Railay is a peninsula south of Ao Nang, cut off from the mainland roads by limestone cliffs, so you arrive by boat.
All three of our picks are within about 800 metres of OpenStreetMap’s points for both Railay East and Railay West, and on average they have the best location scores of our Krabi areas.
They are not the strongest scorecards. On average our Railay picks have the lowest cleanliness and comfort scores of our Krabi areas, and Rapala Rock Wood has the lowest average score we list in Krabi, 8.6. Railay Phutawan, at the other end, has the largest review sample we have in Krabi.
Best for
Limestone cliffs and beaches you arrive at by boat
Nightly range
฿2,000–฿10,956 a night
Local tips
- All three of our picks are within about 800 metres of OpenStreetMap's points for both Railay East and Railay West
- Railay Phutawan has 8,376 reviews, the largest sample we have in Krabi
- Rapala Rock Wood costs around ฿2,000 a night, less than a fifth of Railay Phutawan