There are 3 ways to get from Melbourne to Phuket by plane, ferry, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Phuket International Airport
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Phuket International Airport (HKT)plane MEL - HKT
12h 56m฿5,961–18,496Fly to Krabi Airport, ferry
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Krabi Airport (KBV)plane MEL - KBV
- Take the ferry from Ao Nang to Rassada Pier Phuketferry
17h 48m฿6,710–22,736Fly to Hat Yai, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Hat Yai (HDY)plane MEL - HDY
- Take the bus from Hat Yai Airport to Phuket Transferbus
20h 19m฿10,896–28,396
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Phuket International Airport (HKT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Phuket is to fly and ferry which costs ฿6500 - ฿23000 and takes 17h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Phuket is to fly which takes 12h 56m and costs ฿5500 - ฿19000.
The distance between Melbourne and Phuket is 7071 km.
It takes approximately 12h 56m to get from Melbourne to Phuket, including transfers.
Phuket is 4h behind Melbourne. It is currently 9:03 AM in Melbourne and 5:03 AM in Phuket.
There are 7040+ hotels available in Phuket.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Phuket, Thailand?
Jetstar, Singapore Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Phuket International Airport (HKT) every 4 hours.
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Phuket International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿7,500–42,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Krabi Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿5,500–39,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Hat Yai via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿5,500–42,000
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Phuket International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿7,000–26,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Krabi Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿6,500–24,000
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Phuket International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿10,000–30,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Krabi Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿9,500–28,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Hat Yai via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿10,000–31,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Krabi Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿5,500–11,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Hat Yai via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿5,500–17,000
- Website
- fireflyz.com.my
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Phuket International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿7,000–26,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Krabi Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿6,500–24,000
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Phuket International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿6,500–18,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Krabi Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿5,500–18,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Hat Yai via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿7,000–26,000
- 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
- ฿5,000–9,000
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/smart-en-plus
- Website
- https://www.smartenplus.co.th/
- Phone
- +66 980 168 181
- 168ferry@gmail.com
- Website
- tigerlinetravel.com
Ferry from Ao Nang to Rassada Pier Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿800–4,100
- Website
- https://www.tigerlinetravel.com/index.php
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