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Bangkok to Koh Phi Phi by flight or bus

About 840 km. The flight is fastest at 7 h; the bus is cheapest, from ₹3,090 per person.

Fastest

Flight

Fly to Krabi or Phuket + ferry to Tonsai

7 h door to door

Cheapest

Bus

Overnight bus to Krabi + morning ferry

from ₹3,090 per person

Best value

Flight

Fly to Krabi or Phuket + ferry to Tonsai

cheapest at mid fares among options within 1.5× the fastest time (or 1 h more on a short ride)

Every option, compared

Door-to-door times (flights include the time at the airports). Fares are typical ranges from the cheapest seat to the premium one.

ModeServiceTimeFareRunsBook
FlightFly to Krabi or Phuket + ferry to Tonsai7 h₹5,060–₹13,210per personDailyflight search ↗
BusOvernight bus to Krabi + morning ferry16 hovernight₹3,090–₹5,900per personDaily12Go ↗
  • Flight, Fly to Krabi or Phuket + ferry to Tonsai: Take a flight landing before 11:00 to make the early-afternoon ferries. Pay the ฿20 Tonsai pier fee on arrival.

Booking links open the route on the country's transport booking site for trains, buses, boats and transfers, and a flight search for flights, dated about two weeks out; change the date there.

What it costs your group, one way

Fares × people; a private car is priced per car, one car per four people.

Option2 people4 people
Flight · Fly to Krabi or Phuket + ferry to Tonsai₹10,120–₹26,420₹20,240–₹52,840
Bus · Overnight bus to Krabi + morning ferry₹6,180–₹11,800₹12,360–₹23,600

Once you’re in Koh Phi Phi

  • Best time: November – April
  • Typical stay: 2 days
  • November: Good month: November is at the start of the recommended season (November – April).

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