Koh Phi Phi to Phuket by Satun Pakbara Speed Boat

A incredible experience!

Super professional staff, as well as we had perfect weather going back to Phuket from Koh Phi Phi. I’ll never forget sitting in the back of the boat taking in all the views Can’t wait to do this again. Thank you.

Response from the operator: Dear Scott_O Thanks for joini g the Satun Pakbara speedboat ride to Phuket, and great to hera that you enjoyed the trip.

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Fast trip

Quick and punctual trip. Concerned about storing gasoline containers in their office un Pukhet, and asking customers to wait and sit by the containers. Horrible.

Response from the operator: Dear Albert_B Thanks for the review. The gasoline containers are stored safely near our office.

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Be very careful when selecting this option

This is not just a “faster” ride. This is a risky ride for small children, people with motion sickness, back problems and in general any person who will not enjoy an hour of ups and downs and bumping your heads on the walls of the boat. We were not informed about any precautionary measures or ask if we did have any mobility limitations. We did not enjoy it.

Response from the operator: Dear Matias_M Thanks for your message. The boat ride can be quite bumpy during low season where the sea conditions is quite rough. When boarding the boat all passengers are informed and we also mention it under important information that we not recommend this kind of transfer for people with back or neck problems in such bad sea conditions.

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easy enough

I booked transfer tickets online on phuketferry.com. easy website to use and arrange transfers from phuket airport to ferry to phi phi and the return to rassada pier, then transfer to patong. everything was pre arranged online and all drivers were there waiting for me each time. very seamless, easy and inexpensive options on the website. The crews help with baggage. I chose the satun pakbara speedboat company and the website had about a 20% discount on the one hour trips so I booked that company. The trips is about 45 min- one hour depending on seas and weather.

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Ver fast but bad customer service

We booked this speed boat online in phuketferry one day prior to the departure date. We had few hours to visit Koh Phi Phi, thus we picked the speed boat that lasted 1hr for the departure from Phuket at 8:30am and return from Phi Phi at 2:30pm. In both cases the trip lasted 45min (great time considering the regular boats lasts from 2-3hrs). What I didn’t like was that when we arrived to Phi Phi the driver did not tell us that we could get off the boat, therefore we stayed there like 15-20min waiting until we decided to ask whether we could land or not (after asking we noted that there were passengers that landed in another island, however we had stamps stating our destination at Koh Phi Phi). In the return to Phuket it is very difficult to find the check-in point counter at Phi phi pier; we asked to several people and no one knew where it was located; signals are not clear and the name of the counter is not visible; it is not in the pier, but sideways to the beach. Once we boarded the boat, no one told us to use the life jackets (in the first boat this was requested by the boat crew), the return trip was supposed to last 1.5hrs, but the driver was so fast it lasted only 45min; the boat was jumping and crashing vs the sea, to the point of hurting while seated.

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