There are 9 ways to get from Bangkok to Ko Phuket by plane, bus, train or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
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Cheapest option
Train, bus • 15h 33m
7 alternative options
Fly Don Muang to Krabi, Minivan • 8h 3m
Bus • 12h
Bus via Krabi • 18h 30m
Drive • 12h 7m
Bangkok to Ko Phuket by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bangkok to Ko Phuket is to bus which costs ฿600 - ฿900 and takes 12h.
The fastest way to get from Bangkok to Ko Phuket is to fly and Blue Songtaews which takes 5h 39m and costs ฿1000 - ฿4300.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Bangkok Southern Bus Terminal and arriving at Phuket. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 12h.
The distance between Bangkok and Ko Phuket is 767 km. The road distance is 837.4 km.
The best way to get from Bangkok to Ko Phuket without a car is to bus which takes 12h and costs ฿600 - ฿900.
It takes approximately 5h 39m to get from Bangkok to Ko Phuket, including transfers.
Bangkok to Ko Phuket bus services, operated by The Transport Company, depart from Bangkok Southern Bus Terminal station.
Bangkok to Ko Phuket bus services, operated by The Transport Company, arrive at Phuket station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bangkok to Ko Phuket is 837 km. It takes approximately 12h 7m to drive from Bangkok to Ko Phuket.
There are 3834+ hotels available in Ko Phuket. Prices start at ฿1452 per night.
- Distance: 767.5 km
- Duration: 5h 39m
What companies run services between Bangkok, Thailand and Ko Phuket, Thailand?
The Transport Company operates a bus from Bangkok Southern Bus Terminal to Phuket once daily. Tickets cost ฿600 - ฿900 and the journey takes 12h.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Suvarnabhumi to Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿1000 - ฿5500
Flights from Don Muang to Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿950 - ฿6000
Flights from Suvarnabhumi to Krabi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿950 - ฿4400
Flights from Don Muang to Krabi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿850 - ฿4100
Flights from Don Muang to Surat Thani
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿850 - ฿4500
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Suvarnabhumi to Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿1400 - ฿5500
Flights from Suvarnabhumi to Krabi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿1400 - ฿5000
Flights from Suvarnabhumi to Krabi via Koh Samui
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿1600 - ฿5500
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Suvarnabhumi to Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿1000 - ฿5000
Flights from Suvarnabhumi to Krabi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿900 - ฿4500
- Website
- nokair.com
Flights from Don Muang to Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿1000 - ฿6500
Flights from Don Muang to Surat Thani
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿950 - ฿4000
- Website
- bangkokair.com
Flights from Suvarnabhumi to Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿1600 - ฿6500
Flights from Don Muang to Phuket via Koh Samui
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿6000 - ฿28000
Flights from Suvarnabhumi to Krabi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿1600 - ฿5500
Flights from Suvarnabhumi to Krabi via Koh Samui
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿1600 - ฿5500
- Website
- lionairthai.com
Flights from Don Muang to Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿1100 - ฿6000
Flights from Don Muang to Krabi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿1000 - ฿4300
Flights from Don Muang to Surat Thani
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿1000 - ฿4300
- Phone
- 1690
- sarabanklang@railway.co.th
- Website
- railway.co.th
Train from Hua Lamphong to Surat Thani Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿190 - ฿1500
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/thai-railways
- Website
- https://dticket.railway.co.th/DTicketPublicWeb/home/Home
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- ฿190 - ฿280
- 2nd Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ฿700 - ฿950
- 2nd Class (Air-conditioned Seat)
- ฿410 - ฿600
- 1st Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ฿1100 - ฿1500
Bus from Phuket Town to Kathu
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ฿16 - ฿25
Bus from Krabi Bus Station to Phuket Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿130 - ฿250
- Phone
- 1348
- contact1348@bmta.co.th
- Website
- bmta.co.th
Bus from ตรงข้ามการบินไทยหลานหลวง;Thai Airways Larnluang to อาคารผู้โดยสาร ชั้น 3;Donmueng Terminal Floor 3
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ฿10 - ฿50
- Schedules at
- bmta.co.th
- Phone
- +66 89 873 0008
- customercare@lomprayah.com
- Website
- lomprayah.com
Bus from Surat Thani Airport to Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ฿600 - ฿1700
- Schedules at
- lomprayah.com
- Book at
- 12go.asia
- VIP
- ฿1681
- One Way
- ฿600 - ฿1700
- Phone
- 1490
- borkorsor@transport.co.th
- Website
- home.transport.co.th
Bus from Bangkok Southern Bus Terminal to Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿600 - ฿900
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/transport-co
- Website
- https://tcl99web.transport.co.th/Home
- Phone
- +66 (0)77 272230
- info@phantiptravel.com
- Website
- phantiptravel.com
Bus from Surathani Talad Kaset Station to Phuket Bus Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿330 - ฿370
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/phantip-1970
- Website
- https://www.phantiptravel.com/
- Phone
- +66 2 277 4488
- info@rajaferryport.com
- Website
- rajaferryport.com
Bus from Khao San Montanatip to Krabi Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿550 - ฿2100
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/raja-ferry
- Website
- https://www.rajaferryport.com/
- Adult
- ฿550 - ฿800
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