minibuses at airport going to Patong

[glen1]

Hi. Will get to Phuket at 7pm on a weekday. Where are the minibuses to Patong located?

Best choice to get there?

 

thanks, Glen

[LivinginKata]

Desk at arrivals area once through customs. Minibus is the best cheapest way for one person. Cheaper option might be the new public smart bus located on the road outside arrival door. https://phuketsmartbus.com/timetable/

[Crisu]

Minibus can take 2 h to your hotel from airport. Price something about 200b. I prefer taxi for 700b. Just because its faster and you are not sitting in a cramped minibus with 10-12 other people with their luggage.

[glen1]

Thanks guys. Appreciate it, Glen

[phuketrichard]

take the smart bus to Patong, cheaper/faster than mini bus and he wont stop at a jewelry store ????
of course if ur hotel is not on the main road, u'll need walk or take a tuktuk

[NamKangMan]

21 minutes ago, phuketrichard said:

take the smart bus to Patong, cheaper/faster than mini bus and he wont stop at a jewelry store ????
of course if ur hotel is not on the main road, u'll need walk or take a tuktuk

 

I was under the belief the last bus was at 8:30pm.  If so, with the OP arriving at 7pm, that could be tight. 

 

His plane would only need a short delay and / or a long queue at immigration, and he may just miss the last bus. 

[phuketrichard]

than go to option 2 :-)

 

Flown into phuket airport many many times, always from getting off to the plane-thru immigration to outside never more than 30 minutes, ( no bags to pickup)