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Phuket 普吉

Thailand · Southeast Asia

Last verified: 2026-11-08

At a glance — five-dimension ratings

SafetyFair
TransportationFair
Emergency medicalFair
Daily convenienceNot yet checked
CommunicationsFair

Scale: Good = traveller-friendly · Fair = manageable with some effort · Hard = demanding. Climate is described separately and is never rated.

Who it suits

General travellersFair
Families with childrenFair
SeniorsFair
Wheelchair usersFair

Climate profile

Complete — monthly climate normals are on record. Climate is described only; it is never given a rating.

The full climate notes and their sources are in the evidence section below.

Everyday numbers

Counts of places mapped in OpenStreetMap (nodes and ways) inside the counting boundary recorded below. These are map counts, not official statistics.

Convenience stores484
Supermarkets129
Pharmacies250
ATMs212

Counting boundary (as recorded in our dataset): OpenStreetMap relation 2934604「จังหวัดภูเก็ต/普吉府」,admin_level 4,ISO3166-2 TH-83

Counted: 2026-11-11.

Evidence & sources — original wording

The notes and quotations below are reproduced verbatim from the underlying assessment records (original languages kept). Only official sources were used.

Safety

Exercise normal precautions in Thailand. Some areas have increased risk. Read the entire Travel Advisory.

Source: 美國國務院 Thailand Travel Advisory,2026-08-20 — https://travel.state.gov/en/international-travel/travel-advisories/thailand.html

Thailand is generally a safe destination for travelers.

Source: 美國國務院,同上 — https://travel.state.gov/en/international-travel/travel-advisories/thailand.html

Exercise Increased Caution near the Thai-Cambodian border due to the risk of armed conflict.」「Exercise Increased Caution in the Yala, Pattani, and Narathiwat provinces due to the risk of unrest.

Source: 美國國務院,同上 — https://travel.state.gov/en/international-travel/travel-advisories/thailand.html

Crimes of opportunity, such as pick-pocketing, bag-snatching, and burglary, occur in Thailand.」「Violent crimes against foreigners are rare, however, murders, rapes, and assaults against foreigners do occur.」(美國國務院,同上「Crime

https://travel.state.gov/en/international-travel/travel-advisories/thailand.html

Scams involving gems, city tours, entertainment venues, and credit cards are common, especially in tourist areas.

Source: 美國國務院,同上 — https://travel.state.gov/en/international-travel/travel-advisories/thailand.html

Rental scams occur in Thailand. Many rental motorbikes, jet skis, and car companies will hold your passport until you pay for real or fictitious damages.

Source: 美國國務院,同上 — https://travel.state.gov/en/international-travel/travel-advisories/thailand.html

カンボジアとの国境付近(シーサケート県、スリン県、ブリラム県、ウボンラチャタニ県サケーオ県、チャンタブリ県、トラート県のカンボジア国境から30kmを超えて50km以内の地域)、ソンクラー県(ジャナ郡、テーパー郡及びサバヨーイ郡を除く。)」(日本外務省危險情報一覽・レベル2「タイ

https://www.anzen.mofa.go.jp/kiken_list.html

更新日:2026年7月13日

Source: 日本外務省危險情報一覽,同上 — https://www.anzen.mofa.go.jp/kiken_list.html

101 Thailand 2.089 DOWN-LONG 7

Source: Institute for Economics & Peace, Global Peace Index 2026 海報;2026-11-08 以 curl 下載官方 PDF+pdftotext 驗證,browser.open 當日遇 429 未重開 — https://www.visionofhumanity.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Global-Peace-Index-2026-A3-map-poster.pdf

口徑註明:本節所引美方日期(2026-08-20)為美國國務院泰國頁所載 Date issued(旅遊指引發布日期)。

Transportation

Phuket International Airport」「222 Mai Khao Subdistrict, Thalang District, Phuket 83110, Thailand」「Tel. (66) 7632 7230-7 · Fax (66) 7632 7478 · Information (66) 7635 1122

Source: AOT 機場名錄,2026-11-08 以 browser.open 重開驗證 — https://www.airportthai.co.th/en/contact-and-complaints/

AOT Contact Center: 1722 (24 hours)

Source: AOT 機場名錄,同上 — https://www.airportthai.co.th/en/contact-and-complaints/

Airport buses are a very good option. There are stops covering people throughout the city, and there are buses leaving every hour.

Source: 普吉國際機場官網首頁內嵌交通正文;2026-11-08 以 curl 抓取驗證,HTTP 200,browser.open 當日遇 429 未重開 — https://phuket.airportthai.co.th/en

Phuket Airport – City 8.15 – 20.15 hrs.」「City – Phuket Airport 9.15 – 21.15 hrs.

Source: 普吉國際機場官網,同上 — https://phuket.airportthai.co.th/en

Airport – Patong Beach 08.00 – 20.00 hrs.」「Patong Beach - Airport 06.00 – 18.30 hrs.

Source: 普吉國際機場官網,同上・Airport Bus Express — https://phuket.airportthai.co.th/en

Bus route : Phuket Airport – Sukthalang Public Office – Ban Kian -Boat Avenue Choeng Talay - Tesco Lotus Cherng Talay – Surin Beach – Kamala Beach – Phuket Fanta Sea – Big C Kamala – Patong Beach – Karon Beach – Kata Beach – Saiyuan – Rawai Beach

Source: 普吉國際機場官網,同上・Phuket Smart Bus — https://phuket.airportthai.co.th/en

only stop at important beaches, namely Phuket Airport – Patong Beach – Kata Beach – Karon Beach.

Source: 普吉國際機場官網,同上・Public Passenger Vans — https://phuket.airportthai.co.th/en

Shuttle Bus」「AOT Limousine」「Taxi」「Car Rental

Source: 普吉國際機場官網交通專頁導覽標籤,僅佐證頁面存在;2026-11-08 以 curl 抓取,該頁無實質正文 — https://phuket.airportthai.co.th/service/transportation

Emergency medical

In conclusion, if illness or accident occurs, dial 1669 to request medical assistance and help.

Source: 泰國國家急救醫學研究院 NIEMS;2026-11-08 以 browser.open 開啟,回傳爬取文本日期 2026-02-05,引文與第 1 階段驗證一致 — https://www.niems.go.th/en/View/ContentDetails.aspx?CateId=112&ContentId=25551127094554008&Page=0

dial 1669 to seek proper medical attention.

Source: NIEMS,同上 — https://www.niems.go.th/en/View/ContentDetails.aspx?CateId=112&ContentId=25551127094554008&Page=0

Dial 191 for police.」「Dial 1669 for ambulance.

Source: 美國國務院 Thailand Travel Advisory・Emergency phone numbers,2026-11-08 重開驗證 — https://travel.state.gov/en/international-travel/travel-advisories/thailand.html

世界銀行 API 回傳(指標 SH.MED.BEDS.ZS,國家:Thailand,2023 年值 2.39;2024 年值 null;API lastupdated 2026-10-08;2026-11-08 以 curl 直連驗證):{"indicator":{"id":"SH.MED.BEDS.ZS","value":"Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)"},"country":{"id":"TH","value":"Thailand"},"countryiso3code":"THA","date":"2023","value":2.39,"unit":"","obs_status":"","decimal":1} ——

https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/THA/indicator/SH.MED.BEDS.ZS?format=json&per_page=5&date=2020:2024

Daily convenience

Relation: จังหวัดภูเก็ต (2934604)」「admin_level」「4」「boundary」「administrative」「ISO3166-2」「TH-83

Source: OpenStreetMap relation 2934604;2026-11-08 以 curl 呼叫 OSM API 驗證,subarea 含 relation 18271854 普吉市 — https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/2934604

Overpass API 查詢失敗經過如事實欄所載(2026-11-08),無回傳數據可引;四項計數留空。

Communications

Dial 191 for police.」「Dial 1669 for ambulance.

Source: 美國國務院 Thailand Travel Advisory・Emergency phone numbers — https://travel.state.gov/en/international-travel/travel-advisories/thailand.html

Airport buses are a very good option. There are stops covering people throughout the city, and there are buses leaving every hour.

Source: 普吉國際機場官網英文版,語言附屬小項之據;2026-11-08 以 curl 抓取驗證 — https://phuket.airportthai.co.th/en

dial 1669 to seek proper medical attention.

Source: NIEMS 英文版頁,語言附屬小項之據 — https://www.niems.go.th/en/View/ContentDetails.aspx?CateId=112&ContentId=25551127094554008&Page=0

Climate profile

來源網址:WMO 城市清單

Source: 「"Thailand";"Phuket";"579"」 — https://worldweather.wmo.int/en/json/full_city_list.txt

"cityId":579,"isCapital":false,"stationName":"Phuket"

Source: WMO 普吉城市資料檔 — https://worldweather.wmo.int/en/json/579_en.json

"orgName":"Thai Meteorological Department"

Source: WMO 普吉城市資料檔・資料提供機關 — https://worldweather.wmo.int/en/json/579_en.json

"climate":{"raintype":"Rainfall","raindef":"","rainunit":"mm","datab":"","datae":""

Source: WMO 普吉城市資料檔・氣候值基期欄位為空 — https://worldweather.wmo.int/en/json/579_en.json

{"month":3,"maxTemp":"33.8","minTemp":"24.9","meanTemp":null,"maxTempF":"92.8","minTempF":"76.8","meanTempF":null,"raindays":"5.8","rainfall":"59.0","climateFromMemDate":"2002-06-05"}

Source: WMO 普吉城市資料檔・3 月氣候值 — https://worldweather.wmo.int/en/json/579_en.json

{"month":9,"maxTemp":"31.2","minTemp":"24.2","meanTemp":null,"maxTempF":"88.2","minTempF":"75.6","meanTempF":null,"raindays":"22.8","rainfall":"386.5","climateFromMemDate":"2002-06-05"}

Source: WMO 普吉城市資料檔・9 月氣候值 — https://worldweather.wmo.int/en/json/579_en.json

{"month":1,"maxTemp":"32.4","minTemp":"23.9","meanTemp":null,"maxTempF":"90.3","minTempF":"75.0","meanTempF":null,"raindays":"4.2","rainfall":"23.3","climateFromMemDate":"2002-06-05"}

Source: WMO 普吉城市資料檔・1 月氣候值 — https://worldweather.wmo.int/en/json/579_en.json

{"month":12,"maxTemp":"31.5","minTemp":"24.0","meanTemp":null,"maxTempF":"88.7","minTempF":"75.2","meanTempF":null,"raindays":"8.3","rainfall":"61.9","climateFromMemDate":"2002-06-05"}

Source: WMO 普吉城市資料檔・12 月氣候值 — https://worldweather.wmo.int/en/json/579_en.json

All sources consulted for this city (11)