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As accommodation specialists we don’t arrange flights to Thailand for our customers, but we are happy to offer advice. With direct flights to Thailand from around the UK, the journey is easy. Some carriers operate direct flights to Phuket, but if not transfers to the islands are quick and easy through either Bangkok or Kuala Lumpur and take 45mins – 1hr.
Local and domestic airline services across Southern Asia are experiencing something of a boom at the moment, making travel in the area effortless and affordable. Therefore, while it might seem obvious to head immediately to Thailand’s beaches, why not consider stopping off in Bangkok for a few nights first or fly over to Angkor Wat in Cambodia for a injection of culture before a week relaxing on the beach.
Once you arrive at one of Thailand’s islands most people opt to rent a car. Both Phuket and Koh Samui can be driven round in a day, giving visitors access to the best beaches and restaurants on offer. Car hire can be arranged in advance through your villa or hotel and vehicles delivered once you are settled in. Alternatively, Thailand’s islands are well serviced with taxis, but while they all have meters many of the drivers will refuse to use them unlike in the capital. Therefore, frequent trips can become fairly expensive.
Thailand’s weather is affected by seasonal monsoons which on the coast can result in overcast conditions, rough seas and renders some islands inaccessible. Fortunately, the two sides of Thailand’s coast are affected at totally opposite times of the year, so when the monsoon is raining down on one coast you can just escape to the other one. Thailand’s Andaman Coast (west) home to Phuket is hit by the monsoon from April – October, while the Gulf of Thailand (east) home to Koh Samui and Koh Tao is unsuitable from late Sept – mid Dec. The season runs for longer on the East Coast where the sea is more protected, unlike the exposed Andaman Coast.
As for the rest of Thailand the rains come from May until October but its impact is a lot less dramatic than on the coast. Bangkok can get very wet however from July to October, although the heat is on all year round. March to May is the hottest time to be in the city, and December to February the coolest
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