Khao Lak is about 33 kilometres south of Takua Pa town on Route 4 or an hour's drive from Phuket Airport.
Car
Hire a car in Phuket and drive north over Sarasin Bridge along Route 402. Keep heading north and take Route 4 along the west coast. Drive past the towns of Kok Kloy and Thai Muang to Khao Lak.
Bus
There is regular bus service between Bangkok and Phangnga. Travel time is about 12 hours either way. Both air-conditioned and non conditioned buses depart Bangkok's Southern Bus Terminal at regular intervals daily. In Phangnga. take the buses plying the Tai Muang-Takua Pa route. Most of them stop at Khao Lak Beach. For more information call the Southern Bus Terminal at 02-435-1199 to 200 or the bus terminal in Phangnga at 076-412-300, 076-412-014
Train
From Bangkok catch the train to Surat Thani and from there continue to Phangnga town by bus which takes about two hours. For more information, call Hua Lamphong railway station at 02-223-1690.02-223-7010 and 02-223-7020
Air
There are no direct flights to Khao Lak. You have fly to Phuket first and then take a bus or taxi to Khao Lak. Many airlines connect Bangkok and Phuket daily. From Phuket you can take a bus or rent a car to Khao Lak; the distance is about 58 kilometres.
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