Ko Lanta Police.

Ko Lanta Police at a glance

Ko Lanta Police Station is the island's main police station, in Saladan on the road leading to the vehicle-ferry pier -- the same commercial hub as the island's banks, dive shops and main pier. It is the practical in-person point for reporting theft, road accidents or other incidents on Ko Lanta Yai, though -- as on many of Thailand's smaller islands -- a visible police presence is limited outside Saladan, and English proficiency at the local station can vary, particularly outside daytime hours.

For tourists and expats, the national Tourist Police hotline (1155, free, multilingual) is generally the fastest route to English-language assistance anywhere on the island, alongside the general emergency number 191; the Tourist Police unit with jurisdiction over Ko Lanta operates out of Krabi town.

Address: Saladan, Ko Lanta Yai, Ko Lanta District, Krabi 81150 (on the main road leading down to the vehicle-ferry pier)
Hours: Emergency response is available 24 hours via the national police hotline 191 or the Tourist Police hotline 1155; specific walk-in counter hours for routine, non-emergency business were not independently confirmed from an official source.
Phone: Ko Lanta Police Station +66 (0)75 668 192 (cross-checked via two independent local directory sources) · Tourist Police covering Ko Lanta (based in Krabi) +66 (0)75 637 308 · National emergency 191 · Tourist Police hotline 1155
Getting there: In Saladan at the northern tip of Ko Lanta Yai, on the main road leading down to the vehicle-ferry pier -- the same stretch as the island's banks, main pier and largest concentration of shops. Walkable from central Saladan; reachable by car or motorbike from anywhere on Ko Lanta Yai.

What's handled here

• In-person incident reports (theft, road accidents, disputes) for Ko Lanta Yai and surrounding areas
• Local traffic enforcement and public-order policing
• First point of contact before escalating to Krabi-based Tourist Police or provincial police for more serious matters

Notable facts

• Located in Saladan on the main road to the car ferry -- the busiest, most central part of Ko Lanta Yai, easy to find on foot from the pier area.
• For English-language help specifically, dial the national Tourist Police hotline 1155 rather than relying on the local station's own walk-in English proficiency, which can vary.

Sources & References

• Immigration Bureau, Royal Thai Police

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