There are 6 ways to get from Durban 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 King Shaka International Airport to Phuket International Airport
best- Fly from King Shaka International Airport (DUR) to Phuket International Airport (HKT)plane DUR - HKT
19h 51m฿16,562–44,655Bus to Pietermaritzburg, fly to Phuket International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Durban Bus Stn to Burger Stbus
- Fly from Pietermaritzburg (PZB) to Phuket International Airport (HKT)plane PZB - HKT
22h 41m฿11,279–61,039Fly King Shaka International Airport to Krabi Airport, bus
- Fly from King Shaka International Airport (DUR) to Krabi Airport (KBV)plane DUR - KBV
- Take the bus from กระบี่ to สถานีขนส่งผู้โดยสารจังหวัดภูเก็ต;Phuket Bus Terminal 1bus
23h 38m฿19,732–51,975Bus to Pietermaritzburg, fly to Krabi Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Durban Bus Stn to Burger Stbus
- Fly from Pietermaritzburg (PZB) to Krabi Airport (KBV)plane PZB - KBV
- Take the bus from กระบี่ to สถานีขนส่งผู้โดยสารจังหวัดภูเก็ต;Phuket Bus Terminal 1bus
24h 14m฿13,449–67,359Bus to Margate, fly to Phuket International Airport
- Take the bus from Durban Station to Margate Retirement Villagebus
- Fly from Margate (MGH) to Phuket International Airport (HKT)plane MGH - HKT
29h 59m฿12,656–65,761Fly King Shaka International Airport to Hat Yai, bus
- Fly from King Shaka International Airport (DUR) to Hat Yai (HDY)plane DUR - HDY
- Take the bus from Hat Yai Airport to Phuket Transferbus
28h 11m฿25,497–66,555
King Shaka International Airport (DUR) to Phuket International Airport (HKT) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Durban to Phuket is to bus and fly which costs ฿11000 - ฿65000 and takes 22h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Durban to Phuket is to fly which takes 19h 51m and costs ฿16000 - ฿45000.
The distance between Durban and Phuket is 8377 km.
It takes approximately 19h 51m to get from Durban to Phuket, including transfers.
Phuket is 5h ahead of Durban. It is currently 10:44 AM in Durban and 3:44 PM in Phuket.
There are 7282+ hotels available in Phuket.
What companies run services between Durban, South Africa and Phuket, Thailand?
Emirates, Safair, and five other airlines fly from King Shaka International Airport (DUR) to Phuket International Airport (HKT) 3 times a day.
Airlines
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to Phuket International Airport via Johannesburg, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿12,000–65,000
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to Krabi Airport via Johannesburg, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–70,000
Flights from Pietermaritzburg to Phuket International Airport via Johannesburg, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿11,000–60,000
Flights from Pietermaritzburg to Krabi Airport via Johannesburg, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 42m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–65,000
Flights from Margate to Phuket International Airport via Johannesburg, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿12,000–65,000
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to Hat Yai via Johannesburg, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–75,000
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to Hat Yai via Maputo, Johannesburg, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿15,000–75,000
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to Hat Yai via Nelspruit, Johannesburg, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–75,000
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to Hat Yai via Bloemfontein, Johannesburg, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ฿15,000–75,000
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to Phuket International Airport via Addis Ababa, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿17,000–45,000
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to Krabi Airport via Addis Ababa, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿19,000–50,000
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to Hat Yai via Addis Ababa, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿20,000–55,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to Phuket International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿16,000–50,000
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to Krabi Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿18,000–60,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Margate to Phuket International Airport via Johannesburg, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿12,000–65,000
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to Hat Yai via Bloemfontein, Johannesburg, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ฿15,000–75,000
- Website
- starlightairline.com
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to Phuket International Airport via Addis Ababa, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿16,000–44,000
- Website
- lionairthai.com
Flights from Margate to Phuket International Airport via Johannesburg, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿12,000–65,000
Bus operators
- 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
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
- 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
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
Bus from กระบี่ to สถานีขนส่งผู้โดยสารจังหวัดภูเก็ต;Phuket Bus Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿410
- Schedules at
- Phantip 1970
- Phone
- 010 822 9000
- [email protected]
- Website
- eagleliner.co.za
Bus from Durban Bus Stn to Burger St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿130–410
- Schedules at
- eagleliner.co.za
- Single
- ฿130–410
Bus from Durban Bus Stn to Burger St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿130–410
- Schedules at
- eagleliner.co.za
- Single
- ฿130–410
- Phone
- +27 11 672 9807
- [email protected]
- Website
- Vilamora Tours & Travel
Bus from Durban Bus Stn to Burger St
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ฿600–850
- Website
- Vilamora Tours & Travel
Bus from Durban Bus Stn to Burger St
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ฿600–850
- Website
- Vilamora Tours & Travel
- Phone
- +27 11 774 3333
- Website
- City to City
Bus from Durban Bus Stn to Burger St
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ฿340–380
- Website
- City to City
Bus from Durban Bus Stn to Burger St
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ฿340–380
- Website
- City to City
- Phone
- +27 39 312 1406
- [email protected]
- Website
- margatecoach.co.za
Bus from Durban Station to Margate Retirement Village
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ฿550–700
- Schedules at
- margatecoach.co.za
- 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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