There are 2 ways to get from Tawau to Phuket by plane or ferry
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Fly to Phuket International Airport
best- Fly from Tawau Airport (TWU) to Phuket International Airport (HKT)plane TWU - HKT
7h 23m฿4,706–13,621Fly to Krabi Airport, ferry
- Fly from Tawau Airport (TWU) to Krabi Airport (KBV)plane TWU - KBV
- Take the ferry from Ao Nang to Rassada Pier Phuketferry
9h 23m฿5,971–19,791
Tawau Airport (TWU) to Phuket International Airport (HKT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tawau to Phuket is to fly which costs ฿4700 - ฿14000 and takes 7h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Tawau to Phuket is to fly which takes 7h 23m and costs ฿4700 - ฿14000.
The distance between Tawau and Phuket is 2299 km.
It takes approximately 7h 23m to get from Tawau to Phuket, including transfers.
Phuket is 1h behind Tawau. It is currently 7:00 PM in Tawau and 6:00 PM in Phuket.
There are 7284+ hotels available in Phuket.
What companies run services between Tawau, Malaysia and Phuket, Thailand?
AirAsia and Malaysia Airlines fly from Tawau Airport (TWU) to Phuket International Airport (HKT) 3 times a day.
- 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
- 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
- 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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