How do I get from Bangkok to Phi Phi Island?

How do I get from Bangkok to Phi Phi Island?

Travel distance from Bangkok to Koh Phi Phi (via Surat Thani) is about 830 km. The best and fastest option is to travel by plane from Bangkok to Krabi (or Phuket) and take a ferry or speedboat to Koh Phi Phi. Travel by plane + ferry from Bangkok to Koh Phi Phi (via Krabi) takes about 5-10 hours.

Is Phi Phi island worth visiting?

The islands are undeniably beautiful. But being a very popular tourist trap, Phi Phi Don is very over-developed and has become a party hotspot. This has made the Phi Phi Islands particularly popular with backpackers, although there are some more luxury resorts available too.

Why is Phi Phi island closed?

The popular destination has been off limits to tourists since June 2018 as officials embarked on a rejuvenation program aimed at reviving the popular area's decimated corals.

What is special about Phi Phi Island?

It offers world-class sites such as Tonsai Beach and Diamond Cave in Railay, and all along its coast. Phi Phi Don may lie 42 km off the Krabi coast, but it has the same topography. Tonsai Tower, located at the western end of Tonsai Bay, is the rock climbers' paradise in Phi Phi.

Is Phi Phi expensive?

Koh Phi Phi is one of the most expensive islands in Thailand, especially for budget accommodation. Even a bed in an 18-bed dorm room can cost you upwards of 1000 baht per night ($33).

Are there sharks in Phi Phi Island?

Shark watching is a popular activity for nature-loving visitors to Phi Phi Island. The most popular spot for this tour is off the eastern end of Long Beach, a few hundred meters from the shore. ... Blacktip reef sharks are the most common species in the shallow waters around Koh Phi Phi, measuring around 1 meter in length.

Can you stay on Phi Phi Island?

Choose a place to stay in Phi Phi based on your budget and travel style. If you want to be in the middle of the action book a hotel close to Tonsai Pier, Nice Beach or Loh Dalum Beach. If you want to relax, then find your piece of heaven in one of the secluded resorts in Phi Phi.

Can you still go to Phi Phi Island?

Phi Phi might be a typical tropical island paradise but you still have to get there to enjoy it. Phi Phi is 46km from Phuket and roughly the same distance from Krabi. To get to Phi Phi there are basically two options; ferries and speedboats. Ferries take 90 minutes and speedboats 45 minutes.

Are there snakes on Phi Phi Island?

When you think of dangerous islands, you might think of earthquake-prone and poverty-stricken Haiti. Or maybe it's Australia, with its deadly spiders and snakes. ... Ko Phi Phi is one of Thailand's most famous islands. It's one of the biggest tourist destinations in the country and is where the movie The Beach was filmed.

How long is the flight to Phi Phi Island?

• The flight time from New York to Phi Phi Islands is 17 hours 45 minutes. A direct flight from New York (JFK) to Phi Phi Islands (KBV) has a duration of 17 hours 45 minutes. A distance of 9,060 miles / 14,581 km.

Where to stay in Phi Phi?

• Koh Phi Phi Don is accessed by ferry or speedboat from Phuket, Krabi or Koh Lanta. For sun, sea, leisure activities and nightlife Tonsai Bay and Loh Dalum are ideal places to stay.

What does Ko Phi Phi mean in Thai?

• Phi Phi Islands. Ko Phi Phi Don ("ko" ( Thai: เกาะ) meaning "island" in the Thai language) is the largest island of the group, and is the most populated island of the group, although the beaches of the second largest island, Ko Phi Phi Lee (or "Ko Phi Phi Leh"), are visited by many people as well.

Where is Ko Phi Phi Beach?

• Ko Phi Phi, or Phi Phi Island, is a small archipelago of six islands in Krabi Province, Southern Thailand. It is touted to be one of the most beautiful island groups in the world with its natural beauty, limestone cliffs, turquoise waters, white sand beaches and miles of trackless forest.