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Bang Jo
Area · Si Sunthon
A village of Si Sunthon on the west side of Thep Krasattri Road, between the Heroines Monument and Thalang town: housing estates, a fresh market and big shops nearby.
Bang Jo in photographs
- Quiet
- A residential village, no tourist strip
- Access
- On the main airport–town road
- Food
- A Bib Gourmand eatery nearby
- Facilities
- Clinic, market and big stores close
- Children
- Schools and Blue Tree within 2 km
About Bang Jo
Bang Jo is one of the eight villages of Si Sunthon, the subdistrict in the middle of Phuket's Thalang district: the council's village Moo 4, Ban Bang Jo. Our area is a strip of about 1.5 km² on the west side of Thep Krasattri Road, the island's main road between Phuket Town and the airport, 2 to 3 km north-west of the Heroines Monument and about 3 km south of Thalang town.
It is a working village rather than a place to visit: houses and small shops along the road, a fresh market and a walk-in clinic, with new housing estates on the lanes behind. Since the early 2020s several small pool-villa projects have gone up on the lanes behind the road, one of them finished in January 2026.
Everything a household needs is a few minutes away along Thep Krasattri Road: home-improvement stores, Lotus's and Makro in Thalang town, the public hospital, and Robinson's mall at the Heroines Monument. The beaches of Bang Tao and Laguna are about 15 minutes west by car.
What is good about Bang Jo
Village and estates
Houses and shops line the road; behind them, small gated pool-villa projects sit among gardens, with no hotels or nightlife.
Central location
Thep Krasattri Road links Bang Jo with the airport, about 20 to 30 minutes north, and Phuket Town, about 25 to 35 minutes south; the west-coast beaches are about 15 minutes away.
Krua Baan Platong
Just south of the area on Thep Krasattri Road, this small kitchen with a MICHELIN Bib Gourmand cooks Phuket dishes, daily 11:30 to 20:00; book and order ahead.
A clinic in the village
Bangkok Phuket Clinic's Si Sunthon branch, run by Bangkok Hospital Phuket, sees everyday problems daily from 08:00 to 20:00; Thalang Hospital, the public hospital, is about 2 km north.
Schools and play
Kajonkiet's Thalang primary school is near the Heroines Monument, several international schools are in Cherngtalay, 2 km west, and Blue Tree has a kids' club and playground.
Things to do at Bang Jo
Food and drink
Krua Baan Platong
A tiny kitchen down an alley off Thep Krasattri Road with a MICHELIN Bib Gourmand: banana stalk stir-fried with shrimp and shrimp paste, and steamed pork belly with budu; cheap, daily 11:30 to 20:00.
Food and drink
Kin-Kub-Ei
A family kitchen with a Bib Gourmand on Si Sunthon Road, about 2 km west, cooking southern Thai dishes from the market; Wednesday to Sunday from noon, book by phone.
Culture
Peranakan Phuket Museum
About 1 km north: films and illustrated panels on the island's Peranakan (Baba) heritage, open 09:00 to 18:00; foreigners pay 300 THB, Thai visitors 200 THB.
Culture
Thalang National Museum
Phuket's national museum by the Heroines Monument, about 2.5 km south-east, tells of the 1785 defence of Thalang; 100 THB, 09:00 to 16:30.
Culture
Wat Manik
An open forest temple about 2 km south, founded by monks in 1977, with a gold-robed seated Buddha and a large white chedi going up; free.
Family
Blue Tree
A lifestyle village about 2 km west with a kids' club, a large playground, padel courts, a skate park and a forest park, daily 06:00 to 23:00; its water-park lagoon closed in August 2024.
Shopping
Home and building stores
HomePro and Thai Watsadu stand on Thep Krasattri Road about 1 km north and south of the village.
Shopping
Robinson Lifestyle Thalang
The mall at the Heroines Monument, about 2 km away: a department store, a cinema, a food court and cafés.
A day at Bang Jo
The village fresh market, then the home stores on Thep Krasattri Road.
Phuket dishes at the Bib Gourmand kitchen just south of the village; order ahead. Krua Baan Platong
The Peranakan Phuket Museum, about 1 km north, or the national museum by the Heroines Monument. Peranakan Phuket Museum (Thalang)
Padel, the skate park or the playground at Blue Tree, then dinner at one of its restaurants. Blue Tree Phuket
Places in Bang Jo
Our picks
Bangkok Phuket Clinic Srisunthon
Clinic · Bang JoA walk-in clinic of Bangkok Hospital Phuket in Si Sunthon (Thalang).
Krua Baan Platong
RestaurantA small eatery down a narrow alley off Thepkrasattri Road in Si Sunthon, Thalang, cooking intense Phuket dishes from local produce; a MICHELIN Bib Gourmand.
Peranakan Phuket Museum (Thalang)
MuseumA museum of Phuket's Peranakan culture in Thalang, with the exhibition upstairs and restaurants and a jewellery shop on the ground floor.
HomePro Phuket Thalang
Home improvement storeA HomePro home-improvement store on Thep Krasattri Road in Thalang.
Thai Watsadu Phuket Thalang
Home improvement storeA Thai Watsadu building-materials store on Thep Krasattri Road in Thalang.
Kajonkiet Thalang School
A primary school of the Kajonkiet group in Si Sunthon, Thalang, for Prathom 1–6.
Blue Tree Phuket
Family attractionA 56-acre lifestyle and community complex in Cherngtalay, inland from Bang Tao: shops, restaurants and cafés, a kids' adventure park, padel courts, a skate park and a forest park with jogging trails.
Kin-Kub-Ei
RestaurantA small family restaurant on Si Sunthon Road in Choeng Thale cooking southern Thai family recipes, with a MICHELIN Bib Gourmand.- No photograph yet
Thalang Hospital
Hospital · Thalang townThe public hospital of Thalang district in the north of the island, a hospital since 1978. 
Wat Manik (Wat Thepwanaram)
Buddhist templeA forest temple in Si Sunthon, founded in the late 1970s on a former burial ground among rubber plantations.
Robinson Lifestyle Thalang
Shopping mallA two-storey shopping mall at the Heroines Monument in Thalang.
Thalang National Museum
MuseumThe national museum of Phuket's history, in Thalang near the Heroines Monument.- No photograph yet
HeadStart International School Cherngtalay
The second HeadStart campus, purpose-built on a hillside in Cherng Talay, Thalang, teaching the National Curriculum for England from the youngest classes; it has a 50-metre pool, a sports hall and dance studios. 
Life School Phuket
A small alternative learning centre in Si Sunthon, Thalang, for ages 3 to 18, with a curriculum blended from international programmes, Cambridge among them, and a strong share of project work and life skills.
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Homes and places on the map
Buddhist temple
Museum
Restaurant
Restaurant
Home improvement store
Home improvement store
Shopping mall
Hospital
Family attraction
Homes in Bang Jo
Village houses along the main road and, behind them, small gated projects of pool villas, several finished since the early 2020s. Across Si Sunthon in October 2026, houses were listed for about 18,000 to 140,000 THB a month and villas from 55,000 THB; one 3-bedroom pool villa in Bang Jo asked 125,000 THB.
Bang Jo through the year
The monsoon months
April to November is the rainy season, with the south-west monsoon: heavy showers, and low roads in Thalang can flood after a downpour.
Bang Jo with children
A practical base for a family living on the island rather than holidaying: homes with gardens and pools, a clinic in the village, the public hospital 2 km away, schools in Thalang and Cherngtalay within a few kilometres, and Blue Tree's kids' club and playground nearby. There is nothing for children within walking distance.
- Kajonkiet's Thalang primary school is about 1.6 km away, near the Heroines Monument.
- HeadStart's Cherngtalay campus and Life School are about 2 km west.
- Blue Tree has a drop-in kids' club and a large playground.
- Bangkok Phuket Clinic in the village opens daily 08:00 to 20:00; Thalang Hospital is about 2 km north.
- A car is needed for school runs and the beach.
Getting to Bang Jo and parking
- From the airport, by car
- 20–30 min
- From Phuket Town
- 25–35 min
Bang Jo lies on Thep Krasattri Road, about 20 to 30 minutes from the airport and 25 to 35 minutes from Phuket Town. The orange airport bus runs along this road, with stops at Thalang District and the Heroines Monument, each 2 to 3 km away.
- By car. Thep Krasattri Road (Highway 402) runs past the village; from the Heroines Monument head north for 2 to 3 km, or south from Thalang town.
- The local bus. The orange airport bus runs between the airport and Phuket Bus Terminal 1 along Thep Krasattri Road; its nearest stops are Thalang District and the Heroines Monument. Fares are 30 to 100 THB; buses leave the airport at 06:30, 08:30 and then hourly until 22:30.
- Grab and taxis. Taxis and ride apps reach the estates; give the estate's name or a map pin.
- By scooter. Handy for the shops and the beaches, but Thep Krasattri Road is fast and busy.
Parking. Homes have their own parking; the shops and the market have roadside or small car parks.
Who will love Bang Jo, and who will not
Will love it
- Long-stay residents who want a newer villa in the middle of the island at a calmer pace.
- Families: schools, a clinic and Blue Tree within a few kilometres.
- Remote workers who want quiet and quick access to both the airport and town.
Will not
- First-time visitors: no beach, sights or nightlife within walking distance.
- Anyone after nightlife: evenings are quiet.
- Travellers without a car or scooter: the bus stops are 2 to 3 km away.
Tips for Bang Jo
Book Krua Baan Platong ahead
The kitchen is small and popular; reserve a table and order the dishes in advance.
Bring a car
Shops, schools and beaches are spread along the main road and to the west; the bus stops are 2 to 3 km away.
Mind the main road
Thep Krasattri Road is fast and busy; take care turning in and out of the village lanes.
See a home after rain
Check how a lane drains in a downpour before signing a long lease.
Shop at Thalang town
Lotus's and Makro are about 2 km north in Thalang town, the big stores nearest the village.
Compare rents widely
Across Si Sunthon, listings in October 2026 ranged from about 18,000 THB a month for a small house to over 500,000 THB for a large villa.
Questions about Bang Jo
Where is Bang Jo in Phuket?
In Si Sunthon, in Thalang district in the middle of the island: the council's village Moo 4, on the west side of Thep Krasattri Road, 2 to 3 km north-west of the Heroines Monument and about 3 km south of Thalang town.
Is Bang Jo near a beach?
Not on foot: Bang Tao and Laguna are about 15 minutes west by car.
How far is Bang Jo from the airport?
About 20 to 30 minutes by car along Thep Krasattri Road; Phuket Town is 25 to 35 minutes south.
Is there a bus to Bang Jo?
The orange airport bus runs along Thep Krasattri Road between the airport and Phuket Town; its nearest listed stops are Thalang District and the Heroines Monument, 2 to 3 km away. Fares are 30 to 100 THB.
What is there to eat near Bang Jo?
Krua Baan Platong, a small kitchen with a MICHELIN Bib Gourmand just south on Thep Krasattri Road, and Kin-Kub-Ei, another Bib Gourmand, about 2 km west on Si Sunthon Road; the food courts and cafés of Robinson's mall are at the Heroines Monument.
How much does it cost to rent a home in Bang Jo?
Across Si Sunthon, listings in October 2026 asked about 18,000 to 140,000 THB a month for houses and 55,000 THB upwards for villas; one 3-bedroom pool villa in Bang Jo was listed at 125,000 THB a month.
Is Bang Jo good for families?
For families living on the island, yes: homes with gardens, a clinic in the village, the public hospital 2 km away and several schools within a few kilometres. There is nothing for children within walking distance.