Asian Faerie Gathering
There and Back Again
Traveling to and from the gathering
| Travel to Phuket: | Plan your inbound flights all the way to Phuket. Most inbound flights go to Bangkok and you will have to transfer there after clearing immigration and customs. Most North American flights land late at night, so plan on staying over in Bangkok one night before. Take Thai Airways Bangkok to Phuket. One flight leaves at 8:30am (check schedules in advance). It's only an hour flight to Phuket from Bangkok. There are earlier and later flights on Thai Airways and other airlines. There are many new budget airlines with fares about US$90 for a round trip Bangkok-Phuket, sometimes much cheaper. Check airasia.com, Thai Airways, Nok Air, Bangkok Airways and others for best fares. Thai Airways is about US$100 each way. Combined ticket to Phuket: If you are planning on staying in Bangkok, try to book a ticket from your origin to Phuket with a stopover in Bangkok with Thai Airways. A combined ticket like this will save you about $50 US. The important thing is to arrive in Phuket on the first day of the gathering no later than 12 noon if you want to travel with the group from the airport to the island. We will rent a minivan together and share the cost. You can also get to Phuket by overnight train and/or bus. It's cheaper but will take 8-12 hours. The express bus is 800 baht each way (about US$20). The train is slightly more involved and requires a 3 hour minibus ride at 5:00 am from the train station to Phuket. The Phuket bus station is in Phuket Town, a short motorcycle ride from the Jianwanich ferry pier. |
From Phuket to Koh Yao Yai: |
Our host on Koh Yao Yai is The Heaven Resort. Koh Yao Yai is an island in the Andaman sea directly east of Phuket Island, about 1 hour by ferry. There are two ferries each day, except on Fridays when there is only one at 10:00 am. Many of us will take the 2:00 pm boat. On the first day of the gathering, we'll travel by bus from the Phuket airport at 12:00 noon to the ferry pier. If you are traveling by rail or bus, please plan to arrive at the Tien Sin Pier in Phuket Town before 2:00 pm. If you are not traveling with the group from the airport on the first day of the gathering: the ferry leaves from Jian Wanich Pier at 10:30 a.m. and 2:00 p.m., except Fridays. Click here or see below for maps to find the pier. Tell your driver / motorbike boy you are going to "Ta Jian Wanit" or the Jianwanich Pier for the Koh Yao Yai boat to "Loh Jak Pier". The ferry boat takes about 1 hour and the fare is 150 baht (US$4.50) per person. There are two piers from Phuket to Koh Yao Yai: Jianwanich Pier and Bangrong Pier, but we recommend Jianwanich pier as the ferry goes directly to the gathering place. The ferry from Bangrong pier mainly goes to Koh Yao Noi, and only stops at the other side of Koh Yao Yai which is 25 kms away from the gathering place. Boat Schedule: Ferry boat: daily speed boat: 17:00 |
| From the pier to the gathering site: | Walk down the pier and turn right into the driveway for Heaven Resort. It is the first driveway past the food booths. Walk down the driveway through a gate. We will post a sign that says Asian Faeries to help you find your way. |
| Leaving Koh Yao Yai: | ferry boat from Loh Jak Pier (Koh Yao Yai) daily speed boat: 07:20 am Plan on 3 hours to get from Koh Yao Yai to the Phuket airport. Some faeries take a 5:30 pm flight, others wait until about 8:00 pm. Don't book a morning flight out of Phuket unless you are prepared to leave the gathering the afternoon before and spend the night in Phuket. |
| Google Maps: | Jianwanich Pier on Google Maps is at http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=7.8822588,98.413836&z=18&t=h&hl=en Loh Jak Pier and the bungalows on Google Maps is at http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=7.9328912,98.575231&z=14&t=h&hl=en |
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