There are 2 ways to get from Cape Town to Ko Samui by plane or busferry
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Fly to Koh Samui Airport
best- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Koh Samui Airport (USM)plane CPT - USM
19h 51m฿18,113–43,352Fly to Krabi Airport, bus and ferry
cheapest- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Krabi Airport (KBV)plane CPT - KBV
- Take the busferry from Krabi Bus Terminal to Lipa Noi Pierbusferry
26h 24m฿14,041–19,130
Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Koh Samui Airport (USM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cape Town to Ko Samui is to fly and bus and ferry which costs ฿14000 - ฿20000 and takes 26h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Cape Town to Ko Samui is to fly which takes 19h 51m and costs ฿18000 - ฿44000.
The distance between Cape Town and Ko Samui is 9868 km.
It takes approximately 19h 51m to get from Cape Town to Ko Samui, including transfers.
Ko Samui is 5h ahead of Cape Town. It is currently 3:16 PM in Cape Town and 8:16 PM in Ko Samui.
There are 3006+ hotels available in Ko Samui.
What companies run services between Cape Town, South Africa and Ko Samui, Thailand?
Emirates, Bangkok Airways, and five other airlines fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Koh Samui Airport (USM) 5 times a day.
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Johannesburg, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿16,000–95,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Addis Ababa, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿23,000–60,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Krabi Airport via Johannesburg, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿10,000–60,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Dubai, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿22,000–70,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Dubai, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿22,000–70,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Krabi Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–44,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Johannesburg, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿16,000–95,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Krabi Airport via Johannesburg, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿10,000–60,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Krabi Airport via Addis Ababa, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿15,000–37,000
- Phone
- +66 2 277 4488
- info@rajaferryport.com
- Website
- rajaferryport.com
Busferry from Krabi Bus Terminal to Lipa Noi Pier
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ฿728
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/raja-ferry
- Website
- https://www.rajaferryport.com/
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