Flight time from Kuala Lumpur to Phuket

How long is the flight from Kuala Lumpur to Phuket?

A non-stop flight from Kuala Lumpur to Phuket takes about 1 hour and 25 minutes. The two cities are 705 km (438 miles) apart in a straight line, measured between KLIA (KUL) and Phuket International (HKT).

The estimate assumes an average speed of about 830 km/h plus around 35 minutes for taxiing, take-off and landing. Real schedules vary with the airline, aircraft, route and winds – heading west into the jet stream, flights often take a little longer than this. Check your booking for the exact time.

Time difference and arrival time

Phuket is 1 hour behind Kuala Lumpur right now. A flight leaving Kuala Lumpur at 10:00 local time lands at about 10:25 local time in Phuket. The shift is small, so jet lag is unlikely to be a problem.

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More flights from Kuala Lumpur

• Kuala Lumpur to Singapore 55m
• Kuala Lumpur to Phnom Penh 1h 50m
• Kuala Lumpur to Ho Chi Minh City 1h 50m
• Kuala Lumpur to Jakarta 1h 55m
• Kuala Lumpur to Bangkok 2h 5m
• Kuala Lumpur to Chiang Mai 2h 45m
• Kuala Lumpur to Los Angeles 17h 40m
• Kuala Lumpur to Toronto 18h 30m
• Kuala Lumpur to Chicago 18h 35m
• Kuala Lumpur to New York 18h 50m

More flights from Phuket

• Phuket to Bangkok 1h 25m
• Phuket to Phnom Penh 1h 35m
• Phuket to Ho Chi Minh City 1h 45m
• Phuket to Singapore 1h 45m
• Phuket to Chiang Mai 2h
• Phuket to Hanoi 2h 35m
• Phuket to Los Angeles 17h 25m
• Phuket to Toronto 17h 45m
• Phuket to Chicago 17h 55m
• Phuket to New York 18h 5m

Why arrival times look strange

Airline schedules always show local times: departure in the departure city’s time and arrival in the arrival city’s time. Fly east and you “lose” hours – a 7-hour flight from New York to London leaving at 19:00 lands at 07:00 the next morning. Fly west and you gain them, which is how you can land in Los Angeles almost at the same clock time you left Tokyo. This calculator handles the time zones and daylight saving time for you.

How the flight time estimate works

In estimate mode the calculator measures the great-circle distance between the two cities – the shortest route over the Earth’s surface – and assumes an average speed of about 830 km/h (515 mph), plus around 35 minutes for taxiing, take-off and landing. That gives a good guide for a non-stop flight. Real schedules vary with the airline, aircraft, winds and route: flights heading east with the jet stream are often quicker than the same trip heading west, so always check your booking for the exact time.