Phuket to Bangkok by electric car
Trip summary
- Distance
- 868 km
- Total time
- 14 h 8 min
- Driving
- 12 h 32 min
- Charging stops
- 3
- Charging time
- 1 h 13 min
- Charging cost
- ฿857
- Example car
- BYD Sealion 7
- Battery (leave → arrive)
- 90% → 23%
868 km · about 14 h 8 min total · 3 charging stop(s) · 1 h 13 min charging · ≈ ฿857
Suggested charging stops
- EV Station PluZ PTT Station Thepsirin · Ranong 120 kW · arrive 19% → leave 54% · 26 min charging
- EV Station PluZ PTT Station Tha Sae (HUB) · Chumphon 180 kW · arrive 22% → leave 78% · 27 min charging
- EV Station PluZ PTT Station Khun Teng (Cha-am) Petroleum (HUB) · Phetchaburi 180 kW · arrive 14% → leave 61% · 20 min charging
Example plan for a BYD Sealion 7, leaving with 90% and arriving with at least 20%, typical traffic, a busy charger shared with other cars and 90% of rated power (worst case). Your plan changes with your car, battery and settings. 130 EV Station PluZ fast chargers within 4 km of this route.
Chargers along the way
- Phuket: 12 fast chargers, up to 180 kW
- Phang Nga: 6 fast chargers, up to 120 kW
- Ranong: 3 fast chargers, up to 120 kW
- Chumphon: 8 fast chargers, up to 180 kW
- Prachuap Khiri Khan: 12 fast chargers, up to 180 kW
- Phetchaburi: 13 fast chargers, up to 180 kW
- Ratchaburi: 1 fast charger, 120 kW
- Samut Songkhram: 7 fast chargers, up to 180 kW
- Samut Sakhon: 17 fast chargers, up to 120 kW
- Bangkok: 51 fast chargers, up to 180 kW
The fastest charger within 4 km of this route is EV Station PluZ Go Wholesale Phuket in Phuket: 180 kW, about km 0 of 868.
Longest stretch without a PluZ charger: 58 km, from EV Station PluZ The Sense Pinklao (km 810) to Bangkok (km 868).
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Two-day option: sleep in Chumphon
About 12.5 h of driving is a long day. Split it: day 1 is 6 h 14 min of driving to Chumphon, arriving around 14:46 with 20% battery; day 2 is 6 h 27 min. Hotels with EV charging are still rare, so top up at EV Station PluZ PTT Station Chumphon Pratu Mueang in the morning (08:00–08:58, to 80%) before setting off.
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Frequently asked questions
How many charging stops from Phuket to Bangkok in an EV?
With a BYD Sealion 7 starting at 90%, about 3 charging stop(s) for 868 km. Cars with a smaller battery or slower charging need more.
How long does the EV trip from Phuket to Bangkok take?
About 14 h 8 min including 1 h 13 min of charging, in typical traffic.
How much does it cost to charge from Phuket to Bangkok?
Around ฿857 at EV Station PluZ on-peak prices (about ฿7.73/kWh).