| By air |
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This is perhaps the easiest
way to get to Phuket. Domestic airlines operate several
flights daily  between
Bangkok and Phuket. Some flights go to Phuket via Samui
Island with a 40-minute stopover. List of operators
are as follows:
Phuket Air offers daily flights to
Phuket and the journey takes only 1.20 hours. Call 02
6798999 or visit www.phuketairlines.com
for more details on flights.
Bangkok Airways has daily flights connecting
Phuket with Pattaya and Samui. For more information,
contact their Bangkok office at tel. 66 2265 5678. Reservations
can be made at tel. 66 2265 5555. Alternatively, browse
its website at www.bangkokair.com
for more flight details.
Thai Airways International has numerous
daily flights servicing the Bangkok-Phuket route. In
addition, they have regular flights connecting Phuket
with Hat Yai, Surat Thani, and Narathiwat Provinces.
For more information, contact their Bangkok office at
tel. 02 628 2000 or book your seat online at www.thaiairways.com
One-to-Go by Orient Thai operates a
daily flight between Bangkok and Phuket. The flight
time is 1.20 hours. Call 1126 or visit www.onetwo-go.com
for more information.
Air Asia also offers several daily
flights connecting Bangkok and Phuket. The flight time
is 1.20 hours. Visit www.airasia.com or call 02 5159999
for reservations. Nok Air has several daily flights
between Bangkok and Phuket with a flight time of 1.20
hours. Visit www.nokair.com
or call 1318 to make your reservation.
Destination Air porvides first class
seaplane transfers to and from Phuket Internation Airport
to resorts and hotels located in the Andaman sea. Popular
destinations are such as Ko Phi Phi, Krabi, Ko Lanta.
Services commence in July 2006. Contact Bangkok Office
of Destination Air at Tel: 0 2261 5323, Fax: 0 2261
5331 or visit www.destinationair.com
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| Getting to Phuket from abroad |
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There are several direct flights
between Phuket and international destinations, e.g.
Kuala Lumpur, Hong Kong, Penang, Singapore, and Sydney.
Dragon Air, Malaysia Airlines, Silk Airand Singapore
Airlines also operate international flights connecting
Phuket with other destinations. Please call airline
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| Transportation to and from the airport |
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Phuket International Airport is
located approximately 30 kilometers north of the city,
Tel. 076 327230. Taxis 
between Phuket City and the airport costs approximately
400 baht but the fare to the beach ranges between 500
baht and 600 baht (The rate may decline now). Minivans
charge approximately 80 baht /person to town, but 120
baht/person to Patong, Kata and Karon Beaches. Phuket
Limousine (Tel. 076 248596), located approximately 1
kilometer west of the city, operates hourly shuttles
to the airport from 6.30 a.m. to 7.30 p.m. |
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| By bus |
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Air-conditioned and
non air-conditioned buses 
leave Bangkok's Southern Bus Terminal for Phuket several
times daily. Trips by air-conditioned bus, which normally
leaves in the evening, take about 13 hours.
Call 0 2434 7192, 0 2435 1199 or visit www.transport.co.th
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| By car |
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From Bangkok, take Highway No.4 
(Phetchakasem Road) through Phetchaburi, Prachuap Khiri
Khan, Chumphon, Surat Thani and Phang-nga Provinces,
then cross the Thep Krasattri Bridge or Sarasin Bridge
to Phuket Island. The total distance is 862 kilometers
and the travel time is approximately 12 hours. |
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| By Ferry |
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During the high season, travelers
may opt to get to Phuket from Ko Phi Phi and Ko Lanta
(both are in Krabi Province). Few ports in Phuket provide
this service with fares ranging between 300 bahts and
500 baht. The trip may take 1.5 to 2 hours, depending
on weather conditions. |
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| Getting around Phuket |
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In Town Taxis and motorcycle taxis
are communal service and available everywhere. The taxi
meter fares  are
50 baht for a distance of no more than 2 km and 7 baht/km
for every next km. Green air-conmicrobuses run around
town at a fare of 10 baht.
Town to Beaches There are local buses(song-thaeo) services
between the town and various beaches. Buses leave for
the beaches at the market on Ranong Road at half-hour
intervals from 7:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. After that,
you must hire a local taxi (chartered tuk tuk). The
fare must be agreed before departure. Normally from
town to Patong 
beach, the fare is around 210 baht, to Kata and Karon
beaches, 240 and 270 baht, respectively.
Private cars, jeeps and motorbikes can be hired from
a car-rent company for your convenicnce. (All fares
are subject to change without notice.) |
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