Phuket International Airport and other Phuket, Thailand General Tips

Favorite Thing: The view of the airplane on the runaway of Phuket Internation Airport


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Favorite Thing: This is how the Phuket International Airport immigration counter looks like. The immgration counter is packed with tourist in the evening and queue takes as long as an hour to pass. It is due to a number of international flights arrving Phuket around that interval.

Tourists have the luxury of avoiding applying visa from their native countries as you can easy obtain one when you have landed at the Phuket International Airport .

The Visa Application counter is located at the right side of the picture, not clearly visible.

To see if you can get a tourist visa automatically upon arriving or need to apply for one, click Visa Application.


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Favorite Thing: This is how to Phuket International Airport
departure hall looks like. It is quite a small airport. Click the link for more information about Phuket International Airport
capacity and information
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Favorite Thing: This is the view of Patong beach taken from Kathu.


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Favorite Thing: This is the most popular beach in Phuket. Crazy shoppers can begin their shopping spree here at Patong street.


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Favorite Thing: Here is another view of the Patong street.


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Favorite Thing: Although the biggest Night Bazaar is located at the Phuket Town, called Phuket Jatujak Market. This bazaar opens only twice a week which is on Saturday and Sunday from 4pm -10pm

However, there are some smaller night bazaars in Patong. They sell everything from the simplest, food to clothers, sourveniors and imitation branded bags.


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Favorite Thing: Sarisin bridge is the bridge connecting Phuket to the mainland Thailand. Its about 200m long and is located at the extreme northern tip of Phuket.


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Favorite Thing: This is the receipt for the service of Phuket International Airport Limousine Service. The taxi is in the form of Toyota sedan model. It charges 550baht to Patong and more expensive if you are heading to Karon, Nai Harn or Kata beach.

So its wiser to use the cheaper transport, passenger vans. But be prepared that you may not be the first to be dropped off at your hotel doorstep as there are other passengers who will be boarding the same vehicle as you. And the driver will send whichever passenger's destination is nearer.

Save your time and energy if you think you can get a cheaper public transport as Phuket is unlike Bangkok. There is no tuk-tuk or public taxi that roaming near the airport. Most taxis are private cars whose owners offer airport-hotel pickups at the rate similar or close to the airport limousine taxi rate.

The conclusion is either you arrange a pickup from your hotel or take of one the 2 services offered by the airport. And be prepared that before you arrive at your destination, you will probably be sent to a local travel agency and let the agency do some marketing to try to sell you some local package tours or hotel rooms at special rates.


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Favorite Thing: This picture is taken at Promthep Cape Viewpoint. Its the local scene of the local street hawkers in Phuket. They sell a range of local street food from cuttlefish, ice-creams, durians and drinks.


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