Penang to Phuket
This page covers the two transport options connecting Penang and Phuket, showing when they run, how long the trip takes and what it costs.
Travel options for Penang to Phuket
For a trip from Penang to Phuket, combined is both the fastest and the most cost-effective choice at 166 MYR, taking just 11 minutes.
Combined from Penang to Phuket
Combined services connect Penang and Phuket, departing from multiple stations, including PEN Penang International Airport, Chai Leng Park Caltex, Penang, Sungai Nibong Bus Stop and others and arriving at HKT Phuket Airport, Phuket Town or Phuket Bus Terminal 2. Expect a journey of about 11 minutes, with tickets priced at 166 MYR. Check available options and secure your seat reserve now.
Prices: 166 MYR
Duration: 11m – 27h 30m ⏱
Flight from Penang to Phuket
To cover the distance between Penang and Phuket by air, flights leave from PEN Penang International Airport and complete the journey in about 1 hour 5 minutes, finishing at HKT Phuket Airport. This option significantly reduces travel time compared to land or sea routes, and prices usually begin at 252 MYR. Schedules and ticket details can be checked directly on the flight listings page.
Prices: 252 MYR
Duration: 1h 5m ⏱
Combined Routes & Schedules from Penang to Phuket
Travelers moving between Penang and Phuket have a variety of stations and stops to choose from for both departures and arrivals. Depending on the combination selected, journeys usually last about 3h 30m to 27h 30m. Operations run throughout the day, from 04:30 to 22:20, with prices starting at 166 to 3,565 MYR. Checking the complete timetable for Penang and Phuket helps you understand all available stops, compare durations, and plan a route that works best for your timing.
Cheapest Combined Penang to Phuket
166 MYR, from Komtar Tong Eng Watches, Penang to Phuket Bus Terminal 2, departure at 05:00, duration 11hFastest Combined Penang to Phuket
674 MYR, from PEN Penang International Airport to HKT Phuket Airport, departure at 08:10, duration 3h 30mCombined Timetable: 118 Hotel Macalister, Penang → Phuket Bus Terminal 2
- 12:00 22:00 11h 179 MYR
Combined Timetable: 218 Macalister Homestay, Penang → Phuket Bus Terminal 2
- 12:00 22:00 11h 179 MYR
Combined Timetable: 22 Macalisterz, George Town → Phuket Bus Terminal 2
- 11:45 10:56 11m 170 MYR
Combined Timetable: 7 Eleven Chulia St, George Town → Phuket Bus Terminal 2
- 05:00 18:00 14h 177 MYR
Combined Timetable: Beacon Sanctuary Homestay, Penang → Phuket Bus Terminal 2
- 04:45 14:45 11h 179 MYR
- 07:40 17:40 11h 179 MYR
- 11:35 21:35 11h 179 MYR
Combined Timetable: Chai Leng Park Caltex, Penang → Phuket Bus Terminal 2
- 12:00 22:00 11h 179 MYR
Combined Timetable: Chai Leng Park Caltex, Penang → Phuket Town
- 05:30 16:00 11h 30m 177 MYR
Combined Timetable: Cititel Hotel Penang → Phuket Bus Terminal 2
- 12:00 22:00 11h 179 MYR
Combined Timetable: Eastern and Oriental Hotel Heritage Wing, George Town → Phuket Bus Terminal 2
- 04:50 14:50 11h 170 MYR
- 07:50 17:50 11h 170 MYR
- 11:50 21:50 11h 170 MYR
Combined Timetable: George Town Komtar CIMB Bank → Phuket Town
- 05:00 16:00 12h 177 MYR
Combined Timetable: George Town Penang → Phuket Bus Terminal 2
- 04:30 15:00 11h 30m 215 MYR
Combined Timetable: George Town Transfer → Phuket Bus Terminal 2
- 04:30 15:15 11h 45m 194 MYR
Combined Timetable: Greenlane McDonalds, George Town → Phuket Bus Terminal 2
- 12:00 22:00 11h 170 MYR
Combined Timetable: Hong Ping Hotel Chulia Street, Penang → Phuket Bus Terminal 2
- 12:00 22:00 11h 179 MYR
Combined Timetable: Hotel area 2 km from Komtar, Penang → Phuket Bus Terminal 2
- 05:00 18:00 14h 167 MYR
Combined Timetable: Komtar Tong Eng Watches, Penang → Phuket Bus Terminal 2
- 05:00 15:00 11h 166 MYR
- 08:00 18:00 11h 179 MYR
Combined Timetable: Mantion One Starbucks, Penang → Phuket Bus Terminal 2
- 12:00 22:00 11h 179 MYR
Combined Timetable: Oriental Hotel Penang, George Town → Phuket Bus Terminal 2
- 04:55 14:55 11h 170 MYR
- 07:55 17:55 11h 170 MYR
- 11:55 21:55 11h 170 MYR
Combined Timetable: PEN Penang International Airport → HKT Phuket Airport
- 06:10 13:20 8h 10m 628 MYR
- 06:25 16:35 11h 10m 720 MYR
- 06:25 15:30 10h 5m 720 MYR
- 06:25 13:00 7h 35m 758 MYR
- 06:25 10:40 5h 15m 749 MYR
- 06:25 16:35 11h 10m 693 MYR
- 06:25 15:30 10h 5m 693 MYR
- 06:25 13:00 7h 35m 730 MYR
- 06:25 10:40 5h 15m 721 MYR
- 07:00 12:30 6h 30m 478 MYR
- 07:00 12:30 6h 30m 457 MYR
- 07:45 17:25 10h 40m 819 MYR
- 07:45 13:20 6h 35m 555 MYR
- 08:05 12:20 5h 15m 1138 MYR
- 08:05 09:00 25h 55m 1156 MYR
- 08:05 09:35 26h 30m 1156 MYR
- 08:05 15:25 8h 20m 1347 MYR
- 08:05 16:15 9h 10m 1138 MYR
- 08:05 20:40 13h 35m 1205 MYR
- 08:05 18:35 11h 30m 1205 MYR
- 08:10 16:35 9h 25m 620 MYR
- 08:10 10:40 3h 30m 674 MYR
- 08:10 15:30 8h 20m 620 MYR
- 08:10 13:00 5h 50m 659 MYR
- 08:10 10:40 3h 30m 649 MYR
- 08:10 16:35 9h 25m 598 MYR
- 08:10 15:30 8h 20m 598 MYR
- 08:10 13:00 5h 50m 635 MYR
- 09:05 16:35 8h 30m 585 MYR
- 09:05 15:30 7h 25m 585 MYR
- 09:05 13:00 4h 55m 623 MYR
- 09:05 16:35 8h 30m 563 MYR
- 09:05 15:30 7h 25m 563 MYR
- 09:05 13:00 4h 55m 600 MYR
- 09:30 08:20 23h 50m 1091 MYR
- 09:30 19:50 11h 20m 1134 MYR
- 09:50 12:30 3h 40m 440 MYR
- 09:50 17:25 8h 35m 497 MYR
- 09:50 13:20 4h 30m 592 MYR
- 09:50 09:45 24h 55m 902 MYR
- 09:50 12:30 3h 40m 420 MYR
- 10:15 17:10 7h 55m 1424 MYR
- 10:15 19:15 10h 1416 MYR
- 10:15 14:10 4h 55m 1424 MYR
- 11:05 13:15 27h 10m 904 MYR
- 11:05 19:50 9h 45m 948 MYR
- 11:05 08:20 22h 15m 904 MYR
- 11:15 16:35 6h 20m 632 MYR
- 11:15 15:30 5h 15m 632 MYR
- 11:15 15:30 5h 15m 609 MYR
- 11:15 16:35 6h 20m 609 MYR
- 11:50 19:15 8h 25m 1424 MYR
- 11:50 17:10 6h 20m 1424 MYR
- 12:55 15:30 3h 35m 585 MYR
- 12:55 16:35 4h 40m 585 MYR
- 12:55 15:30 3h 35m 563 MYR
- 12:55 16:35 4h 40m 563 MYR
- 13:00 10:50 22h 50m 3565 MYR
- 13:30 13:20 24h 50m 1072 MYR
- 13:30 17:25 4h 55m 610 MYR
- 13:30 09:45 21h 15m 1072 MYR
- 14:05 17:55 4h 50m 973 MYR
- 14:05 17:55 4h 50m 1000 MYR
- 14:05 20:25 7h 20m 957 MYR
- 14:05 20:25 7h 20m 933 MYR
- 14:05 17:55 4h 50m 996 MYR
- 14:05 20:25 7h 20m 953 MYR
- 14:20 12:30 23h 10m 696 MYR
- 15:15 19:15 5h 1733 MYR
- 15:50 13:20 22h 30m 902 MYR
- 15:50 09:45 18h 55m 902 MYR
- 17:20 13:15 20h 55m 904 MYR
- 17:20 08:20 16h 904 MYR
- 17:20 19:50 27h 30m 851 MYR
- 18:30 12:30 19h 676 MYR
- 19:20 17:25 23h 5m 902 MYR
- 19:20 09:45 15h 25m 902 MYR
- 19:20 13:20 19h 902 MYR
- 19:25 08:05 13h 40m 620 MYR
- 19:25 08:05 13h 40m 598 MYR
- 21:00 10:40 14h 40m 611 MYR
- 21:00 08:05 12h 5m 573 MYR
- 21:00 10:40 14h 40m 589 MYR
- 21:00 08:05 12h 5m 552 MYR
- 21:20 17:25 21h 5m 821 MYR
- 21:20 13:20 17h 821 MYR
- 21:20 09:45 13h 25m 819 MYR
- 21:25 14:10 17h 45m 1424 MYR
- 21:25 17:10 20h 45m 1424 MYR
- 21:25 10:50 14h 25m 1424 MYR
- 21:25 08:35 12h 10m 1424 MYR
- 22:20 13:15 15h 55m 904 MYR
- 22:20 08:20 11h 904 MYR
- 22:20 19:50 22h 30m 851 MYR
Combined Timetable: Prangin Mall, Penang → Phuket Bus Terminal 2
- 12:00 22:00 11h 179 MYR
Combined Timetable: Sri Weld Food Court, George Town → Phuket Bus Terminal 2
- 04:50 14:50 11h 170 MYR
- 07:50 17:50 11h 170 MYR
- 11:45 21:45 11h 170 MYR
Combined Timetable: Sungai Nibong Bus Stop → Phuket Town
- 05:15 16:00 11h 45m 177 MYR
Combined Timetable: Sungai Nibong Petron → Phuket Bus Terminal 2
- 12:00 22:00 11h 170 MYR
Combined Timetable: ZUS Coffee Karpal Singh Drive, Penang → Phuket Bus Terminal 2
- 05:15 15:15 11h 179 MYR
- 08:15 18:15 11h 179 MYR
- 12:15 22:15 11h 179 MYR
Flight Routes & Schedules from Penang to Phuket
Board the plane at PEN Penang International Airport, the sole nonstop service linking Penang and Phuket. Flights operate from 13:50 until 14:10, and you’ll spend approximately 1h 5m in the air before arriving at HKT Phuket Airport. Ticket prices start from 252 to 298 MYR, and checking the timetable for the Penang–Phuket route allows you to find the departure that fits your plans and secure your seat ahead of time.
Cheapest Flight Penang to Phuket
252 MYR, from PEN Penang International Airport to HKT Phuket Airport, departure at 13:50, duration 1h 5mFastest Flight Penang to Phuket
298 MYR, from PEN Penang International Airport to HKT Phuket Airport, departure at some times, duration 1h 5mFlight Timetable: PEN Penang International Airport → HKT Phuket Airport
- 13:50 13:55 1h 5m 269 MYR
- 13:50 13:55 1h 5m 252 MYR
- 13:50 13:55 1h 5m 275 MYR
- 13:50 13:55 1h 5m 277 MYR
- 14:10 14:15 1h 5m 298 MYR
- 14:10 14:15 1h 5m 288 MYR
Frequently Asked Questions Penang to Phuket
Below you will find answers to the most common questions about traveling from Penang to Phuket.
How long does the Penang to Phuket route usually take?
The Penang to Phuket route takes about 3 hours 30 minutes to 27 hours 30 minutes overall, depending on the service chosen. The wide spread comes from the difference between direct flights and much longer overland or combined services.
What is the cheapest way to travel from Penang to Phuket?
The lowest listed fare on the Penang to Phuket route is 166 MYR. That price is part of the wider combined range, which runs up to 3,565 MYR depending on the service and departure point.
How much does the Penang to Phuket route cost in general?
Prices for the Penang to Phuket route range from 166 MYR to 3,565 MYR. The difference reflects the variety of available services, from standard overland options to higher-priced airport-based trips.
Which option is the fastest on the Penang to Phuket route?
The fastest option on the Penang to Phuket route is the flight from Penang International Airport to Phuket Airport. It takes about 1 hour 5 minutes, which is much shorter than the land-based services.
Where do trips from Penang to Phuket usually depart and arrive?
Departures on the Penang to Phuket route can start from Penang International Airport, Sungai Nibong, George Town, and several hotel or pickup points in Penang. Arrivals are listed at Phuket Airport, Phuket Town, and Phuket Bus Terminal 2.
How often do services run on the Penang to Phuket route, and what are the first and last departures?
The first departure on the Penang to Phuket route is at 04:30 and the last is at 22:20. A fixed frequency is not listed, so departures vary by service rather than running at regular intervals.
How long does the Penang to Phuket flight take, and where does it operate from?
The flight on the Penang to Phuket route takes about 1 hour 5 minutes. It operates from Penang International Airport and arrives at Phuket Airport, with fares listed between 252 MYR and 298 MYR.
What are the flight times for the Penang to Phuket route?
Flights on the Penang to Phuket route are scheduled between 13:50 and 14:10. That is a narrow departure window, and the available flight time is about 1 hour 5 minutes.
How long do the bus and transfer options take from Penang to Phuket?
The longer Penang to Phuket services take about 11 to 28 hours overall. Specific listed trips include around 11 hours from several Penang pickup points to Phuket Bus Terminal 2, and about 12 hours to Phuket Town.
Which Penang to Phuket departures are listed for the longer land route?
Listed departures for the Penang to Phuket route include Sungai Nibong Bus Stop, George Town, Chulia Street, Komtar-area hotels, and Penang International Airport. These services arrive at Phuket Town or Phuket Bus Terminal 2.
Are there direct Penang to Phuket trips from hotel or central pickup points?
Yes, the Penang to Phuket route includes departures from several hotel and central pickup points such as Cititel Hotel Penang, Prangin Mall, and George Town locations. Many of these services arrive at Phuket Bus Terminal 2.
How many trips are available on the Penang to Phuket route?
The Penang to Phuket route shows 128 combined trips and 6 flight trips. That means there are many more overland or mixed services than flights, even though the flight option is much faster.
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