City guide
Phuket — Foreigner Guide
Everything you need — from landing to settling. Arrival intel, scam alerts, neighbourhood breakdowns, and cost of living, all in one place.
Phuket blends its own rhythms with the energy of Thailand. Use this hub as your table of contents: skim stats, jump to the guide that answers tonight's question, then let LandedGo keep the reminders on autopilot.
Population
~400k island
Best time
Nov–Apr
Currency
THB
Language
Thai · English in resort belts
Jump links
- Arrival guide
- Scam alerts
- Cost of living (budget band)
- Cost of living (mid-range band)
- First 7 days playbook
- All LandedGo guides
- Airport guide (HKT)
- Neighbourhood: Phuket Old Town
- Neighbourhood: Rawai
What foreigners need to know about Phuket
Phuket sits in Thailand and draws a mix of tourists, digital nomads, and long-term expats — each with different needs and different risks. The city's foreigner infrastructure ranges from well-developed tourist corridors to areas where English is rarely spoken and local knowledge is essential.
The practical realities of life in Phuket — visa rules, police registration requirements, reliable ATMs, English-speaking hospitals, and fair transport pricing — are rarely covered accurately in standard travel guides. Most published information is months or years out of date by the time it reaches readers.
LandedGo covers Phuket with continuously updated intelligence: current scam patterns by neighbourhood, community-verified ATM fee data, hospital locations with English-speaking staff confirmed, and visa rule changes flagged within days of announcement. The AI concierge is tuned specifically to Phuket — it knows local pricing, local risks, and local bureaucracy.
Key practical facts: the local currency is THB. Thailand requires TM30 address notification for stays longer than 24 hours — typically handled by your accommodation. Mobile data is widely available — a local SIM or eSIM gives you the connectivity you need from the moment you land.
Best for
Families, divers, beach holiday travellers, and expats wanting island life with international schools and hospitals.
Quick verdict
If you only read one thing before booking: match your visa runway to your rent tier, then validate commute pain at rush hour. Phuket rewards people who treat heat, traffic, and paperwork as systems to engineer — not surprises to endure.
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