Ao Thalane from Krabi Town, Ao Nang or Railay: Pickups and the Route
How to get to Ao Thalane: 31 km by road from Ao Nang or Krabi Town, the pickup times for each session, the surcharges, Railay by pier, and what the paddling route covers once you are there. Checked November 2026.
Ao Thalane is about 31 km by road from Ao Nang and the same from Krabi Town, and the simplest way there is the tour’s own pickup. On Krabi: Ao Thalane Mangrove Kayaking Tour with Pickup by V Welcome Travel, priced from US$24 on promotion, usually US$40 a head (checked November 2026), the driver collects you free in Ao Nang and for 200 baht a person in Krabi Town or Klong Muang; the sessions themselves were US$39.80 (morning, afternoon) and US$59.85 (sunset) on the dates we read. From Railay you go to a pier first.
Pick the session and give your hotel when you book; the 200 baht for Krabi Town or Klong Muang is paid to the driver in cash.
The road
| From | By road to the Ao Thalane shore |
|---|---|
| Ao Nang | About 31 km |
| Krabi Town | About 31 km |
| Krabi airport | About 37 km |
Routed in November 2026 to the end of the road nearest the Ao Thalane kayak area.
The tour drivers take 30 minutes to an hour, and many reviewers mention them stopping on the way for a viewpoint, monkeys by the road or a rubber tree being tapped. Two reviewers in October 2026 rode in the back of a pickup truck rather than a van.
Pickup times
| Session | Ao Nang hotels | Krabi Town hotels |
|---|---|---|
| Morning, starts 9:30 AM | 08:30 to 09:00 | 08:00 to 08:15 |
| Afternoon, starts 2:00 PM | 13:30 to 14:00 | 13:00 to 13:15 |
| Sunset, starts 3:00 PM | 14:30 to 15:00 | 14:00 to 14:30 |
V Welcome Travel’s options, November 2026.
From Railay, Klong Muang or Tubkaek
- Railay. For Friends travel &tour picks up on the mainland only and meets anyone from Railay at Ao Nang Pier or Ao Nammao Pier.
- Centara Grand Beach. For Friends travel &tour collects its guests from Nopparat Pier.
- Klong Muang. 200 baht a person on V Welcome Travel’s and For Friends travel &tour's tours.
- Tubkaek. 250 baht a person on For Friends travel &tour's tour.
Once you are there: the route
The tours launch from their own piers on the bay and paddle a loop of about 6 to 8 km in two hours, by reviewers’ counts. On several tours it starts across a stretch of open water, which can be choppy with wind and passing speedboats (an August reviewer), then turns into the mangrove channels, along the limestone canyons and, at high water, into a lagoon. Crocodile Cave, a large cave with stalactites, is on the route of several tours, and many groups stop at a small beach to swim. How much of this you see depends on the tide: tide times shows how to plan for it.
Book whichever pickup suits you:
Krabi: Ao Thalane Mangrove Kayaking Tour with Pickup
V Welcome Travel: pickup for all three sessions, nothing extra in Ao Nang, 200 baht each from Krabi Town or Klong Muang.
Check dates →Krabi: Half-Day Kayak Adventure at Ao Thalane
For Friends travel &tour: if you stay on Railay, you are met at Ao Nang Pier or Ao Nammao Pier; at most 10 paddlers, 5 to 7 km.
See the tour →Krabi: Kayak Adventure through Ao Thalane Mangrove Forest
Love Nature Krabi Travel and Tours: hotel pickup and drop-off included, 4.5 hours with Crocodile Cave; moderate fitness needed.
See the tour →Prices, ratings and review counts from the GetYourGuide listings (checked November 2026). Operators price by date and season, so treat the figures as the shape of the market, not a quote.
Near Ao Thalane
Krabi Trips with Open Dates
Other trips around Krabi with open dates; each listing gives its pickup, inclusions and cancellation terms up front.
Collected from Your Hotel
V Welcome Travel picks up for every session: nothing extra in Ao Nang, 200 baht each in Krabi Town or Klong Muang. About two hours on the water at Ao Thalane.
See the sessions