There are 4 ways to get from Gold Coast to Phuket by train, plane, ferry, or bus
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Train to Brisbane Airport, fly to Phuket International Airport
best- Take the train from Helensvale station, platform 2 to International Airport Stationtrain
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Phuket International Airport (HKT)plane BNE - HKT
17h 9m฿11,557–27,762Fly Gold Coast Airport to Phuket International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Gold Coast Airport (OOL) to Phuket International Airport (HKT)plane OOL - HKT
16h 18m฿11,089–35,124Train to Brisbane Airport, fly to Krabi Airport, ferry
- Take the train from Helensvale station, platform 2 to International Airport Stationtrain
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Krabi Airport (KBV)plane BNE - KBV
- Take the ferry from Ao Nang Meeting Point to Jian Wanich Pierferry
19h 5m฿11,222–35,932Bus, bus to Sunshine Coast Airport, fly to Phuket International Airport
- Take the bus from Surfers Paradise to Brisbanebus
- Take the bus from Brisbane to Mooloolababus
- Fly from Sunshine Coast Airport (MCY) to Phuket International Airport (HKT)plane MCY - HKT
20h 11m฿12,367–31,122
Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Phuket International Airport (HKT) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Gold Coast to Phuket is to train and fly which costs ฿11000 - ฿28000 and takes 17h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Gold Coast to Phuket is to fly which takes 16h 18m and costs ฿11000 - ฿36000.
The distance between Gold Coast and Phuket is 7230 km.
It takes approximately 17h 9m to get from Gold Coast to Phuket, including transfers.
Phuket is 3h behind Gold Coast. It is currently 12:16 PM in Gold Coast and 9:16 AM in Phuket.
There are 7550+ hotels available in Phuket.
What companies run services between Gold Coast, QLD, Australia and Phuket, Thailand?
Jetstar and Virgin Australia fly from Gold Coast Airport (OOL) to Phuket International Airport (HKT) once daily.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Phuket International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿10,000–31,000
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Phuket International Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 47m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿11,000–35,000
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Phuket International Airport via Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿12,000–36,000
Flights from Sunshine Coast Airport to Phuket International Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 22m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–43,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Phuket International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿9,000–41,000
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Krabi Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿10,000–46,000
Flights from Sunshine Coast Airport to Phuket International Airport via Sydney, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿11,000–29,000
Flights from Sunshine Coast Airport to Phuket International Airport via Ngurah Rai, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–40,000
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Phuket International Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 47m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿11,000–35,000
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Phuket International Airport via Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿12,000–36,000
Flights from Sunshine Coast Airport to Phuket International Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Saturday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–43,000
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Phuket International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Wednesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- ฿9,000–31,000
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Krabi Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ฿10,000–34,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Krabi Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 27m
- When
- Wednesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- ฿10,000–34,000
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Krabi Airport via Singapore Changi, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿10,000–46,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Phuket International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿11,000–34,000
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Phuket International Airport via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿11,000–25,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Sunshine Coast Airport to Phuket International Airport via Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–40,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Sunshine Coast Airport to Phuket International Airport via Ngurah Rai, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–40,000
- Phone
- 13 34 10
- [email protected]
- Website
- Premier Motor Service
Bus from Surfers Paradise to Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿550–800
- Website
- Premier Motor Service
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
Bus from Brisbane to Mooloolaba
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ฿700–1,200
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- ฿700–1,100
- Flexible
- ฿800–1,200
- 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
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