There are 8 ways to get from KL Sentral to Phuket by train, plane, car, bus, subway, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, fly to Phuket International Airport
best- Take the train from KL Sentral to Klia T1
- Fly from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) to Phuket International Airport (HKT)KUL - HKT
5h 47m฿1,537–3,965Train, Minivan, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Kl Sentral to Padang BesarEts
- Take the bus from Padang Besar to Hat Yai Bus Terminal
- Take the bus from Hat Yai Bus Terminal to Phuket Bus Terminal 2
15h 50m฿671–1,990Train, drive, bus
- Take the train from Kl Sentral to Padang BesarEts
- Drive from Padang Besar to Hat Yai Airport
- Take the bus from Hat Yai Airport to Phuket Transfer
13h 46m฿9,301–10,390Drive 936.3 km
- Drive from KL Sentral to Phuket936.3 km
12h 29m฿3,447–4,979Subway to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah, fly to Phuket International Airport
- Take the subway from Muzium Negara to Kwasa Sentral
- Fly from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah (SZB) to Phuket International Airport (HKT)SZB - HKT
8h 3m฿2,991–6,170Train to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, fly to Krabi Airport, Longtail Boat, Bus
- Take the train from KL Sentral to Klia T1
- Fly from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) to Krabi Airport (KBV)KUL - KBV
- Take the ferry from Ao Nang Pier to Railay Beach
- Take the bus from Railay Beach to Phuket
7h 26mBus
- Take the bus from TBS Kuala Lumpur to Hat Yai StationTBS Kuala Lumpur
- Take the bus from Hat Yai Airport to Phuket Transfer
18h 22m฿9,457–9,728Bus via Hat Yai
- Take the bus from Terminal Bersepadu Selatan to Hatyai
- Take the bus from Hat Yai Airport to Phuket Transfer
18h 35m฿9,407–9,818
Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) to Phuket International Airport (HKT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from KL Sentral to Phuket is to train and Minivan and bus which costs ฿650 - ฿2000 and takes 15h 50m.
The fastest way to get from KL Sentral to Phuket is to train and fly which takes 5h 47m and costs ฿1500 - ฿4000.
The distance between KL Sentral and Phuket is 799 km. The road distance is 936.3 km.
The best way to get from KL Sentral to Phuket without a car is to train and Minivan and bus which takes 15h 50m and costs ฿650 - ฿2000.
It takes approximately 5h 47m to get from KL Sentral to Phuket, including transfers.
Phuket is 1h behind KL Sentral. It is currently 11:50 AM in KL Sentral and 10:50 AM in Phuket.
Yes, the driving distance between KL Sentral to Phuket is 936 km. It takes approximately 12h 29m to drive from KL Sentral to Phuket.
There are 6417+ hotels available in Phuket.
What companies run services between KL Sentral, Malaysia and Phuket, Thailand?
You can take a train from KL Sentral to Phuket Transfer via Bandar Tasik Selatan, TBS Kuala Lumpur, Hat Yai Station, Kim Yong Market, and Hat Yai Airport in around 18h 22m.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Phuket International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿1,100–3,000
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Krabi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿1,000–3,000
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Phuket International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿1,100–5,500
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Phuket International Airport via Penang
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿2,400–5,500
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Krabi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿950–1,900
- Website
- fireflyz.com.my
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Phuket International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿1,100–5,500
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Phuket International Airport via Penang
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿2,400–5,500
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Krabi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿950–1,900
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Phuket International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿1,100–5,500
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Phuket International Airport via Penang
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿3,000–21,000
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Phuket International Airport via Sultan Ismail Petra, Penang
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿3,400–22,000
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Phuket International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿1,300–3,500
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Krabi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿1,100–3,700
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Phuket International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿1,500–8,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Phuket International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿2,700–8,500
- Phone
- +603 2267 8000
- CustomerEnquiry@KLIAekspres.com
- Website
- kliaekspres.com
Train from KL Sentral to Klia T1
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ฿370–470
- Website
- https://www.kliaekspres.com
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- callcenter@ktmb.com.my
- Website
- ktmb.com.my
Train from Kl Sentral to Padang Besar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ฿230–1,300
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my
- Express Economy
- ฿230–320
- Shuttle
- ฿460–1,300
- Express First
- ฿550–750
- Phone
- +60 3 7885 2585
- suggest@rapidkl.com.my
- Website
- myrapid.com.my
Subway from Muzium Negara to Kwasa Sentral
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ฿26–70
- Schedules at
- myrapid.com.my
- Phone
- +66 614655695
- booking.smartenplus@gmail.com
- Website
- smartenplus.co.th
Bus from Hat Yai Airport to Phuket Transfer
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- ฿8,910
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/smart-en-plus
- Website
- https://www.smartenplus.co.th/
- Phone
- +66 89 873 0008
- customercare@lomprayah.com
- Website
- lomprayah.com
Bus from Railay Beach to Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- lomprayah.com
- Book at
- lomprayah.com
Bus from Padang Besar to Hat Yai Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿50–110
- Website
- 12go.asia
Bus from Hat Yai Bus Terminal to Phuket Bus Terminal 2
- Phone
- +604 332 5815
- kpbekspress@outlook.com
- Website
- kpbekspres.com
Bus from TBS Kuala Lumpur to Hat Yai Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ฿500–700
- Website
- http://www.kpbekspres.com/
- Phone
- +60 5-253 8898
- srimajutours@srimaju.com
- Website
- srimaju.com
Bus from TBS Kuala Lumpur to Hat Yai Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿472
- Website
- https://www.srimaju.com/
- Phone
- +66-83-3983993
- Website
- suasanatonycoach.com
Bus from Terminal Bersepadu Selatan to Hatyai
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿707
- Schedules at
- suasanatonycoach.com
- Book at
- suasanatonycoach.com
- Phone
- 603-62637668
- Website
- alisangoldencoach.com.my
Bus from Terminal Bersepadu Selatan to Hatyai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿480–850
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en
Ferry from Ao Nang Pier to Railay Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ฿100
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