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I will fly into Phuket airport (HKT) early morning/ in the night and want to travel on to Railay (also known as Tonsai to some) as soon as possible with this Phuket ferry.

How can I book the ferry ticket including shared minivan pick-up from the airport? I assume this must be possible since I have bought the reverse itinerary from travel agents in Railay, however I don't find the option online:

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Note that if I select another means of transport (i.e. private taxi) I am perfectly able to select the airport as pick-up location but not with the shared minivan.

Are there other options on the website or are there travel agents selling me such an option at a decent market price (i.e. comparable to return journey prices from Railay, unfortunately I don't recall what I have paid or at market rate, in any case better than the prices quoted on the website or getting a regular taxi at the airport) either online (preferable) or at the airport upon arrival (but in that case without having to wait for their opening so long as to risk not catching the earliest ferry)?

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Shared mini-vans, song theaws, etc are not allowed to pick up from the airport. Passenger pick up is restricted to taxis, airport limousines and tour buses. So anything the ferry company can arrange will be by taxi or private transfer. The same rules would apply to any other tour company offering tickets on the ferry.

Song theaws and shared mini-vans are only allowed to drop off at the airport, which is why you got the reverse route.

You might save a few baht by getting your own taxi from the airport, should be about 650-700 baht versus the 975 baht quoted by Phuket Ferry.

One thing to keep in mind when booking the Phuket Ferry, when they mention Tonsai in their schedules, it refers to Tonsai Pier on Koh Phi Phi, not Tonsai Beach (which actually is a different beach, not Railay, that sits between Ao Nang and Railay separated from Railay by those climbing cliffs).