Ao Nang to Railay ferry

Operators publish About 20m for Ao Nang to Railay. On the booking listing for 5 Nov 2026, crossings ranged from 15 min to 20 min, depending on the boat and the stops it makes. The sea distance is about 1.5 nautical miles.

28 departures were listed for 5 Nov 2026, the first at 05:01 and the last at 21:01 (checked 2 Nov 2026). The operators’ own timetable: On demand, daily 07:00–18:00: a shared longtail leaves whenever 8–12 passengers have gathered; charter only outside these hours. Departures change with the season, so check the date you want to travel.

The main departure point is Ao Nang beach (longtail ticket counters); boats arrive at Railay West beach. Some operators use other piers: Ao Nam Mao pier and Ao Nam Mao. Your ticket names the pier. From Railay West it is about 500 m on foot along the walking street to Railay East, and a further 500 m along the shore path to Phra Nang Cave beach (TAT).

On 2 Nov 2026, the booking listing showed fares from €6.89 to €33.11 per adult for 5 Nov 2026. The price depends on the operator, the boat (ferry, speedboat or catamaran) and whether a hotel or pier transfer is included. These were the prices on that day: check the live fare for your date before booking.

Railay Eco Tour, Andaman Shuttle and Ao Nang longtail boats. Ao Nang longtail boats: Longtail boat (hua tong), 8–12 seats.

The sources we checked list it as a year-round service. 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.

No. This is a passenger service; vehicles are not carried.

From Railay, buy a ticket and wait for a shared longtail on Railay West beach; boats back to Ao Nang run on the same pattern (07:00–18:00, leaving when full, about 20 minutes, 100 THB).

100 THB per seat per trip for Thai and foreign passengers. You can buy a single ticket or a round trip at the counters on Ao Nang beach (TAT, checked October 2026).

Shared longtails run daily from 07:00 to 18:00. Outside those hours you have to charter a whole boat. There is no timetable: a boat leaves when 8 to 12 passengers have gathered.