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ferries from phi phi to ko yao yai

jwgacy

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Please can someone tell me a website or any info on ferries from phi phi to ko yao yai, I have spent the last 4 night searching and very little info it seems thow we must go to Phuket which seems silly so any ifo would be nice jw

#1 Posted: 15/12/2009 - 03:18
Bilby09

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I was looking into the same thing but couldn't find any other option other than going to Phuket or Krabi first. I contacted one of the resorts and they said they would do a speedboat transfer for 2000baht which is pretty steep.

#2 Posted: 22/12/2009 - 15:57
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No, no direct boats (aside from perhaps private charters) -- you need to go via Phuket or Krabi.

#3 Posted: 22/12/2009 - 16:31

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tezza

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Yep, and Phuket would be much easier - the Jian Warnet (Gan Wanet) pier near Phuket town is about 500m “upriver” from the popular Rassada pier used by most Phi Phi ferries. There are 2 ferries per day. Heimat Garden’s transport page http://www.heimatgardens.com/ferry_times.php shows a car ferry leaving at 1000, but my morning boat was a smaller passenger+goods job which could also take motorcycles via a plank to the upper deck - at 1030. The vehicle ferry was moored alongside, running in the afternoon that day.

From Krabi a big longtail ferry leaves Ao Thalen about 1 hour north of Krabi town in the afternoon. Songthaews to Ao Thalen leave from outside the Vogue department store in Krabi town - they go via the bus station and the lady who runs the small travel agency there will tell you when and where it will arrive. There is also a speedboat leaves from Ao Nang near Krabi town/Railay. Note both these land on the north Yao Yai piers - all but one of the resorts are in the south and they don't call this Long (Yai) island for nothing.

#4 Posted: 22/12/2009 - 20:32

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jwgacy

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Thanks for the info and it seems we have to go to phuket

#5 Posted: 24/12/2009 - 03:52
cncbill

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I will be taking a ferry today from Koh Yao Noi direct to Phi Phi. I'm told service started 3 days ago. Ferry leaves at 1:00 and takes 2.5 hours. Don't have all the details yet as my hotel made the arrangements. They even had to make a number of phone calls to verify service is operational. If I have the opportunity to post information later I will. Meanwhile, for those interested I thought I'd let people know such a service has begun.

#6 Posted: 7/1/2010 - 09:59
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cncbill -- thanks for the report!

#7 Posted: 7/1/2010 - 13:07

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tezza

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Yep cn - please give us some feedback once you have done the trip. The service is good news.

#8 Posted: 7/1/2010 - 18:06

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cncbill

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Took the trip yesterday. It does exist! The cost is 400 Baht and departure time is 1:00 from Manoh pier. I'm a little confused by who operates the service as the names on the receipt and the ferry differ. Receipt is from "Krabi Phi Phi Don Tour" and their phone is 075-819394. Ferry boat was named "Phi Phi Chuket" and the phone number on the crew's shirts was 089-9085571.
Ferry is big with capacity of perhaps 100 people but only 6 paying customers were on-board though. Unless service catches on who knows how long it will last.

#9 Posted: 8/1/2010 - 11:00
jwgacy

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Thank you for all the info and replys we are at the moment in cambodia and traveling to Thailand soon we ahve a strange fight to Langkawi then up slowy to Krabi so might not have time to do what we planed but thank you again for the input M

#10 Posted: 11/1/2010 - 17:45