Phuket, Thailand: Prahputtamingmongkol Eaknakakeeree, also known as the big Buddha of Phuket

Krabi to Phuket

Compare trains, coaches, flights and ferries from Krabi to Phuket. From £10.18, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

Krabi to Phuket runs about 1 times a day, with the first departure around 06:54 and the last around 06:54. One passenger pays £10.18, every fee included. Services cover 63 km and are run by 1 operator across 1 mode.

Checked 4 October 2026Priced for 5 October 2026One passenger, all fees included

What one seat costs

Every operator we hold on this corridor starts at £10.18, so there is no spread to show.

Typical fares · Priced for 5 October 2026

£10.18

When it runs, leaving Krabi

Typical first and last departure on this corridor.

  • 06:54First departure
  • 06:54Last departure
  • 1Services per day
  • 100%Run direct

Departures on 28 September 2026

Real departures, filed by the operators themselves. Times only, no fares.

  1. 16:2018:432h 23m

    438-0บริษัท ขนส่ง จำกัด (บขส.);The Transport Company LimitedDirect

    สถานีขนส่งผู้โดยสาร จ.กระบี่;Krabi Bus Terminal → สถานีขนส่งผู้โดยสารจังหวัดภูเก็ต;Phuket Bus Terminal 1

    Calls at อ่าวลึก;Ao Luek · สถานีขนส่งผู้โดยสาร จ.พังงา;Phang Nga Passenger Transport Station · ตะกั่วทุ่ง;Takua Thung · สถานีขนส่งผู้โดยสารโคกกลอย;Kok Kloi Passenger Bus Terminal

    บริษัท ขนส่ง จำกัด (บขส.);The Transport Company Limited timetable
  2. 07:0009:232h 23m

    438-0บริษัท ขนส่ง จำกัด (บขส.);The Transport Company LimitedDirect

    สถานีขนส่งผู้โดยสาร จ.กระบี่;Krabi Bus Terminal → สถานีขนส่งผู้โดยสารจังหวัดภูเก็ต;Phuket Bus Terminal 1

    Calls at อ่าวลึก;Ao Luek · สถานีขนส่งผู้โดยสาร จ.พังงา;Phang Nga Passenger Transport Station · ตะกั่วทุ่ง;Takua Thung · สถานีขนส่งผู้โดยสารโคกกลอย;Kok Kloi Passenger Bus Terminal

    บริษัท ขนส่ง จำกัด (บขส.);The Transport Company Limited timetable

Andaman Wave Master runs this service and does not sell it here. Ferryhopper takes the payment.

Buying this journey

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Fares by date

What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.

Typical fares

  1. about £10.18Mon5
  2. about £10.18Tue6
  3. about £10.18Wed7
  4. about £10.18Thu8
  5. about £10.18Fri9
  6. about £10.18Sat10
  7. about £10.18Sun11
  8. about £10.18Mon12
  9. about £10.18Tue13
  10. about £10.18Wed14
  11. about £10.18Thu15
  12. about £10.18Fri16
  13. about £10.18Sat17
  14. about £10.18Sun18
  15. about £10.18Mon19
  16. about £10.18Tue20
  17. about £10.18Wed21
  18. about £10.18Thu22
  19. about £10.18Fri23
  20. about £10.18Sat24
  21. about £10.18Sun25

Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.

The ferry gets you into Phuket. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.

A hotel room

A room in Phuket for the night the ferry gets in

Sort by distance from Phuket Bus Terminal 2 and you can see which places are ten minutes on foot and which are not.

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Booking window

When to book Krabi to Phuket

The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.

  1. £10.1890 days
  2. £10.1860 days
  3. £10.1845 days
  4. £10.1830 days
  5. £10.1821 days
  6. £10.1814 days
  7. £10.187 days
  8. £10.183 days
  9. £10.181 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 90 days ahead, at £10.18.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 0 percent. The dearest point is £10.18, 90 days out.
What that means
Today sits outside the cheap window, which opens around 90 days before departure. There is no advantage to booking this minute.
£10.18£10.18137142130456090

Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 1 days ahead, so there is no rush yet.

This corridor, specifically

Facts that apply to Krabi to Phuket and to no other route on the site.

Clocks

16:20 → 19:56

Both ends keep the same time, so the arrival is the departure plus the journey.

The shape of it

63 km

60 km as the crow flies, 5% further by the route services take. The bearing runs west.

Who lives at each end

31,219 → 79,308

Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.

The route

ThailandHat YaiHat YaiSurat ThaniSurat ThaniNakhon Si ThammaratNakhon Si ThammaratYalaYalaBan MaiBan MaiTrangTrangSadaoSadaoPattaniPattaniPhatthalungPhatthalungSatunSatunThung SongThung SongBan Na SanBan Na SanHuai YotHuai YotDon SakDon SakSaladanSaladanKrabiKrabiPhuketPhuketMap data: Natural Earth, GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)Map data: Natural Earth, GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)
The journey

What the journey looks like

Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.

How far it really runs
The route covers 63 km against 60 km in a straight line, a detour of 5 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.

The fare from HKT into Phuket is set by whoever drives it.

A taxi rank outside an airport terminal

A car waiting when you land in Phuket

Settled in advance, so the ride into Phuket costs what it said it would rather than what the rank says.

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Who runs this route

Phuket is small enough to see in an afternoon, which is easier without the luggage. Storing it is not our business.

Left luggage lockers

Left luggage near Phuket Bus Terminal 2

Most of the points near Phuket Bus Terminal 2 open before the first train and shut after the last one.

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Questions about Krabi to Phuket

The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.

How long does it take to get from Krabi to Phuket?

Krabi to Phuket covers 63 km. Each operator's own departure and arrival times for the date you pick are in the search at the top of this page, beside the total price.

How much does it cost to travel from Krabi to Phuket?

The cheapest fare from Krabi to Phuket is £10.18, as of 4 October 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is £10.18. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.

What is the cheapest way to get from Krabi to Phuket?

The cheapest way from Krabi to Phuket is by ferry, at £10.18 for one passenger on 5 October 2026. The comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs side by side.

When should I book Krabi to Phuket?

Fares from Krabi to Phuket bottom out around 90 days before departure, at £10.18. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 0 percent, measured on 4 October 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.

Which day of the week is cheapest for Krabi to Phuket?

Sunday is the cheapest day to depart from Krabi to Phuket, at £10.18. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of 4 October 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.

Which month is cheapest for Krabi to Phuket?

October is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Krabi to Phuket, at £10.18 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.

Who runs services from Krabi to Phuket?

1 operators sell services from Krabi to Phuket across 1 mode: Andaman Wave Master. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.

Is there a direct service from Krabi to Phuket?

Every service we sell from Krabi to Phuket is direct. No connection is needed, so there is no missed connection risk to plan around on this corridor.

Which station or terminal do services from Krabi to Phuket use?

Services from Krabi to Phuket by ferry leave from Chaofa Pier and arrive at Chalong Pier. Allow about 1h 30m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.

Can I change or refund a ticket from Krabi to Phuket?

1 of the 1 operators we sell from Krabi to Phuket allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs £4.28. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.

Where these numbers come from

Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.

Observed service A carrier record names this operator on this pair, carried through unchanged.

Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labelled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.

Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances

On this page
Every figure above was computed for Krabi to Phuket on 4 October 2026: 63 km of route against 60 km in a straight line, 1 services a day, 1 operator a cheapest fare of £10.18, and 3h 36m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

Being on the water gives Phuket a set of days out that do not start at a station.

A guided tour group

Day trips out of Phuket and across Thailand

Day trips that leave Phuket in the morning and cover a good part of Thailand by evening.

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The two ends, compared

Krabi reaches 64 places in 19 countries on services we hold, over distances from 60 to 9,924 km. Phuket reaches 154 places in 47 countries, from 8 to 14,450 km.

Other ways to make this journey

Leaving Krabi

  • 64Places you can leave for
  • 19Countries
  • 17Operators

Arriving in Phuket

Leaving Phuket

  • 154Places you can leave for
  • 47Countries
  • 61Operators

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