From abroad
Regular direct flights to Bangkok are carried out from Moscow (Aeroflot, Transaero), Yekaterinburg (Transaero), Krasnoyarsk, Irkutsk, Novosibirsk (Siberia). There are regular direct flights from Moscow and Novosibirsk to Phuket (Aeroflot, Transaero, Siberia).
In winter, the companies organize charter flights from Moscow, St. Petersburg, Barnaul, Kemerovo, Khabarovsk, Krasnoyarsk, Omsk. Novosibirsk, Surgut, Yekaterinburg, Vladivostok and other cities of Russia to Bangkok and Phuket.
From neighboring Malaysia, Cambodia, Laos and Singapore, Thailand can be reached by train.
Thailand has nine major ports (including Phuket and Bangkok) that receive cargo and passenger ships.
You can enter the country by car from Malaysia, Cambodia and Laos. Tourists on their own or rented transport require an international driver's license, passport, and car documents.
Inside the country
There are domestic flights from Bangkok to major Thai cities and major resorts. For example, Bangkok Airways fly to Koh Samui: the flight time is one to one and a half hours, the cost is from $ 100 to $ 200 per person one way. To Phuket - Air Asia, Nok Air, Bangkok Airways, Thai Airways: flight time - an hour and a half, prices start at $ 70.
The alternative is to travel by train or bus, and then by ferry, but the journey will be long, although it will cost much less than a flight.
Buses are the most common transport in the country, several companies are engaged in intercity transportation, it should be borne in mind that buses with and without air conditioning go for long distances.
Traveling from Bangkok to Koh Samui in first class in an air-conditioned bus takes 12 hours and costs about 850 baht ($ 27). From Bangkok to Phuket - 11 hours 30 minutes, 980 baht ($ 31); second class (with air conditioning) - 630 baht ($ 20).
A trip from Koh Samui to Pattaya (882 km) in first class in an air-conditioned bus will take 13 hours 40 minutes and will cost 700 ($ 22) or 1,100 baht ($ 35) depending on the type of bus.
It is easy to rent a car in Thailand with an international driving license. Both local companies and representative offices of international firms, such as Avis and Hertz, are engaged in car rental. In any case, you can bargain in the offices of companies.
Renting a car will cost 1000-2500 baht ($ 30-60) per day plus a deposit, a motorbike - 150-250 baht ($ 5-10) per day.
Driving in Thailand is left-hand, the maximum permitted speed in settlements is 60 km / h.
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