Air Travel, Hat Yai

The Hatyai International Airport with a completely terminal is about 9km from the city centre... There are only a few flights a day to/from the airport... Only Thai International Airways and other budget airlines flies this route... Tiger Airways from Singapore, Nok Air, Thai Air Asia and Thai Oriental Airlines from Bangkok... the Malaysian Air Asia has temporary suspensed it flights from Kuala Lumpur due to low demand... Passenger coming in from Malaysia normally flies to the nearest airport at Alor Setar and then go to Hatyai by taxi...

For international flights, do not forget to save 500 baht for the airport departure tax..

If you arrive at the Hat Yai airport anytime after 9 p.m., it is virtually impossible to get a ride into town (about 20 minutes drive), as most means of public transportation here generally ends between 9 - 9.30 p.m. Plan to arrive much earlier.

Here are details from a timetable I picked up but please check with Thai Airways for up to date information before you travel.

Hat Yai to Phuket

TG 284 10:50 - 11:35

Phuket to Hat Yai

TG 283 09:10 - 09:55

A taxi from Hat Yai centre to the airport should be around 200 Baht.

Here are details from a timetable I picked up but please check with Thai Airways for up to date information before you travel.

Hat Yai to Bangkok

TG 236 06:30 - 08:00
TG 232 09:15 - 10:45
TG 234 15:30 - 17:00
TG 408 18:05 - 19:35
TG 246 21:00 - 22:30

Bangkok to Hat Yai

TG 231 07:00 - 08:30
TG 407 10:50 - 12:20
TG 233 13:15 - 14:45
TG 235 16:45 - 18:15
TG 245 18:45 - 20:15

45 minutes flights from Bangkok or 10 hours by bus. I tried both but I still prefer going there by night bus.