How to go → KHAO LAK to KOH YAO YAI? ☀️

1. Bus + Boat to Koh Yao Yai
2. Van + Boat to Koh Yao Yai
3. Taxi + Ferry to Koh Yao Yai
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From Khao Lak to Koh Yao Yai you can get by van, bus, car + boat/ferry.

• • The travel distance from Khao Lak to Koh Yao Yai (via Phuket) in Thailand spans approximately 140 km and can be covered by van/car + ferry or boat. The most popular transportation option from Khao Lak to Koh Yao Yai involves bus/van + ferry via Phuket. This cost-effective method typically ranges from $17-55 per person and takes approximately 3-6 hours, including a stopover in Phuket. Vans and buses usually arrive at Phuket Airport or Phuket town, where various ferries or speedboats depart for Koh Yao Yai. Ferry services operate from Bang Rong Pier, Ao Por Pier, Yamu Pier (Yamoo Pier), and Rasada Pier in Phuket.
  • Another transport option from Khao Lak to Koh Yao Yai or Koh Yao Noi involves private car/taxi + ferry/boat, also via Phuket. This method takes approximately 3-5 hours and costs about $55-120. There are no direct flights from Khao Lak to Koh Yao Yai, this island has no airport. Booking tickets or a private car from Khao Lak to Koh Yao Yai or Koh Yao Noi via Phuket is easily accessible online.

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• • Koh Yao Yai (or Ko Yao Yai) is the larger of the two main islands in the Ko Yao archipelago, situated in southern Thailand’s Phang Nga Bay within the Andaman Sea. Although Koh Yao Yai is a sizable island, it remains less visited compared to other destinations in Phang Nga Bay, such as Koh Phi Phi. The island lacks an airport and railway connection, making air or train travel impossible. Access to Koh Yao Yai is primarily from Phuket, with various piers and ports offering ferry and boat services from Phuket to Koh Yao Yai. Travelers typically journey from Khao Lak to Phuket first, then take a boat to Koh Yao Yai or Koh Yao Noi. It’s advisable to review the local weather conditions in our article on Weather in Koh Yao Yai. From Phuket, travelers can also journey to destinations like Krabi or Koh Samui.

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How to travel from Khao Lak to Koh Yao Yai?

1. BUS + BOAT from Khao Lak to Koh Yao Yai

The cheapest and most popular option for transportation from Khao Lak to Koh Yao Yai for ordinary travelers is a bus and boat transfer via Phuket. This transportation option has 2 steps, first the journey from Khao Lak to Phuket by a classic larger bus and then the speedboat / ferry to Koh Yao Yai.

The bus and boat transfer from Khao Lak to Koh Yao Yai can take a total of about 3-5 hours, depending on how long you stay in Phuket and also from which port you use the boat transfer to Koh Yao Yai. Closer to Phuket town is Thiensin Pier, further from the city is the more used Bang Rong Pier.

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Buses leave from Opposite Khao Lak Center or Nang Thong and arrive at Phuket Bus Terminal 1 or 2. You can see all the information and location of the stations when searching and booking tickets online. In the second step, from Phuket to Koh Yao Yai you can use boats from Koh Yao Sun Smile, Suwimol Speedboat, See Sea Blue Marine, Tigerline Travel, Green Beach Travel or Green Planet.

The boat transfer from Phuket to Koh Yao Yai only takes about 30-40 minutes, if you use a private transfer to the pier in Phuket or then to your hotel on Koh Yao Yai, this time may vary and it may take longer, for example 1.5 hours. Boats depart from Bang Rong Pier and Thiensin Pier and arrive at Chong Lard Pier, Baan Laem Yai Pier and Klong Hia Pier.

If you would like to use this transport option, you need to look for a separate ticket for the bus to Phuket and a separate ticket for the boat from Phuket to Koh Yao. In this case, you will have more offers from different companies. You can easily find and buy tickets to Phuket and Koh Yao Yai online in advance.

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2. MINIVAN + BOAT from Khao Lak to Koh Yao Yai

Another and similar option for transport to Koh Yao Yai from Khao Lak, like the bus and boat trip, is a trip by a smaller minivan / minibus and a boat via Phuket. This combined transport to Koh Yao Yai from Khao Lak is offered by Call Me Taxi, which operates smaller minivans with the support of 12go.asia and connecting boat connections from Phuket to Koh Yao Yai, e.g. from Koh Yao Sun Smile.

The advantage of this option is that you will arrive directly to the pier by minivan, from where you can then transfer directly to Koh Yao Yai by speedboat, which saves you time. Transport by minivan and speedboat from Khao Lak to Koh Yao Yai takes about 3.5-4 hours, but the stated travel time may vary slightly.

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Transfer by minivan and boat from Khao Lak to Koh Yao Yai will cost you a total of $35-42/pp in the form of a combined ticket. In terms of price, this is therefore a more expensive transport option than the classic larger bus and boat via Phuket. The advantage of this option is that you can depart from your chosen location and arrive at your chosen location on Koh Yao Yai and the disadvantage is a higher price of transfer.

If you use the cheaper option of this transport, you will arrive at Chong Lard Pier on the island of Koh Yao Yai. If you want to use the combined transfer by minivan and boat to Koh Yao Yai, you can purchase and search for just one ticket for both travel routes. You can easily search for and purchase this ticket online in advance.

3. TAXI / CAR + FERRY from Khao Lak to Koh Yao Yai

A more expensive but relatively more convenient option for transportation from Khao Lak to Koh Yao Yai is a private car/taxi transfer to Phuket and then a boat transfer to Koh Yao Yai. This transportation option also has 2 steps and the advantage is that you choose your departure point in Khao Lak and your arrival point in Phuket.

You can then go straight to the pier from where you can then take a speedboat to Koh Yao Yai. Private transfers by modern car and with a driver from Khao Lak to Phuket are offered by companies such as Call Me Taxi, 465 Phuket Surat Thani Transport, Andaman Taxis, Bangkok Taxi24, Kanokwan Travel, Phuket Transfer Travel Andaman or NNS Luxury Limousine.

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These companies operate on this route classic smaller vehicles or larger SUVs and minivans that are suitable for group travel. A private car/taxi transfer from Khao Lak to Phuket takes about 1.5-2 hours, depending on the travel route, where you are going from and where exactly you are going.

The fare to Phuket from Khao Lak ranges from $45-120. These cars can take you to places like Bang Rong Pier, Kata Karon, Patong, Phuket Airport or Phuket town. You will see all the information about the departure and arrival points when you search and book these transfers online.

Then you have to separately search and buy a ticket for the boat transfer from Phuket to Koh Yao Yai. You can easily search for and book a car to Phuket and a ticket for the boat transfer online well in advance.

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