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Airport Bus 8411 to Phuket TownorSmart Bus to Patong, Karon, Kata and Rawai?

The short answer

These do not go to the same place, so price is not the comparison. The Airport Bus 8411 to Phuket Town reaches Phuket Old Town, where the airport bus ends at Bus Terminal 1; the Smart Bus to Patong, Karon, Kata and Rawai does not. Runs down the west coast to Patong, Karon, Kata and Rawai, not to Phuket Town.

The Airport Bus 8411 to Phuket Town is quicker: 1 h 15 against 2 h 20. The Smart Bus to Patong, Karon, Kata and Rawai varies between 130 and 145 minutes.

Airport Bus 8411 to Phuket Town: 06:30–22:30. Smart Bus to Patong, Karon, Kata and Rawai: 08:15–23:30.

Priced against each other

Whole-party totals · adult fares
What each costs for the whole party, in THB. The cheaper of the two is marked on every row.
TravelersAirport Bus 8411 to Phuket TownSmart Bus to Patong, Karon, Kata and RawaiDifference
1฿100฿100same
2฿200฿200same
3฿300฿300same
4฿400฿400same
5฿500฿500same
6฿600฿600same
7฿700฿700same
8฿800฿800same

Side by side

Where each one leaves you
8411 · Phuket Mahanakorn Co. (Airport Bus Phuket 8411)Airport Bus 8411 to Phuket Town
From
Domestic terminal, Exit 3: turn left to the public transport stop
To
Phuket Bus Terminal 1, on Phang Nga Road in Phuket Town
Runs
06:30–22:30
Journey
70–90 min

It also stops in the old town at Soi Rommanee, 60 to 65 minutes out, before the terminal.

Nothing leaves the airport between 06:30 and 08:30, and the last bus is at 22:30.

The bus is orange; the Smart Bus at the same stop goes to the beaches instead.

Airport Bus 8411 to Phuket Town: price for every party size

See the airport's page for the 8411
Smart Bus · Phuket Smart Bus (Phuket City Development Co.)Smart Bus to Patong, Karon, Kata and Rawai
From
Domestic terminal, Exit 3: turn left to the public transport stop
To
Rawai Beach, the end of the line, by Patong, Karon and Kata
Runs
08:15–23:30
Journey
130–145 min

About 90 minutes to Patong, 100 to Karon, 110 to 120 to Kata and 140 to Rawai.

Nothing leaves the airport between 23:30 and 08:15.

Smart Bus to Patong, Karon, Kata and Rawai: price for every party size

See Smart Bus fares

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