There are 10 ways to get from Amphoe Ko Samui to Vietnam by plane, bus and ferry, bus, train, car or car ferry
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Recommended option
Fly to Tan Son Nhat • 5h 16m
Cheapest option
Bus and ferry, bus via Bangkok • 35h 13m
8 alternative options
Fly to Noi Bai International • 6h 9m
Fly to Pleiku • 6h 56m
Fly to Danang • 4h 55m
Fly to Quinhon • 7h 34m
Bus and ferry, bus • 36h 51m
Bus and ferry, train, bus, drive • 37h 9m
Bus and ferry, minivan, bus • 41h 1m
Car ferry, drive • 24h 33m
Questions & Answers
The most affordable way to get from Amphoe Ko Samui to Vietnam is to bus and ferry and bus via Bangkok, which costs ฿2100 - ฿4400 and takes 35h 13m.
The quickest way to get from Amphoe Ko Samui to Vietnam is to fly which costs ฿6000 - ฿12000 and takes 4h 55m.
The distance between Amphoe Ko Samui and Vietnam is 1120 km.
The best way to get from Amphoe Ko Samui to Vietnam without a car is to bus and ferry and bus via Bangkok which takes 35h 13m and costs ฿2100 - ฿4400.
It takes approximately 5h 16m to get from Amphoe Ko Samui to Vietnam, including transfers.
There is no direct flight from Koh Samui Airport to Tan Son Nhat Airport. The quickest flight takes 3h 55m and has one stopover.
Singapore Airlines, Cathay Pacific, Thai AirAsia and six other airlines offer flights from Koh Samui Airport to Tan Son Nhat Airport.
There are two+ hotels available in Vietnam. Prices start at $70 USD per night.
The best way to get from Amphoe Ko Samui to Koh Samui Airport is to taxi which takes 51 min and costs ฿1100 - ฿1400.

- Distance: 1120.5 km
- Duration: 5h 16m
What companies run services between Amphoe Ko Samui, Thailand and Vietnam?
Bangkok Airways, Vietnam Airlines and eight other airlines fly from Amphoe Ko Samui to Ho Chi Minh City hourly.

- Website
- vietnamairlines.com
Flights from Koh Samui to Tan Son Nhat via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210 - $600
Flights from Koh Samui to Tan Son Nhat via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210 - $600
Flights from Koh Samui to Noi Bai International via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200 - $390
Flights from Koh Samui to Noi Bai International via Suvarnabhumi, Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200 - $390
Flights from Koh Samui to Pleiku via Suvarnabhumi, Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130 - $420
Flights from Koh Samui to Danang via Suvarnabhumi, Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210 - $450
Flights from Koh Samui to Danang via Suvarnabhumi, Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210 - $450
Flights from Koh Samui to Danang via Singapore Changi, Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210 - $450
Flights from Koh Samui to Danang via Suvarnabhumi, Siem Reap
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210 - $550
Flights from Koh Samui to Quinhon via Suvarnabhumi, Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180 - $600
Flights from Koh Samui to Quinhon via Phuket, Suvarnabhumi, Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210 - $650

- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Koh Samui to Tan Son Nhat via Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60 - $170
Flights from Koh Samui to Pleiku via Phuket, Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75 - $200
Flights from Koh Samui to Pleiku via Suvarnabhumi, Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130 - $420
Flights from Koh Samui to Pleiku via Chiang Mai, Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100 - $260
Flights from Koh Samui to Pleiku via Suvarnabhumi, Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160 - $470
Flights from Koh Samui to Pleiku via Suvarnabhumi, Phuket, Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95 - $250
Flights from Koh Samui to Danang via Phuket, Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80 - $210
Flights from Koh Samui to Quinhon via Phuket, Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100 - $270
Flights from Koh Samui to Quinhon via Suvarnabhumi, Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220 - $650
Flights from Koh Samui to Quinhon via Chiang Mai, Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140 - $350

- Website
- bangkokair.com
Flights from Koh Samui to Tan Son Nhat via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210 - $600
Flights from Koh Samui to Tan Son Nhat via Phuket, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210 - $600
Flights from Koh Samui to Noi Bai International via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200 - $390
Flights from Koh Samui to Noi Bai International via Chiang Mai, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250 - $430

- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Koh Samui to Tan Son Nhat via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75 - $220
Flights from Koh Samui to Noi Bai International via Chiang Mai
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250 - $430
Flights from Koh Samui to Danang via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80 - $230
Flights from Koh Samui to Danang via Phuket, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95 - $250

- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Koh Samui to Tan Son Nhat via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250 - $600
Flights from Koh Samui to Tan Son Nhat via Phuket, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250 - $600
Flights from Koh Samui to Noi Bai International via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260 - $600
Flights from Koh Samui to Noi Bai International via Phuket, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260 - $600

- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Koh Samui to Tan Son Nhat via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250 - $650
Flights from Koh Samui to Tan Son Nhat via Suvarnabhumi, Phnom Penh
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250 - $650
Flights from Koh Samui to Noi Bai International via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250 - $430

- Website
- cambodiaangkorair.com
Flights from Koh Samui to Danang via Suvarnabhumi, Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210 - $450
Flights from Koh Samui to Danang via Suvarnabhumi, Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210 - $450
Flights from Koh Samui to Danang via Suvarnabhumi, Siem Reap
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210 - $550

- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Koh Samui to Tan Son Nhat via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300 - $1,400
Flights from Koh Samui to Danang via Phuket, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480 - $900

- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Koh Samui to Tan Son Nhat via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250 - $650
Flights from Koh Samui to Noi Bai International via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250 - $430

- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Koh Samui to Danang via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75 - $170

- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Koh Samui to Tan Son Nhat via Phuket, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850 - $1,900

- Phone
- 1690
- sarabanklang@railway.co.th
- Website
- railway.co.th
Train from Surat Thani Train Station to Hua Lamphong
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5 - $45
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/thai-railways
- Website
- https://www.railway.co.th/
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- $5 - $8
- 2nd Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- $20 - $27
- 2nd Class (Air-conditioned Seat)
- $11 - $16
- 1st Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- $30 - $45

- Phone
- +66 2 936 3256
- Website
- sombattour.com
Bus and ferry from Ko Samui to Bangkok Southern Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10 - $21
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/sombat-tour
- Website
- https://www.sombattour.com/
- Star
- $11
- Super
- $13
- Supreme
- $17

- Phone
- 081 911 911
- support@virakbuntham.com
- Website
- vireakbuntham.com
Bus from Bangkok to Phnom Penh Virak Buntham Express
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $22 - $50
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/virak-buntham-express
- Website
- https://vireakbuntham.com/
Bus from Phnom Penh Virak Buntham Express to Ho Chi Minh Virak Buntham Express
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11 - $30
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/virak-buntham-express
- Website
- https://vireakbuntham.com/
Bus from Bangkok Mochit Bus Terminal to Phnom Penh
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23 - $55
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/virak-buntham-express
- Website
- https://vireakbuntham.com/
Bus from Phnom Penh to Bavet border
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9 - $12
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/virak-buntham-express
- Website
- https://vireakbuntham.com/

- Phone
- 1490
- borkorsor@transport.co.th
- Website
- home.transport.co.th
Bus and ferry from Ko Samui to Bangkok Mochit Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12 - $19
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/transport-co
- Website
- https://tcl99web.transport.co.th/Home

- Phone
- +66 89 873 0008
- customercare@lomprayah.com
- Website
- lomprayah.com
Bus and ferry from Na Thon Koh Samui to Lomprayah Tapee Pier
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21 - $24
- Book at
- 12go.asia
Bus and ferry from Maenam Samui to Khaosan
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $42 - $47
- Book at
- 12go.asia

- Phone
- 02 629 1300
- Website
- 12go.asia
Bus from Bangkok Travel Mart to Battambang
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $34
- Schedules at
- travelmartbangkok.com
- Book at
- 12go.asia

- Phone
- +855 10 799 010
- salyvip.transportation@gmail.com
Bus from Battambang to Phnom Penh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $9
- Book at
- bookmebus.com

- Phone
- 0972 098 300
- khainam_vietnam@yahoo.com
- Website
- 12go.asia
Bus from Phnom Penh to Ho Chi Minh
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $28
- Book at
- 12go.asia

- Phone
- +66 2 277 4488
- info@rajaferryport.com
- Website
- rajaferryport.com
Car ferry from Ko Samui Lipa Noi Pier to Don Sak Pier
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $4 - $7
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/raja-ferry
- Website
- https://www.rajaferryport.com/
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