By Car
From Bangkok : take
Route 4, passing Phetchaburi, Prachuap Khirikhan,
Chumphon, Ranong, and Phang-nga Provinces before
reaching Krabi a total distance of 946 kilometers.
An alternate route is to take route 4 to Chumphon
and then turn onto Route41. 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 Kokkloy 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-coditioned
bus is 655 Baht, and 446 and 421 Baht for 40 seat
air-conditioned bus 234 Baht for non air-conditioned
bus. Contact Bangkok Southern Bus Terminal (Borommarat
Chonnani 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 Sri Thammarat Province. From any
of these places a bus may be taken onward to Krabi.
Regarding train schedules and costs, contact Bangkok
Railway Tel. (02) 223-7010 , 223-7020
By Air
Details about flights
to and from Krabi Airport can be obtained from Thai
International Airways Ltd., in Bangkok Tel. (02)
280-0070
By Car
