Kuala Lumpur to Phuket runs about 35 times a day, with the first departure around 06:02 and the last around 20:18. One passenger pays between £47.13 and £59.26, every fee included, depending on the operator and the way you travel. Services cover 661 km and are run by 5 operators across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
The spread between the cheapest and dearest typical fare on this corridor, across 5 operators and 1 way of making the journey. The operator sets the price on the day.
Typical fares · Priced for 20 October 2026
£47.13 to £59.26
- 138%Moves across the booking window
138%When it runs, leaving Kuala Lumpur
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 06:02First departure
- 20:18Last departure
- 35Services per day
- 100%Run direct
06:02
20:18
35
100%Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about £94.14Mon5
- about £81.50Tue6
- about £85.54Wed7
- about £87.06Thu8
- about £81.50Fri9
- about £84.53Sat10
- about £77.46Sun11
- about £55.72Mon12
- about £54.71Tue13
- about £57.74Wed14
- about £71.39Thu15
- about £69.37Fri16
- about £73.92Sat17
- about £63.81Sun18
- about £48.14Mon19
- about £47.13Tue20
- about £50.16Wed21
- about £61.28Thu22
- about £56.74Fri23
- about £58.75Sat24
- about £54.20Sun25
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
The flight gets you into Phuket. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.
A room in Phuket for the night the flight gets in
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When to book Kuala Lumpur to Phuket
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- £48.1490 days
- £59.7760 days
- £42.0745 days
- £39.5530 days
- £54.2021 days
- £63.8114 days
- £77.467 days
- £85.543 days
- £94.141 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 30 days ahead, at £39.55.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 138 percent. The dearest point is £94.14, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 30 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 30 days ahead. You are inside that window.
This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Kuala Lumpur to Phuket and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
1 hours behind on arrival. You land earlier than the journey suggests.
The shape of it
661 km
641 km as the crow flies, 3% further by the route services take. The bearing runs north-west.
Who lives at each end
1,453,975 → 79,308
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
The route
What the journey looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 661 km against 641 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
The fare from HKT into Phuket is set by whoever drives it.
A car waiting when you land in Phuket
Settled in advance, so the ride into Phuket costs what it said it would rather than what the rank says.
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Who runs this route
Phuket is small enough to see in an afternoon, which is easier without the luggage. Storing it is not our business.
Left luggage near Phuket Bus Terminal 2
Most of the points near Phuket Bus Terminal 2 open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Questions about Kuala Lumpur to Phuket
The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Kuala Lumpur to Phuket?
Kuala Lumpur to Phuket covers 661 km. Each operator's own departure and arrival times for the date you pick are in the search at the top of this page, beside the total price.
How much does it cost to travel from Kuala Lumpur to Phuket?
The cheapest fare from Kuala Lumpur to Phuket is £47.13, as of 4 October 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is £78.47. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Kuala Lumpur to Phuket?
The cheapest way from Kuala Lumpur to Phuket is by flight, at £47.13 for one passenger on 20 October 2026. The comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs side by side.
When should I book Kuala Lumpur to Phuket?
Fares from Kuala Lumpur to Phuket bottom out around 30 days before departure, at £39.55. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 138 percent, measured on 4 October 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Kuala Lumpur to Phuket?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Kuala Lumpur to Phuket, at £54.71. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of 4 October 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Kuala Lumpur to Phuket?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Kuala Lumpur to Phuket, at £41.07 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs services from Kuala Lumpur to Phuket?
5 operators sell services from Kuala Lumpur to Phuket across 1 mode: AirAsia, Bangkok Airways, Batik Air Malaysia, Malaysia Airlines, Qatar Airways. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Kuala Lumpur to Phuket?
Every service we sell from Kuala Lumpur to Phuket is direct. No connection is needed, so there is no missed connection risk to plan around on this corridor.
Which station or terminal do services from Kuala Lumpur to Phuket use?
Services from Kuala Lumpur to Phuket by flight leave from Kuala Lumpur International Airport KUL and arrive at Phuket International Airport HKT. Allow about 3h 10m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Kuala Lumpur to Phuket?
0 of the 5 operators we sell from Kuala Lumpur to Phuket allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs £4.28. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Observed service A carrier record names this operator on this pair, carried through unchanged.
Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labelled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Kuala Lumpur to Phuket on 4 October 2026: 661 km of route against 641 km in a straight line, 35 services a day, 5 operators a cheapest fare of £47.13, and 4h 25m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
Being on the water gives Phuket a set of days out that do not start at a station.
Day trips out of Phuket and across Thailand
Day trips that leave Phuket in the morning and cover a good part of Thailand by evening.
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The two ends, compared
Kuala Lumpur reaches 227 places in 56 countries on services we hold, over distances from 23 to 15,931 km. Phuket reaches 154 places in 47 countries, from 8 to 14,450 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Kuala Lumpur
- 227Places you can leave for
- 56Countries
- 77Operators
56
77Arriving in Phuket
Leaving Phuket
- 154Places you can leave for
- 47Countries
- 61Operators