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Krabi (Ao Nang & Railay) in January
Great month: January is in the middle of the recommended season (November – April). Christmas and New Year peak can fall this month.
The season runs to the end of April, 3 months away. Andaman Monsoon: Rough Seas and Red Flags usually starts in May, 4 months away.
3 days in Krabi (Ao Nang & Railay) in January · from ₹23,982 for two
Stay, food & local travel; getting there extra
What’s on in January
Timing a trip around these changes what you pay and what you can book.
Christmas and New Year peak
The most expensive fortnight of the year on the islands: resorts set 5-7 night minimums and compulsory gala-dinner charges on 24 and 31 December, and Phi Phi, Samui and Phuket ferries and flights fill a month ahead. Indian school holidays add to it. Book by October.
What it costs
For two sharing a room; 3 days on the ground, getting there not included.
Budget
₹23,982 for two
- Room a night₹2,530
- Food a day, each₹1,456
- Main sight entry, each₹840
Mid-range
₹49,118 for two
- Room a night₹7,030
- Food a day, each₹3,360
- Main sight entry, each₹840
Luxury
₹1,16,380 for two
- Room a night₹22,480
- Food a day, each₹7,840
- Main sight entry, each₹840
What January does to prices
- The most expensive fortnight of the year on the islands: resorts set 5-7 night minimums and compulsory gala-dinner charges on 24 and 31 December, and Phi Phi, Samui and Phuket ferries and flights fill a month ahead.
Totals cover the room (taxes included), food, local transport, entry and a 10% buffer: the figures the planner opens on. These are typical rates; Tourisma has no month-by-month rates for Thailand yet, so they don't move with the month.
Getting there
Fly into Krabi (Ao Nang & Railay) (KBV)
Flights from India: from 2 cities, one way from ₹11,500
Fly into Phuket (HKT), 60 km away
Then: Transfer · 2h 30m (Private car, per vehicle)
Flights from India: from 6 cities, one way from ₹10,500
Routes compared
Entry rules
No visa needed for up to 30 days
- Within 72 hours before landing, fill in the Thailand Digital Arrival Card (TDAC) at tdac.immigration.go.th. It is free; save the QR code it gives you. Do one card per traveller, children included.
- At the immigration counter, show your passport, the TDAC QR code and, if asked, your return ticket, hotel booking and cash.
- You are stamped in for up to 30 days. To stay longer, apply once at a Thai immigration office before the stamp runs out: up to 30 more days, ฿1,900.
Carry: Passport valid for at least 6 months from the day you arrive, with a blank page; Confirmed return or onward ticket leaving Thailand within 30 days; Hotel bookings (or a host's address) for the whole stay; Cash or equivalent of ฿20,000 per person (฿40,000 per family), about ₹56,000 per person; TDAC confirmation QR code (screenshot or printout).
India's visa-free stay was cut from 60 to 30 days from 15 September 2026, after a May 2026 plan to move Indians to a 15-day visa on arrival was reversed. Rules have changed three times this year, so confirm on the Royal Thai Embassy, New Delhi site before you fly. A 300-baht tourism fee for air arrivals is still proposed, not collected.
Checked 2026-10; confirm with the embassy before you fly.
Elsewhere in Thailand in January
Also in season this month.
- Hua Hin · great month
- Khao Lak · great month
- Koh Chang · great month
- Koh Kood (Koh Kut) · great month
- Koh Lanta · great month
- Koh Lipe · great month
- Koh Mook (Koh Muk) · great month
- Koh Phi Phi · great month
Nearby in Andaman Coast:
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Krabi (Ao Nang & Railay) in January, day by day, priced for your group.