Driving on and around Phuket Map of Phuket
Welcome to Phuket. We at traveltopsites.com hope you have a great holiday if you are visitors to the island and a great month if you are residents here. June is usually hot and humid with a fairly high chance of some heavy rain. Take care when swimming ( watch out for red warning flags) and also when taking or planning boat crossings. Boat captains can usually tell you if there a possibility that it will rain during your journey and usually provide plastic sheeting if it does rain.
Phuket Map is here to give you a guide of where to go on and off the island. Use the maps to go exploring and feel free to contact us if there is anything you are not sure of.
PhuKet Map
Map of Phuket on Google
Phuket Map
Phuket is a beautiful island with its stunning mountains, beaches and jungles. It is also an ideal base for exploring the surrounding provinces- Khao Lak, Phang Nga, Krabi, Trang and ranong to the north. Koh Lanta, south of Phuket, is fast becoming a hot destination and can be reached by ferry from rassada Pier via Koh Phi Phi.
Driving on and around Phuket Island
Phuket Motor Bike Rental
There are plenty of car rental and motorbike rental agencies around Phuket and Krabi so getting around is easy. In the high season, cars can be rented for anything from around 600 baht a day upwards. Motorbikes are usually about 150 baht a day depending on the size. Both prices can be reduced by long term rental. It has become law recently in Thailand that all drivers carry their license and that helmets be worn on motorbikes. On Phuket Island, police are doing spot checks in both regular and not regular locations so be prepared to pay a fine and probaly take a trip to the police station if you are breaking the law.
The roads here are safe and well kept but the island does have a high accident rate so take it slowly on the mountains and watch out when it rains as it gets really slippery. Drivers on Phuket tend to do it fast. You end up getting tooted at when you drive slower than the crowd. This is just a natural warning to let you know someone is behind you and is not to take offense to .it may sound a little patronizing, but there’s a bit of an ‘anything goes’ attitude on the roads here so you really can’t take your mind off what’s going on around you at any moment. The hazards here are different ti those in the west so take a bit of time to get used to things like dogs running out from everywhere, vehicles overtaking on both sides and screeching cement mixers expecting you to get out of the way as they thunder past. Another one to watch is heavy vehicles getting stuck on steep hills with you and everyone else left to keep your feet on the breaks.
There is no need to get paranoid about it as it can ruin your holiday, but Phuket does have one ir two paricularly dangerous spots. The most well known are : the hill on the way into Patong, the hills north of Patong and the approaches to the Tesco and big C supermarkets on the airport road.
If you have engine trouble there are lots of little repair shops around the island and Thai people are usually extremely willing to help if you ask. Keep any receipts for the rental shop.
Once off Phuket driving gets more peacful with less traffic so don’t be afraid to take your bike or car through the gorgeous national parks of Phang Nga to Krabi and explore the beaches and mountains over there.
