There are 6 ways to get from Phuket to Taiwan by bus, plane, train, or ferry
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Bus to Phuket International Airport, fly to Kao-Hsiung International Airport
best- Take the bus from Sino Inn Phuket Hotel to Phuket Airport Busbus
- Fly from Phuket International Airport (HKT) to Kao-Hsiung International Airport (KHH)plane HKT - KHH
9h 14m$143–415Bus to Phuket International Airport, fly to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Sino Inn Phuket Hotel to Phuket Airport Busbus
- Fly from Phuket International Airport (HKT) to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE)plane HKT - TPE
8h 20m$126–181Bus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from Phuket Bus Terminal 2 to Chiang Maibus
- Take the bus from Chaing Mai Arcade Bus Terminal to Nong Khaibus
- Take the train from Vientiane station to Kunming Southtrain
- Take the train from Kunming South to Shangrao Stationtrain
- Take the train from Shangrao to Pingtan Stationtrain
- Take the ferry from Pingtan Port to Taipei Harborferry
2d 19h$377–567Bus to Phuket International Airport, fly to Taichung Airport
- Take the bus from Sino Inn Phuket Hotel to Phuket Airport Busbus
- Fly from Phuket International Airport (HKT) to Taichung Airport (RMQ)plane HKT - RMQ
10h 22m$174–487Bus to Phuket International Airport, fly to Taipei Songshan Airport
- Take the bus from Sino Inn Phuket Hotel to Phuket Airport Busbus
- Fly from Phuket International Airport (HKT) to Taipei Songshan Airport (TSA)plane HKT - TSA
13h 20m$323–1,105Ferry, ferry to Krabi Airport, fly to Kao-Hsiung International Airport
- Take the ferry from Phuket to Phi Phi Ferry Terminalferry
- Take the ferry from Phi Phi Ferry Terminal to Kong Ka Pier, Krabiferry
- Fly from Krabi Airport (KBV) to Kao-Hsiung International Airport (KHH)plane KBV - KHH
12h 29m$191–523
Phuket International Airport (HKT) to Kao-Hsiung International Airport (KHH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Phuket to Taiwan is to bus and fly which costs $120 - $190 and takes 8h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Phuket to Taiwan is to bus and fly which takes 8h 20m and costs $120 - $190.
The distance between Phuket and Taiwan is 2901 km.
It takes approximately 9h 14m to get from Phuket to Taiwan, including transfers.
Taiwan is 1h ahead of Phuket. It is currently 9:51 AM in Phuket and 10:51 AM in Taiwan.
There are 888+ hotels available in Taiwan.
What companies run services between Phuket, Thailand and Taiwan?
There is no direct connection from Phuket to Taiwan. However, you can take the bus to Phuket Airport Bus, walk to Phuket International Airport (HKT) airport, fly to Kao-Hsiung International Airport (KHH), walk to Kaohsiung International Airport Station, then take the subway to Formosa Boulevard Station. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Phuket Bus Terminal 2 to Taipei via Chiang Mai, Chaing Mai Arcade Bus Terminal, Nong Khai, Vientiane station, Kunming South, Shangrao Station, Shangrao, Pingtan Station, Pingtan Port, and Taipei Harbor in around 2d 19h.
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–460
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Taichung Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–650
- Website
- bangkokair.com
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Krabi Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Krabi Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Koh Samui, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–650
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–600
Flights from Krabi Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–700
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Krabi Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–430
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Chiang Mai
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–410
Flights from Krabi Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–460
- Website
- lionairthai.com
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–410
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–370
Flights from Krabi Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–440
- Website
- hkexpress.com
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–410
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–360
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Taichung Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–480
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–170
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
- Website
- tigerairtw.com
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–440
- Website
- hkairlines.com
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–460
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
- Website
- uniair.com.tw
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
- Website
- facebook.com
Train from Vientiane station to Kunming South
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–120
- Schedules at
- baolau.com
- Book at
- booking.baolau.com
- Second Class
- $65–80
- First Class
- $90–120
Train from Kunming South to Shangrao Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- $110–120
- 1st Class Seat
- $180–200
- Business Class Seat
- $270–390
Train from Shangrao to Pingtan Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- $27–30
- 1st Class Seat
- $45–49
- Business Class Seat
- $65–95
- Phone
- +66 80 465 5666
- info@airportbusphuket.com
Bus from Sino Inn Phuket Hotel to Phuket Airport Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/airport-bus-phuket
- Phone
- +66 80 465 5666
- Website
- airportbusphuket.com
Bus from Sino Inn Phuket Hotel to Phuket Airport Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–4
- Schedules at
- airportbusphuket.com
- Phone
- +66 5326 6480
- servicecenter@greenbusthailand.com
- Website
- greenbusthailand.com
Bus from Phuket Bus Terminal 2 to Chiang Mai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–100
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/greenbus
- Website
- https://www.greenbusthailand.com/website/
- Phone
- 084-2626003
- Website
- easybook.com
Bus from Chaing Mai Arcade Bus Terminal to Nong Khai
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $32–35
- Book at
- easybook.com
- Phone
- (02) 2516-9788
- Website
- tourking.com.tw
Ferry from Pingtan Port to Taipei Harbor
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–150
- Schedules at
- tourking.com.tw
- Adult
- $45–150
- Phone
- +66 76 614 135-38
- rsvn.andamanboat@gmail.com
- Website
- andamanwavemaster.com
Ferry from Phuket to Phi Phi Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $16–45
- Website
- https://www.andamanwavemaster.com/
- Speedboat
- $22–45
- Standard
- $22–45
- Speed Boat
- $22–35
- Phone
- +66 88 616 1416
- info@bundhayaspeedboat.com
- Website
- bundhayaspeedboat.com
Ferry from Phuket to Phi Phi Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–29
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/bundhaya-speed-boat
- Website
- https://www.bundhayaspeedboat.com/
- Phone
- +66 76 211 253
- booking@phiphi-cruisers.com
- Website
- phiphi-cruisers.com
Ferry from Phuket to Phi Phi Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $16–35
- Schedules at
- phiphi-cruisers.com
- Book at
- phiphi-cruisers.com
- Phone
- +66 980 168 181
- 168ferry@gmail.com
- Website
- tigerlinetravel.com
Ferry from Phuket to Phi Phi Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $34–40
- Website
- https://www.tigerlinetravel.com/index.php
- Phone
- +66 74 783 643
- info@spconlinegroup.com
- Website
- spcthailand.com
Ferry from Phuket to Phi Phi Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–29
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/satun-pakbara-speed-boat-club
- Website
- https://www.spcthailand.com/index.php
- Phone
- +66 75 637 152
- sales@aonangtravel.co.th
- Website
- aonangtravel.co.th
Ferry from Phuket to Phi Phi Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30
- Schedules at
- aonangtravel.co.th
- Phone
- +66 98 017 2564
- opchaokoh32@gmail.com
- Website
- chaokohferry.com
Ferry from Phi Phi Ferry Terminal to Kong Ka Pier, Krabi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- Website
- https://chaokohferry.com/
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/chaokoh-travel-center
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