Phuket
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When arriving
in Thailand ask for free copies of Thaiways magazine and Thaiways
maps from the information counter at airports or hotels.
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| How
to get to Phuket from Bangkok |
By air (1.20 hrs)
Domestic airlines operate several flights daily between Bangkok and Phuket.
Some flights go to Phuket via Samui Island with a 40-minute stopover.
Check with your travel agent for more details or see Useful
Calls for phone numbers of domestic airlines.
By bus
(about 12 hrs)
Air-conditioned and non air-con buses leave Bangkok's Southern Bus Terminal
for Phuket several times daily. The trip by air-con bus, normally leaving
in the evening, takes about 12 hours.
For further details,
call the Southern Bus Terminal, 0 2894 6122
| For taxi : Southern Bus Terminal |
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By car (about 12 hrs)
From Bangkok, take Highway No.4 (Phetchakasem Road) through Phetchaburi,
Prachuap Khiri Khan, Chumphon, Surat Thani and Phang-nga, then cross the
Thep Krasattri Bridge or Sarasin Bridge to Phuket Island. The total distance
is 862 kilometres.
By rail
There is no direct train service to Phuket. Travellers by train must
get off at Phun Phin railway station in Surat Thani and continue by regular
bus to Phuket.
For details, call
the State Railway of Thailand, 1690, 0 2223 7010, 0 2220 4444 (RSVN),
0 2220 4334, 0 2621 8701.
| For taxi : Hualamphong Station |
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| How
to get to Phuket from Aboard |
There are several direct flights between Phuket and international destinations,
e.g. Kuala Lumpur, Hong Kong, Penang, Singapore, and Sydney.
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