About ThaiFerries

ThaiFerries helps travellers pick the right boat between Thailand’s islands and mainland piers, then book it with confidence. We focus on the details that go wrong: which pier, which operator, how long the crossing really takes, and whether the boat runs in the season you travel.

We are not a ferry company. Booking buttons open our booking partner’s page for that crossing, where you see live seats and prices. See how we check routes.

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Spotted a changed timetable, a moved pier or a boat that no longer runs? Tell us and we’ll check it. Questions and tips from the islands are welcome too: sawadee@thaiferries.co. Khob khun ka / khrap!

Photo credits

• Kata Noi, Kata and Karon bays on Phuket's west coast, seen from Karon Viewpoint: ADwarf, Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
• Longtail boats on the Krabi River at Krabi Town, with the twin limestone peaks of Khao Khanab Nam behind: Stefan Fussan, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
• Ao Nang Beach with longtail boats offshore and limestone cliffs at its western end, Krabi: kallerna, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
• Longtail boats on West Railay Beach beneath limestone cliffs, Krabi: Krzysztof Golik, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Longtail boats and speedboats in the turquoise water of Ton Sai Bay, Koh Phi Phi Don: Diego Delso, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
• Klong Khong Beach on the west coast of Koh Lanta Yai: Stefan Fussan, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
• Longtail boats moored at a wooden stilt jetty on Koh Jum: sweijsters (Flickr), Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
• Limestone islands of Phang Nga Bay seen from a beach on Koh Yao Noi at low tide: Vyacheslav Argenberg, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0
• Coconut palms on a white sand spit at Koh Yao Yai, with forested hills across the water: Tom Ek, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
• A white sandbar and turquoise shallows off Koh Lipe, with neighbouring Koh Adang behind: Vyacheslav Argenberg, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0
• Palm-lined beach and turquoise reef on Koh Ngai, with limestone islets offshore: Siamways, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Limestone cliffs of Koh Mook with a longtail boat in the Andaman Sea: Marcin Konsek, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Longtail boats off the white sand beach of Koh Kradan: Tournasol7, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Limestone islands off the Trang coast at dusk, seen from Hat Chao Mai National Park near Pak Meng: Chen.aong, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
• The seafront road at Pak Bara, Satun, looking out to the islands offshore: Dirk Enthoven, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0
• Pantai Cenang beach on Langkawi, with forested hills along the bay: RoB, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
• A passenger boat at the pier at Pak Nam, Ranong, with Myanmar's hills across the estuary: Mozhar, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
• Clear shallows on a Koh Phayam beach, looking out to a small wooded islet: Tintin Thaï, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
• A longtail boat on the shore of Cheow Lan Lake in Khao Sok National Park, below limestone cliffs: SupawatR, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Granite boulders and palms at Coral Cove on the east coast of Koh Samui, between Chaweng and Lamai: Fabio Achilli from Milano, Italy, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
• Longtail boats on Haad Rin Sunrise Beach, Koh Phangan: Fabio Achilli from Milano, Italy, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
• Shark Bay on Koh Tao seen from the John-Suwan viewpoint: kallerna, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
• The three islets of Koh Nang Yuan joined by a sandbar, seen from the viewpoint: Isderion, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 de
• Car ferries at the Raja Ferry pier in Don Sak, Surat Thani, below limestone hills: Per Meistrup, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
• A wooden ferry jetty at Hat Sai Ri, Chumphon, with a high-speed catamaran to Koh Tao moored at the end: Paul Andreas, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
• Fishing boats pulled up on Hua Hin Beach beside a granite headland: Elmschrat, Wikimedia Commons, CC0
• A Chao Phraya Express boat on the river in Bangkok, with Wat Arun on the far bank: Chainwit., Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Islands of Mu Ko Ang Thong Marine Park in turquoise water, seen from the Ko Wua Ta Lap viewpoint: Ditsakul, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
• Samila Beach in Songkhla at dusk, looking out to Ko Nu island: Song GK, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0
• Pattaya Beach and its bay lined with longtail and speed boats, below the city's high-rise skyline: Don Ramey Logan, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
• Speedboats in the clear turquoise water off Tawaen Beach, Koh Larn: Supanut Arunoprayote, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Boats moored at Ban Phe pier in Rayong, the departure point for Koh Samet: ::::=UT=::::, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
• Speedboats moored in a turquoise bay on Koh Samet, seen through trees from the rocky shore: kishjar? from Moscow, Russia, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
• The lighthouse and ferry pier at Laem Ngop, Trat, departure point for Koh Chang and Koh Kood: Phong Phat G, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
• Bang Bao Bay and pier on the south coast of Koh Chang, with the island's forested hills behind: Taweelarp Prasittinawa, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Coconut palms leaning over a calm lagoon beach on Koh Kood: Vyacheslav Argenberg, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0
• A leaning coconut palm over a sandy beach on Koh Mak, looking across the bay to wooded islands: Vyacheslav Argenberg, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0
• The long pier and national park pavilion at Koh Wai, with Koh Chang's hills on the horizon: Vyacheslav Argenberg, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0