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Buying property in Cape Yamu–Pa Khlok, Phuket, ThailandPa Khlok and Cape Yamu: a marina coast with no bus and no price record.

Pa Khlok is Phuket's north-east coast, facing Phang Nga Bay. Its marina at Ao Po reports 230 berths with access at any tide. No public bus from the airport stops here, and no sold prices, rents or building limits are held, so a purchase rests on your own checks.

3-minute read · checked 9 October 2026

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Boat berths at Ao Po Grand Marina, usable at any tide
230
Ao Po Grand Marina (the operator's own statement)
Projects on file in our Library for this area
3
NITARYA Library, October 2026
Registration fee on a sale, charged on the official appraised value
2%
Department of Lands, fees manual
Business tax on a sale when the seller has owned for five years or less
3.3%
Department of Lands, fees manual

Latest

What is changing in Cape Yamu–Pa Khlok.

  1. Sep 2026

    Ao Kung marina dispute still unsettled.

    What it meansThe bay is likely to stay as it is for now.

  2. Sep 2026

    Draft plan may allow more building around Pa Khlok.

    What it meansMore homes and traffic in a quiet area, if approved.

  3. Sep 2026

    200 million baht ferry pier at Ao Por, due 2029.

    What it meansEasier boat trips to nearby islands.

Show all 4 updates
  1. Apr 2026

    Promised Pa Khlok road still delayed.

    What it meansDo not count on a quicker route soon.

From The Phuket News. Plans and dates are theirs; what it means is our reading.

Living in Pa Khlok and Cape Yamu: marina, schools and hospitalBuilt around boats, thin on schools and hospitals.

What this means for youIf you need a school beyond the first primary years or regular hospital care, measure the drive from the address first. Neither is close on the record.

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Ao Po Grand Marina says it has 230 berths for vessels of up to 499 tons, with access 24 hours a day at any tide, and a yard on land for 60 boats. A residential complex, Marina Living, overlooks the berths.

The nearest state hospital on record is Thalang Hospital in Thep Krasattri. The drive time to it is not published. The municipality's own primary school began teaching in 2023 and had 147 pupils in its first two year groups in 2024. No international school is held for this area.

For the region that includes Phuket, the Thai Meteorological Department gives a rainy season from about mid-May to mid-October, with heavy rain continuing in the south until December, and an average daily high of 34.1°C in the hot season.

From: Ao Po Grand Marina; Thalang Hospital; Pa Khlok Municipal School; Thai Meteorological Department

Getting to Cape Yamu and Ao Po from Phuket airportNo airport bus stops in Pa Khlok.

What this means for youPlan on a car for every trip. Time the drive to the airport yourself, because no official distance or drive time is published.

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None of the public routes listed by the airport stops in Pa Khlok. The Airport Bus to Phuket Town stops at the Thao Thep Kasattri Monument and the Airport Bus Express to Patong stops at Thalang; the Phuket Smart Bus runs down the west coast.

The municipality gives its area as 14 kilometres from Thalang district, without saying whether that is by road.

Boat services from the Bang Rong and Ao Po piers to nearby islands are not held from an operator, so sea connections are unconfirmed.

From: Airports of Thailand, Phuket International Airport; Pa Khlok Subdistrict Municipality

Building rules and hillside risk on Cape Yamu and Pa KhlokNew environmental rules apply, and the limits for this coast are not held.

What this means for youFor a hillside or seafront plot, get the permitted height and distance from the shore in writing from the planning office before paying a deposit.

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A Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment notice sets environmental protection measures for Phuket from 14 December 2024 to 13 December 2029. It divides the province into eight areas.

Which of the eight areas covers Pa Khlok, and its limits on building height and distance from the shore, are not held. Nor are the land-use zones under the Phuket city plan.

Flood, landslide and coastal-erosion maps for the hillside villas and the Cape Yamu slopes are not held, so the hazard at a given plot, and its effect on insurance, is unconfirmed.

From: Association of Siamese Architects, summary of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment notice B.E. 2567

Transfer fees and taxes when buying in Pa KhlokHow long the seller has owned changes the tax bill.

What this means for youAsk the seller for the date they bought. After more than five years the 3.3% business tax falls away and stamp duty of THB 1 per THB 200 applies instead.

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The Land Office charges a registration fee of 2% on a sale, worked out on the official appraised value and not on the agreed price.

Specific business tax, a tax on selling property, is 3.3% of the appraised value or the sale price, whichever is higher. It does not apply if the sale is registered more than five years after the seller bought, or if the seller has been on the house registration for at least one year. Stamp duty is charged only when the business tax is not.

Income tax is also held back at the Land Office: 1% when the seller is a company, and a sum scaled to the years of ownership when the seller is an individual.

From: Department of Lands, fees manual

Questions buyers ask

Buying property in Cape Yamu–Pa Khlok: short answers.

Is there a marina near Cape Yamu, Phuket?

Yes. Ao Po Grand Marina is in Ban Ao Po, Pa Khlok. Its operator states it has 230 berths for vessels of up to 499 tons, with 24-hour access and no tide restrictions.

Is there a bus from Phuket airport to Cape Yamu or Ao Po?

No. None of the public routes listed by Airports of Thailand stops in Pa Khlok. The nearest listed stops are the Thao Thep Kasattri Monument and Thalang.

Which hospital serves Pa Khlok and Cape Yamu?

The nearest state hospital on record is Thalang Hospital in Thep Krasattri. The hospital does not state its current bed count, and no drive time from Pa Khlok is published.

What building rules apply on the Cape Yamu coast?

An environmental protection notice for Phuket runs from 14 December 2024 to 13 December 2029 and divides the province into eight areas. The area and limits that apply to Pa Khlok are not held in our Library, so ask the planning office in writing.

What are the transfer costs when buying a villa in Pa Khlok?

The Department of Lands lists a 2% registration fee on the appraised value, and specific business tax of 3.3% unless the seller has owned for more than five years, when stamp duty of THB 1 per THB 200 applies instead.

Projects here

3 projects, in the developers’ own words.

In the developers’ own words, as they publish them. NITARYA checks a project only inside Acquire & Own, for the client who chooses it, and every project here stands on the same footing.

The evidence

What this guide rests on.

The full rules, step by step: ownership guide for Thailand and the tax guide.

Every sourced fact we hold on Cape Yamu–Pa Khlok (16)
  • The marina states that its soft opening was marked by a blessing ceremony in August 2008.
  • Thalang Hospital was raised to community-hospital status in 1982 (B.E. 2525); a 60-bed inpatient building was completed in April 1998, and the current bed count is not stated.
  • The marina states that its hardstand takes 60 boats, served by an 80-ton, 100-foot trailer lift, and that the Marina Living residential complex overlooks the berths.
  • The nearest state hospital named here is Thalang Hospital, at 358 Moo 1, Tambon Thep Krasattri, Amphoe Thalang, Phuket 83110, telephone 076 311034.
  • The municipality runs four early-childhood education centres in the tambon.
  • Ao Po Grand Marina, operated by Ao Po Grand Marina Co., Ltd., is at 113/1 Moo 6, Tambon Pa Khlok, Amphoe Thalang, Phuket 83110, in village 6, Ban Ao Po.
  • The nine villages are Ban Phak Chit (village 1), Ban Pa Khlok (village 2), Ban Bang Rong (village 3), Ban Phara (village 4), Ban Ko Naka (village 5), Ban Ao Po (village 6), Ban Yamu (village 7), Ban Bang La (village 8) and Ban Ao Kung (village 9).
  • For the southern west coast region, which includes Phuket, the department gives 30-year average temperatures (1981–2010) of 27.0 °C in the cool season, 28.4 °C in the hot season and 27.5 °C in the rainy season, with average highs of 32.0, 34.1 and 31.6 °C respectively.
  • The Thai Meteorological Department divides the year into a hot season from about mid-February to mid-May, a rainy season from about mid-May to mid-October and a cool season from about mid-October to mid-February, and states that the south continues to receive heavy rain until December.
  • The airport states that the Airport Bus (route 8411, Phuket Mahanakorn Co., Ltd.) leaves from the public transport area on the domestic side, runs daily from 08:00 to 21:00, charges fares by distance travelled, and takes payment by QR code or in cash on board.
  • The nearest airport is Phuket International Airport (HKT), at 222 Moo 6, Tambon Mai Khao, Amphoe Thalang, which has a single runway.
  • The marina states that it has 230 berths for vessels of up to 499 tons, a minimum depth of 3 metres inside and 7 metres on the seaward side of the outer docks, and 24-hour access with no tide restrictions.
  • Pa Khlok Municipal School, run by Pa Khlok Subdistrict Municipality at 140 Pa Khlok–Mueang Mai road, is a primary school that began teaching in 2023 and had 147 pupils in Primary 1 and Primary 2 in the 2024 academic year (B.E. 2567).
  • The locality is tambon Pa Khlok in Amphoe Thalang, Phuket Province, and Pa Khlok Subdistrict Municipality serves all nine villages of the tambon.
  • The Pa Khlok–Mueang Mai road (ถนนป่าคลอก-เมืองใหม่) runs through the tambon; the municipal school stands at No. 140 on it.
  • The municipality's service area is given as 14 kilometres from Amphoe Thalang; the page does not say whether this is a road distance or from which point it is measured.

Ao Po Grand Marina Co., Ltd., 'About Us' page · Thalang Hospital, history page · Ao Po Grand Marina Co., Ltd., home page · Thalang Hospital, contact page · Pa Khlok Municipal School, home page · Ao Po Grand Marina Co., Ltd., contact page · Pa Khlok Municipal School (Pa Khlok Subdistrict Municipality), service-area information page (ข้อมูลพื้นที่ให้บริการ) · Thai Meteorological Department, 'Climate of Thailand' page (ภูมิอากาศของประเทศไทย), seasonal temperature statistics · Thai Meteorological Department, 'Seasons of Thailand' page (ฤดูกาลของประเทศไทย) · Airports of Thailand PCL, Phuket International Airport, 'Airport Bus' transportation page · Airports of Thailand PCL, Phuket International Airport, 'About Us' page, checked 24 September 2026

Phuket TownAirportCape Yamu–Pa Khlok
Schematic, not to scale. Coastline from OpenStreetMap contributors, coastline ways, retrieved 24 September 2026 (ODbL). Marked places are the ones we cover.

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