Continue reading »]]> i am planning to go to phi phi island in phuket this christmas and i was wondering if there is a bus that can take me from singapore to phuket directly. if there is no way, what other alternatives should i consider.

My reccomendation would be to fly from Singapore direct to Phuket (see below for why), if your then travelling on to Phi Phi you can either arrange a ferry/speedboat on to the islands or my suggestion would be Destination Air’s flight service onto Phi Phi direct from Phuket International Airport.

http://www.destinationair.com

My main reason for suggesting flying from Singapore to Phuket would be the continued violence that I don’t think is widely publicized much outside of the country, the area your bus would travel through doesn’t see one day go by without report of an bombing, arson attack or shootings. That whole area is still under martial law, one of the last remaining areas following the return to democracy recently. The national train service that runs from Bangkok to Penang in Malaysia has been suspended due to a recent bombing attack against it, the trains last I read were not traveling past Hat Yai, the train drivers are refusing to go further unless they are given special security.

So my advice, stay well out of that area, even the british embassy in Bangkok is recommending british nationals (which I am one) to not travel through there unless absolutely necessary.

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