Plan Your Route

Longtail route map

A hand-styled chart of the routes longtails and speedboats still run across the Andaman coast - Ao Nang, Railay, the Krabi 4 islands, Phi Phi, Phuket, and Phang Nga Bay. Click a pin or a dashed route for verified fares, or skip to the full list below.

THE ANDAMAN LONGTAIL COASTNDestination - click for detailsLongtail / speedboat routeKrabi 4 islands (illustrative)Stylized, not to scale for navigation.Phi Phi IslandsKrabiPhuketPhang Nga BayKoh LantaRailay BeachKoh Yao Noi

Every route, in full

All routes on the map

Ao Nang - 4 Islands Loop

Vessels: longtail, speedboat

Loop from Ao Nang past Koh Poda, Chicken Island, Koh Tup and Koh Mor - linked at low tide by the Thale Waek sandbar.

  • 4-island tour, wooden longtail: from $37 pp - verified, source: GetYourGuide, checked 2026-07-16
  • 4-island tour, longtail or speedboat: from $22 pp - verified, source: GetYourGuide, checked 2026-07-16
  • Krabi national park fee: 200 THB adult / 100 THB child - verified, source: GetYourGuide listing, checked 2026-07-16

Krabi 4-island guideBook: longtail 4-island tourBook: speedboat 4-island tour

Ao Nang - Railay

Vessels: longtail

The only way onto road-less Railay - wooden longtails have run this crossing since the 1980s.

  • One-way, shared longtail: 100 THB - verified, source: cktravels.com / weseektravel.com, checked 2026-07-16
  • Return, shared longtail: 200 THB - verified, source: cktravels.com / weseektravel.com, checked 2026-07-16
  • Crossing time: 10-15 min - verified, source: cktravels.com / weseektravel.com, checked 2026-07-16
  • After 18:00, private charter: ~150 THB pp or ~600 THB whole boat - verified, source: cktravels.com / weseektravel.com, checked 2026-07-16

Ao Nang to Railay guideBook the transfer

Krabi/Ao Nang - Phi Phi

Vessels: longtail, speedboat, ferry

Private wooden longtail charters or shared speedboat day trips out to Phi Phi and Maya Bay.

  • Private Phi Phi longtail tour: from $399 / group of 2 - verified, source: GetYourGuide, checked 2026-07-16
  • Shared speedboat, Phi Phi & Maya Bay from Krabi: from $38 pp - verified, source: GetYourGuide, checked 2026-07-16
  • Phi Phi / Maya Bay national park fee: 400 THB foreigner adult / 200 THB foreigner child - verified, source: phuketthailand-travel.com, checked 2026-07-16

Book the private longtail tourMaya Bay longtail tour

Phuket - Phi Phi

Vessels: speedboat, ferry

Open-water Andaman crossing, run by speedboat and ferry - longtails take over for the shallow inner bays once you arrive.

  • Shared speedboat day trip, Phi Phi & Maya Bay: from $44 pp - verified, source: GetYourGuide, checked 2026-07-16
  • Private speedboat charter, up to 19 people: from $1,196 / group - verified, source: GetYourGuide, checked 2026-07-16

No verified longtail-vessel fare for this specific open-water crossing yet - longtails handle the inner Phi Phi bays, not the crossing from Phuket.

Phuket to Phi Phi tour info

Phuket - Phang Nga Bay

Vessels: longtail, speedboat

Longtails are the only vessels small enough to enter the sea caves and hidden lagoons around James Bond Island.

  • Phang Nga Bay canoeing tour by big boat: from $50 pp - verified, source: GetYourGuide, checked 2026-07-16
  • James Bond Island tour by speedboat & canoe: from $60 pp - verified, source: GetYourGuide, checked 2026-07-16

James Bond Island longtail tourPhang Nga Bay full-day longtail