Travel and transportFerry in Thai
“Ferry” in Thai is เรือข้ามฟากruea-kâam-fâak; you'll also hear เรือเฟอร์รี่ruea-foe-rîi (big ferry).
ferry (a short crossing) noun
- ruea mid
- kâam falling
- fâak falling
- Falling: start high and drop clearly, like a firm “No!”
Classifier: ลำlam · counting word for boats and planes
car ferry, big ferry noun
- ruea mid
- foe mid
- rîi falling
- Falling: start high and drop clearly, like a firm “No!”
How to use it
เรือข้ามฟากruea-kâam-fâak, a "boat that crosses to the other bank", is a short hop, like the little boats across the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok. The big boats that carry cars and coaches to islands such as Koh Samui and Koh Chang are เรือเฟอร์รี่ruea-foe-rîi. Boats are counted with ลำlam.
In the rainy season, sea crossings are sometimes cancelled when the waves are high, so leave a spare day before a flight home.
Other spellings you'll see
There's no single official way to write Thai in English letters. We mark the tone of every syllable; online you'll also find:
- ruea kham fak
- reua kaam faak
- rua kham fak
- ruea ferry
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