Getting To Khao Lak Flights
Flights
Phuket is a very large International Airport. Beside being a large European Tourist destination, you can easily arrange connecting flights from Bangkok, Hong Kong, Australia, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore. Peak season sees as many as 40 flights a day! With the rapid expansion of budget airlines in Asia, you should be able to fly at prices cheaper than the trains and just a little bit more than buses. Especially if you book at least 2 weeks ahead.
Phuket Airport is also only 75 KM South of Khao Lak! That’s less than one hour away, as we are connected by a very scenic and rapid road. Please allow us to arrange your transit between Phuket Airport and Khao Lak.
International Flights
You may need to transfer in Bangkok. Make sure your connecting flight is at Suvarnabhumi Airport, not Don Muang. They are at least one hour apart! Air Asia flies from Suvarnabhumi, very few other local airlines do!
Phuket Immigration
If you fly International direct, please expect a long customs/immigration wait – as long as 1 hour! Phuket Immigration officers are notoriously grouchy.
If you arrive from a domestic flight you should be able to walk right out the door minutes after landing.
Asia has recently liberalized its airways and is now home to the world’s best flight bargains. With direct flights to Australia for $200 and flghts to Hong Kong for as low as $60…travelling here is pretty easy and cheap!
{If you arrive in Bangkok and then are transferring to a domestic flight please allow at least 2-3 hours there for various immigration/customs checks – it rarely takes this long, but you never know.}
Inside the Phuket airport terminal there is a Burger King and a another small fast food joint. A couple of crap-shops and a very limited newstand are inside. So we’ve found it more entertaining and interesting to wait in the arrivals area.
As with most International Airports, you can easily rent cars (don’t forget that we drive on the Left here!)
Regional Airlines:
Airasia
Bangkok Airways
Thai Airways
Silk Air
Fireflyz
Budget Flights within South-East Asia, we Recommend…
Tiger Airways Based in Singapore
Silk Air
Budget arm of Singapore Airlines
Dragon air
Based in Hong Kong
Malaysia Airlines
Based In Kuala Lumpur
Jetstarasia
Based In Singapore
Both Kuala Lumpur and Singapore have opened new budget terminals, so we expect to see an explosion in air traffic in this area. Please ask us any of your question
