Phuket -> Chiang Mai - Direct Flight Available?

[Fraktalkid]

I'm planning on moving up to Chiang Mai in about 6 weeks time, having lived in Phuket for the past 6 months or so. I was wondering if anyone has come across direct flights between CM and Phuket, as I'd like to visit my friends regularly in Phuket when I move up north, but would prefer not to have to wait around for 6 hours at Bangkok (AirAsia flights unfortunately don't connect too well between the two routes). Cheers!! :-)

[simba]

have a look at thai air, i had direct flight from chiang mia to phuket back in may this year.

about b3000 and a couple of hours.

[chanchao]

There is one daily direct flight from Chiang Mai to Phuket.

However there are NO direct flights the other way from Phuket to Chiang Mai; you connect in Bangkok.

In between all those new airlines I'm sure you can find something that connects and is cheaper than TG.

Cheers,

Chanchao

[Fraktalkid]

Thank you both for replying to my post. The THAI flight looks interesting, although the fare for a single trip direct appears to have gone up to around B4000 mark.

As for other domestic airlines, I noticed www.airportthai.co.th hasn't been updated in around 4 years. So, we've got Bangkok Airways, AirAsia, Nok Airways... Are there any more that people can think of that might cover routes between Phuket and Chiang Mai (not necessarily direct)?

[chanchao]

Right:

http://www.airasia.com

http://www.nokair.com

http://www.onetwo-go.com

Bangkok Airways is not really a serious candidate; they don't even fly direct to Bangkok but stop in Sukhothai, plus they're more expensive than the others.

Cheers,

Chanchao