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~ By Car

Take Route 4 from Bangkok to the south. Along the way pass the provinces of Nakhon Pathom, Ratchaburi, Phetchaburi, Prachuap-Khirikan, and at Chumphon go right to Ranong. From Ranong, go south through Kraburi and Kapoe Districts to Phang Nga Province. In Phang Nga the road passes through Kuraburi, Takuapa, and Thai Muang Districts before reaching the town of Kok Kloy. Then, cross the Thao Thep Kasatri or Sarasin Bridge to Phuket Island.

The distance is 867 kilometers. Travel Time from Bangkok: 8 hours
 
~ By Sea

The Deep Sea Port (Port of Phuket) at Phuket is visited by both cargo and cruise ship from Thailand and from abroad. Contact your travel agent for information about the many different ships that stop at Phuket.
Timetables ferries
 
~ By Bus

Both air-conditioned and non air–conditioned buses leave the Southern Bus Terminal in Bangkok daily at 18:30. The bus ride from Bangkok to Phuket bus Terminal in Phuket town takes 14 hours or more for the nearly 900 kilometers.

The fare is around THB 700 to 800. There are also regular mini-bus trips from Singapore and Penang which are reasonably priced.

Southern Bus Terminal Tel. (02) 4347192, 4345557-8, Phuket Central Company Tel. (02) 4355019, Phuket Travel Tel. (02) 4355018, Phuket Bus Terminal Tel. (076) 211480.
Please use Sawadee's online booking system for hotels in Bangkok.
Timetables buses
 
~ By Air

Phuket has an international airport; both regularly schedule and charter flights from around Asia, Australia and Europe.
Phuket Airport: tel. (076) 327 246, 327 144, 327 230 -7

Thai Airways International operates flights to Phuket daily.
The travel time is 1 hour 20 minutes. 
For further information of flight contact : 
Thai Airways International : tel. +66 (02) 280 0060, 280 0070, 628 2000
http://www.thaiairways.com

You can fly to Phuket with Bangkok Airways as well, but it is not a direct flight. Passengers need to transfer at Samui before going to Phuket. Flights take off for Bangkok-Samui-Phuket every morning and afternoon.
Bangkok Airways: tel. +66 (076) 225 033 -5
http://www.bangkokair.com

=Timetables Thai Airways
=Timetables Bangkok Airways
 

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