Phi Phi Island Tour by Speedboat: 8 Best Speedboat Tours with Lunch (2026)

A Phi Phi Island tour by speedboat is the fastest way to see the islands in a day. A minivan collects you from your hotel, a speedboat carries you across the Andaman Sea, and you hop between Maya Bay, Pileh Lagoon, Viking Cave, Monkey Beach and a snorkel stop or two before lunch and a final beach stop on Bamboo or Khai Island.

Our take: for Phi Phi, paying more is mainly worthwhile for an earlier departure and a smaller boat, not simply for a higher-rated operator.

Phi Phi speedboat tour price at a glance

This page compares speedboat tours only, from Phuket and from Krabi, and every one includes lunch. If you are still choosing between a speedboat, a catamaran, a sunrise trip or a private boat, our Phi Phi Island tour from Phuket guide compares all of those formats side by side.

All eight follow the classic Phi Phi loop by speedboat with lunch included. What separates them is the start time, the final island (Bamboo or Khai), how much the price leaves out, and whether you start from Phuket or Krabi. Beyond the listing facts, we weighed what guests say decides the day: how early the boat leaves, how full it is, and what costs extra once you are on the water.

Most Phi Phi day trips use one of three boats, and the choice shapes the whole day:

• Speedboat: the fastest crossing and the most stops in a day. The trade-off is comfort: many guests on Phi Phi speedboats describe the open-water legs as loud, bumpy and wet, and rough days bring seasickness.
• Speed catamaran: a twin-hulled fast boat offered as an option on several tours here (V. Marine Tour and Excursion Phuket). It aims to keep most of the speed with a steadier ride.
• Big boat or catamaran cruise: slower and steadier, with more space and fewer stops. Better for anyone prone to seasickness or travelling with small children. We'd lean toward a speed catamaran option if one person in your group dreads the crossing but the rest want the full itinerary.

If you are torn between formats, our main Phi Phi tour guide compares speedboats with luxury catamarans, sunrise cruises and private boats. If Phang Nga Bay is also on your list, our James Bond Island tour comparison and Phuket kayaking guide cover that day out.

Book from wherever you are staying. Both run full-day speedboat tours to the same islands, and the hotel transfer between Phuket and Krabi would add hours to an already long day. The two Krabi tours here are the highest-rated on the page, and from what we've seen in reviews they earn it mainly through early starts and small boats. Phuket offers the widest range of prices and start times.

Reviews across these eight tours point to three groups who come back disappointed:

• Anyone prone to seasickness or with back problems. The open-water crossing takes about an hour each way and guests regularly describe it as rough; a bigger, slower boat is the gentler choice.
• Serious snorkelers. Snorkel stops are short and shared with other boats, often in roped-off areas where life jackets are compulsory.
• Anyone expecting empty beaches. Maya Bay and the main stops are busy at most times of day; only the earliest departures get ahead of the crowds.

Families and nervous swimmers, on the other hand, tend to rate these days highly: guests repeatedly describe crews who help non-swimmers in the water and keep everyone fed and hydrated.

A Phi Phi speedboat tour with lunch costs $40 to $104 per person from Phuket on our list, and $79 to $116 from Krabi. Add about $12 for the National Park fee on every tour except Thalassa's, which includes it. We think the tradeoff is crowd timing, not price: the cheapest Phuket tours leave later and carry bigger groups, while the higher prices buy an early start and a smaller boat.

• Take seasickness tablets before you board if you are prone to it; the speedboat crossing is the roughest part of the day.
• Carry cash for the park fee: 400 THB per adult and 200 THB per child, unless your tour includes it.
• Check the boat class you are booking. Some listings sell several classes, from a budget speedboat to a catamaran, at different prices.
• Book the earliest slot you can manage to reach Maya Bay and Pileh Lagoon with fewer boats.
• Choose your seat. The open front of the boat has the best views but takes the most bumps and sun; sit further back if you are prone to seasickness.
• Carry cash for extras. A longtail ride into Pileh Lagoon is often about 400 THB extra, and you do not need to buy water shoes at the pier unless you want them.
• Ask for anything listed as included, such as fins, at check-in.
• Protect your phone. Spray and splashes are part of a speedboat day; V. Marine Tour includes a waterproof phone case.
• Leave room for weather. Tours can be cancelled or rerouted on rough days, so book early in your stay.

We started from the Phi Phi speedboat tours departing Phuket and Krabi and kept those with strong ratings and reviews from the last six months. To give this page its own value, we left out the tours already compared on our main Phi Phi guide and chose the best remaining speedboat options with lunch. We dropped a sunrise speedboat tour from Phi Phi Don because its newest review was just over six months old.

Prices, ratings, review counts, durations, start times, group sizes and inclusions come from each operator's current listing. Prices set in Thai baht were converted at the October 8, 2026 exchange rate. We have not taken these tours ourselves; our judgments come from current operator listings and published guest reviews.