There is a cheap bus service which travels direct from near the Western Entrance to Koh Sok National Park all the way to Phuket Town. The journey takes 4 hours 20 minutes.
Bus times from Khao Sok to Phuket
There are currently 2 services a day from Khao Sok National Park to Phuket available to book online.
| Khao Sok | Phuket | Cost | Company |
| 09:10 | 13:30 | 370 THB | 465 Surat Thani Phuket Transport |
| 12:10 | 16:30 | 370 THB | 465 Surat Thani Phuket Transport |
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Khao Sok National Park Bus Stop
- 465 Surat Thani Phuket Transport services from Khao Sok National Park to Phuket depart from the Khao Sok Evergreen House Office.
Phuket Bus Stop
- 465 Surat Thani Phuket Transport services from Khao Sok National Park to Phuket terminate at Phuket Bus Terminal 2.
About Travel to Phuket
Phuket Bus Terminal 2 is located just under 5 km by road from Phuket Town.
Public Transport at Phuket Bus Terminal 2
Phuket Bus Terminal 2 is a long distance bus terminal located outside a town centre to ease congestion. There are two types of public transport from Phuket Bus Terminal 2: taxis, which are very expensive, and a shared taxi service operated by the local government, which is very cheap and travels on one route terminating in the centre of Phuket Town. This service, which uses distinctive pink coloured vehicles, departs from platform 12 at Phuket Bus Terminal 2 every 20 minutes. The final stop for the shared taxi service is Phuket Bus Terminal 1, which is a local bus station with services to destinations across Phuket.
About Phuket Town
Phuket Town itself is becoming a popular tourist destination in its own right. The Old Quarter of the town is notable for its Sino-Portuguese shop houses and mansions dating back to the end of the 19th Century and the start of the 20th Century. Some of these buildings, such as the Chinpracha House, are open to the public as museums. There is also a wide range of accommodation and places to eat in Phuket Town and the majority of these establishments deliver better value for money than you would find in Phuket’s coastal holiday resort town.
Patong Beach in PhuketAbout Patong
From Phuket Town, the easiest and quickest coastal holiday destination to reach is Patong. By road Patong is 14 km from Phuket Town and the journey takes less than 30 minutes. Patong itself is long narrow town stretching the full 3 km length of Patong Beach. Patong Beach has fine white sand and during the tourist season it’s good for swimming. The town has a really wide range of types of accommodation, bars and restaurants. The most notorious feature of the town is the 350 metre long Bangla Road, which is also known as Walking Street and is lined with adult themed bars. Other parts of the town, including the beach front area, feature more upmarket and family friendly establishments.