How to go there
This beach resort is located on the south west coast of Koh Lanta Yai. - Getting to Koh Lanta is even easy for a first time visitor. Depending on your entry point into Thailand, your journey to Koh Lanta Yai is usually made from one of the transit cities of Krabi, Phuket or Trang; or from Phi Phi Islands. - But transportation can also be arranged from other nearby resort locations at, for example, Khaolak, Phangna, Ao Nang, Railey, etc.
From November to April; the resort can arrange road transportation to take you to Baan Hua Hin pier where, adjacent to the public pier, the resort maintains a private jetty and convenience station. To reach the pier, it is an approximately 3hr drive from the Phuket and Khaolak areas; 1hr 30 min from the Phangna and Trang areas; and 50 minutes if your plane lands at Krabi international airport, where you will be greeted by one of our Pimalai's representatives.
Once at the jetty, one of the resort comfortable boats will then take you for a 60 minutes scenic ride along the east or west coast of Lanta islands eventually arriving at the resort's beach jetty. Casual footwear is recommended. In all, and depending on sea, weather and traffic conditions the transfer time - Krabi international airport to Pimalai - from November to April takes, at the most, between 1hr 50 to 2hr 10min.
From May to October we drive straight from the mainland to Pimalai resort by using 2 public car ferries; the first ferry links the mainland pier to Koh Lanta Noi (15 minutes crossing time); the second one links Koh Lanta Noi to Koh Lanta Yai (7 minutes crossing time); upon landing at Koh Lanta Yai, another 30 minutes scenic drive will then take you to Pimalai. In all, and depending on sea, weather and traffic conditions the transfer time from May to October takes, at the most, between 2 hr 10min to 2 hr 30min.