Phuket & the Andaman Coast - Thailand - page 583

Air
Phuket International Airport ( 0 7632 7230) is 30km northwest of Phuket Town;
it takes around 45 minutes to an hour to reach the southern beaches from here.
Some regional airline carriers include the following:
Air Asia ( www.airasia.com ) In addition to several daily flights to Bangkok (around 1480B), it
also flies direct to Hong Kong (5000B), Chiang Mai (1600B), Singapore (1400B), Bali
(2730B) and other destinations.
Bangkok Airways ( 0 7622 5033; www.bangkokair.com ; 58/2-3 Th Yaowarat) Has daily
flights to Ko Samui (2380B) and Bangkok (1725B).
Nok Air ( www.nokair.com ) Links Phuket with Bangkok.
THAI ( 0 7621 1195; www.thaiairways.com ; 78/1 Th Ranong, Phuket Town) Operates around
seven daily flights to Bangkok (from around 3000B) with connections to/from several other
cities in Thailand, as well as international destinations.
Several other international airlines fly to Phuket and have offices in Phuket Town in-
cluding the following:
Dragonair ( 0 7621 5734; Th Phang-Nga, Phuket Town)
Korean Airlines ( 0 7621 6675; 1/8-9 Th Thungkha, Phuket Town)

Malaysia Airlines ( 0 7621 6675; 1/8-9 Th Thungkha, Phuket Town)

Silk Air ( 0 7621 3891; www.silkair.com ; 183/103 Th Phang-Nga, Phuket Town)

Ferry & Speedboat
Tha Rasada, north of Phuket Town, is the main pier for boats to Ko Phi Phi with
connections to Krabi and Ko Lanta. For quicker service to Krabi and Ao Nang via
the Ko Yao Islands, boats leave from Tha Bang Rong north of Tha Rasada.

Minivan
Travel agencies all around Phuket Island sell tickets (which include the ferry fare)
for air-conditioned minivans down to Ko Samui and Ko Pha-Ngan. Air-conditioned
minivan services to Krabi, Surat Thani and several other locations are also avail-
able.