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ANDAMAN COAST & ISLANDS · CITY BUS GUIDE

Railayby bus.

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Railay is a peninsula near Ao Nang that can only be reached by boat. Bus tickets to Railay combine a bus or minivan to Ao Nang or Krabi with a longtail boat.

7 routes out6 routes in

Each line is a bus connection listed on 12Go. Outlines: Natural Earth.

Railay (ไร่เลย์) — Railay (ไร่เลย์). Photo: Wendy Harman, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

STATIONS & PICKUPS

Where buses leave and arrive in Railay.

Longtail boat landings
Boats from Ao Nang beach and from Krabi Town.

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Arriving in Railay

Check whether your ticket includes the boat. At low tide you may need to wade to the boat.

Pack light: there's no road access and the boats are small.

LEAVING RAILAY

Buses from Railay.

Andaman coast & islands

Railay → Krabi Town16 km by road Railay → Patong186 km by road Railay → Phuket Town792 km by road Railay → Khao Sok1345 km by road

Gulf coast & islands

Railay → Surat Thani168 km by road Railay → Koh Phangan232 km

Thailand

Railay → Bangkok784 km by road

HEADING TO RAILAY

Buses to Railay.

Andaman coast & islands

Krabi Town → Railay16 km by road Patong → Railay186 km by road Phuket Town → Railay792 km by road Khao Sok → Railay1345 km by road

Gulf coast & islands

Koh Phangan → Railay232 km

Thailand

Bangkok → Railay784 km by road

NEARBY

Cities near Railay.

Buses from Ao Nang9 routes out · 9 in Buses from Krabi Town24 routes out · 31 in Buses from Koh Yao Yai0 routes out · 1 in Buses from Koh Yao Noi0 routes out · 1 in Buses from Koh Phi Phi1 routes out · 1 in Buses from Koh Lanta1 routes out · 5 in

PLANNING YOUR STAY

Staying in Railay?

Where to stay in RailayBooking.com ↗Travel insuranceEKTA ↗

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FOLLOW THE INFORMATION

Sources.

Connections come from 12Go's public route index. Station information reviewed 2026-10-09. Listings change; confirm details with the booking provider.

Wikivoyage: Ao Nang (Get in) ↗