There are 10 ways to get from Sumatra to Phuket by plane, ferry, taxi, train, 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 Simpang Tiga Airport to Phuket International Airport
best- Fly from Simpang Tiga Airport (PKU) to Phuket International Airport (HKT)plane PKU - HKT
4h 55m฿1,669–6,826Ferry, taxi, train, bus
- Take the ferry from Dumai to Port Dicksonferry
- Take the taxi from Port Dickson to Klia T1taxi
- Take the train from Klia T1 to KL Sentraltrain
- Take the train from Kl Sentral to Padang Besartrain Ets
- Take the train from Padang Besar to Hat Yaitrain
- Take the bus from Hat Yai Airport to Phuket Transferbus
21h฿7,104–14,569Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Dumai to Melakaferry
- Take the bus from Melaka Sentral to Hat Yai Stationbus
- Take the bus from Hat Yai Airport to Phuket Transferbus
23h 21m฿6,528–13,619Ferry, bus, train
- Take the ferry from Dumai to Port Dicksonferry
- Take the bus from Terminal Port Dickson to Ktm Serembanbus
- Take the train from Seremban to Kl Sentraltrain Ets
- Take the train from Kl Sentral to Hat Yaitrain Ets
- Take the bus from Hat Yai Airport to Phuket Transferbus
26h 50m฿6,435–13,039Fly Minangkabau International Airport to Phuket International Airport
- Fly from Minangkabau International Airport (PDG) to Phuket International Airport (HKT)plane PDG - HKT
5h 10m฿1,940–7,601Fly Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II to Phuket International Airport
- Fly from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II (PLM) to Phuket International Airport (HKT)plane PLM - HKT
6h 35m฿1,910–7,928Fly Simpang Tiga Airport to Krabi Airport, bus
- Fly from Simpang Tiga Airport (PKU) to Krabi Airport (KBV)plane PKU - KBV
- Take the bus from กระบี่ to สถานีขนส่งผู้โดยสารจังหวัดภูเก็ต;Phuket Bus Terminal 1bus
6h 33m฿1,943–8,670Fly Minangkabau International Airport to Krabi Airport, bus
- Fly from Minangkabau International Airport (PDG) to Krabi Airport (KBV)plane PDG - KBV
- Take the bus from กระบี่ to สถานีขนส่งผู้โดยสารจังหวัดภูเก็ต;Phuket Bus Terminal 1bus
6h 53m฿2,237–9,510Ferry, bus, train via Krabi
- Take the ferry from Dumai to Port Dicksonferry
- Take the bus from Terminal Port Dickson to Ktm Serembanbus
- Take the train from Seremban to Padang Besartrain Ets
- Take the train from Padang Besar to Hat Yaitrain
- Take the bus from สถานีขนส่งผู้โดยสารหาดใหญ่ แห่งที่ 1;Hat Yai Bus Station to กระบี่bus
- Take the bus from กระบี่ to สถานีขนส่งผู้โดยสารจังหวัดภูเก็ต;Phuket Bus Terminal 1bus
22h 29m฿1,800–5,659Ferry, bus via Kuala Lumpur
- Take the ferry from Dumai to Melakaferry
- Take the bus from Melaka Sentral to Terminal Bersepadu Selatanbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Bersepadu Selatan to Hatyaibus
- Take the bus from Hat Yai Bus Terminal to Phuket Bus Terminal 2bus
24h 28m฿2,173–4,269
Simpang Tiga Airport (PKU) to Phuket International Airport (HKT) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sumatra to Phuket is to ferry and bus via Kuala Lumpur which costs ฿2100 - ฿4300 and takes 24h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Sumatra to Phuket is to fly which takes 4h 55m and costs ฿1600 - ฿7000.
The distance between Sumatra and Phuket is 957 km.
The best way to get from Sumatra to Phuket without a car is to ferry and taxi and train and bus which takes 21h and costs ฿7000 - ฿15000.
It takes approximately 4h 55m to get from Sumatra to Phuket, including transfers.
There are 7302+ hotels available in Phuket.
What companies run services between Sumatra, Indonesia and Phuket, Thailand?
AirAsia, Malaysia Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Simpang Tiga Airport (PKU) to Phuket International Airport (HKT) 5 times a day.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Simpang Tiga Airport to Phuket International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿1,600–7,000
Flights from Simpang Tiga Airport to Phuket International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Penang
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿1,600–7,000
Flights from Minangkabau International Airport to Phuket International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿1,800–7,500
Flights from Minangkabau International Airport to Phuket International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Penang
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿1,800–7,500
Flights from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II to Phuket International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,000–8,000
Flights from Simpang Tiga Airport to Krabi Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿1,700–7,500
Flights from Minangkabau International Airport to Krabi Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,000–8,500
- Phone
- +603 2267 8000
- customerenquiry@kliaekspres.com
- Website
- KLIA Ekspres
Train from Klia T1 to KL Sentral
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ฿14–600
- Website
- KLIA Ekspres
- Phone
- +66 614655695
- booking.smartenplus@gmail.com
- Website
- Smart En Plus
Bus from Hat Yai Airport to Phuket Transfer
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- ฿5,000–11,000
- Book at
- 12 Go
- Website
- Smart En Plus
Bus from Hat Yai Airport to Phuket Transfer
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- ฿5,000–11,000
- Book at
- 12 Go
- Website
- Smart En Plus
Bus from Hat Yai Airport to Phuket Transfer
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- ฿5,000–11,000
- Book at
- 12 Go
- Website
- Smart En Plus
- Phone
- +62 853-7567-0000
- indomal_dumai@yahoo.com
- Website
- indomalfastferry.com
Ferry from Dumai to Port Dickson
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿1,219
- Schedules at
- indomalfastferry.com
Ferry from Dumai to Melaka
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿1,032
- Schedules at
- indomalfastferry.com
Ferry from Dumai to Port Dickson
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿1,219
- Schedules at
- indomalfastferry.com
Ferry from Dumai to Port Dickson
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿1,219
- Schedules at
- indomalfastferry.com
Ferry from Dumai to Melaka
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿1,032
- Schedules at
- indomalfastferry.com
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Estimated price
- ฿700–850
Ringos Taxi
- Phone
- +60 12-254 5367
- Website
- ringostaxi.com
Taxi Port Dickson
- Phone
- +60 17-878 0027
- Website
- taxinogri9.blogspot.com
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