Phuket city capital of Phuket - Travel information

Areas in Phuket:

Phuket City

Phuket City or better known as Phuket Town is the biggest city on Phuket Island in Thailand and the capital of the Phuket province. Phuket City has no beach and for that it is less attractive for tourists. That’s why the city offers a good look into the real life of the Thai inhabitants of Phuket.

Wat Kosit Wihan Phuket

(Wat Kosit Wihan in Phuket City)

The city is an ideal place to stop over if you are going or coming from the Koh Phi Phi Islands. The city itself also has quite an interesting centre. There are some interesting colonial style buildings build by Chinese Tin Barons in the last century.

Typical Sino Portuguese building in Phuket towne

(Typical Sino-Portuguese architecture that can be found in Phuket City)

There are several shops and shopping centers in the city including the Central Festival shopping mall. If you stay in Phuket City and want to go to the beach it is easy to head for Patong which is only 12 kilometers from the city. Near Phuket City you can find the Siam Niramit Phuket show.

There are a few nice parks in Phuket City. At the southern end of town you can find Saphan Hin Park from where you have a nice view of the bay, there are also two small beaches at Saphan Hin.

When you travel by bus from other parts of Thailand to Phuket you will arrive at the New Phuket Bus Terminal which opened in 2012 in the northern part of Phuket City.