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Phuket City
Phuket City2 stopsR12 388

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Low season

August

High season

December

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R6 668
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Flight from Johannesburg to Phuket City

FAQs - booking Phuket flights

  • How long is the flight to Phuket?

    An average direct flight from South Africa to Phuket takes 23h 10m, covering a distance of 14096 km. The most popular route is Johannesburg - Phuket City with an average flight time of 13h 20m.

  • What is the cheapest flight to Phuket?

    The cheapest ticket to Phuket from South Africa found in the last 72 hours was R10 220. The most popular route is Johannesburg OR Tambo to Phuket City and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was R10 220.

  • What is the most popular destination in Phuket?

    Based on KAYAK flight searches, the most popular destination is Phuket City (100% of total searches to Phuket).

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Top tips for finding cheap flights to Phuket

  • Book at least 1 week before departure in order to get a below-average price.
  • High season is considered to be January, November and December. The cheapest month to fly from South Africa is May.
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Top 5 airlines flying to Phuket

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying to Phuket. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline from South Africa to Phuket. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
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EmiratesOverall score based on 3497 reviews
8,1Boarding
8,3Crew
8,0Comfort
8,2Entertainment
7,9Food
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Airline did not have enough vegetarian meals for all guests, and crew were not adequately trained to handle this.

4,0 OkayAnonymous, Oct 2024LAX - DXB
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Airline did not have enough vegetarian meals for all guests, and crew were not adequately trained to handle this.

Worst trip ever from the beginning to the end I will never travel with that airline again. I made a big mistake by not going with my regular schedule flight with Qatar airline. Even underpriced cheat me of my 134 dollars I paid for special seats and they kept my money and didn't pay the airline for the seats for me.

Usually Emirates is my go to Airline on this flight: 1) All the crew seemed very inexperienced 2) Meal service for 7 hour flight was very slow - slowest I have ever experienced. 3) ONE flight attendant in economy serviced everyone on the left aisle in 2 cabins - thats 6 passengers per row (half the row) and over 30 rows of passengers. The others were no where to be seen. Thats pouring drinks and serving trays and offering options of meal and drinks for 180 passengers. by herself. In most flights it's 2 attendants per cart servicing one section. 4) Meal was not served till 3.5 hours later for some passengers at the back. 5) As a result only one meal was served even though the menu explicitly said 2. 6) Everyone was thirsty and starving 7) There were 2 loud crashes at the back galley 8) One passenger was out cold due to the sleeping tablets he had taken. The Flight attendants in their inexperience chose to try wake him up and create a situation where passengers were panicking and the passenger finally woke up and was annoyed. 9) They chose to wake up every sleeping passenger to feed them rather than move past the sleeping passengers. Do they know how hard it is to actually sleep on a plane?

When you buy Emirates you don’t expect low cost. Choice of coffee/tea vs water. Entertainment on demand. Seat distance won’t allow food tray to extend without hitting belly (and I didn’t grow lately)

Very good!! If at all, the business class chair/bed was bit small!! It’s because of older plane- as was told!

No Vegetarian options onboard, made to wait for a long time for boarding

It was economy plus. That is all. I literally felt like traveling in economy class with a little extra leg room. Poor food. V restricted options. Worst of all POOR CREW ATTITUDE.

The experience of the flight. The food options have definitely gone down

Absolutely horrible all around especially for such a long 13-14 hour flight - terrible food - ancient entertainment - legroom worse than a short air Asia flight - not enough toilets

More than two hours delay I could not do my tax refund because of the delay to check in They lost my luggage

The crew and their service was top notch, but the plane itself seemed to be on the older side and worn out. Also, the food could’ve been better. 9 out of 10.

The staff were amazing and very kind. The seats recline a little too far back and are up close when sitting behind.

We flew business class. It was excellent. For a 6’4” individual, the seats were slightly uncomfortable for sleeping. But this is only comparison to other business class seats. Otherwise, the crew was incredibly attentive, And the service was impeccable.

Fantastic patience when one of the passengers behind me was an absolute horrible, horrible person and the girls just kept smiling and doing their job with patience and kindness. Well, done to the crew.

It was a middle of the night changeover, so we were all ready for sleep. Staff were helpful and managed a few hours sleep. Food options were good.

Excellent- a lot of food Disappointed with the premium economy pouch- did not have toothbrush and tooth paste or socks. Other airlines provide them

My daughter and I had a pleasant trip to Singapore. Reliable and on time.

Didn't like much at all Nowhere near enough legroom, narrow seats. Aisles not wide enough for safe food trolley access and husband had his knee hit cos not enough leg room. Would take a lot to convince us to fly Singapore Airlines again which is a pity cos it was always our go-to airline

The experience was poor in comparison to the flight to Manado from Singapore via Scoot. Gate against could only check in stroller to Singapore (by clearing immigration) or to Brisbane. Who is able to carry their baby for 7 hour transit without having to enter Singapore?

I loved the comfort of the flight and the hospitality of the flight attendants!

no veg food was provided eventhough i pre ordered special meal

Meal options for vegetarians can be provided… Nothing was offered for me for dinner.. crew just said no vegetarian option available and did even bother to provide any alternatives or something to eat.

I was amazed at how clean Cathay Pacific planes were compared to our US domestic airlines. Everything was great all but the food service I was just okay with. Shorter flights with other airlines usually provided more meals and snacks that I have been on. Almost a 16 hour flight just two meals and no snacks with Cathay Pacific. Even ran out of what I wanted for one of them. Other than that top notch!

My sister and I were booked on flight CX844 from Hong Kong to New York, following a layover from Hangzhou. The scheduled layover was already over 7 hours, and the flight to New York was set to depart at 2:00 AM. At 11:00 PM, I was informed that the flight was delayed until 6:45 AM, significantly extending an already lengthy layover. I spoke with a representative to inquire about rescheduling or hotel accommodation, but she rudely insisted that company policy only offered a $150 food voucher, which was unhelpful as I had already eaten and most places were closing. She refused any alternative support or access to the Cathay Pacific lounge to make my wait more bearable. As a loyal Cathay Pacific customer, flying with the airline every year, I was deeply frustrated not only by the delay but by the poor service and unprofessional attitude I encountered. I believe this situation could have been handled with more care and flexibility.

It would be nice if they could have a choice of both gluten AND dairy free menu. Lots of people have problems with BOTH. I also could not get on their website to check. Phone verification issues etc( not all of us have our phones on roaming. I tried over an hour!

As a solo traveller, I always prefer to have an aisle seat, but the flight was so full, there weren’t any available. I understand that the seatbelt sign sometimes has to go on if turbulence is anticipated but after the second food service, it was on continuously for about an hour and a half and there didn’t seem to be any turbulence at all! With seats reclined, my fellow passenger in the aisle seat asleep and the seatbelt sign on I felt very trapped, extremely uncomfortable and in desperate need of the bathroom. The positives were that the staff were very friendly, the entertainment was great and we actually took off on time and arrived in HKG earlier than expected.

Not good. Small seats. Not enough food that customers wanted. No special requests were given that i could see. Slow response from flight attendants

Was a nice experience, crews were nice and accommodating. My only complain is the super tight leg room for the economy class.

Bathroom was not cleaned as often as other airlines does. It was gross for a less than full flight capacity.

Rarely saw a flight attendant. Never received what I wanted from drink service. Twice I was told they would return with my order. I never saw the flight attendant again. I has requested a Moslem meal. I did not receive. It

The rows of seats in economy class are seriously close to one another making eating and resting just about impossible - there is hardly any legroom. Anyone larger than average size would have an incredibly uncomfortable flight. I had to basically share my seat with the lady passenger next to me as she was too big to fit into her allotted seat.

Overall experience was OK. Seats were truly uncomfortable for such a long flight. Food quality was mediocre at best. The staff was great though!

Noice cancelling headphones would be better since it’s a crowded plane And kids behaviors are unavoidable

As gold member there is no priority checkin. Meaning you either have to board with your zone or last with business class pax. As economy pax all the baggage bays are filled by the time you arrive

Staff was very friendly. There is no on board entertainment, but it’s such a short flight that it doesn’t matter. We also got a meal which was nice and unexpected due to the length of the flight.

Flight was fine overall. What you would expect from economy seats. I did appreciate the amenities (eyemask, earplugs, small toothbrush and toothpaste, thin socks).

Besides the flight cancellation, everything else was prefect. Kudos to Malaysian Airlines.

Operated by American Airlines. Very chaotic and the crew was bit rough responding any enquiries. Restricted leg space.. Qatar would have been better

Just happy I flew Qatar Airways awesome no wonder they are #1 in the world right now! The food was just delicious, very courteous, professional crew.

Not good. Expected a lot more as far as excellence.

Plane was late with no information or announcement … had to walk up n downstairs.., had not communicated this … and ppl had suitcase to carry .

Like: Plane made it to the destination. Dislike: Food is terrible, no entertainment, very dirty airplane.

The food needs to improve especially the fish as there where only 3 fish cubes in my plate.

I have been flew with ET since 2013 and I wish the service can be reach standard airlines as Star Alliance member please ET you need to improve many thing on the services learn from SQ and other member

Flight was delayed resulting in a series of unfortunate events. I ran the airport as people were yelling my flight anyone who can’t run wouldn’t have made it! Then the luggage is missing. Good company, execution needs fine tuning.

I had a full row so can't imagine how this could be better

Boarding was delayed and people were just sitting there like lost.

The boarding area was too small with only one agent checking passengers into their standing bus

My experience was with Ethiopian airlines was pathetic. I would not recommend anyone to travel with Ethiopian air. Customer Service was very poor, rude stuff and flight attendants. Unwilling to offer help when asked either not able to articulate English properly or adamantly rude. Bole airport is dirty and unpleasant. Many passengers going through the airport but inadequate staff to offer service. Passengers in the flight very unkempt. Noisy flight. flight attendants unable to make order during flight. Passengers with kids unable to control their kids. The kids kept screaming, and shouting during the flight making everyone uncomfortable. Overall the flight was not comfortable.

I like the leg room. I did not like the plane from Chicago to Addis. It was dirty and smelly and toilet area filthy. My screen was not working and kept saying loading. The plane from Addis to Harare was clean , more modern and food looked much fresher and tasted better. Boarding at Addis was a nightmare, long queues and lots of confusion,International space has no seating are and one is standing all the time.

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Recent return flight deals

 
These are the cheapest return flights to Phuket found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
10/5Sat
2 stopsSingapore Airlines
17h 30mCPT-HKT
23/5Fri
2 stopsSingapore Airlines
18h 15mHKT-CPT
R12 388
7/5Wed
2 stopsSingapore Airlines
17h 30mCPT-HKT
27/5Tue
2 stopsSingapore Airlines
18h 15mHKT-CPT
R12 643
8/3Sat
1 stopEmirates
28h 25mJNB-HKT
18/3Tue
1 stopEmirates
16h 15mHKT-JNB
R12 989
18/3Tue
1 stopQatar Airways
25h 10mJNB-HKT
25/3Tue
1 stopQatar Airways
24h 35mHKT-JNB
R13 171
18/3Tue
1 stopQatar Airways
23h 05mJNB-HKT
24/3Mon
1 stopQatar Airways
19h 45mHKT-JNB
R13 317
8/3Sat
1 stopEmirates
28h 25mJNB-HKT
18/3Tue
2 stopsEmirates
23h 45mHKT-JNB
R13 955
13/4Sun
1 stopCathay Pacific
25h 10mJNB-HKT
18/4Fri
1 stopCathay Pacific
18h 10mHKT-JNB
R14 920
2/2Sun
1 stopCathay Pacific
19h 15mJNB-HKT
6/2Thu
1 stopCathay Pacific
24h 20mHKT-JNB
R15 485
7/5Wed
1 stopTurkish Airlines
41h 45mCPT-HKT
26/5Mon
1 stopTurkish Airlines
42h 35mHKT-CPT
R17 380
10/5Sat
1 stopTurkish Airlines
41h 45mCPT-HKT
26/5Mon
1 stopTurkish Airlines
42h 35mHKT-CPT
R17 635

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best deals for one-way flights to Phuket found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
15/3Sat
1 stopCathay Pacific
19h 15mJNB-HKT
R6 668
15/3Sat
2 stops
20h 25mJNB-HKT
R7 815
8/1Wed
1 stopEmirates
25h 15mJNB-HKT
R11 933
15/12Sun
1 stopQatar Airways
19h 00mCPT-HKT
R14 574
17/12Tue
1 stopQatar Airways
19h 00mCPT-HKT
R14 611
20/12Fri
2 stopsSingapore Airlines
27h 40mCPT-HKT
R16 687
20/12Fri
2 stopsSingapore Airlines
27h 40mCPT-HKT
R16 851
18/12Wed
1 stopEmirates
25h 00mCPT-HKT
R16 906
18/12Wed
3 stopsMalaysia Airlines
38h 15mCPT-HKT
R20 313
16/12Mon
2 stopsMalaysia Airlines
40h 15mCPT-HKT
R20 477

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Last minute flight, train and bus deals

 
These last-minute flight deals are the cheapest flights found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours for flights to Phuket that are departing in the next 10 days.
18/11Mon
multi-stopEmirates
16h 20mJNB-HKT
26/11Tue
multi-stopEmirates
25h 45mHKT-JNB
R14 356
20/11Wed
multi-stopEmirates
25h 00mCPT-HKT
27/11Wed
multi-stopEmirates
23h 55mHKT-CPT
R15 084
18/11Mon
multi-stopEtihad Airways
27h 10mJNB-HKT
26/11Tue
multi-stopEtihad Airways
28h 45mHKT-JNB
R15 649
18/11Mon
multi-stopEtihad Airways
42h 40mJNB-HKT
25/11Mon
multi-stopEtihad Airways
34h 45mHKT-JNB
R16 050
20/11Wed
multi-stopQatar Airways
19h 20mCPT-HKT
27/11Wed
multi-stopQatar Airways
22h 30mHKT-CPT
R16 979
17/11Sun
multi-stopQatar Airways
19h 20mCPT-HKT
24/11Sun
multi-stopQatar Airways
39h 40mHKT-CPT
R20 732
19/11Tue
multi-stopCathay Pacific
26h 55mJNB-HKT
25/11Mon
multi-stopCathay Pacific
18h 05mHKT-JNB
R24 011
17/11Sun
multi-stopCathay Pacific
27h 40mJNB-HKT
25/11Mon
multi-stopCathay Pacific
18h 05mHKT-JNB
R24 248
18/11Mon
multi-stopSingapore Airlines
15h 10mJNB-HKT
26/11Tue
multi-stopSingapore Airlines
24h 15mHKT-JNB
R36 308
18/11Mon
multi-stopSingapore Airlines
24h 40mJNB-HKT
25/11Mon
multi-stopSingapore Airlines
14h 50mHKT-JNB
R36 690

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