Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
WEBSITES
Jamie's Phuket
(
www.jamie-monk.com
)
A fun insider's blog written by a long-time Phuket expat
resident with excellent photos and travel tips.
One Stop Phuket
(
www.1stopphuket.com
)
A user-friendly travel guide and internet booking refer-
ral service.
Phuket Dot Com
(
www.phuket.com
)
Offers a sophisticated compendium of many kinds of in-
formation, including accommodation on the island.
Getting There & Away
AIR
Phuket International Airport (
Click here
)
is 30km northwest of Phuket Town; it takes
around 45 minutes to an hour to reach the southern beaches from here. Several interna-
tional airlines fly to Phuket and have offices in Phuket Town, including
Malaysia Airlines
(
0 7621 3891;
www.silkair.com
;
183/103 Th Phang-Nga, Phuket Town)
.
For domestic flights,
Bangkok Airways
(
0 7622 5033;
www.bangkokair.com
;
58/2-3 Th Yaowarat,
Phuket Town)
and
THAI
(
0 7621 1195;
www.thaiairways.com
; 78/1 Th Ranong, Phuket Town)
have offices
in Phuket Town.
