How to get to Connect Guesthouse in Patong Beach, Phuket
Thailand.
From the Airport to Connect in Patong
You have several choices of transport from the Airport
to Connect.
You can ask us by e-mail or phone to pick you
up at the airport.
We need to know your flight number and arrival time
at least one day ahead. The price is 600 THB, The driver
will wait for you outside the airport building and he
will have a sign with your name on it. Please call to
Connect (076-294195) if you cant find the driver.
If you are traveling with a lot of luggage or a group
of maximum 8 persons we can arrange with a private
mini-van for 800 THB.
You can also use the Taxi service. Please observe
that there is the Airport Limousine service
counter (600 THB) and the Meter Taxi counter.
Meter taxi is slightly less expensive than the Airport
Limo service. There is also a choice to take a shared
mini-van for
200 THB/person.
Please note that there are tourist
scams like the taxi drivers who want to take you to
another hotel where they have commission. They might
even say that Connect is closed or show you to a travel
agent half way to Patong. Please always report these
drivers to TAT (tourist Authority of Thailand) phone
076-211036.
If you are on a budget you can take the Airport
Bus (52 THB) to Central Festival shopping mall.
Get off at Central and walk straight trough the entire
shopping complex and wait for the local bus across the
road from centrals main entrance. This local bus will
take you to Patong Beach for 25 THB. At Patong you can
take a motorbike taxi (20 THB) to Paradise Complex (way
out) and you will soon be at Connect Guesthouse for
less than 100 THB for the transport from the airport.
Airport bus runs daily to and from Phuket International
Airport. A bus leaves at 1 to 1.30 hour intervals. The
Airport bus is clearly marked with "Airport Bus".
For more information about the Airport bus call TAT office
at 076-211036, 076-212213. Y
From Phuket town to Connect in Patong
The
local bus from Phuket town starts at the local fresh
market. It will take off in general every 30 minutes
or when the driver finds it worth starting. The bus
starts at 06:00 AM and stops at 18:00. The route Phuket
town-Patong cost 25 THB. When you arrive in Patong you
will go down to the beach road so a good place to get
of is the intersection beach road and Bangla road. Walk
Bangla road up to the traffic light at Rath-U-Thit 200
years road. Take to the left and walk 200 meters and
you will see the high Royal Paradise Hotel on the right
side. Do not walk the way in to Paradise complex, instead
walk on until you find the "way out" of Paradise
Complex. Here you will see the Sign Connect Guesthouse
just 50 meters up the road.
If you go by Tuk-Tuk they will generally ask for 300-400
THB and a Taxi (if you are able to find one) will charge
you 400-500 THB. A motor bike taxi will go for 150
THB.
Way description to the driver
Take me to Patong Beach, Paradise Complex (way out),
Connect Guesthouse.
Click here to make an online reservation at Connect
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