Высокий сезон · с ноября по апрель
December to April: dry and hot, the best months for the temples and the forest trails; from 13 to 15 March the Heroines' Festival fills the evenings.
Таланг
The district town in the north of Phuket: Wat Phra Thong's half-buried Buddha, the heroines' history, a morning market, big stores and the north's public hospital.
Таланг на фотографиях
Таланг. Таланг.
- Доступ
- 10 to 20 minutes from the airport
- Удобства
- Hospital, hypermarket, cash-and-carry
- Еда
- A morning market and local kitchens
- Тишина
- A working town, few tourists
- Дети
- International schools nearby
- Природа
- Khao Phra Thaeo forest to the east
О месте: Таланг
Thalang town is the seat of Thalang district, in the north of Phuket, about 19 km from Phuket Town and 10 to 20 minutes from the airport. Its local government is the Thep Krasattri Subdistrict Municipality: about 4.1 km² covering villages Moo 1, 2, 3 and 7 of Thep Krasattri, with its office on Thep Krasattri Road some 100 m from the district office. It began as a sanitary district in 1955 and became a municipality in 1999.
Thalang was the island's main town long before Phuket Town. In 1785 a Burmese army besieged it, and two sisters, Lady Chan and Lady Mook, led its defence until the Burmese withdrew in 1786. Their family's house stood at Ban Khian, by Wat Phra Nang Sang; nothing of it survives, and a shrine to the two 'grandmothers' now marks the place. The town's market still carries the Ban Khian name.
The town's best-known sight is Wat Phra Thong, whose golden Buddha rises from the ground only to its chest: legend says it could not be dug out. Wat Phra Nang Sang, built, its name says, by a royal lady, saw fighting in the Burmese war and is a registered ancient monument. The municipality's emblem carries both, with the seated statues of the two heroines.
Today Thalang is a working district town on the island's main north–south road: Lotus's and Makro face each other on Thep Krasattri Road, Thalang Hospital serves the north, and a morning market feeds the surrounding villages. Around it, international schools and gated villa estates have brought many foreign families.
Чем хорош Таланг
Near the airport
The airport is 10 to 20 minutes north; Phuket Town is about 19 km, 30 to 40 minutes, south on Thep Krasattri Road, and Patong about 40 minutes.
Everything for a household
Lotus's hypermarket and Makro cash-and-carry face each other on Thep Krasattri Road, DoHome sells building materials at the north end of town, and HomePro is just south.
The north's hospital
Thalang Hospital, the public hospital for the north of the island, runs emergency care around the clock.
Market and kitchens
The municipal fresh market, known as Baan Kian Market, opens in the morning; Jampa, a garden restaurant in the MICHELIN Guide, is about 1 km west.
Schools around the town
UWC Thailand, Glenalmond Phuket, opened in August 2026, and Bamboo Valley are 1.4 to 1.6 km from the town's edge.
Forest and waterfall
Ton Sai waterfall, at the edge of the Khao Phra Thaeo forest, is about 2 km east; the national-park fee is 200 THB for foreign adults.
A local town
There are no tourist strips or nightlife: pickup trucks outnumber tour buses.
Чем заняться: Таланг
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Культура
Wat Phra Thong
A golden Buddha buried to its chest; legend says hornets drove off those who tried to dig it out, so the temple was built around it. Free, daily 08:00 to 17:30.
Культура
Wat Phra Nang Sang
An old temple from the days when Thalang was the island's main town; it saw fighting in the Burmese war of 1785. Free; cover shoulders and knees.
Культура
Wat Thep Kasattri
A forest temple at Ban Don, just outside town, that tradition calls the island's oldest, with bronze statues of the two heroines and an ordination hall of 1871.
Культура
Peranakan Phuket Museum
Just south of town: films and panels on the island's Peranakan (Baba) heritage, 09:00 to 18:00; foreigners 300 THB, Thai visitors 200 THB.
Культура · высокий сезон
The Heroines' Festival
Every year from 13 to 15 March the Victory Field west of town hosts a free festival with a light-and-sound drama each night from 20:00.
Культура
Wat Kanan
A new white ordination hall standing on a lake in the forest, about 0.5 km outside town; quiet and little known.
Природа · низкий сезон
Ton Sai waterfall
A small waterfall in the Khao Phra Thaeo forest about 2 km east, fullest in the rains; 200 THB for foreign adults, 100 THB for children.
Покупки
The morning market
Baan Kian Market, the municipal fresh market, sells produce, meat and fish to the north's villages in the morning.
Покупки
Lotus's and Makro
The town's two big stores face each other on Thep Krasattri Road; Makro needs a membership account and has a large covered car park.
Еда и напитки
Jampa
A garden restaurant about 1 km west that cooks with its own herbs and local fish; in the MICHELIN Guide, 12:00 to 22:00, closed Tuesday and Wednesday.
День на месте: Таланг
Fresh produce and breakfast stalls at Baan Kian Market. Baan Kian Market (Thalang)
The half-buried golden Buddha, before the day's coaches. Wat Phra Thong
A long lunch in the garden, about 1 km west. Jampa
The temple of the Burmese war, then the Peranakan Phuket Museum just south of town. Wat Phra Nang Sang
Lotus's and Makro on Thep Krasattri Road stay open into the evening. Lotus's Thalang
Места: Таланг
Наш выбор
Wat Phra Thong
Буддийский храм · ТалангA temple in Thalang known for its golden Buddha image half-buried in the ground, only the upper body showing.
Wat Phra Nang Sang
Буддийский храм · ТалангOne of the oldest temples on Phuket, built when Thalang was the island's main town; its name means "built by the Royal Lady".- Фотографии пока нет
Baan Kian Market (Thalang)
Продуктовый рынок · ТалангThe municipal fresh market of Thep Krasattri in Thalang town (also called Baan Kian Market), a morning market. - Фотографии пока нет
Thalang Hospital
Больница · ТалангThe public hospital of Thalang district in the north of the island, a hospital since 1978. 
Lotus's Thalang
Гипермаркет · ТалангA Lotus's hypermarket in Thalang town in the north of the island.
Makro Thalang
Оптовый магазин · ТалангA Makro cash-and-carry store on Thep Krasattri Road in Thalang, opposite Lotus's Thalang.- Фотографии пока нет
DoHome Phuket
Строительный магазин · ТалангA DoHome building-materials and home store in the north of the island. 
Peranakan Phuket Museum (Thalang)
МузейA 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
Строительный магазинA HomePro home-improvement store on Thep Krasattri Road in Thalang.
Wat Thep Kasattri (Wat Ban Don)
Буддийский храмA forest temple at Ban Don that local tradition holds to be the first built on Phuket, linked to the family of the two heroines who defended Thalang.
Wat Kanan
Буддийский храмA relatively new temple in Thalang, surrounded by forest, whose white ordination hall stands on the water of a lake.
Thalang Victory Monument
ДостопримечательностьA monument in Thep Krasattri on the Thalang Victory Memorial Field (Thung Thalang Chana Suek).
Jampa
РесторанA farm-to-table restaurant at The Community House of Trivananda in Thalang, cooking with herbs and vegetables from its own garden and seafood from local fishermen; listed in the MICHELIN Guide.
Ton Sai Waterfall
ВодопадA small forest waterfall in the Khao Phra Thaeo protected area in Thalang, one of the sanctuary's two easily reached falls.
UWC Thailand International School
A non-profit IB school in Thep Krasattri, Thalang, and one of the schools of the United World Colleges movement, for day pupils from age two to Grade 12 and for boarders.- Фотографии пока нет
Glenalmond Phuket International School
A British-curriculum international school on Thepkrasattri Road in Thalang, opened in August 2026 in partnership with Glenalmond College and Craigclowan School in Perthshire, Scotland. 
Bamboo Valley International School
A small nature-based international school in Cherng Talay, Thalang, for children from two to nine: nursery, kindergarten and a primary class that blends the British curriculum with Waldorf-inspired methods.
Кафе
Ma Doo Bua
Кафе · ТалангA café-restaurant on Baandon–Cherngtalay Road, inland from Bang Tao Beach, around a pond of giant Victoria Amazonica lily pads, with Thai wooden houses, a wooden pier and a long-tail boat as a photo prop; the name means "come see the lotus".
Медицина
- Фотографии пока нет
Boots Lotus's Thalang
Аптека · ТалангA branch of Boots Thailand, which says it gives pharmacy service, health-care advice and a wide range of beauty products in its 250 stores in Thailand. - Фотографии пока нет
Watsons Lotus's Thalang
Магазин-дрогери · ТалангA branch of Watsons, a chain of health and beauty stores run in Thailand by Central Watson Co., Ltd.
Падел и теннис
Destination Padel Club
Корты для падела · ТалангA modern padel club with brand-new covered courts.
Велнес
Talang Massage & Spa
Спа-салон · ТалангA neat, stylish massage and spa salon in the Thalang area, with therapists' training certificates on its walls.
Домашние животные
Canine Point Academy
Дрессировка собак · ТалангA dog training school with a dog hotel, day care, a dog spa and a secure off-leash area where dogs swim, play and run, on Don Jom Tao Road in Thalang.
Layan Vet Clinic
Ветеринарная клиника · ТалангA small veterinary clinic in Thep Krasattri, Thalang, with its own lab, imaging and surgery, open seven days a week.
Спорт
Femme Flow: Women's Dance & Fitness Studio
Танцевальная студия · ТалангA women's dance and fitness studio in Thep Krasatti.
- The zone
- A place, as the list numbers it
Жильё и места на карте
Буддийский храм
Буддийский храм
Буддийский храм
Буддийский храм
Достопримечательность
Водопад
Ресторан
Кафе
Гипермаркет
Оптовый магазин
Строительный магазин
Строительный магазин
Продуктовый рынок
Больница
Аптека
Магазин-дрогери
Корты для падела
Спа-салон
Дрессировка собак
Ветеринарная клиника
Танцевальная студия
Жильё: Таланг
Local houses and townhouses along the roads of the town, with gated estates of pool villas around it that are often let long term to teachers and school families. Across Thep Krasattri in October 2026, houses were listed from about 16,000 THB a month and townhouses at about 25,000 to 45,000 THB.
Таланг: сезоны
Низкий сезон · с мая по октябрь
May to November: frequent heavy showers; Ton Sai and the forest's streams run fullest, and low roads in Thalang can flood after a downpour.
Таланг с детьми
A practical town for families who live in the north: international schools within 2 km, the public hospital, big stores and a market, and the airport close. Children enjoy the half-buried Buddha's story, the festival in March and the waterfall in the forest.
- UWC Thailand teaches from age two to Grade 12, with boarders.
- Glenalmond Phuket, a British-curriculum school, opened in August 2026 on Thep Krasattri Road.
- Thalang Hospital runs emergency care around the clock.
- Ton Sai waterfall is about 2 km east; children pay 100 THB.
- The Heroines' Festival in March has a free light-and-sound show each night.
Как добраться: Таланг, парковка
- Из аэропорта, на машине
- 10–20 мин
- Из Патонга, с учётом пробок
- 35–45 мин
- Из Пхукет-тауна
- 30–40 мин
Thalang town lies on Thep Krasattri Road, 10 to 20 minutes south of the airport and 30 to 40 minutes north of Phuket Town. The orange airport bus stops at Thalang District on its way between the airport and Phuket Bus Terminal 1.
- На машине. Thep Krasattri Road (Highway 402), the island's main north–south road, runs through the town from the airport to Phuket Town.
- Местный автобус. The orange airport bus stops at Thalang District; fares are 30 to 100 THB. Buses leave the airport at 06:30, 08:30 and then hourly until 22:30, and Phuket Bus Terminal 1 hourly from 06:00 to 18:00.
- Grab и такси. Taxis and ride apps reach the town and the estates around it; the airport is the nearest taxi rank.
- На скутере. Handy for the market, temples and shops; the main road is fast and busy.
Парковка. Free parking at the temples, the market and the big stores; Makro has a large covered car park.
Кому понравится Таланг, а кому нет
Понравится
- Long-stay residents who want a real Thai town with the airport close.
- Families whose children attend UWC, Glenalmond or the schools nearby.
- Day-trippers interested in temples and the island's history.
- Residents on a budget: local markets and town prices.
Не понравится
- Night owls: there is no nightlife.
- Anyone wanting a beach on foot: the nearest beaches are about 15 minutes away.
- First-time visitors after resort life: this is a working town.
Советы: Таланг
Go to Wat Phra Thong early
It opens at 08:00; mornings are quieter and cooler.
Dress for the temples
Cover shoulders and knees at Wat Phra Nang Sang and the other temples.
Plan around the festival
From 13 to 15 March the Heroines' Festival brings evening crowds and traffic around the Victory Field.
Shop early at the market
Baan Kian Market is a morning market; come before midday.
Book Jampa
The garden restaurant is closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
Use the airport bus
The orange bus stops at Thalang District; it is the cheapest way to the airport or Phuket Town.
Bring cash for the park fee
Ton Sai waterfall charges a national-park fee: 200 THB for foreign adults.