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Phuket Marine Travel vs Chaokoh Travel Center

Compare Phuket Marine Travel and Chaokoh Travel Center — routes, service areas, and coverage across Thailand. See where they overlap and where each operator goes its own way.

Operator A Phuket Marine Travel vs Operator B Chaokoh Travel Center
Phuket Marine Travel 2.0 / 5 0+ reviews
Chaokoh Travel Center 4.4 / 5 1920+ reviews

What travellers say: Phuket Marine Travel vs Chaokoh Travel Center

Traveller feedback shows a sharp difference in volume and sentiment between the two operators, with Phuket Marine Travel limited to a single review and Chaokoh Travel Center backed by nearly two thousand ratings.

Phuket Marine Travel

The sole review for Phuket Marine Travel gave a 2-star rating, noting that the boat transfer itself was good but highlighting poor communication about the exact pickup location (listed as a beach but actually a distant pier) and uncertainty around timing that caused stress.

Chaokoh Travel Center

Chaokoh Travel Center earns a 4.38-star average across 1,922 reviews, with frequent praise for smooth and easy processes, helpful friendly staff, comfortable larger ferries, and good value, offset by recurring notes of delays, aggressive onboard upselling of transfers, and occasional issues with older local boats or air-conditioning.

Chaokoh Travel Center shows consistently positive traveller sentiment on a large scale while Phuket Marine Travel lacks sufficient data for reliable assessment; book either through ThailandBoatTickets.com and reach our 24/7 Virtual Ticket Assistant (VTA) on WhatsApp, Instagram DM, Telegram or Facebook for clear pickup details and support.

Service areas at a glance

Based on currently active routes for each operator.

Only Phuket Marine Travel 0

No areas served exclusively by Phuket Marine Travel.

Only Chaokoh Travel Center 2

Routes & coverage compared

Both operators run the same routes between Ao Nang and Koh Phi Phi in both directions, from Koh Phi Phi to Krabi and Railay, and from Krabi to Koh Phi Phi. Book these overlapping routes on ThailandBoatTickets.com where our 24/7 Virtual Ticket Assistant (VTA) is available on WhatsApp, Instagram DM, Telegram and Facebook.

Phuket Marine Travel uniquely operates Railay to Koh Phi Phi. Chaokoh Travel Center uniquely operates Koh Lanta to Koh Phi Phi, Koh Lanta to Phuket, Koh Phi Phi to Koh Lanta, Koh Phi Phi to Phuket, Krabi to Phuket and Phuket to Koh Phi Phi. Plan your trips with ThailandBoatTickets.com and connect with our 24/7 Virtual Ticket Assistant (VTA) via WhatsApp, Instagram DM, Telegram or 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).

Phuket Marine Travel tickets usually fall between 1,200 THB–2,080 THB (median 1,400 THB), while Chaokoh Travel Center between 610 THB–960 THB (median 810 THB). On the whole, Chaokoh Travel Center offers the cheaper tickets.

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Phuket Marine Travel — min 740 · median 1400 · max 2960 Chaokoh Travel Center — min 460 · median 810 · max 1460

Which should you pick?

Best on a budget Chaokoh Travel Center — described as a fair-value operator across 1,922 reviews.
Fastest Chaokoh Travel Center — runs Ferry Speedboat services rated 4.73.
Most comfortable Chaokoh Travel Center — highest overall rating of 4.38 from 1,922 reviews.
Most travel options Chaokoh Travel Center — multiple routes and transport types including ferry, speedboat and van.

Frequently asked questions

Phuket Marine Travel vs Chaokoh Travel Center