Getting around Phuket
Car Rental Service
Avis Car Rent Airport Tel: 0-7635-1243, Kata Beach Resort
Tel : 076-381530 -- 3
- Boomerang Travel & Tour 71/13 Patak Road, Chalong
Bay Tel: 076-381690
- Dusit Laguna Hotel Bang Thao Beach Tel: 076-324322 --
9
- Hertz Car Rent Thawon Palm Beach Hotel, Karon Beach
Tel: 076-381034 -- 7
- Holiday Inn Patong Beach Tel: 076-340608
- K.M. Travel Phangnga Road Tel: 076-210893
- Phuket Airport Tel: 076-327258
- Phuket Car Center Takua Pa Road Tel: 076-212671 -- 3
- Phuket Island Tel: 076-381010
- Phuket Yacht Charter 5/3 Chao Fa Road Tel: 076-216556
- Phuket Horizon Car Rent 235/4 Yaowarat Road, Tambon
Talat Nua, Muang District Tel: 076-15200
- Pure Car Rent Opposite Thavorn Hotel, Ratsada Road,
Tel: 076-211002
- Via Rent A Car 70/85 Rat U-Thit, Patong Beach Tel: 0-7634-0160
Songthaeo and Tuk-Tuk
Songthaeos are operated along Ranong Road to several
destinations on the beaches. The cost varies from approximately
20 Baht to 25 Baht per person per trip. Normally the service
is provided from 7.00 a.m. until 5.00 p.m. Tuk-Tuks can
be chartered to the beach however, the rates which can
be negotiated are higher at 200 Baht to Patong Beach,
230 Baht to Karon and Kata Beaches and 300 Baht to Nai
Han and Kamala Beaches. However, Tuk-Tuks drive around
the town at the rate of 20 Baht.
Motorbike Taxis
It costs approximately 20 Baht per person per trip to
travel around Phuket City. Alternatively, motorcycles
can be rented from rental agencies located on Rasada Road
or from several operators along beaches. The cost may
vary from 150 Baht to 300 Baht per day, depending on the
number of cylinders.
Taxi Meter
Visitors can call 076-232157--8 to get a metered taxi
that will take them anywhere in Phuket. The metered fare
will have an addition of a 20-Baht surcharge.
Getting to nearby provinces
By bus
There are regular bus services (VIP, air-conditioned
and non-air-conditioned) to neighboring provinces such
as Krabi, Phang-nga, Chumphon, Ko Samui (bus/boat), Nakhon
Si Thammarat, Ranong, Surat Thani, Satun, Hat Yai, Takua-Pa
and Trang. Departures are from the Phuket Bus Terminal
off Phang-nga Road. For more up-to-date schedules and
fares, call Phuket Air-conditioned Bus Station, Tel. 076-211977.
By Air
Some domestic airlines operate flights from Phuket to
Surat Thani, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Trang, Hat Yai and Samui.
For more details, check with your travel agent or the
TAT office.
Taxis & Vans
There are shared taxi and van services between Phuket
and other nearby provinces. Fares of both are generally
around double the fare of an ordinary bus. The stations
of both taxis and minivans are also on Phang-nga Road.
Getting to nearby islands from Phuket
Boats to nearby islands can be found at the following
ports:
Rawai Beach
An old local port, it is from here that long-tail boats
depart for nearby islands such as Koh Ngai, Koh Racha
Yai, Koh Mai Thon, Koh Lon, etc. The chartered price depends
on the distance.
Ao Chalong geting
The largest port of Phuket that has all kinds of boats,
including cruisers of tour companies which organize package
tours to other islands.
Ao Makham
Located near Panwa Cape, the port is only for cruisers
and container ships.
Boat Lagoon Port (Ao Sapam) The port is for traveling
boats of tour companies
Provided
by Tourism Authority of Thailand
