By Car From Bangkok take Route 4, passing
Phetchaburi, Prachuap Khirikhan, Chumphon, Ranong, and Phangnga Provinces
before reaching Krabi a total distance of 946 kilometers. An alternate
route is to take Route 4 to Chumphon and then turn onto Route 41. This
leads through Lang Suan and Chaiya Districts of Chumphon to Wieng Sa
District of Surat Thani from there follow Route 4035, passing Ao Luk
District of Krabi, back onto Route 4, and down to Krabi Town. This
shortcut is just 814 kilometers, and is followed by the bus services.
From Phuket Take Route 402 to Route
4 and pass Tambon Kok Kloy of Takua Thung District in Phang-nga Thap Pud
District, Phang-nga and enter Ao Luk District of Krabi the total distance
is 185 kilometers. Regarding bus transport from Phuket contact,
Tel.(076)211480.
By Bus
Buses leave Bangkok for Krabi daily in the evening.
The journey takes about 12 hours. The fare for 24 seats air-conditioned
bus is 655 baht, and 446 and 421 baht for 40 seat air-conditioned bus and
234 baht for non air-conditioned bus. Contact Bangkok Southern Bus
Terminal (Borommaratchonnani Road) at Tel.(02) 435-1199, 435-5061
(air-conditioned bus) and (02) 4345557 (non air-conditioned bus).
By Train
From Bangkok Railway Station take the train to one
of the following stations : Trang, Phun Pin in Surat Thani Province, or
Thung Song in Nakhon Si Thammarat Province. From any of these places a bus
may be taken onward to Krabi. Regarding train schedules and costs, contact
Bangkok Railway Station , Tel.(02)223-7010, 223-7020.
By Air
Thai Airways
International operates daily flights from Bangkok to Krabi
