There are 8 ways to get from Kanchanaburi to Railay Beach by train, plane, ferry, bus, or car
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Train to Don Mueang International Airport, fly to Krabi Airport, Longtail Boat
best- Take the train from Kanchanaburi to Taling Chantrain
- Fly from Don Mueang International Airport (DMK) to Krabi Airport (KBV)plane DMK - KBV
- Take the ferry from Ao Nang Pier to Railay Beachferry
7h 20m฿1,494–4,067Bus
- Take the bus from Kanchanaburi Bus Terminal to Bangkok Sai Tai Mai Terminalbus
- Take the bus from สถานีขนส่งสายใต้ใหม่ to กระบี่bus 950 / ...
15h 8m฿2,111–2,838Train, Bus
- Take the train from Kanchanaburi to Nakhon Phathomtrain
- Take the train from Nakhon Pathom to Surat Thani Train Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Surat Thani Train station to Railay Beachbus
15h 27mDrive 779.6 km
- Drive from Kanchanaburi to Railay Beachcar 779.6 km
11h 31m฿2,931–4,233Bus to Suvarnabhumi Airport, fly to Krabi Airport, Longtail Boat
- Take the bus from Kanchanaburi Bus Terminal to Bangkok Sai Tai Mai Terminalbus
- Fly from Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) to Krabi Airport (KBV)plane BKK - KBV
- Take the ferry from Ao Nang Pier to Railay Beachferry
7h 54m฿1,701–3,768Train to Don Mueang International Airport, fly to Phuket International Airport, ferry
- Take the train from Kanchanaburi to Taling Chantrain
- Fly from Don Mueang International Airport (DMK) to Phuket International Airport (HKT)plane DMK - HKT
- Take the ferry from Bang Rong Pier to Railay Beachferry
8h 24m฿2,559–5,717Bus to Suvarnabhumi Airport, fly to Phuket International Airport, ferry
- Take the bus from Kanchanaburi Bus Terminal to Bangkok Sai Tai Mai Terminalbus
- Fly from Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) to Phuket International Airport (HKT)plane BKK - HKT
- Take the ferry from Bang Rong Pier to Railay Beachferry
9h 3m฿2,666–5,618Train to Don Mueang International Airport, fly to Surat Thani, Bus, Longtail Boat
- Take the train from Kanchanaburi to Taling Chantrain
- Fly from Don Mueang International Airport (DMK) to Surat Thani (URT)plane DMK - URT
- Take the bus from Surat Thani Airport to Krabi Bus Terminalbus
- Take the ferry from Krabi Town Pier to Railay Eastferry
8h 42m
Don Mueang International Airport (DMK) to Krabi Airport (KBV) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kanchanaburi to Railay Beach is to train and fly and Longtail Boat which costs ฿1400 - ฿4100 and takes 7h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Kanchanaburi to Railay Beach is to train and fly and Longtail Boat which takes 7h 20m and costs ฿1400 - ฿4100.
No, there is no direct bus from Kanchanaburi to Railay Beach. However, there are services departing from Kanchanaburi Bus Terminal and arriving at Railay Beach via สถานีขนส่งสายใต้ใหม่ and Krabi Bus Terminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 8m.
The distance between Kanchanaburi and Railay Beach is 846 km. The road distance is 779.6 km.
The best way to get from Kanchanaburi to Railay Beach without a car is to bus which takes 15h 8m and costs ฿2100 - ฿2900.
It takes approximately 7h 20m to get from Kanchanaburi to Railay Beach, including transfers.
Kanchanaburi to Railay Beach bus services, operated by Kanchanaburi Express, depart from Kanchanaburi Bus Terminal station.
Kanchanaburi to Railay Beach bus services, operated by Kanchanaburi Express, arrive at Bangkok Sai Tai Mai Terminal station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kanchanaburi to Railay Beach is 780 km. It takes approximately 11h 31m to drive from Kanchanaburi to Railay Beach.
Book your Kanchanaburi to Railay Beach bus tickets online with 12go.asia.
What companies run services between Kanchanaburi, Thailand and Railay Beach, Thailand?
You can take a bus from Kanchanaburi Bus Terminal to Railay Beach via Bangkok Sai Tai Mai Terminal, สถานีขนส่งสายใต้ใหม่, กระบี่, and Krabi Bus Terminal in around 15h 8m.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Don Mueang International Airport to Krabi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿1,200–2,900
Flights from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Krabi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿1,300–3,600
Flights from Don Mueang International Airport to Phuket International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿1,300–2,300
Flights from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Phuket International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿1,400–2,800
Flights from Don Mueang International Airport to Surat Thani
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿1,300–2,800
- Website
- lionairthai.com
Flights from Don Mueang International Airport to Krabi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿1,000–2,600
Flights from Don Mueang International Airport to Phuket International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿1,300–2,600
Flights from Don Mueang International Airport to Surat Thani
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿1,300–2,900
- Website
- nokair.com
Flights from Don Mueang International Airport to Krabi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿1,300–13,000
Flights from Don Mueang International Airport to Phuket International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿1,400–12,000
Flights from Don Mueang International Airport to Surat Thani
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿1,200–13,000
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Don Mueang International Airport to Krabi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿1,300–13,000
Flights from Don Mueang International Airport to Phuket International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿1,400–12,000
Flights from Don Mueang International Airport to Surat Thani
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿1,200–13,000
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Krabi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,100–3,100
Flights from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Krabi Airport via Koh Samui
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿1,300–5,000
Flights from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Phuket International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿1,400–16,000
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Krabi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿1,200–3,200
Flights from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Phuket International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿1,100–3,300
- Website
- bangkokair.com
Flights from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Krabi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿1,300–5,000
Flights from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Krabi Airport via Koh Samui
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿1,300–5,000
Flights from Don Mueang International Airport to Phuket International Airport via Koh Samui
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿3,400–8,000
Flights from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Phuket International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿1,400–16,000
- Phone
- 1690
- [email protected]
- Website
- dticket.railway.co.th
Train from Kanchanaburi to Taling Chan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ฿35–900
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/thai-railways
- Website
- https://dticket.railway.co.th/DTicketPublicWeb/home/Home
- 1st Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ฿600–900
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- ฿110–140
- 2nd Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ฿35–50
- 2nd Class (Air-conditioned Seat)
- ฿280–310
Train from Kanchanaburi to Nakhon Phathom
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ฿23–900
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/thai-railways
- Website
- https://dticket.railway.co.th/DTicketPublicWeb/home/Home
- 1st Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ฿600–900
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- ฿100–130
- 2nd Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ฿23–30
- 2nd Class (Air-conditioned Seat)
- ฿260–290
Train from Nakhon Pathom to Surat Thani Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ฿200–900
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/thai-railways
- Website
- https://dticket.railway.co.th/DTicketPublicWeb/home/Home
- 1st Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ฿600–900
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- ฿220–260
- 2nd Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ฿200–260
- 2nd Class (Air-conditioned Seat)
- ฿500–550
Train from Kanchanaburi to Taling Chan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ฿35–900
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/thai-railways
- Website
- https://dticket.railway.co.th/DTicketPublicWeb/home/Home
- 1st Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ฿600–900
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- ฿110–140
- 2nd Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ฿35–50
- 2nd Class (Air-conditioned Seat)
- ฿280–310
Train from Kanchanaburi to Taling Chan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ฿35–900
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/thai-railways
- Website
- https://dticket.railway.co.th/DTicketPublicWeb/home/Home
- 1st Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ฿600–900
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- ฿110–140
- 2nd Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ฿35–50
- 2nd Class (Air-conditioned Seat)
- ฿280–310
- Phone
- +66 064 963 9979
- Website
- kanexpress.com
Bus from Kanchanaburi Bus Terminal to Bangkok Sai Tai Mai Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿130–240
- Schedules at
- kanexpress.com
Bus from Kanchanaburi Bus Terminal to Bangkok Sai Tai Mai Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿130–240
- Schedules at
- kanexpress.com
Bus from Kanchanaburi Bus Terminal to Bangkok Sai Tai Mai Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿130–240
- Schedules at
- kanexpress.com
- Phone
- +66 94 872 8999
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Kanchanaburi Bus Terminal to Bangkok Sai Tai Mai Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿210–240
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Kanchanaburi Bus Terminal to Bangkok Sai Tai Mai Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿210–240
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Kanchanaburi Bus Terminal to Bangkok Sai Tai Mai Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿210–240
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- 1490
- [email protected]
- Website
- tcl99web.transport.co.th
Bus from สถานีขนส่งสายใต้ใหม่ to กระบี่
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ฿650–6,000
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/transport-co
- Website
- https://tcl99web.transport.co.th/Home
- Phone
- +66 2-9362474
- Website
- kbi.dlt.go.th
Bus from สถานีขนส่งสายใต้ใหม่ to กระบี่
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿900–1,300
- Schedules at
- kbi.dlt.go.th
- Phone
- +66 89 873 0008
- [email protected]
- Website
- lomprayah.com
Bus from Surat Thani Train station to Railay Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- lomprayah.com
- Book at
- 12go.asia
Bus from Surat Thani Airport to Krabi Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- lomprayah.com
- Book at
- 12go.asia
Ferry from Ao Nang Pier to Railay Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ฿100
Ferry from Ao Nang Pier to Railay Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ฿100
Ferry from Krabi Town Pier to Railay East
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- ฿150
- Phone
- +66 980 168 181
- [email protected]
- Website
- tigerlineferry.com
Ferry from Bang Rong Pier to Railay Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿700–1,300
- Website
- https://www.tigerlineferry.com/
Ferry from Bang Rong Pier to Railay Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿700–1,300
- Website
- https://www.tigerlineferry.com/
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