Krabi Airport to Cheow Lan Lake

By bus the journey from Krabi Airport to Cheow Lan Lake in the Khao Sok National Park is scheduled to take from 2 hours 30 minutes to 3 hours 30 minutes depending upon which service you take.

Bus Times from Krabi Airport to Cheow Lan Lake

There are currently 3 services a day with Black Tiger Tour from Krabi Airport to Cheow Lan Lake available to book online.

Buy Tickets from Krabi Airport to Cheow Lan Lake

Use the Search Box below to buy your tickets from Krabi Airport to Cheow Lan Lake.

• You do not need to print out your booking voucher for this service, instead you can show the counter staff a screenshot of the booking voucher on your phone, tablet, or laptop.

About Travel to Cheow Lan Lake

By road the distance from Krabi International Airport to Cheow Lan Lake is 133 km, which takes around 2 hours if you travel direct. Black Tiger Tour is currently the only operator of shared minivan services on this route. If you don’t want to take the Black Tiger Tour service from Krabi International Airport to Cheow Lan Lake then you have two alternatives:

• Taxi: Taxi services from Krabi International Airport to Cheow Lan Lake cost from 3,000 THB for a 3 seat car to 3,360 THB for a 9 seat minivan.
• Public Bus: There are no public bus services from Krabi to Cheow Lan Lake. To complete the journey by public services you need to take three separate bus and minivan services:
  • Minivan from Krabi International Airport to Krabi Bus Terminal
  • Bus from Krabi to Surat Thani City
  • Bus from Surat Thani City to Cheow Lan Lake

Travelling by public bus from Krabi Bus Terminal to Cheow Lan Lake via Surat Thani City saves little money compared to taking a direct service, and takes at least 6 hours depending upon the connection times.

Location of Krabi International Airport:

For those passengers travelling alone, or with one other person, the Black Tiger Tour from Krabi International Airport to Cheow Lan Lake offers the best value for money. For groups of three or more taking a taxi is a cheaper.

• Check In Point: Black Tiger Tour desk, close to the exit gate of the terminal.

Passengers travelling to Cheow Lan Lake are asked to check in at the Black Tiger Tour desk in the airport 30 minutes before departure time. The baggage allowance is one large bag per person not exceeding 30 kg, and one item of carry on luggage.

Location of Cheow Lan Lake Pier

The arrival point for Black Tiger Tour services from Krabi International Airport to Cheow Lan Lake is Cheow Lan Lake Pier, also known as Ratchaprapha Pier.

Cheow Lan Lake Pier is the departure point for boat tours around Cheow Lan Lake. If you turn up without booking a boat tour in advance, or a boat transfer from your accommodation in the park, expect to pay around 2,000 THB for the hire of a boat capable of seating 6 people.

Cheow Lan Lake is located inside the Khao Sok National Park and visitors also need to pay the national park entrance separately in addition to the boat fee:

• Foreign National: Adult – 300 THB/Child – 150 THB
• Thai Citizen: Adult – 40 THB/Child – 20 THB