Andaman Coast ferries

Thailand’s west coast faces the Andaman Sea, from Ranong in the north to Satun near the Malaysian border. Phuket, Krabi and Ao Nang are the gateways; boats fan out to Koh Phi Phi, the Koh Yao islands, Koh Lanta, the Trang islands and Koh Lipe.

Season: The southwest monsoon brings rougher seas from roughly May to October. Several island-hopping speedboats, especially in the far south around Koh Lipe and the Trang islands, run only in the high season, roughly November to April.