There are 3 ways to get from Colombo to Ko Samui by plane or ferry
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Fly to Koh Samui Airport
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Koh Samui Airport (USM)plane CMB - USM
8h 26m฿12,089–19,305Fly to Surat Thani, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Surat Thani (URT)plane CMB - URT
- Take the ferry from Surat Thani Airport to Boonsiri Ferry Nathon Pier Koh Samuiferry
11h 41m฿9,961–22,127Fly to Nakhon Si Thammarat, ferry
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Nakhon Si Thammarat (NST)plane CMB - NST
- Take the ferry from Nakhon Si Thammarat Airport to Lomprayah Nathon Pierferry
11h 26m฿10,237–23,403
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Koh Samui Airport (USM) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Colombo to Ko Samui is to fly which costs ฿12000 - ฿20000 and takes 8h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Ko Samui is to fly which takes 8h 26m and costs ฿12000 - ฿20000.
The distance between Colombo and Ko Samui is 2291 km.
It takes approximately 8h 26m to get from Colombo to Ko Samui, including transfers.
Ko Samui is 1h 30m ahead of Colombo. It is currently 9:52 AM in Colombo and 11:22 AM in Ko Samui.
There are 3463+ hotels available in Ko Samui.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Ko Samui, Thailand?
Thai Airways International, Bangkok Airways, and four other airlines fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Koh Samui Airport (USM) every 4 hours.
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Surat Thani via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿8,000–22,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Nakhon Si Thammarat via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿8,000–24,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿12,000–47,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Surat Thani via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿7,000–19,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Nakhon Si Thammarat via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿7,000–20,000
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿12,000–29,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿12,000–32,000
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿11,000–38,000
- Phone
- +66 9 4724 4555
- info@boonsiriferry.com
- Website
- Boonsiri Highspeed Ferries
Ferry from Surat Thani Airport to Boonsiri Ferry Nathon Pier Koh Samui
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ฿328
- Book at
- 12 Go
- Website
- Boonsiri Highspeed Ferries
- Phone
- +66 89 873 0008
- customercare@lomprayah.com
- Website
- Lomprayah
Ferry from Surat Thani Airport to Boonsiri Ferry Nathon Pier Koh Samui
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿460–2,100
- Schedules at
- Lomprayah
Ferry from Nakhon Si Thammarat Airport to Lomprayah Nathon Pier
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿460–2,400
- Schedules at
- Lomprayah
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