Khao Lak Flights – arriving at Phuket Airport

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.
(Read our “taxi” section)

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 worlds best flight bargains. Budget airlines abound and offer some incredible deals. several of them have great internet booking sites and give you some real peace of mind about travelling to and from our area. With direct flights to Australia for $200 and flghts to Hong Kong for as low as $60…travelling here is pretty easy.

{If you arrive in Bangkok and then are transferring to a domestic flight please allow at least 2 hours there for various immigration/customs checks – it rarely takes this long, but you never know.}

Inside the 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.

{Air Asia is currently the only airline that flies into the new airport in Bangkok, where all of the international flights land. If you are transferring to one the smaller regional airlines, then give yourself several hours of transit time between airports in Bangkok.}

As with most International Airports, you can easily rent cars (don’t forget that we drive on the Left here!)

Please read our section on taxis before selecting one at the Phuket International Airport
Major discount domestic (and regional airlines) are:

Thai Air Asia (www.airasia.com – use the “Malaysia – English” section to book flights in English)
Nok Air (www.http://www.nokair.com/nokconnext/aspx/welcome.aspx?currlang=en-US)
Orient One-Two-Go (http://www.fly12go.com/en/main.shtml)
Fireflyz (http://www.fireflyz.com.my/) cheap flights to malaysia

Though not really budget airlines, these will offer similar routes, and will work with travel agents from your country …

Bangkok Airways (http://www.bangkokair.com)
Thai airways (http://www.thaiair.com)

There is also
Phuket Airlines (www.phuketairlines.com)
But after a series of accidents and poor safety records they have been Blacklisted from European air spaces, and at least one of the planes has been held for non-payment of airport fees – we discourage their use

For Budget Flights within South-East Asia, we Recommend…

Tiger Airways (www.tigerairways.com) Based in Singapore
Silk Air (www.silkair.com) Budget arm of Singapore Airlines
Dragon air (www.dragonair.com) Based in Hong Kong
Malaysia Airlines (www.malaysiaairlines.com) Based In Kuala Lumpur
Jetstarasia (www.jetstarasia.com ) 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