How to get there
	By air (1.20 hrs from Bangkok) Domestic airlines operate several flights daily between Bangkok and Phuket. Some flights go to Phuket via Samui Island with a 40 minute stopover. By bus (about 13 hrs from Bangkok) Air-conditioned and non air-con buses leave Bangkok's Southern Bus Terminal for Phuket several times daily. The trip by air-con bus, normally leaving in the evening, takes about 13 hours. For further details, call the Southern Bus Terminal in Bangkok, Tel. +66 (0) 2435 1199, 2435 1200 (air-con bus) or +66 (0) 2434 5557-8 (non air-con bus). By car (about 12 hrs from Bangkok) From Bangkok, take Highway No.4 (Phetchakasem Road) through Phetchaburi, Prachuap Khiri Khan, Chumphon, Surat Thani and Phang-nga, then cross the Thep Krasattri Bridge or Sarasin Bridge to Phuket Island. The total distance is 862 kilometres. By rail There is no direct train service to Phuket. Travellers by train must get off at Phun Phin railway station in Surat Thani and continue by regular bus to Phuket. For details, call the State Railways of Thailand, either at Tel. +66 (0) 2223 7010, 2220 4444 (reservations), 2220 4334, 2621 8701, or (from Thailand only) 1690.