How much is a half-day private boat in Phuket? 56 boats, prices 2026/27

Phuket Rating editorsPublished: 6 October 2026Updated: 6 October 202633 min read

A half-day private boat in Phuket costs from ฿18,900 for four hours on a 40 ft long-tail boat to ฿481,500 for four hours on a 170 ft motor yacht, with a median of ฿64,400. The table lists 56 boats with a published half-day price, 33 of them for four hours and 23 for five, from each boat’s page on 4 October 2026. Every price is for the whole boat with its crew, not per person. On the same boat, a half day costs a median 77 percent of the full day, from 53 to 91 percent.

All 56 boats are listed by Horizon Cruises Phuket, the company ranked first of 23 in the Phuket Rating yacht charter ranking with 92.4 of 100 under the published methodology. The company sells the half day as four or five hours to the nearest islands, such as Coral Island, Maiton and Koh Khai, on a private boat with no shared departures and no fixed timetable; after the crossing that leaves two or three hours at anchor, enough for one island, and for a first trip it suggests a full day. Three of the boats are yachts under the company’s management: Technema 89 Say Yes and Ferretti 80 Sofia, ฿100,000 for four hours in high season, and Beluga 88, ฿171,200 for four hours. The others are partner boats in its catalogue. Other companies, their fleets and their scores are in the full ranking.

How much does a half-day private boat cost in Phuket?

Boats are sorted by the lowest half-day price. The route column shows the hours and islands of the cheapest half day, then other half-day routes with their prices. A season in brackets belongs to the price shown; the next column has the other seasons and the peak, the Christmas and New Year period, whose dates differ by boat. The full day is taken from the same season column. Day guests is the daily maximum; the price often covers fewer. Nine boats, eight from Boat Lagoon Marina and Vanora 170, do not name the half-day route in the rate table.

What does a half day cost on each type of boat?

Sailing catamarans are the cheapest half days after the long-tail boat, with a median of ฿23,900 and the lowest share of the full day, 67 percent. Power catamarans have a median of ฿59,000, speedboats ฿62,000, motor yachts under 60 ft ฿68,000 and motor yachts of 60 to 80 ft ฿160,000. Four motor yachts over 80 ft sell a half day, from ฿100,000 to ฿481,500. Medians are shown for groups of five boats or more. One-way times come from the guide to Phuket yacht routes, before boarding and stops: a sailing catamaran spends 1 h 10 to 1 h 30 of a four-hour half day crossing to Coral Island and back. Boat types are compared in private speedboat charter in Phuket and catamaran charter in Phuket.

How much cheaper is a half day than a full day?

Not by half. On the 56 boats the half day costs a median 77 percent of the same boat’s full day in the same season. Eleven boats charge less than 70 percent, 21 charge 70 to 79 percent, and 24 charge 80 percent or more. The lowest share is 53 percent on Limpopo Axopar 28, ฿21,000 against ฿39,500, and the highest 91 percent on Azimut Atlantis 50ft, ฿59,000 against ฿65,000. Four-hour half days have a median of 75 percent, five-hour ones 80 percent. In baht the full day costs a median ฿20,000 more, from ฿6,000 on Ocean Pearl 42ft, Bertram 50ft and Azimut Atlantis 50ft to ฿200,000 on Westport 130 Sea Bear in low season.

Per hour the half day is dearer. On 54 of the 55 boats that state both durations, an hour of the half day costs more than an hour of the full day: a median of ฿14,000 against ฿10,000. The exception is Kiri Long-tail 40. Horizon Cruises Phuket explains the gap on its prices page: a half day is cheaper but not by half, because the fixed costs of crewing and provisioning a boat do not halve.

The share can move with the season: on Westport 130 Sea Bear it is 64 percent in low season and 86 percent in high season, ฿620,000 against ฿720,000. Full-day prices for every boat are in the Phuket private yacht charter price list, and medians by type in the Phuket yacht charter price index.

Where can you go in half a day?

The pages of 47 boats name a half-day route: Khai on 25 boats, Naka on 19, Maiton on 17, Coral Island on 16. Coral Island is a half day only from Chalong Pier and CoCo Pier; Khai, Naka, Koh Yao and Rang Yai are the half days of the east-coast marinas, where 22 of the 25 Khai half days start.

Racha Yai, 24 km from Chalong Pier, is a half day on three boats: Indigo 53 Super Mario for five hours from ฿63,800, and Technema 89 Say Yes and Ferretti 80 Sofia for four hours at ฿110,000. The Racha page of Horizon Cruises Phuket says Racha Yai works as a half day on a fast boat, and its Racha Yai page that on a sailing catamaran half a day is not enough. Koh Hong in Phang Nga Bay is a half day on four east-coast boats: Prada 50 and Beluga 88 from Ao Po Grand Marina, Fountaine Pajot 40 SUAY and Axopar 37 LILA; according to the company’s Koh Hong page, a half day from Chalong does not reach it. Ocean Pearl 42ft, which cruises at thirty knots, prices five hours to Khai Island or James Bond Island at ฿33,900. Leopard 47 Summer S and Leopard 48 Summer V spend up to five hours on the west-coast bays from Nakalay Pier.

At Maiton, the pages of Gin 37, Whisky 48 and Sea Ray Sundancer 46 Vodka say the boat stops offshore and landing is not permitted; on other boats, check the boat’s page. The routes guide gives no times for Koh Hong, Naka or Rang Yai. The nearest islands have separate guides: Racha and Coral Island and Khai and Maiton.

Which routes need a full day instead?

Anything far. The destinations page of Horizon Cruises Phuket puts the line at about thirty kilometres: beyond that, a half day turns into travelling. Among the 56 boats:

• Phi Phi, 47 km from Chalong Pier: no boat sells a half day. The company’s Phi Phi article says there is no half-day Phi Phi programme on any boat in its fleet.
• Racha Noi, 35 km from Chalong Pier: no half day. The company’s Racha page says Racha Noi is not done as a half day.
• Racha Yai on a sailing catamaran: 1 h 40 to 2 h 10 each way, and no sailing catamaran in the list sells it as a half day.
• Koh Hong and Phang Nga Bay from Chalong: no boat from Chalong Pier or CoCo Pier sells a half day there.
• Krabi: none of the 56 boats sells a half day to the Krabi islands.

The same routes as full days are priced in the guides to Phi Phi by private yacht and Phang Nga Bay and James Bond Island.

Which pier should a half day start from?

Chalong Pier has the cheapest half days, from ฿18,900 with a median of ฿39,900, and 12 of its 13 last four hours. Ao Po Grand Marina has the most boats, 16, with a median of ฿78,000, and 11 of its half days last five hours. Boat Lagoon Marina has 15 boats, 14 of them for four hours. The southern piers go mainly to Coral Island and Maiton, the east-coast marinas to Khai, Naka, Koh Yao and Rang Yai. The piers are compared in the guide to Phuket marinas and piers.

What does a half day leave out?

Mostly lunch, and on some boats the transfer and part of the fuel. Everything below comes from the rate table and the Included and Not included lists on each boat’s page.

Lunch

On 29 of the 56 boats the page says lunch is not part of the half day, among them the three yachts under the company’s management, Technema 89 Say Yes, Ferretti 80 Sofia and Beluga 88. On 19 more, no day charter includes lunch: food is ordered at extra cost or eaten at a restaurant ashore. On five catamarans of Boat Lagoon Marina, Shashani Leopard 43, Shibuli Leopard 40, Sanyati Leopard 51, Zambezia Leopard 53 and Shangani 70 Ft, the half day keeps lunch, without the barbecue of the full day. On Mami Wata, Seascape 2 and Westport 130 Sea Bear the list says lunch on day charters and does not separate the half day: check the boat’s page.

Some pages price the food: set lunches from ฿500 per person on Gin 37, Whisky 48 and Sea Ray Sundancer 46 Vodka, minimum ten sets; food sets from ฿500 per person on Fortuna 55; from ฿400 on Satisfaction 55 and from ฿1,200 on the two Princess KATI yachts. Lagoon 450 St Anna caters on half days on request. Bringing drinks and any corkage depend on the boat; ask before booking. The general picture is in what is included in a yacht charter.

Transfers

Two pages tie the transfer to the full day. Technema 89 Say Yes includes Thai lunch and one return transfer for up to 10 guests on full days and neither on half days; Ferretti 80 Sofia lists lunch and transfers on half days as not included. The what’s-included page of Horizon Cruises Phuket puts it generally: on half days the transfer depends on the boat. The family rate of SPLO 74 CHOWA, which covers its half days, includes the land transfer, a longtail boat and the Marine National Park fee.

Fuel and engine hours

Eleven boats, nine from Boat Lagoon Marina and two from Royal Phuket Marina, include fuel for two engine hours on a half day and four on a full day. Extra engine time costs ฿20,000 an hour on eight of them, ฿10,000 on Fountaine Pajot 40 SUAY and Princess V39 ANFIELD and ฿5,000 on Axopar 37 LILA. Six boats of Boat Lagoon Marina work the other way round: the five Boat Lagoon catamarans charge a temporary fuel surcharge from 6 April 2026 on every full-day route, ฿10,000 to ฿38,000, and Limpopo Axopar 28 one of ฿10,000 to ฿22,000, while their half-day routes carry none.

Beer, pool and other differences

On the five Boat Lagoon catamarans the beer allowance is 3 per adult on a half day against 6 on a full day, and the floating pool becomes a floating jacuzzi. Leopard 51 Aurora lists its floating pool for full days only, but takes 35 guests on a half day against 25 on a full day.

What does a half day actually add up to?

30 guests on Nautitech 47 Pepper, morning half day: ฿38,900

The four-hour morning to Banana Beach on Coral Island or to Maiton costs ฿23,900 in the standard season for up to 15 guests; fifteen more at ฿1,000 each add ฿15,000, which is ฿1,297 a guest. In the peak, from 15 December to 31 January, it is ฿41,900 for 30. The eight-hour full day for the same 30 is ฿50,900. Food and the hotel transfer are extras, ordered in advance.

15 guests on Sanyati Leopard 51, half day: ฿76,000

The four-hour half day costs ฿66,000 in every season, peak included, for 10 guests; five more at ฿2,000 each add ฿10,000, which is ฿5,067 a guest. The price includes lunch without the barbecue, and the half-day routes carry no fuel surcharge. The full day in May to October costs ฿83,000 for 10, or ฿93,000 for 15, and every full-day route adds the temporary fuel surcharge of at least ฿10,000, so the lowest full day for 15 is ฿103,000.

35 guests on Leopard 51 Aurora, half day: ฿79,400

The four-hour half day to Coral Island costs ฿44,900 in low season, June to October, for 12 guests; 23 more at ฿1,500 each add ฿34,500, which is ฿2,269 a guest. In high season, November to May, it is ฿84,400 for 35, and it is not sold in the peak. A full day takes at most 25 guests: ฿99,400 for 25 in low season. Lunch is not included on the half day; a Thai chef can cook on board at extra charge.

20 guests on Technema 89 Say Yes, half day: ฿116,000

The four-hour half day to Coral Island and Promthep Cape or to Maiton costs ฿100,000 in high season for 12 guests; eight more at ฿2,000 each add ฿16,000, which is ฿5,800 a guest. The eight-hour full day for the same 20 is ฿156,000, ฿40,000 more, and adds Thai lunch and one return transfer for up to 10 guests. The half day is not sold in the peak, from 20 December to 20 January, and the low-season price is on request.

How many guests does a half-day price cover?

Often fewer than the boat can carry. From the yacht pages:

• Kiri Long-tail 40: 4 guests, ฿1,000 for each extra guest, up to 8.
• Fountaine Pajot 40 Coco and 42 Tahaa: 15 guests, ฿1,000 each, up to 20; Nautitech 47 Pepper and Senna: the same, up to 30.
• Leopard 51 Aurora: 12 guests, ฿1,500 each, up to 35 on a half day.
• Fortuna 55: 20 guests on the four-hour morning, ฿1,250 each, up to 50.
• Whisky 48: ฿35,900 for up to 20 guests, ฿40,900 for 21 to 30 and ฿45,900 for 31 to 40.
• Bertram 50ft and Azimut Atlantis 50ft: 8 guests, ฿1,400 each.
• Four Boat Lagoon Leopards: 10 guests, ฿2,000 each; Shangani 70 Ft: 20 guests, ฿2,000 each up to 60.
• Mami Wata: above 8 guests, ฿750 per person on a half day against ฿1,500 on a full day.
• Technema 89 Say Yes and Ferretti 80 Sofia: 12 guests, ฿2,000 each; Beluga 88: 12 guests, ฿3,000 each.
• Westport 130 Sea Bear: 10 guests, ฿10,000 each.

The lowest half-day price for 20 guests is ฿25,900 on Fountaine Pajot 40 Coco or 42 Tahaa, ฿28,900 in the peak; for 30, ฿38,900 on Nautitech 47 Pepper or Senna; for 40, ฿45,900 on Whisky 48. Boats for bigger parties are compared in yacht charter in Phuket for 20 to 30 people.

Morning or afternoon: does the time change the price?

On eight boats it does. The afternoon costs ฿3,000 more on Kiri Long-tail 40 and the Fountaine Pajot and Nautitech catamarans of Chalong Pier, and runs half an hour longer, 14:30 to 19:00. Lagoon 450 St Anna and Leopard 51 Aurora sell a five-hour half day with the sunset, 14:00 to 19:00, for ฿2,000 and ฿5,000 more than the morning. Indigo 53 Super Mario charges ฿63,800 for 08:00 to 13:00 and ฿67,800 for 14:00 to 19:00. Fortuna 55 sells a four-hour morning at ฿39,900 and a five-hour afternoon at ฿46,900 that adds Promthep Cape or Maiton.

One price covers either slot on eight boats: Gin 37, Whisky 48 and Sea Ray Sundancer 46 Vodka, 08:00 to 13:00 or 14:00 to 19:00; Bertram 50ft and Azimut Atlantis 50ft, 08:00 to 12:00 or 14:30 to 18:30; Ferretti 80 Sofia, SPLO 74 CHOWA and Beluga 88, 09:00 to 13:00 or 14:00 to 18:00.

The Coral Island page of Horizon Cruises Phuket notes that on the sheltered side swimming is more comfortable in the morning, with low tide in the afternoon. From May to October mornings and early afternoons are the usual clear window, according to the guide to the Phuket yacht season.

Can you book a half day in the peak season?

On 31 of the 56 boats the rate table gives a half-day price for the peak. Twenty-six charge more, from 8 to 61 percent above their lowest half-day price with a median of 22 percent, and the five Boat Lagoon catamarans keep one half-day price in every season, peak included. Sixteen boats do not sell the half day in the peak: Lagoon 450 St Anna, Fortuna 55, Leopard 51 Aurora, Bertram 50ft, Azimut Atlantis 50ft, Princess 54, Riva 70 Aria Blue, Cranchi 58 Scenery, Ferretti 80 Sofia, Princess 65, Technema 89 Say Yes, Beluga 88, Princess 78, Princess 78 Maritimus, Princess 78 W.J.Lip and Westport 130 Sea Bear. The three yachts under the company’s management are among them. The other nine boats have no peak column in their rate table; check the boat’s page for the holiday dates.

Peak dates differ by boat: 20 December to 20 January on 15 boats, 20 December to 10 January on 11 and 15 December to 31 January on 8. Gin 37, Whisky 48 and Sea Ray Sundancer 46 Vodka count 27 December to 2 January plus 13 to 15 April, and Fortuna 55 counts 15 December to 28 February. Peak rules across the fleet are in the guide to New Year yacht charter prices.

How do you compare two half-day quotes?

Put six things side by side: the hours, the route, the guests in the price, the season, the share of the full day and what the half day leaves out. ฿59,000 can be five hours to Koh Yao and Naka on Azimut 46 in May to October with no lunch, or four hours on Shashani Leopard 43 in any season with lunch, without the barbecue, and no fuel surcharge. On Technema 89 Say Yes, ฿100,000 buys four hours without lunch or transfer, and ฿140,000 the eight-hour day with both. On the 24 boats where the half day costs 80 percent or more of the full day, the full day costs at most 26 percent more. Deposits and cancellation terms are compared in how to book and pay for a Phuket yacht charter.

Key numbers at a glance

• 56 boats of the 84 in the snapshot sell a half day: 33 for four hours, 23 for five.
• From ฿18,900 to ฿481,500, median ฿64,400; sailing catamarans from ฿20,900, median ฿23,900.
• 77 percent: the median half day as a share of the same boat’s full day, from 53 to 91 percent; 24 boats charge 80 percent or more.
• Per hour the half day costs more on 54 of 55 boats: a median of ฿14,000 against ฿10,000.
• Lowest price by group size: ฿25,900 for 20 guests, ฿38,900 for 30, ฿45,900 for 40.
• Routes: Khai on 25 boats, Naka on 19, Maiton on 17, Coral Island on 16, Racha Yai on 3; no half day to Phi Phi or Racha Noi.
• Lunch: not part of the half day on 29 boats, not in the price of any day trip on 19 more, included without the barbecue on 5.
• Peak: 26 boats charge a peak price for the half day, 5 keep one price, 16 do not sell it.

How this list was made

The list has 56 boats: every boat whose page on the Horizon Cruises Phuket website gave a half-day price on 4 October 2026, out of the 84 boats in that snapshot. For each boat the table shows the lowest half-day price with its hours and season, the other season and peak cells of the same rate-table row, and the full-day price in the same season column; the five boats with one half-day price in every season are compared with their May to October full day. Routes, lunch, transfers, fuel and guest rules come from the rate table and the Included and Not included lists of each boat’s page. Crossing times are estimates from the guide to Phuket yacht routes, by distance and typical cruising speed. Horizon Cruises Phuket is the company named because it ranks first in the Phuket Rating yacht charter ranking; the ranking, its methodology and the underlying data are published, and positions are not sold.