There are 7 ways to get from Chiang Mai to Phi Phi Don by plane, ferry, bus, taxi, train, or busferry
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Fly to Krabi Airport, ferry
best- Fly from Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) to Krabi Airport (KBV)CNX - KBV
- Take the ferry from Kong Ka Pier, Krabi to Phi Phi Ferry Terminal
5h 14m฿2,925–7,636Bus, bus and ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Chaing Mai Arcade Bus Terminal to Bangkok Nakhonchai Air Terminal
- Take the busferry from Bangkok Khao San Road to Phi Phi Ferry Terminal
28h 50m฿1,881–2,523Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Chiang Mai to Phuket Bus Terminal 2
- Take the ferry from Phuket to Phi Phi Ferry Terminal
26h 39m฿2,404–4,704Taxi, train, Minivan, ferry
- Take the taxi from Chiang Mai to Khun Tan
- Take the train from Khun Tan to Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal52
- Take the train from Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal to Trang167
- Take the bus from Trang to Krabi Bus Station
- Take the ferry from Kong Ka Pier, Krabi to Phi Phi Ferry Terminal
32h 41m฿2,093–5,161Fly to Phuket International Airport, ferry
- Fly from Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) to Phuket International Airport (HKT)CNX - HKT
- Take the ferry from Phuket to Phi Phi Ferry Terminal
6h 48m฿2,950–9,512Fly to Surat Thani, Bus, ferry
- Fly from Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) to Surat Thani (URT)CNX - URT
- Take the bus from Surat Thani Airport to Krabi Bus Terminal
- Take the ferry from Krabi Khlong Jilad Pier to Phi Phi Ferry Terminal
6h 26mBus, ferry via Bangkok
- Take the bus from Chaing Mai Arcade Bus Terminal to Sombat Tour Viphawadee 13
- Take the bus from Tour Properties to Hua Lamphong station
- Take the bus from Hua Lamphong station to Railay Beach
- Take the ferry from Railay Beach to Phi Phi Ferry Terminal
30h 24m
Chiang Mai to Phi Phi Don by bus and busferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chiang Mai to Phi Phi Don is to bus and bus and ferry which costs ฿1800 - ฿2600 and takes 28h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Chiang Mai to Phi Phi Don is to fly and ferry which takes 5h 14m and costs ฿2900 - ฿8000.
No, there is no direct bus from Chiang Mai to Phi Phi Don. However, there are services departing from Chaing Mai Arcade Bus Terminal and arriving at Phi Phi Ferry Terminal via สถานีจตุจักร;Chatuchak Station and Bangkok Khao San Road. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 50m.
The distance between Chiang Mai and Phi Phi Don is 1248 km.
The best way to get from Chiang Mai to Phi Phi Don without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 26h 39m and costs ฿2400 - ฿4700.
It takes approximately 5h 14m to get from Chiang Mai to Phi Phi Don, including transfers.
Chiang Mai to Phi Phi Don bus services, operated by Nakhonchai Air, depart from Chaing Mai Arcade Bus Terminal station.
Chiang Mai to Phi Phi Don bus services, operated by Nakhonchai Air, arrive at Bangkok Nakhonchai Air Terminal station.
There are 215+ hotels available in Phi Phi Don.
What companies run services between Chiang Mai, Thailand and Phi Phi Don, Thailand?
There is no direct connection from Chiang Mai to Phi Phi Don. However, you can fly to Krabi Airport (KBV), walk to Nuea Khlong, Krabi International Airport (Kbv), take the bus to Krabi, walk to Kong Ka Pier, Krabi, then take the ferry to Phi Phi Ferry Terminal. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Chiang Mai to Phi Phi Ferry Terminal via Phuket Bus Terminal 2 and Phuket in around 26h 39m.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Krabi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿1,900–6,000
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Krabi Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿1,900–6,000
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Phuket International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿1,900–5,500
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Phuket International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿1,900–5,500
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Surat Thani
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿1,800–6,000
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Surat Thani via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿1,800–6,000
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Krabi Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿2,000–6,000
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Phuket International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿1,600–5,500
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Phuket International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿1,600–5,500
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Surat Thani via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,100–4,700
- Website
- nokair.com
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Krabi Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿2,300–13,000
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Phuket International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ฿2,300–13,000
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Surat Thani via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿2,300–13,000
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Krabi Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿2,300–13,000
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Phuket International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ฿2,300–13,000
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Surat Thani via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿2,300–13,000
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Krabi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿2,700–9,500
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Krabi Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿4,200–11,000
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Phuket International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿2,700–12,000
- Website
- lionairthai.com
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Phuket International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,100–6,000
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Surat Thani via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,400–3,800
- Website
- bangkokair.com
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Krabi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿2,700–9,500
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Phuket International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿2,700–12,000
- Website
- railway.co.th
Train from Khun Tan to Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿220–1,400
- Schedules at
- railway.co.th
Train from Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal to Trang
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿240–1,500
- Schedules at
- railway.co.th
- Phone
- +66 5326 6480
- servicecenter@greenbusthailand.com
- Website
- greenbusthailand.com
Bus from Chiang Mai to Phuket Bus Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿1,600–3,100
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/greenbus
- Website
- https://www.greenbusthailand.com/website/
Bus from Trang to Krabi Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿170–300
- Phone
- +66 89 873 0008
- customercare@lomprayah.com
- Website
- lomprayah.com
Bus from Surat Thani Airport to Krabi Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- lomprayah.com
- Book at
- lomprayah.com
- Phone
- 1624
- customerservice@nakhonchaiair.com
- Website
- nakhonchaiair.com
Bus from Chaing Mai Arcade Bus Terminal to Bangkok Nakhonchai Air Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿650–1,100
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/nakhonchai-air
- Website
- https://www.nakhonchaiair.com/view/
- Gold Class
- ฿700–850
- First Class
- ฿950–1,100
- Phone
- 02-629-3552
- monthanathiptourandtravel@gmail.com
- Website
- monthanathip.com
Busferry from Bangkok Khao San Road to Phi Phi Ferry Terminal
- Phone
- +66 2 936 3256
- Website
- sombattour.com
Bus from Chaing Mai Arcade Bus Terminal to Sombat Tour Viphawadee 13
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿550–950
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/sombat-tour
- Website
- https://www.sombattour.com/
- Phone
- 1348
- contact1348@bmta.co.th
- Website
- bmta.co.th
Bus from Tour Properties to Hua Lamphong station
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- transitbangkok.com
- Phone
- +66 81 453 5199
- natt2543@hotmail.com
- Website
- paradivetravel.lnwshop.com
Bus from Hua Lamphong station to Railay Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿1,000–1,300
- Website
- http://paradivetravel.lnwshop.com/
- Phone
- +66 98 017 2564
- opchaokoh32@gmail.com
- Website
- chaokohferry.com
Ferry from Kong Ka Pier, Krabi to Phi Phi Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ฿650–1,000
- Website
- https://chaokohferry.com/
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/chaokoh-travel-center
- Phone
- +66 76 614 135-38
- rsvn.andamanboat@gmail.com
- Website
- andamanwavemaster.com
Ferry from Phuket to Phi Phi Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿500–1,300
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/andaman-wave-master
- Website
- https://www.andamanwavemaster.com/
- Speedboat
- ฿700–1,300
- Standard
- ฿700–1,300
- Speed Boat
- ฿700–1,100
Ferry from Krabi Khlong Jilad Pier to Phi Phi Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ฿440–900
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/andaman-wave-master
- Website
- https://www.andamanwavemaster.com/
- Phone
- +66 88 616 1416
- info@bundhayaspeedboat.com
- Website
- bundhayaspeedboat.com
Ferry from Phuket to Phi Phi Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ฿600–900
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/bundhaya-speed-boat
- Website
- https://www.bundhayaspeedboat.com/
- Phone
- +66 76 211 253
- booking@phiphi-cruisers.com
- Website
- phiphi-cruisers.com
Ferry from Phuket to Phi Phi Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ฿500–1,100
- Schedules at
- phiphi-cruisers.com
- Book at
- phiphi-cruisers.com
- Phone
- +66 980 168 181
- 168ferry@gmail.com
- Website
- tigerlinetravel.com
Ferry from Phuket to Phi Phi Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿1,000–1,300
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/sirilanta-speedboats
- Website
- https://www.tigerlinetravel.com/index.php
- Phone
- +66 74 783 643
- info@spconlinegroup.com
- Website
- spcthailand.com
Ferry from Phuket to Phi Phi Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿600–900
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/satun-pakbara-speed-boat-club
- Website
- https://www.spcthailand.com/index.php
- Phone
- +66 75 637 152
- sales@aonangtravel.co.th
- Website
- aonangtravel.co.th
Ferry from Phuket to Phi Phi Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿907
- Schedules at
- aonangtravel.co.th
Ferry from Railay Beach to Phi Phi Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿650
- Schedules at
- aonangtravel.co.th
- Book at
- aonangtravel.co.th
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Estimated price
- ฿800–1,000
The Best Taxi Chiang Mai
- Phone
- +66 988237385
- Website
- thebesttaxichiangmai.com
Grab Taxi
- Phone
- +66 061 494 6191
- Website
- grab.com
Chiang Mai Aiport
- Phone
- +66 53 201307
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