Krabi Airport to Koh Yao Yai

By joint minivan and speedboat service the journey from Krabi Airport to Koh Yao Yai is scheduled to take from 2 hours 10 minutes to 2 hours 30 minutes depending upon which service you take.

Bus & Ferry Times from Krabi Airport to Koh Yao Yai

There are currently 8 services a day from Krabi Airport to Koh Yao Yai available to book online.

Buy Tickets from Krabi Airport to Koh Yao Yai

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• Transfers from the ferry pier in Koh Yao Yai are not included in the ticket price.

About Travel to Koh Yao Yai

It takes about the same time to travel from Phuket International Airport to Koh Yao Yai as it does to travel Krabi International Airport to Koh Yao Yai. Travelling by joint minivan and speedboat service it also costs about the same to travel from Phuket International Airport to Koh Yao Yai as it does to travel from Krabi International Airport. The major difference, however, is that there are more companies and more scheduled departures a day in high season from Phuket International Airport to Koh Yao Yai than there are from Krabi International Airport to Koh Yao Yai.

Location of Krabi International Airport:

Shared speedboat services from Koh Yao Yai depart from 4 different ferry piers in Krabi Province:

• Klong Jilad Pier (17.1 km from Krabi Airport)
• Floating Pier East Railay (24.6 km from Krabi Airport to the boat pier for Railay)
• Kong Ka Pier (14.2 km from Krabi Airport)
• Nopparat Thara Pier (27.5 km from Krabi Airport)

By taxi the journey from Krabi International Airport to Klong Jilard Pier costs around 700 THB booked online and the journey to Kong Ka Pier costs around 600 THB.

Location of Nopparat Thara Pier: 

Joint minivan and speedboat services from Krabi International Airport to Koh Yao Yai with Koh Yao Sun Smile travel via Nopparat Thara Pier, which is in Ao Nang and slightly closer to Koh Yao Yai than the other 3 piers. Koh Yao Sun Smile services depart from Krabi International Airport 1 hour before the speedboat service is due to depart from Nopparat Thara Pier allowing enough time to complete the 27.5 km journey by minivan to the pier.

Location of Chong Lard Pier:

The sea crossing with Koh Yao Sun Smile from Nopparat Thara Pier to Koh Yao Yai is scheduled to take 40 minutes. The arrival point in Koh Yao Yai is Chong Lard Pier in the north of the island.

The speedboat stops briefly at Koh Yao Noi (after 30 minutes) before carrying on to the neighbouring island of Koh Yao Noi. 40 minutes is a relatively short journey, however, bear in mind that inside the speedboat there will be very little room and depending on sea conditions the journey can be very bumpy. Pregnant women are advised not to travel by speedboat and young children may also find this journey difficult because they won’t be able to move around once the speedboat commences the journey.