Phuket & the Andaman Coast - Thailand - page 1279

Phuket Dot Com ( www.phuket.com ) Offers a sophisticated compendium of many kinds of inform-
ation, including accommodation on the island.

Getting There & Away

AIR
Phuket International Airport ( 0 7632 7230; www.phuketairportonline.com ) is 30km northwest of
Phuket Town and it takes around 45 minutes to an hour to reach the southern beaches
from here.

0 7622 5033; www.bangkokair.com ; 58/2-3 Th Yaowarat, Phuket Town) and THAI ( Bangkok Airways ( 0

7621 1195; www.thaiairways.com ; 78/1 Th Ranong, Phuket Town) have offices on Phuket.

FLIGHTS TO/FROM PHUKET

DESTINATION AIRLINE FREQUENCY PRICE

Bangkok Air Asia several daily around 1480B

Bangkok Airways daily 1725B

Nok Air 3-4 daily 1488B

THAI seven daily 3000B

Ko Samui Bangkok Airways daily 2380B

Hong Kong Air Asia daily 5000-10740B

Chiang Mai Air Asia twice daily 1600B

Singapore Air Asia daily 1400B

Jakarta Air Asia Sun, Wed & Fri from 2730B

Seoul Korean Air daily roundtrip US$660

Kuala Lumpur Air Asia four daily 1712B

BUS
All buses depart from the bus terminal (

0 7621 1977; Th Thepkrasattri) , to the east of Phuket

Town's centre.

DESTINATION BUS TYPE FARE (B) DURATION (HR)

Bangkok 2nd class 543 15

air-con 680 13-14