All you need to know to visit Phuket

Taxis with meters like you see everywhere in Bangkok are rare in Phuket, especially at the beaches. They are replaced by small vans, usually red Daitsu, which offer abnormally high prices compared to what is practiced elsewhere in the country. Needless to say, the solo traveler will not find what they are looking for. If you are traveling with several people, the pill goes down better, the price of the trip does not depend on the number of passengers. There is a price scale according to the destinations, so it is complicated to negotiate all the drivers who have agreed to practice these prices. This is where car ordering apps with driver like InDRIVE, Grab or BOLT come in. The price of the trip is calculated by the application and therefore there is no abuse. Otherwise, there are also motorbike taxis, quite rare in tourist areas, whose prices are a little lower.
Fortunately, there is also a local bus system whose frequency varies depending on the line but is around one every half hour. These old blue buses serve three routes: Phuket Town - Patong (route 1814 price 30 THB), Puket Town - Karon - Kata (route 8359 -price 35 THB), Phuket Town - Bang Tao- Surin Beach - Kamala (route 1812 it passes in front of Bus Terminal number 2, the one that serves most destinations), Phuket Town - Rawai - Nairan and Phuket - Chalong Beach. In town, everyone stops at the market and usually (sometimes, they save this stop) at Bus Terminal number 1 (the one for local and short-distance buses).

To reach the beaches from Phuket airport, a new, very practical, although somewhat slow, bus system was set up in March 2018, otherwise there are minivans that are cheaper than taxis. The Airport Bus also connects Phuket Town (Bus Terminal No. 1) to the airport. It is also possible to order a vehicle via the GRAB smartphone application which is the equivalent of UBER and often offers cheaper rides than Phuket taxis. There is also an application called ''Hello Phuket Service''.