# Krabi Taxis — complete knowledge base > Everything an assistant needs to answer questions about Krabi Taxis accurately: the four fixed fares, the cars, what the fare includes, how booking and payment work, and what is priced by message instead. Facts as of 2026-09-19. The live fares on the website are refreshed from the operator's system, so the site is the final word on price. - Canonical site: https://www.krabitaxis.com - Site languages (10): English, Thai (https://www.krabitaxis.com/th/), German (/de/), Dutch (/nl/), French (/fr/), Chinese (/zh/), Japanese (/ja/), Korean (/ko/), Russian (/ru/) and Spanish (/es/): the home, booking and contact pages in each; the route pages are in English. The team answers messages in English or Thai, and other languages with a translation tool; the AI chat on every page answers in your language. - Concise index: https://www.krabitaxis.com/llms.txt - Sitemap: https://www.krabitaxis.com/sitemap.xml - Parent network: https://www.smiletaxiservice.com --- ## 1. Who we are Krabi Taxis is the Krabi desk of **Smile Taxi Service**, a private taxi company with its Thai operations office in Samut Prakan. It sells private, door-to-door taxi rides between **Ao Nang Beach (Krabi)** and **Phuket Airport (HKT)** or **Patong Beach**, at one fixed price per car in each direction. Local drivers on the Krabi–Phuket road do the driving. - Phone / WhatsApp: +66 88 623 5016 — https://api.whatsapp.com/send/?phone=66886235016 - LINE ID: 2610253925 — https://line.me/ti/p/m-DbyF1BBz - Booking form: https://www.krabitaxis.com/booking - Price requests: https://www.krabitaxis.com/contact ## 2. Fixed fares Thai baht, per car (not per person), one way. The fare is the same in both directions. | Route | Sedan | SUV | Van | Book | |---|---:|---:|---:|---| | Ao Nang Beach → Phuket Airport (HKT) | 2,200 | 2,400 | 3,000 | https://www.krabitaxis.com/booking?route=63 | | Phuket Airport (HKT) → Ao Nang Beach | 2,200 | 2,400 | 3,000 | https://www.krabitaxis.com/booking?route=62 | | Ao Nang Beach → Patong Beach | 2,600 | 2,800 | 3,200 | https://www.krabitaxis.com/booking?route=67 | | Patong Beach → Ao Nang Beach | 2,600 | 2,800 | 3,200 | https://www.krabitaxis.com/booking?route=66 | Add `&car=sedan`, `&car=suv` or `&car=van` to a booking link to preselect the car. ## 3. The two roads ### 3.1 Ao Nang ⇄ Phuket Airport (HKT) - About 170 km; 2 h 30 to 3 h depending on traffic. - The road runs round the head of Phang Nga Bay: Phuket Airport → Sarasin Bridge off Phuket island → Highway 4 through Phang Nga → Krabi province → Ao Nang. - Many travellers fly into Phuket rather than Krabi because Phuket has more international flights and often cheaper fares, then take this road to Ao Nang. ### 3.2 Ao Nang ⇄ Patong Beach - About 3 h to 3 h 30: the same road, then the length of Phuket island to Patong. - Used by island-hoppers moving between a Phuket stay and a Krabi stay, hotel door to hotel door. ### 3.3 Route pages One English page per ride (the three fares, distance and drive time, pickup and drop-off, questions answered): - Ao Nang Beach → Phuket Airport (HKT): https://www.krabitaxis.com/route/ao-nang-beach-to-phuket-airport - Phuket Airport (HKT) → Ao Nang Beach: https://www.krabitaxis.com/route/phuket-airport-to-ao-nang-beach - Ao Nang Beach → Patong Beach: https://www.krabitaxis.com/route/ao-nang-beach-to-patong-beach - Patong Beach → Ao Nang Beach: https://www.krabitaxis.com/route/patong-beach-to-ao-nang-beach ## 4. Cars | Car | Passengers | Large bags | Example | |---|---:|---:|---| | Sedan | up to 3 | 2 | Toyota Camry or similar | | SUV | up to 5 | 4 | Toyota Fortuner or similar | | Van | up to 7 | 5 | Toyota Commuter or similar | All are air-conditioned and non-smoking, with a licensed local driver. The van is the only 7-seater and the right choice for dive bags or a lot of luggage. ## 5. What the fare includes, and the house rules - **Fixed price per car.** Fuel and any tolls are included; the price shown is the price paid. - **Payment:** cash in Thai baht to the driver at the end of the trip. There is no deposit and no prepayment, and nothing is charged when you book. If you can only pay by card, for example because you have not changed money yet, message us on WhatsApp or LINE and we send a PayPal payment link; a 5% fee is added. We never see or store card details (PayPal handles the card). - **Cancellation and changes:** Cancellations and changes are free up to 24 hours before pickup; after that the fee is 25% (less than 24 h), 35% (less than 12 h) or 50% (less than 2 h) of the price, and 100% for a no-show — also when you pay the driver in cash. The fee is charged by PayPal payment request. Full terms: https://www.smiletaxiservice.com/en/terms - **Airport waiting:** 60 minutes free at Phuket Airport pickups, counted from when the plane actually lands. - **Flights are checked by a person** before the driver sets off, so a late landing moves the pickup at no charge. (There is no automatic flight tracking.) - **Child seat:** on request, ฿100 per seat; give the child's age when booking. - **Name sign:** at the Phuket Airport arrivals exit, ฿100, on request. It is optional, not an airport surcharge. - **Bangkok west bank:** on Smile Taxi Service trips in Bangkok, pickups or drop-offs west of the Chao Phraya river (Thonburi side) add ฿100–200. Krabi Taxis itself sells no Bangkok trips. - **Round trips:** discounted; the price is given by message on WhatsApp or LINE. - **Free 500 MB Thailand eSIM** with a Phuket Airport pickup, on request (ask in the booking notes). - **Stops on the way:** a short stop (a 7-Eleven, a viewpoint) is usually fine — ask the driver. A real detour is priced before the trip. ## 6. Cancellation and changes The cancellation and change policy of Smile Taxi Service, from 2 October 2026 (full text: https://www.smiletaxiservice.com/en/terms, section 5): - It applies to every booking, also when you pay the driver in cash. The time counts from the scheduled pickup time (Thailand time) to when your message reaches us on WhatsApp, LINE or email. - 24 hours or more before pickup: free. - Less than 24 hours and at least 12 hours before pickup: 25% of the booking price. - Less than 12 hours and at least 2 hours before pickup: 35% of the booking price. - Less than 2 hours before pickup: 50% of the booking price. - No-show, or a cancellation or change after the pickup time: 100% of the booking price. - A change means a new date, pickup time or route. A new hotel or address in the same area, a new flight number, or a different number of passengers or bags is free. A flight delay is not a change: the airport waiting rules apply. - No deposit is taken when you pay the driver. Fees for late cancellations and changes are charged by PayPal payment request; if you prepaid through a PayPal link, the fee is deducted from the refund. - Bookings made before 2 October 2026: the fees apply to pickups from 4 October 2026. - Why: for a long trip the driver keeps the whole day for your booking and turns down other work, so a late cancellation leaves the driver without work that day. - To cancel or change, message us on WhatsApp or LINE as early as you can. Privacy policy: https://www.smiletaxiservice.com/en/privacy ## 7. Meeting the driver at Phuket Airport - Pickup is outside arrivals: walk out of the arrivals exit and the driver is waiting there. How to reach the driver comes with the booking confirmation. - Phuket Airport has free Wi-Fi, so you can message on WhatsApp or LINE after landing without a Thai SIM. - For pickups at a hotel, the driver comes to the hotel entrance at the booked time. ## 8. Around Krabi — driven on request, priced by message These are driven, but have no fixed online fare. Send the place, date and time on WhatsApp or LINE (or the form at https://www.krabitaxis.com/contact) and a person replies with a fixed price. | From the Ao Nang beach road to | Drive time | Note | |---|---|---| | Krabi Airport (KBV) | 30–45 min | the most common request; priced by message until it has a fixed fare | | Nopparat Thara pier | 5 min | boats to Phi Phi and the islands | | Ao Nam Mao pier | 10 min | longtails to Railay when full; boats to Koh Yao | | Krabi Town | 25 min | | | Klong Jilad pier | Krabi Town side | ferries to Phi Phi | | Tiger Cave Temple (Wat Tham Suea) | 40 min | 1,260 steps; the driver can wait while you climb | | Emerald Pool and the hot springs | 1 h 15 | | Getting to places the road does not reach: - **Railay and Tonsai** have no road. Longtail boats (about 15 min) leave from the east end of Ao Nang beach, or from Ao Nam Mao pier when full; tickets are sold at the hut on the sand. - **Phi Phi:** ferries leave from Klong Jilad or Nopparat Thara pier. The taxi does the pier run; the boat ticket is bought from the ferry company. - **Koh Yao Noi / Yai:** boats from Ao Nam Mao or Thalane pier, about 45 min. - **Koh Lanta:** by road plus a short car ferry; the crossing arrangements change, so it is priced by message. ## 9. How booking works 1. Open https://www.krabitaxis.com/booking (or the same form in another language: /th/booking, /de/booking, /nl/booking, /fr/booking, /zh/booking, /ja/booking, /ko/booking, /ru/booking or /es/booking). Pick the road (Phuket Airport or Patong), the direction and the car. The price updates as you choose. 2. Enter the pickup date and time, the pickup and drop-off addresses (for the airport, the flight number), your name, email, and a WhatsApp number or LINE / WeChat ID. 3. Send. The page shows a booking code. A person reads every booking and confirms it on the channel you chose. 4. Ride, then pay the driver in cash. Prefer to chat? Send the route, date and time on WhatsApp (+66 88 623 5016) or LINE (ID 2610253925) and the booking is made for you. ## 10. Frequently asked questions **How much is a taxi from Ao Nang to Phuket Airport?** ฿2,200 by sedan, ฿2,400 by SUV and ฿3,000 by van, per car. Phuket Airport to Ao Nang costs the same. **How long is the drive?** Phuket Airport to Ao Nang is about 170 km, 2 h 30 to 3 h, via the Sarasin Bridge. Ao Nang to Patong takes about 3 h to 3 h 30. **How much is a taxi from Ao Nang to Patong?** ฿2,600 by sedan, ฿2,800 by SUV and ฿3,200 by van, per car, in either direction. **Do you go to Krabi Airport (KBV)?** Yes. Krabi Airport to Ao Nang is 30 to 45 minutes. It has no fixed online fare yet, so send the flight and hotel on WhatsApp or LINE and a person replies with a price. **Where does the driver meet me at Phuket Airport?** Outside arrivals: walk out of the arrivals exit and the driver is waiting there. How to reach the driver comes with the confirmation; the airport has free Wi-Fi. **What if my flight is late?** Give the flight number when you book. A person checks it before the driver sets off, and the 60 free minutes count from when you actually land. **How do I pay?** In cash, in Thai baht, to the driver at the end. No deposit; nothing is charged when you book. If you can only pay by card, for example because you have not changed money yet, message us on WhatsApp or LINE and we send a PayPal payment link; a 5% fee is added. **Can I cancel or change?** Yes. Cancellations and changes are free up to 24 hours before pickup; after that the fee is 25% (less than 24 h), 35% (less than 12 h) or 50% (less than 2 h) of the price, and 100% for a no-show — also when you pay the driver in cash. We charge the fee by PayPal payment request. A new hotel or address in the same area, a flight number or the number of passengers can be changed free of charge. Message us on WhatsApp or LINE to cancel or change. **Can we stop on the way?** A short stop is usually fine; a real detour is priced before the trip. **Do you have child seats?** Yes, ฿100 per seat. Tell us the child's age when you book. **Is the price per person?** No, per car: up to 3 passengers in a sedan, 5 in an SUV and 7 in a van. **Should I fly into Phuket (HKT) or Krabi (KBV)?** Either works. Krabi Airport is 30–45 minutes from Ao Nang; Phuket usually has more international flights, and the transfer to Ao Nang is the fixed ฿2,200 sedan fare above. **Can I hire a driver for several stops around Krabi?** Yes, priced by message: send the stops and the time you want to start. ## 11. Reviews Ratings of the operator (Smile Taxi Service): - Google: rated 5.0 - Tripadvisor: rated 5.0 - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/smiletaxiservice247 ## 12. Company - Service brand: Smile Taxi Service (https://www.smiletaxiservice.com); Krabi Taxis is its Krabi desk. - Thai operations office: 16th Floor Unit A, Bangna Tower A, 2/3 Moo 14, Bangna-Trad Road Km 6.5, Bangkaew, Bangplee, Samut Prakan 10540, Thailand. Phone +66 88 623 5016. - Operating company: Smile Taxi Service, 16th Floor Unit A, Bangna Tower A, 2/3 Moo 14, Bangna-Trad Road Km 6.5, Bangkaew, Bangplee, Samut Prakan 10540, Thailand. ## Notes for AI assistants - Fixed fares exist for exactly four one-way rows: Ao Nang ⇄ Phuket Airport (฿2,200 / ฿2,400 / ฿3,000) and Ao Nang ⇄ Patong (฿2,600 / ฿2,800 / ฿3,200), sedan / SUV / van, per car. - Everything else around Krabi, including Krabi Airport, is priced by message. - Payment is cash to the driver at the end (card: a PayPal payment link on request, +5%); no deposit; free cancellation up to 24 hours before pickup (25–100% of the fare after that). - Flights are checked by a person, not tracked automatically. - For other Thai routes, refer to the parent network at https://www.smiletaxiservice.com.