There are 2 ways to get from Kota Kinabalu to Phuket by plane or ferry
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Fly to Phuket International Airport
best- Fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Phuket International Airport (HKT)plane BKI - HKT
6h 48m฿3,852–13,322Fly to Krabi Airport, ferry
- Fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Krabi Airport (KBV)plane BKI - KBV
- Take the ferry from Ao Nang Meeting Point to Jian Wanich Pierferry
8h 44m฿4,917–15,492
Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Phuket International Airport (HKT) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Kota Kinabalu to Phuket is to fly which costs ฿3800 - ฿14000 and takes 6h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Kota Kinabalu to Phuket is to fly which takes 6h 48m and costs ฿3800 - ฿14000.
The distance between Kota Kinabalu and Phuket is 2020 km.
It takes approximately 6h 48m to get from Kota Kinabalu to Phuket, including transfers.
Phuket is 1h behind Kota Kinabalu. It is currently 11:12 AM in Kota Kinabalu and 10:12 AM in Phuket.
There are 7529+ hotels available in Phuket.
What companies run services between Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia and Phuket, Thailand?
AirAsia, Malindo Airways, and two other airlines fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Phuket International Airport (HKT) every 3 hours.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Phuket International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿4,000–13,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Phuket International Airport via Kuching, Penang
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿4,000–13,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Phuket International Airport via Senai, Penang
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿4,100–13,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Krabi Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿4,400–15,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Krabi Airport via Kuching, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿4,600–15,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Krabi Airport via Miri, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿4,500–15,000
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Phuket International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿5,000–19,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Krabi Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿4,800–21,000
- Website
- fireflyz.com.my
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Phuket International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿5,000–19,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Krabi Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿4,800–21,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Phuket International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿3,600–13,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Krabi Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿4,000–14,000
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Phuket International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿4,300–14,000
- 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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