Andaman island hopping: Phuket → Phi Phi → Lanta → Trang islands → Lipe
The classic Andaman chain runs south from Phuket through Koh Phi Phi and Koh Lanta to the Trang islands and Koh Lipe. Every leg below links to its route page with the current departures, the piers and the operators. The southern legs are mostly high-season speedboats, so check the season on each leg before you fix dates.
Leg 1 · Runs all year
Phuket → Koh Phi Phi
Rassada Pier → Tonsai Pier (Phi Phi Don) · from 50 min · 31 departures listed · from €13.22
Leg 2 · Runs all year
Koh Phi Phi → Koh Lanta
Ton Sai Pier → Saladan Pier · from 30 min · 11 departures listed · from €15.93
Leg 3 · Seasonal
Koh Lanta → Koh Ngai
Saladan Pier → Koh Ngai (beach landing) · from 30 min · 2 departures listed · from €16.69
Leg 4 · Seasonal
Koh Ngai → Koh Lipe
Koh Ngai (beach landing) → Pattaya Beach, Koh Lipe · from 2h 20m · 2 departures listed · from €42.92
Tips
- Leave a buffer day before an international flight: Andaman boats can be cancelled in rough weather.
- From Koh Lanta you can also go straight to Koh Lipe in one day, or stop at Koh Mook instead of Koh Ngai.
- Koh Lipe has no deep-water pier: big boats transfer passengers by longtail or to a floating pier, and luggage is carried down to the beach.
- Koh Phi Phi has no cars: hotel staff or porters meet boats at Ton Sai Pier.