Krabi to Koh Phi Phi Ferry

About 2 hours from Klong Jilad pier in Krabi Town, or roughly 1 hour on the direct boats from Ao Nang's Nopparat Thara pier. Shared speedboats cut the Klong Jilad crossing to about an hour. The afternoon Krabi ferry usually continues 30 minutes beyond Tonsai to Laem Tong at the island's north end.

Standard ferry tickets run ฿450–500 ($14–15) walk-up, with premium classes at ฿1,000–1,300 on some boats. Shared speedboats cost ฿850–1,250. Add the ฿20 cash island-entry fee collected at Tonsai pier on arrival.

Yes, direct boats leave Ao Nang's Nopparat Thara pier and cross in about an hour, usually a ~09:30 ferry plus afternoon speedboats in high season. The service is seasonal, though: from May to October it thins or pauses in rough weather, so confirm the day's sailing when booking rather than trusting a printed timetable.

In high season (December–February) and around Songkran, yes. Book 1–3 days ahead, as afternoon boats sell out first. In low season walk-up usually works, but the real question becomes whether boats are running at all on rough-sea days, so a confirmed e-ticket is still worth having.

A ฿20 cash island-entry (cleaning) fee, collected from every arrival at Tonsai pier. Keep a coin handy. The ฿400 national-park fee is separate and only charged at park areas like Maya Bay on tours, not on ordinary ferry arrival.

Phi Phi has no roads to speak of, so longtails are the taxis. Long Beach is about ฿150 per person and 10 minutes from Tonsai, and boats fill near the Chao Koh restaurant end of the pier area. For Laem Tong at the far north, take the afternoon ferry from Krabi that calls there directly. Chartering a longtail that far costs much more than planning the right boat.

No, and they leave from different places. Railay is a ฿100, 10–15 minute longtail shuttle straight off Ao Nang beach (it departs when about eight passengers gather). The Phi Phi boats are proper ferries and speedboats from Nopparat Thara pier. If you're bound for Railay you don't need a ferry ticket at all.

Klong Jilad pier, 3–4 km south of central Krabi Town (a ฿50–100 songthaew or short Grab), for the year-round ferries and speedboats. Ao Nang's boats use Nopparat Thara pier, a ฿50 songthaew from the beach strip. Neither is the Railay longtail, which leaves straight off Ao Nang beach. Every boat arrives at Tonsai pier on Phi Phi Don.

They're equivalent: both are about 2 hours by ferry at similar fares, so leave from wherever you're already staying. Krabi's Klong Jilad pier is a short hop from Krabi Town and Ao Nang and pairs naturally with Railay. Phuket has far more flights. On a multi-stop trip, do Krabi → Phi Phi → Phuket (or the reverse) so you never backtrack.

Yes, speedboat tours from Krabi run around 7 hours with hotel pickup and usually include Maya Bay, Pileh Lagoon and snorkelling stops (the ฿400 national-park fee applies at those sites). The scheduled ferry is for staying over: two hours each way leaves too little of the day on the island, and I wouldn't do it as a day trip.

The same ferries and speedboats sail back from Tonsai pier to Klong Jilad (about 2 hours) or, in season, to Ao Nang's Nopparat Thara pier (about an hour). Book at any of the ticket agents along the Tonsai front the day before, especially December–February, and always if you're connecting to a flight, since rough-sea cancellations happen in the monsoon months.