There are 3 ways to get from Semporna to Phuket by bus, plane, or ferry
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Minibus to Tawau Airport, fly to Phuket International Airport
best- Take the bus from Semporna to Tawau Airportbus
- Fly from Tawau Airport (TWU) to Phuket International Airport (HKT)plane TWU - HKT
10h 25m฿4,547–13,382Minibus to Tawau Airport, fly to Krabi Airport, ferry
- Take the bus from Semporna to Tawau Airportbus
- Fly from Tawau Airport (TWU) to Krabi Airport (KBV)plane TWU - KBV
- Take the ferry from Ao Nang to Rassada Pier Phuketferry
12h 24m฿5,812–19,552Bus to Sandakan Airport, fly to Phuket International Airport
- Take the bus from Semporna to Sandakan Centralbus
- Fly from Sandakan Airport (SDK) to Phuket International Airport (HKT)plane SDK - HKT
15h 35m฿5,219–16,016
Tawau Airport (TWU) to Phuket International Airport (HKT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Semporna to Phuket is to Minibus and fly which costs ฿4500 - ฿14000 and takes 10h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Semporna to Phuket is to Minibus and fly which takes 10h 25m and costs ฿4500 - ฿14000.
The distance between Semporna and Phuket is 2350 km.
It takes approximately 10h 25m to get from Semporna to Phuket, including transfers.
Phuket is 1h behind Semporna. It is currently 11:34 PM in Semporna and 10:34 PM in Phuket.
There are 7282+ hotels available in Phuket.
What companies run services between Semporna, Malaysia and Phuket, Thailand?
There is no direct connection from Semporna to Phuket. However, you can take the bus to Tawau Airport, walk to Tawau Airport (TWU) airport, fly to Phuket International Airport (HKT), walk to Mai Khao, Phuket International Airport, then take the bus to Ranghill Station. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Tawau Airport, walk to Tawau Airport (TWU) airport, fly to Krabi Airport (KBV), walk to ท่าอากาศยานนานาชาติกระบี่;Krabi Airport, take the line 8415 bus to บ้านอ่าวนาง;Ban Ao Nang, walk to Ao Nang, then take the ferry to Rassada Pier Phuket.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Tawau Airport to Phuket International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿4,200–13,000
Flights from Tawau Airport to Krabi Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿4,600–18,000
Flights from Tawau Airport to Krabi Airport via Kota Kinabalu, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿4,700–15,000
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Phuket International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿4,400–14,000
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Phuket International Airport via Kota Kinabalu, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿4,400–14,000
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Tawau Airport to Phuket International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿5,000–17,000
Bus from Semporna to Tawau Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ฿283
Bus from Semporna to Tawau Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ฿283
- Phone
- +60 198072570
- Website
- redbus.my
Bus from Semporna to Sandakan Central
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿550–1,800
- Schedules at
- redbus.my
- Phone
- +66 980 168 181
- [email protected]
- Website
- tigerlineferry.com
Ferry from Ao Nang to Rassada Pier Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿800–4,100
- Website
- https://www.tigerlineferry.com/
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