Taxi from Phuket Airport to Khao Sok

Price by vehicle

Prices are per vehicle in Thai baht and include fuel, tolls and the airport pick-up. The number of passengers does not change the price, only the car you need does.

Fixed prices, Phuket airport to Khao Sok

	Sedanmax 3 passengers with luggage	2,999 THB
	SUV / MPVmax 4 passengers with luggage	3,499 THB
	Minibusmax 9 passengers with luggage	3,999 THB
	VIP Minibusmax 8 passengers, premium cabin	4,999 THB

Also included in every price: a child seat, waiting time and free cancellation up to 6 hours before the pick-up.

Travelling on 24 December to 5 January? A holiday surcharge of 400 THB per car applies to those dates. Going somewhere else? Every transfer is on the price page.

From landing to your hotel

1. 1
   Land at HKT

   Your flight number is in the booking, so we follow the arrival.
2. 2
   Immigration and baggage

   Take the time you need. A late landing does not cancel the pick-up.
3. 3
   Gate 2 or Gate A

   International flights: your driver waits at the Gate 2 meeting point next to Exit 2. Domestic flights: Gate A.
4. 4
   About 2 hours 20 minutes to Khao Sok

   Straight to your hotel, no extra stops unless you ask.

Which part of Khao Sok are you going to?

Khao Sok is a national park in Surat Thani province, inland from the Andaman coast. Travellers use two quite different areas of it, and it helps to know which one is yours before you book.

The first is the village area on Highway 401, the road that runs east from Takua Pa toward Surat Thani. The park headquarters, the guesthouses and most jungle lodges are around here. The second is Cheow Lan Lake, which you reach through the Ratchaprapha Dam. That is a separate drive further east, and the raft houses sit out on the water, so the last leg of that trip is by boat. The boat or ferry is not included in the price and is paid separately.

The 135 km and the prices on this page are for the Khao Sok area on the main road. If your stay or lake tour starts at the dam pier, message us on WhatsApp before you book so the drop-off point is agreed. Put the lodge name and a map pin in the booking either way.

Choosing a car for a two-hour-plus drive

Choose by passengers and bags. When you sit in the car for 2 hours 20 minutes, legroom matters as much as boot space.

• Sedan, 2,999 THB: up to 3 passengers with luggage. A couple, or three friends travelling light.
• SUV / MPV, 3,499 THB: up to 4 passengers with luggage. It costs 500 THB more than the sedan and gives a family of four room for the bags.
• Minibus, 3,999 THB: up to 9 passengers with luggage. A group landing on the same flight.
• VIP Minibus, 4,999 THB: up to 8 passengers in a premium cabin, the most comfortable seat for this distance.

Two sedans together cost 5,998 THB, so a party of five or six pays less in one minibus. More on the price page.

The road: Sarasin Bridge, Highway 4, Highway 401

From the airport the car heads north on Highway 402 and crosses the Sarasin Bridge, which takes you off the island and into Phang Nga province. After the bridge you are on Highway 4, the long road up the Andaman coast. It passes the Khao Lak area and carries on to the Takua Pa area, where Highway 401 branches east toward Surat Thani.

Highway 401 is the last part. The coast and its beach resorts fall behind, and the road moves inland through plantation country and forested hills until you reach Khao Sok.

The total is 135 km and the driving time is about 2 hours 20 minutes, an average speed under 60 km/h, because Highway 4 runs through towns and the inland road has bends. The distance page lists the road in stages.

Landing late: drive on, or stop in Khao Lak

Transfers run 24/7 and the driver tracks your flight number. A late plane or a slow immigration queue does not cancel the pick-up, but count 2 hours 20 minutes of driving after you have your bags.

The lodge is the part to check. Jungle lodges and raft houses keep their own check-in hours and, for the lake, their own boat times. Ask yours how late it accepts guests and give the driver its name when you book.

If you land at night, there is another way to cut the day. Khao Lak is 80 km and 1 hour 30 minutes from the airport, on the same Highway 4. Some travellers sleep there and drive on to Khao Sok in the morning. See the Khao Lak transfer if that suits you better.

Fast Track at the airport is optional and works on arrival only. Trips on 24 December to 5 January carry a holiday surcharge of 400 THB per car.

Dry months and wet months

The highway is open all year and the transfer runs all year. What changes is the park. Travel guides generally describe November to April as the drier months and roughly May to October as the wetter ones, with muddier trails. The exact dates shift, so ask your lodge what to expect for your dates and which lake trips are running.

Heavy rain slows the drive too. If you have a boat or a tour the same day, leave yourself some slack.

What to send when you book

1. Your flight number and arrival date.
2. The name of your lodge or guesthouse in Khao Sok, with a map pin if you have one.
3. The car size from the list above.
4. Payment by Visa, Mastercard or PayPal when you book.

The driver meets you at Gate 2 next to Exit 2 for international flights, or at Gate A for domestic ones.

Questions about this transfer