Once upon a time in Krabi Town, a person would holler, or whistle, or maybe stomp his feet, and an elephant would come lumbering toward him, the driver astride his neck. Mr. Elephant would kneel on his front legs and the passenger would climb aboard. "Phuket!" He would say, and off they would go at the sub-breakneck speed of two miles an hour. Things have changed.

Today, you can still ride on an elephant, but taxis and rental cars will get you there faster. River taxis, too. Taxis come in the form of cars, trucks, and motorcycles, so it's your choice how you want to go... for a ride, that is. Fares are reasonably priced according to your destination.

Being a port town, Krabi also has "longtail" boat river taxis available at the Chao Fah Pier. They serve the islands and beaches. There are also ferry services that serve farther island destinations. A number of these river taxi services do not operate during monsoon season, which runs from May to October. In their stead, a combined bus/longtail boat service can be utilized. Private ferry transfers are also available.

Several car rental services (also called car hire  or self-drive) are available.  Reserve your car beforehand and save money and time.

Krabi Taxi Service: 

 Krabi.com offers airport & hotel transfer services from/ to  Krabi Area, Koh Lanta, Trang, Phuket, Koh Samui and other Southern destinations like long tail boat and ferry ports which are the hub to the islands in the South like Koh Samui, Koh Lipe, Koh Libong, Koh Jum, Koh Pu, Koh Ngai and of course to Phi Phi Island. Great is their offer to pay on arrival for Krabi Airport and Phuket Airport Arrivals and from hotels and most other departure or arrival points they ask just for a lump sum dow payment of 200 Thai Baht wich is approx. 5 Euro or 6,50 Dollar. Most destinations can be found on this page  or on the drop down menu of the reservation site.