There are 6 ways to get from Cardiff to Ko Samui by plane or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Cardiff Airport
best- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Koh Samui Airport (USM)CWL - USM
20h 39m฿32,103–76,306Train to Birmingham Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Koh Samui Airport (USM)BHX - USM
21h 52m฿18,289–31,401Train to Bristol Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Koh Samui Airport (USM)BRS - USM
19h 40m฿18,691–44,489Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Koh Samui Airport (USM)LHR - USM
18h 38m฿19,951–38,936Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Koh Samui Airport (USM)LGW - USM
19h 24m฿18,389–38,526Train, train to Exeter, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids
- Fly from Exeter (EXT) to Koh Samui Airport (USM)EXT - USM
22h 31m฿30,767–79,135
Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Koh Samui Airport (USM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Ko Samui is to train and fly which costs ฿18000 - ฿32000 and takes 21h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Ko Samui is to train and fly which takes 18h 38m and costs ฿20000 - ฿39000.
The distance between Cardiff and Ko Samui is 10135 km.
It takes approximately 20h 39m to get from Cardiff to Ko Samui, including transfers.
Ko Samui is 7h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 4:49 PM in Cardiff and 11:49 PM in Ko Samui.
There are 2852+ hotels available in Ko Samui.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Ko Samui, Thailand?
KLM, Bangkok Airways, and two other airlines fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Koh Samui Airport (USM) 3 times a day.
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿31,000–75,000
Flights from Bristol Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿17,000–42,000
Flights from Bristol Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Zurich, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿17,000–47,000
Flights from Bristol Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Copenhagen, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿17,000–46,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿24,000–37,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–39,000
Flights from Exeter to Koh Samui Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿29,000–75,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿29,000–110,000
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿24,000–95,000
Flights from Bristol Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–55,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–39,000
Flights from Exeter to Koh Samui Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿27,000–110,000
- Website
- evaair.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿31,000–75,000
Flights from Bristol Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿17,000–42,000
Flights from Bristol Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Zurich, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿17,000–47,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿24,000–37,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–39,000
Flights from Exeter to Koh Samui Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿29,000–75,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿29,000–110,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿18,000–120,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿15,000–110,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–39,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Zurich, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿17,000–47,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–39,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Doha, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿18,000–60,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Doha, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿19,000–60,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Zurich, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿17,000–47,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Dubai, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿23,000–85,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–39,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Dubai, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿20,000–75,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Dubai, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿21,000–75,000
- Website
- bangkokair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Zurich, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿17,000–47,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–39,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿19,000–90,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–70,000
- Website
- gulfair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–39,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Manama, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–35,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿29,000–110,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿19,000–60,000
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿500–1,100
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿1,600–3,700
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿1,300–4,100
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿1,100–2,400
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿1,700–1,800
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ฿400–800
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿1,200–3,900
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿300–1,800
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
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