Surin Beach - logistics and other questions
Jan 29, 2016, 12:54 pm
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Surin Beach - logistics and other questions
Hello folks,
Did anybody take taxi or other transport from Phuket Airport to Surin Beach or nearby places? What is the proper pay for such trip? Hotel wants 900 baht and I do think it is steep.
How much metered taxi would cost for this distance? Is Uber an option (price wise)?
Did anybody take taxi or other transport from Phuket Airport to Surin Beach or nearby places? What is the proper pay for such trip? Hotel wants 900 baht and I do think it is steep.
How much metered taxi would cost for this distance? Is Uber an option (price wise)?
Jan 29, 2016, 6:11 pm
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Hello folks,
Did anybody take taxi or other transport from Phuket Airport to Surin Beach or nearby places? What is the proper pay for such trip? Hotel wants 900 baht and I do think it is steep.
How much metered taxi would cost for this distance? Is Uber an option (price wise)?
Did anybody take taxi or other transport from Phuket Airport to Surin Beach or nearby places? What is the proper pay for such trip? Hotel wants 900 baht and I do think it is steep.
How much metered taxi would cost for this distance? Is Uber an option (price wise)?
Jan 29, 2016, 7:34 pm
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Great, thank you. Could you tell exactly where metered taxi location is at the airport? Different sources list different places. Also, is it possible to get metered taxi at Surin Beach?
Jan 30, 2016, 4:36 am
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For getting a meter taxi anywhere else on the island I'd recommend Grab Taxi.
Feb 1, 2016, 8:58 am
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I just did a hotel car for about the amount the OP quoted. For me, the $10-15 marginal cost increase was worth if for me in not having to worry about scams etc. To each their own with respect to risk tolerance, but as a first-timer it was one less thing for me to think about.
Feb 1, 2016, 4:38 pm
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I just did a hotel car for about the amount the OP quoted. For me, the $10-15 marginal cost increase was worth if for me in not having to worry about scams etc. To each their own with respect to risk tolerance, but as a first-timer it was one less thing for me to think about.
Clearly that's no guarantee moving forward but it's been pleasant to date.
Feb 2, 2016, 6:54 am
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Really? Interesting. In the research I did it was nothing but "mafia, mafia, mafia". Even here on FT I thought. No thanks. Of course at the time (late 2014) there was talk of the military govt cracking down on them...did change actually happen that quickly??? Good to know for going forward - I definitely don't make it down that way very often.