There are 5 ways to get from Sabah to Phuket by plane or ferry
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Fly Kota Kinabalu Airport to Phuket International Airport
best- Fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Phuket International Airport (HKT)BKI - HKT
6h 27m฿2,911–8,504Fly Sandakan Airport to Phuket International Airport
- Fly from Sandakan Airport (SDK) to Phuket International Airport (HKT)SDK - HKT
7h 36m฿3,358–11,329Fly Tawau Airport to Phuket International Airport
- Fly from Tawau Airport (TWU) to Phuket International Airport (HKT)TWU - HKT
7h 15m฿3,282–5,193Fly Kota Kinabalu Airport to Krabi Airport, ferry
- Fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Krabi Airport (KBV)BKI - KBV
- Take the ferry from Ao Nang to Rassada Pier Phuket
8h 34m฿3,700–12,877Fly Sandakan Airport to Krabi Airport, ferry
- Fly from Sandakan Airport (SDK) to Krabi Airport (KBV)SDK - KBV
- Take the ferry from Ao Nang to Rassada Pier Phuket
9h 8m฿4,307–9,469
Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Phuket International Airport (HKT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sabah to Phuket is to fly which costs ฿3200 - ฿5500 and takes 7h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Sabah to Phuket is to fly which takes 6h 27m and costs ฿2900 - ฿8500.
The distance between Sabah and Phuket is 2010 km.
It takes approximately 6h 27m to get from Sabah to Phuket, including transfers.
Phuket is 1h behind Sabah. It is currently 10:01 AM in Sabah and 9:01 AM in Phuket.
There are 6816+ hotels available in Phuket.
What companies run services between Sabah, Malaysia and Phuket, Thailand?
AirAsia, Malindo Airways, and two other airlines fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Phuket International Airport (HKT) every 3 hours.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Phuket International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,500–9,000
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Phuket International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿3,100–11,000
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Phuket International Airport via Kota Kinabalu Airport, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿3,100–11,000
Flights from Tawau Airport to Phuket International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,700–9,500
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Krabi Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,600–9,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Krabi Airport via Kuching, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿2,700–9,500
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Krabi Airport via Miri, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,600–9,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Krabi Airport via Sibu, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,700–9,500
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Krabi Airport via Senai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,600–9,500
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Krabi Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿3,100–11,000
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Krabi Airport via Kota Kinabalu Airport, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿3,100–11,000
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Phuket International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿3,400–13,000
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Phuket International Airport via Tawau Airport, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿4,200–16,000
Flights from Tawau Airport to Phuket International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿3,500–13,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Krabi Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿3,400–13,000
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Phuket International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿2,800–8,500
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Phuket International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿3,400–10,000
Flights from Tawau Airport to Phuket International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿2,800–4,600
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Krabi Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿2,800–9,000
- Website
- fireflyz.com.my
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Phuket International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿3,400–13,000
Flights from Tawau Airport to Phuket International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿3,500–13,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Krabi Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿3,400–13,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Phuket International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ฿2,400–9,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Krabi Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿2,400–9,500
- 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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