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Compare bus and flight for Bangkok to Phuket
Omio recommends booking the bus as it is the most popular option from Bangkok to Phuket among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the bus with prices starting from $24. For those with little time consider booking a flight which can get you there in 4h 30m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a bus costs an average of $24, and a flight costs an average of $30.
Distance: 429 miles (691 km)
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$26 Average price Cheapest | $87 Average price |
11h 52m Average total duration 11h 22m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 7h 30m Average total duration Fastest 4h 30m Onboard + 3h 0m Additional time* |
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Travel optionsfrom Bangkok to Phuket
How to get from Bangkok to Phuket by train, bus or flight.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Bangkok to Phuket is by taking a flight because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
- SL75207:45AM1h25Don Mueang International Airport09:10AMPhuket$611One-way0 transfers
Cheapest
- 07:20PM14h00Bangkok, Southern Bus Terminal (Sai Tai Mai)09:20AMRatsada, Phuket Bus Terminal 2$251One-way0 transfers
Fastest
- SL75410:05AM1h20Don Mueang International Airport11:25AMPhuket$971One-way0 transfers
Other options
- 06:20PM12h00Bangkok, Southern Bus Terminal (Sai Tai Mai)06:20AMRatsada, Phuket Bus Terminal 2$251One-way0 transfers
- 07:50PM14h00Bangkok, Southern Bus Terminal (Sai Tai Mai)09:50AMRatsada, Phuket Bus Terminal 2$391One-way0 transfers
05:50PM12h10Bangkok, Southern Bus Terminal (Sai Tai Mai)06:00AMRatsada, Phuket Bus Terminal 2$391One-way0 transfers
- SL77208:45AM1h25Don Mueang International Airport10:10AMPhuket$741One-way0 transfers
- SL75808:20AM1h25Don Mueang International Airport09:45AMPhuket$741One-way0 transfers
- SL75006:45AM1h25Don Mueang International Airport08:10AMPhuket$611One-way0 transfers
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This is compared to other travel options from Bangkok to Phuket:
A bus is $6 (€5) less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Bangkok to Phuket costing on average $30 (€25).
- Around 54 flights per day.
- Around 9 buses per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Bangkok and Phuket as scheduled services by bus and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from Suvarnabhumi Airport and arrive in Phuket.
- Buses mostly depart from Bangkok, Southern Bus Terminal (Sai Tai Mai) and arrive in Ratsada, Phuket Bus Terminal 2.
- Travel with thai lion mentari, Thai AirAsia, Nok Air, Thai Vietjet Air, Thai Airways, Bangkok Airways to go to Phuket by flight.
- Travel with Lignite, Phuket Travel, Tara Tour & Travel, Lignite Tour, Montanatip, Phuket Travel 2, Transport Co. to go to Phuket by bus.
- 44 direct flights per day with thai lion mentari, Thai AirAsia, Nok Air, Thai Vietjet Air, Thai Airways, Bangkok Airways.
- 9 direct buses per day with Lignite, Phuket Travel, Lignite Tour, Montanatip, Phuket Travel 2, Transport Co..
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