The Phuket Sandbox Express Bus will conttinue operating until at least Aug 30, while private vans are now available for hire. Image: Phuket Info Center

 

PHUKET: The ‘Sandbox Express Bus’, which was to cease operations today (Aug 16), has been extended to continue taking Sandbox tourists from Phuket to Suvarnabhumi airport in Bangkok until at least Aug 30, and Sandbox tourists can now also choose to take a private minivan to the capital, officials confirmed today.

 

The extended and expanded services were announced through the “Official Phuket Information Center’, operated by the Phuket office of the Ministry of Interior.

 

The bus will continue to operate every Monday, Thursday and Saturday, costing B1,800 per person per trip.

 

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Full Story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/sandbox-express-bus-extended-private-vans-now-available-to-help-tourists-get-off-island-81073.php

 

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I thought they just announced special flights to get out of Phuket.  Damn hard to keep up with this Sh-t.

vans now available to HELP tourists get off-island

 

1 hour ago, snoop1130 said:

costing B1,800 per person per trip.

????

50 minutes ago, DrPhibes said:

I thought they just announced special flights to get out of Phuket.  Damn hard to keep up with this Sh-t.

Yes, Nok Air to U-Tapao

I wonder what is the more threatening....the covid virus or the van drivers?  At least with the vans its sudden death.

10 hours ago, Tarteso said:

vans now available to HELP tourists get off-island

 

11 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

costing B1,800 per person per trip.

????

It's worse than that:

 

"Shared vans also now depart every Monday, Thursday and Saturday, costing B2,300 per person in a van shared among six passengers, a staffer operating the Sandbox Express Bus contact line confirmed to The Phuket News." 

15 hours ago, Tarteso said:

vans now available to HELP tourists get off-island

 

????

The Phuket airport taxi drivers consortium were consulted on the pricing.....

16 hours ago, dutch54 said:

Yes, Nok Air to U-Tapao

  17 hours ago, DrPhibes said:

I thought they just announced special flights to get out of Phuket.  Damn hard to keep up with this Sh-t.

 

Does Nok Air fly from Phuket to Don Muang Bangkok ?

50 minutes ago, superal said:

  17 hours ago, DrPhibes said:

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Does Nok Air fly from Phuket to Don Muang Bangkok ?

 

No

1 hour ago, superal said:

  17 hours ago, DrPhibes said:

I thought they just announced special flights to get out of Phuket.  Damn hard to keep up with this Sh-t.

 

Does Nok Air fly from Phuket to Don Muang Bangkok ?

Yes, special flights with Thai Smile.

So, 7 in a van, with the air set on recirculate (because cooling fresh air costs money apparently).  Sounds safe.  ????

1 hour ago, DefaultName said:

So, 7 in a van, with the air set on recirculate (because cooling fresh air costs money apparently).  Sounds safe.  ????

Looking at the number of positive covid tests amongst sandboxers, and even less positive tests on test number 3, yes, very safe.

3 hours ago, stevenl said:

Looking at the number of positive covid tests amongst sandboxers, and even less positive tests on test number 3, yes, very safe.

How about the driver?

1 hour ago, Espanol said:

How about the driver?

On a VIP bus (which incidentally costs about 1,000 baht HKT<->BKK) the driver sits in a semi-enclosed space, isolated from the passengers. I think even the normal buses are setup similar to this, so I would say it would be fairly safe.

11 hours ago, DrDave said:

On a VIP bus (which incidentally costs about 1,000 baht HKT<->BKK) the driver sits in a semi-enclosed space, isolated from the passengers.

 

But I don't think that can be done in a van.