There are 4 ways to get from Balabac to Phuket by unknown, plane, ferry, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Travel to Sandakan Airport, fly to Phuket International Airport
best- Walk from Balabac to Sandakan Airport (SDK)unknown
- Fly from Sandakan Airport (SDK) to Phuket International Airport (HKT)plane SDK - HKT
13h 8mTravel to Sandakan Airport, fly to Krabi Airport, ferry
- Walk from Balabac to Sandakan Airport (SDK)unknown
- Fly from Sandakan Airport (SDK) to Krabi Airport (KBV)plane SDK - KBV
- Take the ferry from Ao Nang Meeting Point to Jian Wanich Pierferry
14h 4mTravel, ferry, Minibus to Kota Kinabalu Airport, fly to Phuket International Airport
- Walk from Balabac to Pulau Banggiunknown
- Take the ferry from Pulau Banggi to Kudatferry
- Take the bus from Kudat to Kota Kinabalu Bas Bandaranbus
- Fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Phuket International Airport (HKT)plane BKI - HKT
16h 15mTravel, ferry, Minibus to Kota Kinabalu Airport, fly to Krabi Airport
- Walk from Balabac to Pulau Banggiunknown
- Take the ferry from Pulau Banggi to Kudatferry
- Take the bus from Kudat to Kota Kinabalu Bas Bandaranbus
- Fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Krabi Airport (KBV)plane BKI - KBV
- Take the ferry from Ao Nang Meeting Point to Jian Wanich Pierferry
18h 11m
Sandakan Airport (SDK) to Phuket International Airport (HKT) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The distance between Balabac and Phuket is 2490 km.
It takes approximately 13h 8m to get from Balabac to Phuket, including transfers.
Phuket is 1h behind Balabac. It is currently 8:15 PM in Balabac and 7:15 PM in Phuket.
There are 7550+ hotels available in Phuket.
What companies run services between Balabac, Mimaropa, Philippines and Phuket, Thailand?
There is no direct connection from Balabac to Phuket. However, you can travel to Sandakan Airport (SDK) airport, fly to Phuket International Airport (HKT), walk to Phuket Airport Bus, then take the bus to Ranghill Station. Alternatively, you can travel to Sandakan Airport (SDK) airport, fly to Krabi Airport (KBV), walk to Krabi Airport, take the line 8415 bus to Ban Ao Nang, walk to Ao Nang Meeting Point, then take the ferry to Jian Wanich Pier.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Phuket International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿4,300–14,000
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Phuket International Airport via Kota Kinabalu Airport, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿4,300–14,000
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Krabi Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿4,700–22,000
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Krabi Airport via Kota Kinabalu Airport, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿4,700–15,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Phuket International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿4,000–13,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Phuket International Airport via Kuching, Penang
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿4,000–13,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Phuket International Airport via Senai, Penang
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿4,100–13,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Krabi Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿4,400–15,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Krabi Airport via Kuching, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿4,600–15,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Krabi Airport via Miri, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿4,500–15,000
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Phuket International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿5,500–20,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Phuket International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿5,000–19,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Krabi Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿4,800–21,000
- Website
- fireflyz.com.my
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Phuket International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿5,000–19,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Krabi Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿4,800–21,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Phuket International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿3,600–13,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Krabi Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿4,000–14,000
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Phuket International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿4,300–14,000
Bus from Kudat to Kota Kinabalu Bas Bandaran
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ฿331
Bus from Kudat to Kota Kinabalu Bas Bandaran
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ฿331
- Phone
- +66 980 168 181
- [email protected]
- Website
- tigerlinetravel
Ferry from Ao Nang Meeting Point to Jian Wanich Pier
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿600–1,100
- Website
- tigerlinetravel
Ferry from Ao Nang Meeting Point to Jian Wanich Pier
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿600–1,100
- Website
- tigerlinetravel
Ferry from Pulau Banggi to Kudat
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ฿160–420
Ferry from Pulau Banggi to Kudat
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ฿160–420
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