There are 7 ways to get from Crete to Ko Samui by plane, car ferry, busferry, or ferry
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Fly Chania International Airport to Koh Samui Airport
best- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Koh Samui Airport (USM)plane CHQ - USM
20h 34m฿16,752–51,453Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Krabi Airport, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Krabi Airport (KBV)plane HER - KBV
- Take the ferry from Krabi Town Hotel Transfer to Boonsiri Ferry Nathon Pier Koh Samuiferry
24h 35m฿8,281–22,187Fly Sitia Airport to Koh Samui Airport
- Fly from Sitia Airport (JSH) to Koh Samui Airport (USM)plane JSH - USM
23h 39m฿17,898–39,881Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Koh Samui Airport
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Koh Samui Airport (USM)plane HER - USM
19h 56m฿12,931–41,137Car ferry to Santorini, fly to Koh Samui Airport
- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Thira Santorini Portcarferry
- Fly from Santorini (JTR) to Koh Samui Airport (USM)plane JTR - USM
24h 34m฿17,702–53,455Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Surat Thani, bus and ferry
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Surat Thani (URT)plane HER - URT
- Take the busferry from Surat Thani Airport to Koh Samui Nathon Pierbusferry
24h 32m฿11,115–34,121Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Phuket International Airport, bus and ferry
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Phuket International Airport (HKT)plane HER - HKT
- Take the busferry from Phuket Lomprayah Bus Station to Koh Samui Nathon Pierbusferry
28h 34m฿11,696–34,737
Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Koh Samui Airport (USM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Crete to Ko Samui is to fly and ferry which costs ฿8000 - ฿23000 and takes 24h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Crete to Ko Samui is to fly which takes 19h 56m and costs ฿12000 - ฿42000.
The distance between Crete and Ko Samui is 8170 km.
It takes approximately 20h 34m to get from Crete to Ko Samui, including transfers.
Ko Samui is 4h ahead of Crete. It is currently 4:27 AM in Crete and 8:27 AM in Ko Samui.
There are 1582+ hotels available in Ko Samui.
What companies run services between Crete, Greece and Ko Samui, Thailand?
Austrian Airlines, Bangkok Airways, and six other airlines fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Koh Samui Airport (USM) once daily.
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Vienna, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿21,000–70,000
Flights from Chania International Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ฿23,000–85,000
Flights from Sitia Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Athens, Dubai, Phuket International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿17,000–60,000
Flights from Sitia Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Athens, Sharjah, Krabi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿17,000–39,000
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Koh Samui Airport via Istanbul, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–60,000
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Koh Samui Airport via Istanbul, Phuket International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–60,000
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Koh Samui Airport via Tel Aviv, Phuket International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ฿18,000–42,000
Flights from Santorini to Koh Samui Airport via Istanbul, Phuket International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ฿17,000–70,000
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Krabi Airport via Istanbul, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–47,000
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Phuket International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ฿10,000–42,000
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Phuket International Airport via Istanbul, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–55,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ฿23,000–85,000
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Koh Samui Airport via Tel Aviv, Phuket International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ฿18,000–42,000
Flights from Santorini to Koh Samui Airport via Dubai, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿17,000–60,000
Flights from Santorini to Koh Samui Airport via Dubai, Phuket International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿17,000–60,000
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Krabi Airport via Athens, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿12,000–30,000
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Krabi Airport via Tel Aviv, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿11,000–29,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ฿23,000–85,000
Flights from Sitia Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Athens, Sharjah, Krabi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿17,000–39,000
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Koh Samui Airport via Istanbul, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–60,000
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Koh Samui Airport via Istanbul, Phuket International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–60,000
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Koh Samui Airport via Tel Aviv, Phuket International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ฿18,000–42,000
Flights from Santorini to Koh Samui Airport via Istanbul, Phuket International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ฿17,000–70,000
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Phuket International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ฿10,000–42,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Athens, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿15,000–47,000
Flights from Sitia Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Athens, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–46,000
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Koh Samui Airport via Athens, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿12,000–40,000
Flights from Santorini to Koh Samui Airport via Athens, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿15,000–48,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ฿23,000–85,000
Flights from Sitia Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Athens, Sharjah, Krabi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿17,000–39,000
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Koh Samui Airport via Tel Aviv, Phuket International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ฿18,000–42,000
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Krabi Airport via Tel Aviv, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ฿7,500–21,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ฿23,000–85,000
Flights from Sitia Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Athens, Doha, Phuket International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿17,000–55,000
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Koh Samui Airport via Tel Aviv, Phuket International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ฿18,000–42,000
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Koh Samui Airport via Larnaca, Doha, Phuket International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–47,000
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Surat Thani via Warsaw Chopin, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 37m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–49,000
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Surat Thani via Larnaca, Amman, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ฿10,000–33,000
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Phuket International Airport via Athens, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿10,000–33,000
- Website
- bangkokair.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ฿23,000–85,000
Flights from Sitia Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Athens, Sharjah, Krabi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿17,000–39,000
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Koh Samui Airport via Tel Aviv, Phuket International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ฿18,000–42,000
- Website
- evaair.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Vienna, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿21,000–70,000
Flights from Chania International Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ฿23,000–85,000
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Phuket International Airport via Athens, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 52m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿10,000–33,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Vienna, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿20,000–75,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Surat Thani via Istanbul, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–48,000
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Krabi Airport via Athens, Sharjah
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿9,500–23,000
- Website
- arkia.co.il
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Phuket International Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–30,000
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Phuket International Airport via Tel Aviv, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿10,000–43,000
- 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 Phuket Lomprayah Bus Station to Koh Samui Nathon Pier
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿1,600
- Schedules at
- lomprayah.com
- Book at
- lomprayah.com
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- reservations.dpt@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Heraklion Port to Thira Santorini Port
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ฿1,600–4,200
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
- Phone
- +66 9 4724 4555
- info@boonsiriferry.com
- Website
- boonsiriferry.com
Ferry from Krabi Town Hotel Transfer to Boonsiri Ferry Nathon Pier Koh Samui
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿650–1,200
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/boonsiri-high-speed-ferries
- Website
- https://boonsiriferry.com/en
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