pak bara travel

Pak Bara Travel

 

Bangkok To Hat Yai
Book a flight or a train ticket on-line or at one of the many travel agents in and around Bangkok.
Contact us - we can also help!

 

There are several flights per day between Bangkok and Hat Yai. Flights take a little over 1 hour. Expect to pay between 1000 and 2000 THB with cheap airlines like Air Asia & Nok Air, and 3000 and up with Thai Airways. If your flight arrives before 10.00 in the morning (11.30 if you have a private taxi pre-arranged to pick you up) you have time to make it for the last ferry. If you arrive after 10.00h we suggest you spend the night in Hat Yai or PakBara.

 

Let us organize your plane, train, bus or airport pick-up for you!

 

The nearest town to Pak Bara with an airport as well as a train station is Hat Yai.

 

Hat Yai is the closest city to us and where you will need to get a taxi/mini-bus to Pakbara where you will catch the boat to Koh Lipe.

We can organize a private taxi, mini-bus or city bus for you.

 

Hat Yai To PakBara
Minibuses leave every hour (or when they are full) to Pak Barra (and many other destinations in the South). The ride to Pakbara takes around 2 hours and costs around 150 THB per person.

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.

 

A private Taxi or private Minibus is a good choice if you are arriving less then 3 hours before the last ferry leaves from Pak Barra. Also if you are traveling with 2 or more people and you have a lot of luggage. Travel time to Pakbara is around 1.5 hours with private transport.

 

We can organize a private taxi for you

 

HatYai has great markets, shopping, hospital, internet, and some fantastic restaurants, like The Swan.

 

There is plenty of accommodation in Hat Yai.

We can organize accomodation for you

PakBara

We have two shops located in Pak Bara, both are about 20 meters from the boat launch on either side of the road.  Look for our sign!

 

We can organize plane, train, taxi, mini-bus and ferry tickets to/from any destination in thailand.

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pak bara travelLook for our sign in Pak Bara

click here for a map of PakBara

 

Pakbara is a very sleepy town with limited guesthouses and very few restaurants or bars, so if you do not wish to stay there you should plan so that your taxi or mini-bus arrives with plenty of time to spare for the boats.

The boats depart between 10am and 2pm. 
Schedule is Here

 

Contact us if you would like to reserve your ferry or speedboat tickets.

 

Koh Lipe

Stop by our office to purchase a speedboat or ferry ticket to Koh Lipe or to other islands in the Tarutao National Park.

Boat trips take between 45min. and 1 hour to reach Lipe.  There is no pier on the island so you will be met by logtail and taken to the beach of your choice.

koh lipe mapprintable version

 

Ferry and Speedboat Schedule

 

Important:
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 markings on the boats or ask to be taken to the resort of you your choice.

Note:

Koh Lipe is outside the National Park jurisdiction and therefore, not subject to National Park fees.  Ifyou are wanting to spend time at Koh Tarutao island  or other islands within the park , be prepared to pay the 400baht entrance fee for foreigners. Thai nationals pay 80baht.

 

Ferry schedule from PakBarra to Lipe

Island Hopping

Between the 15th of November until the end of May it's possible to island hop your way around the Andaman Sea, from Phuket all the way down to Koh Lipe and Langkawi (Malaysia).
Popular destinations that can be reached from Koh Lipe in one day are Langkawi (Malaysia), Koh Bulon, Koh Muk, Koh Ngai, Koh Lanta, Koh Phi Phi and Phuket.

Let us organize your ferry tickets for you!

 

Langkawi Malysia

From November until May there are several ferries a day from Langkawi to Koh Lipe. However, most ferry companies use a different port on Langkawi Island. The boat ride to Koh Lipe takes less than 1 hour.
When you arrive on Koh Lipe you will have to go through immigration.
From May to November there are no ferries between Langkawi and Koh Lipe. You can take a ferry from Langkawi to Satun, where you clear immigration and can take a minibus to Pakbara

 

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bus

 

Ferry and Speedboat Schedule

 

Koh Lipe Site with Ferry Times
and Accommodation

kohlipe.net

 

Flights and trains in Thailand:
There are many daily flights to and from Bangkok to any major city in Thailand. You would want to travel to Hat Yai for the closest city to us.
train schedule
air asia
orient-thai

 

Hotels in HatYai and Trang:
Kings Hotel

 

Hotels and guesthouses in Phuket: (discounted internet rates!)
asialoop.net

Hotels in Malaysia
GoPerhentians.com

 

Koh Lipe

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