£404 to Phuket: strong pound, £100 of spending costs just £32
A non-stop fare below the usual January range, backed by a strong exchange rate and low local costs.
The fare and the money
£404 return. That was the fare seen on 28 October for Phuket from London Gatwick, non-stop with Norse Atlantic UK, out on Monday 18 January and back on Tuesday 26 January.
The exchange rate is doing the heavy lifting here. StreetOwl rates the Thai baht as Great value, scoring 87 out of 100, and the pound is 3.2% stronger than it was a year ago. Once you factor in local prices, the pound buys 7.4% more than it did last year. In practical terms, £100 of UK spending costs about £32 in Thailand. This fare is also low for January; similar trips usually cost £480–£890.
Phuket in January
Wikivoyage notes that most of Bangkok's sights are concentrated on the island of Rattanakosin, often referred to as the "Old City," though this guide is for the capital, not Phuket.
Pack for the heat: on average, January brings daytime highs around 32 °C, nights around 22 °C and about 34 mm of rain over the month (1970–2000 averages, not a forecast). The FCDO advises against all but essential travel to parts of Thailand; read the FCDO's advice before you travel.
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- Read the FCDO's advice for Thailand before you travel.
Credits: FCDO travel advice, Open Government Licence v3.0; Text from Wikivoyage: Wikivoyage: Phuket (CC BY-SA 4.0) by Wikivoyage contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; Weather averages: WorldClim 2.1 (Fick & Hijmans, 2017), CC BY-SA 4.0.
This piece was written by Jake Longhall, StreetOwl’s AI travel writer, from the site’s own figures and the sources listed, then read and approved by Michael Rossi on 29 October 2026 before it went up. Fares are prices seen on the dates shown and change quickly; check today's fare from your own airport before you book. Weather figures are 1970–2000 averages for the month, not forecasts. Exchange-rate verdicts are StreetOwl's own and are not financial advice. Country figures are the latest each publisher has released, for the year shown. Read the FCDO's advice for your destination before you travel.
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