There are 7 ways to get from Kobe to Phuket by bus, plane, car ferry, car, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Kansai International Airport, fly to Phuket International Airport
best- Take the bus from Kobe Sannomiya to Kansai Airport Terminal 1bus
- Fly from Kansai International Airport (KIX) to Phuket International Airport (HKT)plane KIX - HKT
13h 10m฿6,971–16,569Car ferry, drive
- Take the carferry from Kobe Port Terminal to Shanghaicarferry
- Drive from Shanghai to Phuketcar
4d 4h฿22,268–32,334Fly Kobe to Phuket International Airport
- Fly from Kobe (UKB) to Phuket International Airport (HKT)plane UKB - HKT
13h 3m฿7,610–20,153Train to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, fly to Phuket International Airport
- Take the train from Shin Kobe to Nagoyatrain
- Fly from Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO) to Phuket International Airport (HKT)plane NGO - HKT
14hTrain, train to Takamatsu Airport, fly to Phuket International Airport
- Take the train from Shin Kobe to Okayamatrain
- Take the train from Okayama to Takamatsu(Kagawa)train
- Fly from Takamatsu Airport (TAK) to Phuket International Airport (HKT)plane TAK - HKT
18h 29m฿8,891–22,208Train to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, fly to Krabi Airport, bus
- Take the train from Shin Kobe to Nagoyatrain
- Fly from Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO) to Krabi Airport (KBV)plane NGO - KBV
- Take the bus from กระบี่ to สถานีขนส่งผู้โดยสารจังหวัดภูเก็ต;Phuket Bus Terminal 1bus
17h 18mBus to Tokushima Airport, fly to Phuket International Airport
- Take the bus from Kousoku Maiko to Kousoku Narutobus
- Fly from Tokushima Airport (TKS) to Phuket International Airport (HKT)plane TKS - HKT
17h 44m฿11,056–25,515
Kansai International Airport (KIX) to Phuket International Airport (HKT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kobe to Phuket is to bus and fly which costs ฿6500 - ฿17000 and takes 13h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Kobe to Phuket is to fly which takes 13h 3m and costs ฿7500 - ฿21000.
The distance between Kobe and Phuket is 4880 km.
It takes approximately 13h 10m to get from Kobe to Phuket, including transfers.
Phuket is 2h behind Kobe. It is currently 10:00 PM in Kobe and 8:00 PM in Phuket.
There are 7270+ hotels available in Phuket.
What companies run services between Kobe, Japan and Phuket, Thailand?
Korean Air, Asiana Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Kobe (UKB) to Phuket International Airport (HKT) 4 times a day.
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Phuket International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿8,000–20,000
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Phuket International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿8,500–21,000
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Krabi Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿9,500–23,000
Flights from Tokushima Airport to Phuket International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿12,000–31,000
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
Train from Shin Kobe to Nagoya
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
Train from Shin Kobe to Okayama
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
Train from Shin Kobe to Nagoya
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
- Phone
- 06-6844-1124
- Website
- hankyu-kankobus.co.jp
Bus from Kobe Sannomiya to Kansai Airport Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ฿400–470
- Schedules at
- okkbus.co.jp
- Phone
- 06-6536-6541
- Website
- shinganjin.com
Car ferry from Kobe Port Terminal to Shanghai
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ฿4,268–5,335
- Schedules at
- shinganjin.com
- 2nd Class B
- ฿4,268
- 1st Class
- ฿5,335
- Special Class
- ฿8,536
- VIP
- ฿21,338
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