Private Transfer · Khao Lak Land Discovery

Khao Lak to Ratchaprapa Dam (Cheow Lan Lake Pier) Transfer

A private transfer from Khao Lak to Ratchaprapa Dam — the pier on Cheow Lan Lake where the longtail and speedboat trips into Khao Sok depart. One fixed price for the whole vehicle, door to door.

฿4,200 one-way · whole vehicle
~129 km distance
~2.1 h drive time
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About the Khao Lak → Ratchaprapa Dam (Cheow Lan Lake Pier) drive

Ratchaprapa Dam (Rajjaprabha) sits past Khao Sok village at the head of the emerald lake. We drop you right at the boat checkpoint and can time the pickup to your lake tour or raft-house check-in.

The corridor is roughly 129 km and takes about 127 minutes door to door in normal conditions. The fare shown — ฿4,200 — is the price for the whole private vehicle, not per person, and is fixed at booking.

What's included

  • Private air-conditioned vehicle — the whole car is yours
  • Professional English-speaking local driver
  • Door-to-door pickup at your hotel or address
  • Flight tracking for airport pickups — no charge for delays
  • Fixed price at booking — no meter, no surprises
  • Free bottled water and luggage assistance

A private Khao Lak to Ratchaprapa Dam transfer is the dedicated route to the floating raft-house accommodation on Cheow Lan Lake, deep inside Khao Sok National Park. The drive covers approximately 129 km and takes around 2 hours to the dam pier, where raft-house boats collect guests and ferry them out onto the lake.

Ratchaprapa Dam (also called Cheow Lan Dam) is where the tarmac road ends and the lake begins. All raft houses, floating bungalows, and jungle camps on Cheow Lan Lake are accessible only by long-tail boat from this pier. The standard lake transfer boat is included in most raft-house bookings; our transfer gets you to the pier on time for your boat departure.

Bamboo raft beneath jungle-clad karst cliffs on Cheow Lan Lake, Khao Sok National Park

Khao Lak to Ratchaprapa Dam: route, price and timing

  • Distance: ~129 km
  • Drive time: about 2 hours
  • Price: ฿4,200 for the whole vehicle (one-way)
  • Round-trip: ฿8,150 (3% combined discount)

Raft-house boat schedule

Raft-house boats collect guests from Ratchaprapa Pier at set times — typically 09:00, 11:30, and 14:00, though schedules vary by operator. A late arrival at the pier means waiting for the next boat. We recommend departing your Khao Lak hotel by 07:00 for a 09:00 boat or by 09:30 for an 11:30 boat to build in time for stops and any traffic on the 401 through Khao Sok village.

Khao Sok village vs the dam pier

Khao Sok village (jungle lodges, treehouses) is 20 km before the dam pier along Route 401. If your accommodation is in the village, book the Khao Lak to Khao Sok transfer (฿2,500) instead — that stops in the village. This transfer goes past the village to the dam pier, which is the correct drop-off only for raft houses on the lake.

What is included

One fixed price for the whole vehicle from your Khao Lak hotel to Ratchaprapa Dam pier — up to 6 passengers and 6 bags per car. The lake boat to the raft house is arranged by your accommodation and is not included. Night surcharge ฿300 for journeys midnight to 6 am.

Day trip to Cheow Lan Lake from Khao Lak

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