🔥Exceptional DealAiFly Score: 74/100Verified 9 Aug 2026 14:32 UTC

London to Phuket, Thailand with Air China from £346 — 36% below the typical deal price of £540. Verified 9 Aug 2026 at 14:32 UTC

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🏷️ 36% below typical deal priceTypical deal price: £540

This deal vs. typical deal price for this route — verified 9 Aug 2026 at 14:32 UTC

Tickets from £346 both ways — checked baggage included.

✈️ Air China — AFR 62/100 (full-service)

In this fare:

Checked baggage: 1 × 23 kg
Onboard meal: Hot meal
WiFi: Paid wifi
Cabin: 32″ pitch on A330 / 777 / 787 widebody

📍 Routing & layovers

Outbound — Layover 7h (Long layover) ⚠️
Return — Layover in PEK: 11h 10m (Very long layover) 🌆
Return — 🌆 11h 10m in Beijing — Visit the Forbidden City, walk to Tiananmen Square, or see the Temple of Heaven (or a hutong walk in Nanluoguxiang). 30 min from PEK to the city · China 240-hour visa-free transit for ~55 nationalities (third-country rule) or 30-day visa-free entry for most European passports through Dec 2026 · US passports use the 240h transit route; Airport Express ¥25 · full layover guide → · Air China's free transit hotel →.

⚠️ Different London airports: the outbound leaves Gatwick (LGW) and the return lands at Heathrow (LHR). The booking links search London (all airports), so both are covered — just plan the trip home to a different airport than you left from.

Routing and journey time above are for the 20 Sep – 12 Oct 2026 itinerary; other dates fly the same carrier and hub.

📖 Traveler Resources:
✈️ Airport Guides
📍 London Heathrow Airport (LHR) — Terminals, Transport & Tips
📍 London Gatwick (LGW) Airport — Terminals, Transport & Tips
📍 Phuket (HKT) Airport — Terminals, Transport & Tips
🌍 Destination Guide
📍 Thailand travel guide
📚 Phuket Travel Guide

Available Dates

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17 Sep – 12 Oct£346✈︎ 23h 10m · 1 stopSkyscanner →
20 Sep – 12 Oct£346✈︎ 23h 10m · 1 stopSkyscanner →
21 Sep – 12 Oct£346✈︎ 23h 10m · 1 stopSkyscanner →

Prices verified at time of publication. Always confirm on Skyscanner before booking.

🧳 Baggage Allowance

Bag Type	Dimensions / Weight	Included
👜 Personal Item	Included	✅ Yes
🎒 Cabin Bag	8 kg	✅ Yes
🧳 Checked Bag	1 × 23 kg	✅ Yes

✅ Full-service / classic fare: checked bag included.

📋 Full Air China baggage allowance & fees →

🌍 About Phuket, Thailand

Most people fly into Phuket for the beaches and never see the actual town. That's a mistake — Phuket Old Town is rows of Sino-Portuguese shophouses on Thalang Road, built by Hokkien Chinese merchants during the 19th-century tin boom, and the food still follows that lineage. Order moo hong, a dark, star-anise braise of pork belly that's pure Fujian comfort, or Hokkien mee — thick yellow noodles wok-fried in dark soy. Mee Ton Poe has been doing the latter since 1946. Come November to February for calm seas and dry days, but expect peak crowds and prices. May to October is monsoon — cheaper fares and quieter beaches, with rougher water and September the wettest.

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