There are 8 ways to get from Japan to Phuket by plane, car, car 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.
Fly Fukuoka Airport to Phuket International Airport
best- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Phuket International Airport (HKT)plane FUK - HKT
11h 48m฿6,616–16,156Fly Tokyo International Airport to Phuket International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Phuket International Airport (HKT)plane HND - HKT
13h 24m฿5,179–16,275Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Tokyo to Osaka International Ferry Terminalcar
- Take the carferry from Osaka International Ferry Terminal to Shanghaicarferry
- Drive from Shanghai to Phuketcar
4d 10h฿24,047–35,168Fly Fukuoka Airport to Krabi Airport, bus
- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Krabi Airport (KBV)plane FUK - KBV
- Take the bus from กระบี่ to สถานีขนส่งผู้โดยสารจังหวัดภูเก็ต;Phuket Bus Terminal 1bus
13h 35m฿7,286–19,476Fly Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Phuket International Airport
- Fly from Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO) to Phuket International Airport (HKT)plane NGO - HKT
12h 59m฿6,742–18,310Fly Tokyo International Airport to Krabi Airport, bus
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Krabi Airport (KBV)plane HND - KBV
- Take the bus from กระบี่ to สถานีขนส่งผู้โดยสารจังหวัดภูเก็ต;Phuket Bus Terminal 1bus
15h 11m฿8,349–19,595Fly Fukuoka Airport to Surat Thani, Bus
- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Surat Thani (URT)plane FUK - URT
- Take the bus from Surat Thani Airport to Phuketbus
15h 53m฿9,151–19,656Fly Fukuoka Airport to Hat Yai, bus
- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Hat Yai (HDY)plane FUK - HDY
- Take the bus from Hat Yai Airport to Phuket Transferbus
18h 23m฿13,051–30,056
Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Phuket International Airport (HKT) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Japan to Phuket is to fly which costs ฿5000 - ฿17000 and takes 13h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Japan to Phuket is to fly which takes 11h 48m and costs ฿6500 - ฿17000.
The distance between Japan and Phuket is 4388 km.
It takes approximately 11h 48m to get from Japan to Phuket, including transfers.
Phuket is 2h behind Japan. It is currently 1:54 PM in Japan and 11:54 AM in Phuket.
There are 7306+ hotels available in Phuket.
What companies run services between Japan and Phuket, Thailand?
Thai Vietjet Air, Thai AirAsia, and nine other airlines fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Phuket International Airport (HKT) every 4 hours.
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Phuket International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿8,000–21,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Krabi Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿9,000–22,000
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Phuket International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿8,000–20,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Phuket International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿9,000–23,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Krabi Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿10,000–33,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Krabi Airport via Fukuoka Airport, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿10,000–25,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Hat Yai via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿10,000–25,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Hat Yai via Taiwan Taoyuan, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿11,000–29,000
- 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
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
- 06-6536-6541
- Website
- shinganjin.com
Car ferry from Osaka International Ferry Terminal to Shanghai
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ฿4,250–5,312
- Schedules at
- shinganjin.com
- 2nd Class B
- ฿4,250
- 1st Class
- ฿5,312
- Special Class
- ฿8,500
- VIP
- ฿21,248
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