Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
FLIGHTS TO/FROM PHUKET
DESTINATION
AIRLINE
FREQUENCY
PRICE
Bangkok
Air Asia
several daily
around 1480B
Bangkok
Bangkok Airways
daily
1725B
Bangkok
Nok Air
3-4 daily
1488B
Bangkok
THAI
7 daily
3000B
Chiang Mai
Air Asia
2 daily
1600B
Hong Kong
Air Asia
daily
5000-10,740B
Jakarta
Air Asia
Sun, Wed, Fri
from 2730B
Ko Samui
Bangkok Airways
daily
2380B
Kuala Lumpur
Air Asia
4 daily
1712B
Seoul
Korean Air
daily
roundtrip US$660
Singapore
Air Asia
daily
1400B
FERRY & SPEEDBOAT
Phuket's Tha Rasada, southeast of Phuket Town, is the main pier for boats to Ko Phi-Phi,
connecting onward to Krabi, Ko Lanta, the Trang Islands, Ko Lipe and even as far as
Langkawi Island in Malaysia (where there are further ferry connections to Penang). For
additional services to Krabi and Ao Nang via the Ko Yao Islands, boats leave from Tha
Bang Rong north of Tha Rasada.
MINIVAN
Phuket travel agencies all around the island sell tickets (including ferry fare) for air-con
minivans down to Ko Samui and Ko Pha-Ngan. Air-con minivan services to Krabi, Ran-
ong, Trang, Surat Thani and several other locations are also available. Prices are slightly
more than the buses, which all stop in Phuket Town.
METERED TAXIS
To escape Phuket's 'taxi mafia' (an organisation of overpriced chartered cars that are often the only means of
transport in the beach areas), get the phone number of a metered taxi and use the same driver throughout your
stay in Phuket. The easiest way to do this is to take a metered taxi from the airport (one of the only places where
you'll find them) when you arrive, then take down your driver's phone number. Metered taxis are found about
50m to the right as you exit the arrivals hall.
