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Phuket Province

15 areas studied, 259 projects on file.

Getting here

Where it is.

  • Phuket International Airport is in Mai Khao, Thalang District.
  • The airport–Rawai route serves Patong, Karon and Kata, with a published fare of USD 3.02 (THB 100).
  • The orange Airport Bus Phuket (route 8411) runs daily from 08:00 to 21:00 between the airport and Phuket Town, boarding at Entrance 3 of the domestic terminal, with fares charged by distance.
More on getting around
  • The airport operates 24 hours a day.
  • Separate terminals serve domestic and international passengers.
  • The planned airport expansion targets capacity of 18 million passengers per year.
  • Bus Terminal 2–Patong services run through Phuket Town, with a published flat fare of USD 1.51 (THB 50).
  • The free Dragon Line city shuttle connects Central Festival, Old Town and OTOP Market (local-products market).
  • Published bus journey times are approximate and vary with traffic.

Airports of Thailand · Phuket Smart Bus · Airports of Thailand PCL, Phuket International Airport, 'Airport Bus' transportation page, checked 24 September 2026

Phuket TownAirport
Schematic, not to scale. Coastline from OpenStreetMap contributors, coastline ways, retrieved 24 September 2026 (ODbL). Marked places are the ones we cover.

About Phuket Province

What is known about the area.

  • An island province in southern Thailand, on the Andaman Sea.
  • Vachira Phuket Hospital is a Ministry of Public Health hospital at 353 Yaowarat Road, Talat Yai, Mueang Phuket.
  • The provincial administrative area was 543.03 km² at 31 December 2024.
  • Bangkok Hospital Phuket is at 2/1 Hongyok Uthit Road, Talat Yai, Mueang Phuket.
  • UWC Thailand is in Thep Krasattri, Thalang District.
More about Phuket Province
  • The hospital lists 1669 as its emergency hotline.
  • The province contained 3 districts at 31 December 2024.
  • Those districts contained 17 subdistricts at 31 December 2024.
  • The registered population was 429,583 in 2024.
  • The school offers International Baccalaureate education from age 2 through Grade 12, with day and boarding options.
  • Registered population density was 791.1 people per km² in 2024.
  • British International School, Phuket offers English-medium day and boarding education for girls and boys.
  • The 2025 household survey estimated 207,020 households.
  • Its published student age range is 2–18 years.
  • Average household size was 2.4 people in the 2025 survey.
  • C9 reported 5,075 international-school pupils in the 2025/26 academic year.
  • Services generated 93.1% of provincial economic output in 2024.
  • The household spending measure excludes saving and purchases of houses or land.
  • Patong is identified as a major cluster of mass-market tourist accommodation.
  • At the Phuket weather station (WMO 48564), 1991–2020 mean monthly rainfall is lowest in February (24.0 mm) and January (49.9 mm) and highest in September (350.4 mm) and October (336.0 mm); mean annual rainfall is 2,271.5 mm.
  • Kamala is identified as an upscale, family-oriented resort area.
  • From May to October each month averages more than 230 mm of rain and 15.7 to 19.4 days with at least 1 mm of rain, against 2.2 to 7.8 such days a month from December to March (1991–2020).
  • Mean daily temperature ranges from 27.6 °C in October to 29.6 °C in April, with an annual mean of 28.5 °C (1991–2020).

Tourism Authority of Thailand · Vachira Phuket Hospital, Ministry of Public Health · National Statistical Office · Bangkok Hospital Phuket · UWC Thailand · British International School, Phuket · C9 Hotelworks · Krungsri Research · World Meteorological Organization, checked 25 September 2026

Areas

The areas we cover.

Last checked 25 September 2026. Prices, ownership rules, costs and our own analysis are not shown on this page.