surat Thani: 04:30, 05:30, 07:00, 09:00, 11:00, 13:00, 15:00, 16:00. Price: 140 baht.
Boat from Donsak Pier to Koh Samui: 05:00-19:00 (every hour); price: 110 baht.
Boat from Donsak Pier to Koh Phangan: 06:00-18:00 (every two hours); price: 220 baht.
Surat Thani
Buses run approximately every 45 minutes. First bus: 04:30; last bus 16:00
Price 140 baht
Journey time: three hours
Trang
Buses run approximately every 45 minutes. First bus: 06:50; last bus: 21:30
Price: 117 baht
Journey time: two hours
Had Yai
Buses leave every hour from 07:00 to 23:00
Price: 170-218 baht
Mini bus: 07:00, 11:00, 17:00
Price: 230 Baht
Journey time: 4-5 hours
Bangkok
VIP 24 or 50 seated coaches.
Buses depart for Bangkok: 07:30, 08:00, 16:00, 16:30, 16:40, 17:00 and 17:30
Prices: air conditioned bus 614-944 Baht, ordinary bus 416 Baht
Journey time: 12-14 hours
