Your trip to Koh Yao Noi starts from a public pier in the edge of Phuket main land called “Bang Rong Pier”. There are several ways to get to the pier from Phuket town which is about 40 minutes by local taxi. The local bus is also available from main market in the town and it would take up to one hour to reach the pier. Furthermore, if you are travelling from Phuket International Airport (HKT), the most convenient way to get to the pier is Airport Limo Transfer or Airport Taxi which is only 30 minutes ride. 

After the land transfer, the boat journey from “Bang Rong Pier” to “Koh Yao Noi”will begin at the ticket counter. Boat tickets can be purchased on-site prior the boarding time and no advance reservation is needed. While the traditional wooden boat (motorized) takes up to forty minutes, the speed boat will take only thirty minutes to reach “Ma Noh Pier” main public pier of the island. 

Notes:
- The last local bus from town to “Bang Rong Pier” is around 2pm.
- There are several piers in Phuket but only “Bang Rong Pier” transfer passengers to Koh Yao Noi
- Make sure that you are boarding on a boat to Koh Yao Noi’s “Ma Noh Pier” not others
- The last boat from “Bang Rong Pier” to Koh Yao Noi’s “Ma Noh Pier” is 4.30pm

There are two options for passengers who come from Krabi Town to “Tha Lane Pier”, the only pier in Krabi that boats will depart for “Koh Yao Noi”. One is forty-five-minute local bus transfer which will starts from “Ta Lard Kao” (means Old Market) and the other one is hiring a local taxi from anywhere which will take about 30 minutes to reach the pier. But if you are travelling from Krabi Internation Airport (KBV), the only possible way is thirty-minute-journey Airport Taxi. 

Boats will be leaving hourly from “Tha Lane Pier” to Koh Yao Noi’s “Tha Khao Pier”but the schedule is also subject to change without prior notice. Please make sure you get to the pier before3 pm. On a thirty-minute boat ride, passengers will get the chance to see the iconic Phang-Nga bay limestone islands, a signature experience which only those who travel from Krabi will get. 

Notes:
- Boat tickets can be purchased onboard. Or just give cash to boat owner when arrive the destination.
- Only traditional wooden longtail boat available on this route.