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How To Get To Koh Lipe

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Hat Yai
The nearest town to Koh Lipe with an airport as well as a train station is Hat Yai. There you will need to get a taxi/mini-bus to Pak Barra where you will catch the boat to Koh Lipe.

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There are many hotels a market and restaurants. If you would rather not stay the night in Hat Yai, you should plan your arrival into Hat Yai as early in the morning as possible in order to catch a Taxi or mini-bus to Pak Barra.

You can hire a private taxi for about 800-1500 baht either from the airport or from PakBara Travel.

Wait to buy ferry tickets from the pier in Pak Barra rather than from touts in Hat Yai or from the mini-bus operator. The taxi journey is about 2 1⁄2 hours, by mini-bus it's slightly longer. It should cost about 200 baht by taxi to get to HatYai city center should you like to stay there. HatYai has great markets, shopping, hospital, internet, and some fantastic restaurants, like The Swan.

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How To Get To Koh Lipe

Pak Barra
Pak Barra town has limited guesthouses and very few restaurants or bars, so if you do not wish to stay there you should plan so that your taxi arrives with plenty of time to spare for the boats. The boats are between 10am and 2pm.

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A ferry schedule can be found at www.kohlipe.net

Pak Barra is best reached by mini-bus from HatYai though you could come via Trang if traveling from Phuket. Both have airports and a train station from Bangkok.

Take a ferry to Koh Lipe. We advise you to avoid the touts at the piers, and ones that come to your car.

Best to buy your tickets from Pak Bara Travel Their office is about 100m from the boat loading area.

Be prepared to wait for the boat to fill up before departure. Ferry schedules are subject to change, so please keep checking for updates to the schedule.

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There is sometimes a charge to get into the boat loading area. It is a park fee that varies on the whims of the park department. You should not have to pay this fee if you are only going to Lipe.

Also, if you are wanting to spend time at Koh Tarutao island itself, be prepared to pay the 400baht entrance fee for foreigners. Thai nationals pay 80baht.

longtails

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The Chao Lay community on Koh Lipe are independent from the ferry operators. Since there is no pier on Koh Lipe you will have to pay them a small fee of usually around 50baht for them to ferry you in their Longtail boats to the island. Most Resorts have private drivers so look for their awnings on the boats or ask to be taken to your Resort or nearest beach.

Travel Information and how to get to Koh Lipe Koh Lipe's complete travel sections with accommodation and resorts, guide with maps and travel information on vacations, scuba diving, honeymoon getaways, hotels and neighboring islands.

Travel Information and how to get to Koh Lipe

Koh Lipe's complete travel sections with accommodation and resorts, guide with maps and travel information on vacations, scuba diving, honeymoon getaways, hotels and neighboring islands.