There are 3 ways to get from Chengdu to Ko Samui by subway, plane, or busferry
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Subway, fly to Koh Samui Airport
best- Take the subway from Century City to Tianfu International Airport Northsubway
- Fly from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU) to Koh Samui Airport (USM)plane TFU - USM
7h 32m฿10,961–30,187Subway, fly to Nakhon Si Thammarat, bus and ferry
cheapest- Take the subway from Century City to Tianfu International Airport Northsubway
- Fly from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU) to Nakhon Si Thammarat (NST)plane TFU - NST
- Take the busferry from Nakhon Si Thammarat Airport to Koh Samui Nathon Pierbusferry
14h 23m฿4,711–12,937Subway, fly to Surat Thani, bus and ferry
- Take the subway from Century City to Tianfu International Airport Northsubway
- Fly from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU) to Surat Thani (URT)plane TFU - URT
- Take the busferry from Surat Thani Airport to Koh Samui Nathon Pierbusferry
13h 3m฿4,845–12,171
Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU) to Koh Samui Airport (USM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chengdu to Ko Samui is to subway and fly and bus and ferry which costs ฿4700 - ฿13000 and takes 14h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Chengdu to Ko Samui is to subway and fly which takes 7h 32m and costs ฿11000 - ฿31000.
The distance between Chengdu and Ko Samui is 2452 km.
It takes approximately 7h 32m to get from Chengdu to Ko Samui, including transfers.
Ko Samui is 1h behind Chengdu. It is currently 8:22 PM in Chengdu and 7:22 PM in Ko Samui.
There are 3006+ hotels available in Ko Samui.
What companies run services between Chengdu, China and Ko Samui, Thailand?
There is no direct connection from Chengdu to Ko Samui. However, you can take the line 1 subway to Century City, take the subway to Tianfu International Airport North, walk to Tianfu-International-Airport-TFU airport, fly to Koh Samui Airport (USM), then take the taxi to Ko Samui. Alternatively, you can take the line 1 subway to Century City, take the subway to Tianfu International Airport North, walk to Tianfu-International-Airport-TFU airport, fly to Surat Thani (URT), walk to Surat Thani Airport, then take the vehicle to Koh Samui Nathon Pier.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Surat Thani via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿4,000–13,000
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Nakhon Si Thammarat via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿4,100–13,000
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿9,000–39,000
- Website
- lionairthai.com
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Surat Thani via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿3,700–11,000
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Nakhon Si Thammarat via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿3,800–12,000
- Website
- bangkokair.com
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Koh Samui Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿10,000–29,000
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Surat Thani via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿4,100–14,000
- Phone
- 028-61638000
- Website
- cdmetro.cn
Subway from Century City to Tianfu International Airport North
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ฿45–65
- Schedules at
- travelchinaguide.com
- Phone
- +66 89 873 0008
- customercare@lomprayah.com
- Website
- lomprayah.com
Busferry from Surat Thani Airport to Koh Samui Nathon Pier
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ฿1,084
- Schedules at
- lomprayah.com
- Book at
- lomprayah.com
Busferry from Nakhon Si Thammarat Airport to Koh Samui Nathon Pier
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ฿850
- Schedules at
- lomprayah.com
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