Shanghai to Phuket

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How the cheapest fare moved

Nov 13: €111 €111 Nov 11 Nov 13 low €111 · high €125

Departure-day prices · May 2025 Shanghai → Phuket

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Best time to visit Phuket — climate

Jan: ~29°C daytime, 15 rainy days 29° JanFeb: ~31°C daytime, 11 rainy days 31° FebMar: ~31°C daytime, 22 rainy days 31° MarApr: ~29°C daytime, 29 rainy days 29° AprMay: ~28°C daytime, 28 rainy days 28° MayJun: ~28°C daytime, 23 rainy days 28° JunJul: ~28°C daytime, 19 rainy days 28° JulAug: ~28°C daytime, 25 rainy days 28° AugSep: ~27°C daytime, 24 rainy days 27° SepOct: ~28°C daytime, 29 rainy days 28° OctNov: ~27°C daytime, 22 rainy days 27° NovDec: ~29°C daytime, 11 rainy days 29° Dec

Best value: Feb — fares from €79 and ~31°C daytime.

Flights from Shanghai to Phuket start around €79 (direct flights available). Range seen recently: €79–111, based on 30 fares found by travellers.

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Cheapest cached fares Shanghai → Phuket; direct flights available (e.g. 9C). · Based on 30 fares found by travellers in the last 48h

Cheapest round trips to Phuket

Fares found by travellers in the last 48 hours — refreshed daily.

Nov 29 – Dec 27 China Southern Airlines · 1 stop · 6h 20m €221 Book
Dec 13 – Dec 27 China Southern Airlines · 1 stop · 6h 30m €221 Book
Dec 23 – Dec 31 China Southern Airlines · 1 stop · 6h 30m €221 Book
Nov 29 – Dec 21 China Southern Airlines · 1 stop · 6h 30m €221 Book
Dec 4 – Dec 8 China Southern Airlines · 1 stop · 6h 35m €222 Book
Dec 23 – Dec 30 China Southern Airlines · 1 stop · 6h 20m €222 Book
Dec 24 – Dec 31 China Southern Airlines · 1 stop · 6h 30m €222 Book
Dec 13 – Dec 20 China Southern Airlines · 1 stop · 6h 30m €222 Book

Weather in Phuket

Sat 🌧️ 29° 23° 💧54%
Sun 🌧️ 28° 23° 💧82%
Mon ⛈️ 29° 23° 💧71%
Tue 🌦️ 29° 23° 💧69%
Wed 🌧️ 29° 22° 💧88%
Thu 🌦️ 29° 22° 💧75%
Fri 🌦️ 28° 23° 💧75%

In May, Phuket typically sees ~31°C daytime highs and 24 rainy days.

Where to stay in Phuket

3★+ hotels from €22/night (30 hotels sampled, ~3 weeks out).

Machima House hotel · Phuket
from €22/night★ 3
Nora Bukit Hotel hotel · Phuket
from €24/night★ 3
Chinotel hotel · Phuket
from €25/night★ 3

Good to know

Time difference-1h
Time in the air6h 20m

Things to do in Phuket

Top-rated tours and tickets from €41 — book ahead for the popular ones.

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About Phuket

Phuket (ภูเก็ต), pronounced (roughly) "puh-KET", is Thailand's largest island. It is 48 km in length, 21 km at its widest, and is in Southern Thailand, on the west-facing Andaman Sea coastline, suspended from the southern tip of Phang Nga province by a pair of short but substantial road bridges.

Read the full Phuket guide

Guide content from Wikivoyage contributors (CC BY-SA).

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