Chaokoh Travel Center vs Kanichta Speedboat
Compare Chaokoh Travel Center and Kanichta Speedboat — routes, service areas, and coverage across Thailand. See where they overlap and where each operator goes its own way.
Operator A Chaokoh Travel Center vs 
Operator B Kanichta Speedboat What travellers say: Chaokoh Travel Center vs Kanichta Speedboat
Traveller reviews highlight both operators as reliable options for Andaman coast routes, with ThailandBoatTickets.com positioned as the best place to book for seamless access to our 24/7 Virtual Ticket Assistant (VTA) on WhatsApp, Instagram DM, Telegram and Facebook.
Chaokoh Travel Center
Reviewers rate Chaokoh Travel Center 4.38/5 overall, praising smooth easy processes, helpful friendly staff, comfortable larger ferries, and good value, while noting common issues like lateness, aggressive onboard upselling, older local ferries, and occasional disorganisation with luggage or tickets.
Kanichta Speedboat
Kanichta Speedboat earns a higher 4.65/5, with travellers consistently highlighting fast crossings, punctuality, easy check-in, friendly crew, spacious stable boats, and small perks like free water, alongside minor complaints about occasional delays, overcrowding, or rough seas.
Kanichta Speedboat receives stronger sentiment for speed and reliability, while Chaokoh offers more route variety and value; both are well-regarded choices best booked through ThailandBoatTickets.com with 24/7 VTA support.
Pros & cons
Chaokoh Travel Center Pros
- Smooth, easy, well-organised process with helpful and friendly staff at pier and on board
- Comfort of larger ferries: spacious with open-air deck, snack/drink bar and toilets
- Good value for money and convenient onward transfer booking options
- On-time performance when it happens, with high ratings for ferry speedboat (4.73) and larger ferry (4.60)
- Helpful WhatsApp communication for van/transfer bookings
Cons
- Frequent lateness and longer-than-advertised journey times, sometimes causing missed connections
- Aggressive onboard upselling of transfers and onward tickets, often with misleading claims
- Older/worn boats on local ferry class with cleanliness issues, AC extremes and occasional cockroaches
- Disorganised luggage handling and printed-ticket requirement causing boarding issues
- Online prices higher than buying at the pier
Kanichta Speedboat Pros
- Speed and fast crossings, often quicker than scheduled
- Punctuality with on-time departures and easy booking/check-in process
- Friendly and competent crew with good organisation and luggage handling
- Comfortable, stable and spacious boats, sometimes with complimentary water
- High overall rating (4.65/5) with 94.5% positive reviews
Cons
- Journey times sometimes longer than advertised, especially in choppy conditions
- Occasional departure delays of 10-20 minutes
- Disorganised boarding/check-in with unclear signage and rushed process
- Overcrowding leading to discomfort, heat and lack of air conditioning
- Rough seas causing seasickness and isolated safety concerns in bad weather
Service areas at a glance
Based on currently active routes for each operator.
Both operators 4
Only Chaokoh Travel Center 2
Only Kanichta Speedboat 0
No areas served exclusively by Kanichta Speedboat.
Routes & coverage compared
Both Chaokoh Travel Center and Kanichta Speedboat operate the same routes between Koh Phi Phi and Krabi, Koh Phi Phi and Phuket, and Koh Phi Phi to Railay, along with the reverse directions from Krabi and Phuket to Koh Phi Phi. ThailandBoatTickets.com is the best place to book these shared routes, with our 24/7 Virtual Ticket Assistant (VTA) available on WhatsApp, Instagram DM, Telegram and Facebook to assist trip planners.
Chaokoh Travel Center alone operates additional routes including Ao Nang to Koh Phi Phi, Koh Lanta to Koh Phi Phi and Phuket, plus Koh Phi Phi to Ao Nang and Koh Lanta, and Krabi to Phuket, while Kanichta Speedboat has no unique routes. ThailandBoatTickets.com is the best place to book Chaokoh's exclusive options, supported by our 24/7 Virtual Ticket Assistant (VTA) on WhatsApp, Instagram DM, Telegram and Facebook.
Routes both operators run
Same departure and destination — true head-to-head options.
Price distribution
How ticket prices spread across each operator's routes (THB).
Chaokoh Travel Center tickets usually fall between 610 THB–960 THB (median 810 THB), while Kanichta Speedboat between 710 THB–860 THB (median 810 THB). Overall the two operators sit in a similar price range.
Which should you pick?
Frequently asked questions
Chaokoh Travel Center vs Kanichta Speedboat