Transportation from City Center to Phuket International Airport
Phuket International Airport is an international airport located in the island of Phuket and the city of the same name, located in the south of Thailand.
The airport is located in the north of the island, 32 km from the city center of Phuket. Phuket International Airport plays an important role in Thailand's tourism industry, as the famous Phuket Island is a frequent destination for vacationers. After the two airports in the capital, Bangkok, Phuket Airport is Thailand's third busiest airport. Phuket Airport broke a record with 11.3 million inbound and outbound passengers in 2013. Today, the airport hosts 10 domestic and foreign airline companies.
There are options such as buses, minibuses, taxis and limousine rentals to reach Phuket International Airport, which is 32 km from the city center.
The first option that comes to mind, buses, unfortunately do not run very often between the airport and Phuket city center. Bus services are planned to be expanded in the near future.
You can rent a car with a fixed fee from car rental companies that offer private limousine, private minibus and group minibus options.
You can also use taxis to reach the airport from Phuket city center. It takes about 30 minutes to go to the airport by taxi.
Phuket International Airport Contact Information
Address: Phuket International Airport, 222 Mai Kwaw Subdistrict, Talang District, Phuket Province 83110, Thailand
Tel: +66 7632-7230-7
Transportation from Surabaya Juanda International Airport to the City Center
Surabaya Airport, Indonesia's second largest airport, is connected to the city center by a toll highway, and the 20 km long road can take over an hour when there is traffic.
You can buy a fixed-price taxi voucher from the taxi booths at the airport and take a taxi from Surabaya Airport to the city center. However, if you prefer to take the toll highway to save time, the toll fee is requested as an extra. Apart from these taxis, you can also take a metered taxi that comes to drop off passengers at the airport.
Indonesia also has two taxi apps that work very well. You can easily call reliable vehicles from these phone applications called Go-jek and Grab and go to the city center from Surabaya Airport.
Although it is not a preferred method, there are three buses from Surabaya Airport to the city. The buses operated by DAMRI are air-conditioned and very comfortable. It takes about 1 hour and 15 minutes to get to the city center of Surabaya by taking the number 2 bus in the direction of Tanjung Perak. You can get the ticket from the driver. Taking a bus from Surabaya Airport to the city center is a very economical option.
There are two bus stops in Terminal 1 and one bus stop in Terminal 2. The number 1 bus departing from the airport arrives at Purabaya Station after a 25-30 minute journey. It is possible to go to the city center by train from Stasiun Waru train station located at Purabaya Station, which is 11 km from the city center.
Surabaya city center has three main railway stations, Surabaya Gubeng, Surabaya Pasar Turi and Surabaya Kota.
Apart from bus and taxi, you can arrange a private transfer from Surabaya Airport to the city centre. You can purchase this service from reliable sites such as Viator or Klook and make a reservation in advance.