Backpack Information travel Koh-Lanta Islands at Krabi Thailand
Koh-Lanta is thin and long islands. The ferry or car ferry will docking at thenorth most of the islands call Baan Saladan; the gate way to Paradise.Start traveling on Koh-Lanta at Baan SalaDan Village, a typical Thai fishing village where most of boats from Phi Phi and Krabi terminate.Boat for snorkeling or diving are available here; you can hire a motorbikes rentals from here as well. From Baan Saladan, drive down tothe south with distance 30 Km will take about one hour. The road willend at Koh-Lanta Marine National Park office where the lighthouse;symbolic of Koh-Lanta located. Beware that half of the way is paved road, the rest is unpaved; dusty, bumpy and up hill and down dale. But both sides are stunning view.
How to go travel KohLanta
Koh-Lantais just 70kms south of Krabi, and accessible by sea from Krabi Town and Koh-PhiPhi by regular ferry services. The journey from Bangkok means either a flight to Krabi or Trang and then the ferry, or a long drive down Route 4 and 41. There is a ferry departure point from the mainland across to Koh-Lanta at Ban Baw Meuang, which is off route 4 onthe way to Trang. If traveling by car or van, then this is an alternative, and the one used during the monsoon season
Sea Connections to travel Koh-Lanta
The ferry services to Koh-Lanta run from Krabi Passenger Pier twice a day with two return services from Lanta. The cost is 350 baht one way with a journey time of 1 hour and 30 minutes to Saladan, the main ferry pier on Koh-Lanta. From Phi Phi, the journey time is 1 hour and 15 minutes at a cost of 350 baht one way.
In the low season when the monsoon rains and winds are churning up the sea the ferry do not operate, but there is a mini van service which uses two short rivercrossings to get to the island. The monsoon season runs from May through to October, so the best times to visit Koh-Lanta are between October and April.
- How to go travel Koh-Lanta By Air
ByAir to Krabi or Trang; Krabi airport is the more popular place for thetrip on to Koh-Lanta, with services from Thai International, Air Asia,Nok Air and Bangkok Airways .
Note that the Thai services are from both Suvarnabhumi (BKK)and Don Muang (DMK). Nok is from Don Muang,with Air Asia and Bangkok Airways departing from Suvarnabhumi
There is an airport at Trang, further south from Krabi . From here there are regular road services to Koh-Lanta and currently the airport is served by Nok Air from Don Muang airport in Bangkok. Nok Air are doing a very good job of filling the gaps in air travel in Thailand, and have a twice daily service to Trang.
-How to go travel KohLanta Thailand By Bus
Buses leave the Southern Bus terminal in Bangkok for the 10 - 12 hour journey to Krabi. Although it is a long trip, the VIP buses, which are recommended, are very comfortable with big seats and air conditioning.The cost depends on the type of bus with 24 seat buses priced at around1,000 Baht, whilst the cheaper tickets will be 650 baht. There are good bus connections to Krabi from Surathani (coming from Koh-Samui, this is the ferry port on the mainland), from Phuket and from HatYai.
