There are 8 ways to get from Alor Setar to Ko Samui (Island) by train, bus, car ferry, taxi, ferry, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, Minivan, car ferry
best- Take the train from Alor Setar to Padang Besartrain
- Take the train from Padang Besar to Hat Yaitrain 46
- Take the bus from Hat Yai Bus Terminal to Donsak Rajabus
- Take the car ferry from Raja Ferry Donsak Pier to Lipa Noi Piercarferry
11h 35m฿974–2,490Train, taxi, ferry
- Take the train from Alor Setar to Padang Besartrain
- Take the train from Padang Besar to Hat Yaitrain 46
- Take the train from Hat Yai to Chaiyatrain 172
- Take the taxi from Chaiya to Don Saktaxi
- Take the ferry from Don Sak to Koh Samui Nathon Pierferry
- Take the ferry from Koh Samui Nathon Pier to Pralarn Pierferry
13h 36mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Alor Setar to Raja Ferry Donsak Piercar
- Take the car ferry from Raja Ferry Donsak Pier to Lipa Noi Piercarferry
7h 40m฿1,953–2,616Fly from Alor Setar
- Fly from Alor Setar (AOR) to Koh Samui Airport (USM)plane AOR - USM
8h 19m฿5,000–12,000Train, Minivan, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Alor Setar to Padang Besartrain
- Take the bus from Padang Besar to Hat Yai Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Hat Yai Bus Station to Nakhon Si Thammaratbus
- Take the bus from Nakhon Si Thammarat to Raja Ferry Donsak Pierbus
- Take the car ferry from Raja Ferry Donsak Pier to Lipa Noi Piercarferry
12h 1m฿1,077–1,188Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Alor Setar to Padang Besartrain
- Take the train from Padang Besar to Hat Yaitrain
- Take the bus from Hat Yai Airport to Donsak Piersbus
- Take the ferry from Donsak Pier to Lipa Noi Pierferry
13h 25m฿4,176–7,792Train, Minivan, bus
- Take the train from Alor Setar to Padang Besartrain
- Take the bus from Padang Besar to Hat Yai Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from สถานีขนส่งผู้โดยสารหาดใหญ่ แห่งที่ 1;Hat Yai Bus Station to กระบี่bus
- Take the bus from กระบี่ to Lipa Noi Pierbus 759
14h 31mTrain, train to Hat Yai, fly
- Take the train from Alor Setar to Padang Besartrain
- Take the train from Padang Besar to Hat Yaitrain
- Fly from Hat Yai (HDY) to Koh Samui Airport (USM)plane HDY - USM
8h 14m฿4,866–11,082
Alor Setar (AOR) to Koh Samui Airport (USM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Alor Setar to Ko Samui (Island) is to train and Minivan and bus and car ferry which costs ฿1000 - ฿1200 and takes 12h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Alor Setar to Ko Samui (Island) is to drive and car ferry which takes 7h 40m and costs ฿1900 - ฿2700.
The distance between Alor Setar and Ko Samui (Island) is 451 km.
The best way to get from Alor Setar to Ko Samui (Island) without a car is to train and Minivan and car ferry which takes 11h 35m and costs ฿950 - ฿2500.
It takes approximately 11h 35m to get from Alor Setar to Ko Samui (Island), including transfers.
Ko Samui (Island) is 1h behind Alor Setar. It is currently 6:09 AM in Alor Setar and 5:09 AM in Ko Samui (Island).
There are 2956+ hotels available in Ko Samui (Island).
What companies run services between Alor Setar, Malaysia and Ko Samui (Island), Thailand?
Malaysia Airlines, Bangkok Airways, and three other airlines fly from Alor Setar (AOR) to Koh Samui Airport (USM) 3 times a day.
- Website
- bangkokair.com
Flights from Alor Setar to Koh Samui Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Krabi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿3,400–14,000
Flights from Alor Setar to Koh Samui Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿3,000–13,000
Flights from Alor Setar to Koh Samui Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Utapao
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿3,900–15,000
Flights from Alor Setar to Koh Samui Airport via Senai, Kuala Lumpur, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿3,800–14,000
Flights from Hat Yai to Koh Samui Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,800–7,000
Flights from Hat Yai to Koh Samui Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,700–6,500
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Alor Setar to Koh Samui Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Krabi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿3,400–14,000
Flights from Alor Setar to Koh Samui Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿3,000–13,000
Flights from Alor Setar to Koh Samui Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Utapao
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿3,900–15,000
Flights from Alor Setar to Koh Samui Airport via Senai, Kuala Lumpur, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿3,800–14,000
Flights from Hat Yai to Koh Samui Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,800–17,000
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Alor Setar to Koh Samui Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿3,000–17,000
Flights from Alor Setar to Koh Samui Airport via Senai, Kuala Lumpur, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿3,800–14,000
Flights from Hat Yai to Koh Samui Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,800–17,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Hat Yai to Koh Samui Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿6,000–15,000
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- callcenter@ktmb.com.my
- Website
- ktmb.com.my
Train from Alor Setar to Padang Besar
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿60–75
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my/Komuter.html
- Phone
- 1690
- sarabanklang@railway.co.th
- Website
- dticket.railway.co.th
Train from Padang Besar to Hat Yai
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿45–950
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/thai-railways
- Website
- https://dticket.railway.co.th/DTicketPublicWeb/home/Home
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- ฿45–160
- 2nd Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ฿550–750
- 2nd Class (Air-conditioned Seat)
- ฿240–340
- 1st Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ฿700–950
Train from Hat Yai to Chaiya
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿110–1,200
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/thai-railways
- Website
- https://dticket.railway.co.th/DTicketPublicWeb/home/Home
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- ฿110–220
- 2nd Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ฿600–850
- 2nd Class (Air-conditioned Seat)
- ฿320–450
- 1st Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ฿900–1,200
- Phone
- +66 (0)77 272230
- info@phantiptravel.com
- Website
- phantiptravel.com
Bus from Hat Yai Bus Terminal to Donsak Raja
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿400–1,000
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/phantip-1970
- Website
- https://www.phantiptravel.com/
Bus from Padang Besar to Hat Yai Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿50–110
- Website
- nbkbus.com
Bus from Hat Yai Bus Station to Nakhon Si Thammarat
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿160–200
- Book at
- nbkbus.com
- Phone
- +66 2 277 4488
- info@rajaferryport.com
- Website
- rajaferryport.com
Bus from Nakhon Si Thammarat to Raja Ferry Donsak Pier
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ฿338
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/raja-ferry
- Website
- https://www.rajaferryport.com/
- Phone
- +66 614655695
- booking.smartenplus@gmail.com
- Website
- smartenplus.co.th
Bus from Hat Yai Airport to Donsak Piers
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- ฿3,800–6,500
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/smart-en-plus
- Website
- https://www.smartenplus.co.th/
- Phone
- 1490
- borkorsor@transport.co.th
- Website
- tcl99web.transport.co.th
Bus from สถานีขนส่งผู้โดยสารหาดใหญ่ แห่งที่ 1;Hat Yai Bus Station to กระบี่
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿230–2,200
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/transport-co
- Website
- https://tcl99web.transport.co.th/Home
- Website
- kbi.dlt.go.th
Bus from กระบี่ to Lipa Noi Pier
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://kbi.dlt.go.th/th
- Phone
- +66 2 277 4488
- info@rajaferryport.com
- Website
- rajaferryport.com
Car ferry from Raja Ferry Donsak Pier to Lipa Noi Pier
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿468
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/raja-ferry
- Website
- https://www.rajaferryport.com/
Ferry from Donsak Pier to Lipa Noi Pier
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿210
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/raja-ferry
- Website
- https://www.rajaferryport.com/
- Phone
- +66 89 873 0008
- customercare@lomprayah.com
- Website
- lomprayah.com
Ferry from Don Sak to Koh Samui Nathon Pier
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- lomprayah.com
- Book at
- lomprayah.com
Ferry from Koh Samui Nathon Pier to Pralarn Pier
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- lomprayah.com
- Book at
- lomprayah.com
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Estimated price
- ฿750–950
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