How to Get to Koh Panyee
Koh Panyee is reached only by boat. The tours from Phuket either cross the bay by speedboat or drive to Phang Nga for a longtail; on your own, the boats leave from Tha Dan Pier near Phang Nga town (November 2026).
There is no road to Koh Panyee: the village stands in the sea, and you arrive by boat. From Phuket, the simplest way is a day tour with a hotel pickup, and the one we would pick for the village is Go Adventures (Thailand)’s Phuket: 7 Wonders of Phang Nga Bay 6-Island Tour, from US$81 on promotion, usually US$135 a person (checked November 2026). Its speedboat leaves the Boat Lagoon Pier on Phuket’s east coast after a 45-minute van ride and stops on Ko Panyi for an hour and a half.
Pickup is between 7:00 and 8:00 AM from 13 areas of Phuket, and you are back at the pier around 5:00 to 5:30 PM.
Two ways the tours come in
The speedboats and big boats start from Phuket’s east coast and cross the bay. Go Adventures (Thailand) uses the Boat Lagoon Pier, The Thai Tourism Company drives you 1.5 hours to Ao Por Pier, and Discover Thailand's island-hopping day meets self-drivers at Laem Nga Pier at 8:15 AM. These days fold the village into a run of islands.
The longtail days drive first. Thrilling Thai Tours' van takes 2.5 hours to Phang Nga, stops at the cave temple of Wat Suwan Khuha, and then puts you in a longtail boat for the village; TripGuru Thailand's small-group day does much the same after about two hours on the road and boards at Sam Chong Pier. You spend more of the day in a van and less of it on a boat.
From Khao Lak, Bigcountry Andaman's five-hour half day picks you up at your hotel and crosses the bay by longtail, and LOVE KHAOLAK HOLIDAY's day boards a longtail at Ngop-Ko Tapu Pier after an hour’s drive.
On your own
The Department of National Parks gives the public route: a shuttle bus runs from the market in Phang Nga town to the customs pier, where you can rent a boat into the park. That pier is Tha Dan, 9 km by road from the town on our map. The park puts Phang Nga about 58 km from Phuket airport; by road, Tha Dan is 86 km from Phuket Old Town and 59 km from Khao Lak. The Tourism Authority of Thailand adds that bay trips are sold at the town pier and at Surakul and Hin Rom piers in Takua Thung, on the Phuket side of the bay.
Neither body prints a boat fare. Ask at the pier, settle the price and the time on the island before you get in, and remember the park fee. If you would rather have the boat arranged, Discover Thailand's private longtail runs for four hours from a restaurant pier in Phang Nga with two hours on Ko Panyi. It has no hotel transfer, and there are no taxis or Grab at that pier, so book your ride back before you go.
Phuket: 7 Wonders of Phang Nga Bay 6-Island Tour
Go Adventures (Thailand): van to the Boat Lagoon Pier, six islands by speedboat, 1.5 hours and lunch on Ko Panyi, park fee in.
See dates →Phuket: James Bond Island Longtail Boat, Sea Canoe & Monkey Cave Tour+lunch
Thrilling Thai Tours: 2.5 hours by van to Phang Nga, the cave temple, then a longtail with 1.5 hours and lunch on Ko Panyi. Park fee in cash.
See the tour →Phang Nga: James Bond & Ko Panyi Private Longtail Boat Tour
Discover Thailand: your own longtail for four hours from a pier in Phang Nga, the needle rock and two hours on Ko Panyi. No transfer, no food, park fee extra.
See the tour →Prices, ratings and review counts from the listings (GetYourGuide checked November 2026). Operators price by date and season, so treat the figures as the shape of the market, not a quote.
How long it takes
On Go Adventures (Thailand)’s day the speedboat reaches its first island about half an hour after leaving the pier, and the village comes around midday, after the caves. On the longtail days the drive is the long part: 2 to 2.5 hours each way from Phuket. From Khao Lak, the whole half day takes five hours.
How long each kind of tour stops compares the time on the village, tour by tour.
Phang Nga Bay with Open Dates
Other Bay Days That Pass the Village
Speedboats, big boats and longtails into the bay with live dates. Whether the day stops at Ko Panyi, and for how long, is in each itinerary.
Phuket to Ko Panyi Without Planning the Boats
Go Adventures (Thailand) collects you from your Phuket hotel, crosses the bay by speedboat and gives the village an hour and a half with lunch. Park fee included.
See dates for the village day