There are 8 ways to get from Pai to Koh Lipe by bus, plane, ferry, taxi, or train
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Mini Van, fly to Hat Yai, ferry
best- Take the bus from Pai to Chiang Maibus
- Fly from Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) to Hat Yai (HDY)plane CNX - HDY
- Take the ferry from Hat Yai Airport to Bundhaya Beach Ko Lipeferry
13h 13m฿3,862–6,980Mini Van, train, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Pai to Chiang Maibus
- Take the train from Chiang Mai to Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminaltrain
- Take the train from Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal to Hat Yaitrain
- Take the ferry from Hat Yai station to Bundhaya Beach Ko Lipeferry
37h 36m฿1,552–4,860Taxi, train, ferry
- Take the taxi from Pai to Chiang Maitaxi
- Take the train from Chiang Mai to Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminaltrain
- Take the train from Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal to Trangtrain
- Take the taxi from Trang to Hat Yao Piertaxi
- Take the ferry from Hat Yao Pier to Koh Lipeferry
30h 36m฿3,119–7,943Mini Van, bus
- Take the bus from Pai to Chiang Maibus
- Take the bus from Chiang Mai to Phayaobus 198
- Take the bus from Phayao to Hat Yaibus
- Take the bus from Hat Yai Airport to Koh Lipe Bundhayah Pier 2bus
38h 20m฿2,932–3,990Mini Van, fly to Krabi Airport, ferry
- Take the bus from Pai to Chiang Maibus
- Fly from Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) to Krabi Airport (KBV)plane CNX - KBV
- Take the ferry from Krabi Airport to Koh Lipeferry
15h 18m฿4,212–9,980Mini Van, fly to Trang Airport, ferry
- Take the bus from Pai to Chiang Maibus
- Fly from Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) to Trang Airport (TST)plane CNX - TST
- Take the ferry from Hat Yao Pier to Koh Lipeferry
14h 59m฿4,542–11,860Mini Van, fly to Phuket International Airport, Speedboat
- Take the bus from Pai to Chiang Maibus
- Fly from Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) to Phuket International Airport (HKT)plane CNX - HKT
- Take the ferry from Rassada Pier Phuket to Koh Lipeferry
15h 49m฿5,157–10,600Mini Van, bus, Minivan, ferry
- Take the bus from Pai to Chiang Maibus
- Take the bus from Chiang Mai to Phuket Bus Terminal 2bus
- Take the bus from Phuket Bus Terminal to Krabi Bus Stationbus
- Take the ferry from Krabi Airport to Koh Lipeferry
41h 48m฿4,842–8,660
Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) to Hat Yai (HDY) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Pai to Koh Lipe is to Mini Van and train and ferry which costs ฿1500 - ฿4900 and takes 37h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Pai to Koh Lipe is to Mini Van and fly and ferry which takes 13h 13m and costs ฿3800 - ฿7000.
No, there is no direct bus from Pai to Koh Lipe. However, there are services departing from Pai and arriving at Koh Lipe Bundhayah Pier 2 via Chiang Mai, Phayao, Hat Yai Van Terminal and Hat Yai Airport. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 38h 20m.
The distance between Pai and Koh Lipe is 1593 km.
The best way to get from Pai to Koh Lipe without a car is to taxi and train and ferry which takes 30h 36m and costs ฿3100 - ฿8000.
It takes approximately 13h 13m to get from Pai to Koh Lipe, including transfers.
Pai to Koh Lipe bus services, operated by Prem Pracha, depart from Pai station.
Pai to Koh Lipe bus services, operated by Prem Pracha, arrive at Chiang Mai station.
Book your Pai to Koh Lipe bus tickets online with 12go.asia.
There are 85+ hotels available in Koh Lipe.
What companies run services between Pai, Thailand and Koh Lipe, Thailand?
You can take a bus from Pai to Koh Lipe Bundhayah Pier 2 via Chiang Mai, Phayao, Hat Yai, Hat Yai Van Terminal, and Hat Yai Airport in around 38h 20m.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Hat Yai
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿2,700–5,000
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Hat Yai via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,700–5,000
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Krabi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,900–7,000
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Krabi Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,900–7,000
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Trang Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,900–6,500
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Trang Airport via Udon Thani, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿3,500–7,000
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Trang Airport via Surat Thani, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿5,000–8,500
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Phuket International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,800–6,000
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Phuket International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,800–6,000
- Website
- nokair.com
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Hat Yai via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,900–29,000
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Krabi Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,800–23,000
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Trang Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,500–25,000
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Phuket International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,800–22,000
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Hat Yai via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,900–29,000
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Krabi Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,800–23,000
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Trang Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,500–25,000
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Phuket International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,800–22,000
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Hat Yai via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿3,400–6,000
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Krabi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿2,600–26,000
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Krabi Airport via Koh Samui
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿2,600–26,000
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Krabi Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿3,500–10,000
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Phuket International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿2,600–6,500
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Phuket International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿3,500–6,500
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Phuket International Airport via Koh Samui
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,600–6,500
- Website
- lionairthai.com
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Hat Yai via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿3,400–6,000
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Krabi Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,900–5,500
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Trang Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿2,900–5,500
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Phuket International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿2,700–5,000
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Hat Yai via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,900–14,000
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Krabi Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,400–4,900
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Phuket International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,000–5,000
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Phuket International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,000–5,000
- Website
- bangkokair.com
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Krabi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿2,600–26,000
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Krabi Airport via Koh Samui
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿2,600–26,000
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Phuket International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿2,600–6,500
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Phuket International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,600–6,500
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Phuket International Airport via Koh Samui
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,600–6,500
- Phone
- 1690
- [email protected]
- Website
- dticket.railway.co.th
Train from Chiang Mai to Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿210–900
- 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)
- ฿230–280
- 2nd Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ฿210–280
- 2nd Class (Air-conditioned Seat)
- ฿530–570
Train from Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal to Trang
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ฿270–900
- 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)
- ฿270–330
- 2nd Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ฿280–360
- 2nd Class (Air-conditioned Seat)
- ฿610–670
Train from Chiang Mai to Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿210–900
- 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)
- ฿230–280
- 2nd Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ฿210–280
- 2nd Class (Air-conditioned Seat)
- ฿530–570
Train from Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal to Hat Yai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿300–900
- 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)
- ฿300–360
- 2nd Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ฿320–410
- 2nd Class (Air-conditioned Seat)
- ฿670–730
- Phone
- 053-245-566
- [email protected]
- Website
- premprachatransports.com
Bus from Pai to Chiang Mai
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿190–260
- Website
- https://www.premprachatransports.com/
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/prem-pracha
Bus from Pai to Chiang Mai
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿190–260
- Website
- https://www.premprachatransports.com/
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/prem-pracha
Bus from Pai to Chiang Mai
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿190–260
- Website
- https://www.premprachatransports.com/
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/prem-pracha
Bus from Pai to Chiang Mai
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿190–260
- Website
- https://www.premprachatransports.com/
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/prem-pracha
Bus from Pai to Chiang Mai
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿190–260
- Website
- https://www.premprachatransports.com/
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/prem-pracha
Bus from Pai to Chiang Mai
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿190–260
- Website
- https://www.premprachatransports.com/
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/prem-pracha
Bus from Pai to Chiang Mai
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿190–260
- Website
- https://www.premprachatransports.com/
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/prem-pracha
- Phone
- +66 5326 6480
- [email protected]
- Website
- greenbusthailand.com
Bus from Chiang Mai to Phayao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿290–420
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/greenbus
- Website
- https://www.greenbusthailand.com/website/
Bus from Chiang Mai to Phuket Bus Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿3,000–4,300
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/greenbus
- Website
- https://www.greenbusthailand.com/website/
- Phone
- +66 74 750 770
- [email protected]
- Website
- jollytravel.in.th
Bus from Hat Yai Airport to Koh Lipe Bundhayah Pier 2
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ฿490–950
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/jolly-travel
Bus from Phuket Bus Terminal to Krabi Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿250
- Phone
- +66 74 750 770
- [email protected]
- Website
- jollytravel.in.th
Ferry from Hat Yai Airport to Bundhaya Beach Ko Lipe
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ฿850–1,200
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/jolly-travel
Ferry from Hat Yai station to Bundhaya Beach Ko Lipe
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ฿850–1,300
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/jolly-travel
- Phone
- +66 980 168 181
- [email protected]
- Website
- tigerlineferry.com
Ferry from Hat Yao Pier to Koh Lipe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿750–3,900
- Website
- https://www.tigerlineferry.com/
Ferry from Hat Yao Pier to Koh Lipe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿750–3,900
- Website
- https://www.tigerlineferry.com/
- Phone
- +66 614655695
- [email protected]
- Website
- smartenplus.co.th
Ferry from Krabi Airport to Koh Lipe
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿1,300–3,700
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/smart-en-plus
- Website
- https://www.smartenplus.co.th/
Ferry from Hat Yai station to Bundhaya Beach Ko Lipe
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿1,000–2,800
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/smart-en-plus
- Website
- https://www.smartenplus.co.th/
Ferry from Krabi Airport to Koh Lipe
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿1,300–3,700
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/smart-en-plus
- Website
- https://www.smartenplus.co.th/
- Phone
- +66 74 783 643
- [email protected]
- Website
- spcthailand.com
Ferry from Rassada Pier Phuket to Koh Lipe
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿2,200–4,000
- Website
- https://www.spcthailand.com/index.php
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Estimated price
- ฿380–1,800
Aya tour & taxi
- Phone
- +66 82 196 7603
- Website
- ayaservice.com
Taxi Meter Trang by Pondtong Group
- Phone
- +66 75 582 822
- Website
- facebook.com
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