Viaristo · Thailand

How to get to Ko Samui

Ko Samui has its own airport (USM). It is also reachable overland from 14 other places in the region.

Ko Samui has its own airport: USM.

No road reaches it: the last stretch is on water, so any “bus” here is really a bus and a boat sold together.

Privately owned airport, expensive fares. Ferry alternative via Donsak.

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Direct services into Ko Samui

FromHowFastestCheapest fare
Ko PhanganBus + ferry / Ferry1hfrom €5
Ko TaoFerry1h 30mfrom €10
Surat ThaniBus + ferry / Ferry3hfrom €11
KrabiBus + ferry / Ferry / Flight4hfrom €16
Khao SokBus + ferry5h 45mfrom €18
PhuketBus + ferry / Ferry / Flight7hfrom €24
Bangkok · night serviceBus + ferry / Ferry / Flight13hfrom €25
Ko Phi PhiFerry5h 45mfrom €26
Ko LantaFerry9hfrom €31
ChumphonFerry8h 30mfrom €32
PattayaFlight1h 18mfrom €33
Hua Hin · night serviceFerry9hfrom €34
AyutthayaBus + ferry17h 10mfrom €87
Chiang MaiFlight2h 12mfrom €136

Ko Samui as part of a longer trip

Most people do not go only to Ko Samui. These are worked itineraries through it — what order to visit everything in, and what the transport costs:

Planning more than one stop?

Getting to Ko Samui is one leg. If it is part of a longer trip, the harder question is what order to visit everything in — which decides where you fly in, where you fly out, and how much of the trip you spend moving. Viaristo works that out from the places you name.

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Places with a direct service here

Ko PhanganKo TaoSurat ThaniKrabiKhao SokPhuketBangkokKo Phi PhiKo LantaChumphonPattayaHua Hin