There are 4 ways to get from Basel to Ko Samui by plane or train
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Fly from Basel
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Koh Samui Airport (USM)plane BSL - USM
17h 40m฿24,026–61,260Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Koh Samui Airport (USM)plane MXP - USM
20h 44m฿17,899–47,200Train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Koh Samui Airport (USM)plane ZRH - USM
16h 29m฿18,221–40,917Train, train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Koh Samui Airport (USM)plane FRA - USM
18h฿18,940–70,280
Basel (BSL) to Koh Samui Airport (USM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Ko Samui is to train and fly which costs ฿18000 - ฿75000 and takes 18h.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Ko Samui is to train and fly which takes 16h 29m and costs ฿18000 - ฿41000.
The distance between Basel and Ko Samui is 9443 km.
It takes approximately 17h 40m to get from Basel to Ko Samui, including transfers.
Ko Samui is 5h ahead of Basel. It is currently 4:18 PM in Basel and 9:18 PM in Ko Samui.
There are 3350+ hotels available in Ko Samui.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Ko Samui, Thailand?
Lufthansa, Bangkok Airways, and five other airlines fly from Basel (BSL) to Koh Samui Airport (USM) 5 times a day.
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Basel to Koh Samui Airport via Munich, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿21,000–75,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿23,000–55,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿18,000–65,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Krabi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿24,000–60,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Koh Samui Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿18,000–55,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Koh Samui Airport via Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿18,000–55,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿19,000–47,000
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ฿1,100–3,500
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿3,400–10,000
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
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