There are 3 ways to get from Cape Town to Phuket by plane 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.
Fly to Phuket International Airport
best- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Phuket International Airport (HKT)plane CPT - HKT
18h 32m฿14,586–36,715Fly to Krabi Airport, bus
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Krabi Airport (KBV)plane CPT - KBV
- Take the bus from กระบี่ to สถานีขนส่งผู้โดยสารจังหวัดภูเก็ต;Phuket Bus Terminal 1bus
20h 35m฿15,756–22,035Fly to Hat Yai, bus
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Hat Yai (HDY)plane CPT - HDY
- Take the bus from Hat Yai Airport to Phuket Transferbus
26h 42m฿23,521–58,615
Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Phuket International Airport (HKT) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cape Town to Phuket is to fly and bus which costs ฿15000 - ฿22000 and takes 20h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Cape Town to Phuket is to fly which takes 18h 32m and costs ฿14000 - ฿37000.
The distance between Cape Town and Phuket is 9633 km.
It takes approximately 18h 32m to get from Cape Town to Phuket, including transfers.
Phuket is 5h ahead of Cape Town. It is currently 2:24 PM in Cape Town and 7:24 PM in Phuket.
There are 7282+ hotels available in Phuket.
What companies run services between Cape Town, South Africa and Phuket, Thailand?
Emirates, Qatar Airways, and five other airlines fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Phuket International Airport (HKT) every 4 hours.
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Phuket International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–31,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Krabi Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿16,000–55,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Hat Yai via Dubai, Phuket International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿18,000–55,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Phuket International Airport via Johannesburg, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿11,000–60,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Krabi Airport via Johannesburg, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿12,000–65,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Hat Yai via Johannesburg, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–70,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Phuket International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–36,000
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Krabi Airport via Addis Ababa, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿16,000–43,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Hat Yai via Addis Ababa, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿18,000–47,000
- Phone
- 1490
- [email protected]
- Website
- ฺBor Kor Sor
Bus from กระบี่ to สถานีขนส่งผู้โดยสารจังหวัดภูเก็ต;Phuket Bus Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿160–1,300
- Book at
- 12go.asia
- Website
- ฺBor Kor Sor
- Phone
- +66 62-175-3069
- Website
- 12go.asia
Bus from กระบี่ to สถานีขนส่งผู้โดยสารจังหวัดภูเก็ต;Phuket Bus Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿280–350
- Book at
- 12go.asia
Bus from กระบี่ to สถานีขนส่งผู้โดยสารจังหวัดภูเก็ต;Phuket Bus Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ฿200–280
- Schedules at
- Provincial Land Transport Office Of Krabi
- Website
- Phantip 1970
Bus from กระบี่ to สถานีขนส่งผู้โดยสารจังหวัดภูเก็ต;Phuket Bus Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿410
- Schedules at
- Phantip 1970
- Phone
- +66 614655695
- [email protected]
- Website
- Smart En Plus
Bus from Hat Yai Airport to Phuket Transfer
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- ฿5,000–11,000
- Book at
- 12 Go
- Website
- Smart En Plus
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