There are 7 ways to get from Edinburgh to Ko Samui by plane, train, or busferry
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Fly Edinburgh Airport to Koh Samui Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Koh Samui Airport (USM)EDI - USM
19h 11m฿19,299–39,499Fly Edinburgh Airport to Phuket International Airport, bus and ferry
cheapest- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Phuket International Airport (HKT)EDI - HKT
- Take the busferry from Phuket Lomprayah Bus Station to Koh Samui Nathon Pier
27h 24m฿13,841–31,876Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Koh Samui Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Koh Samui Airport (USM)GLA - USM
19h 51m฿15,638–59,255Train to Newcastle, fly to Koh Samui Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Koh Samui Airport (USM)NCL - USM
20h 26m฿20,393–64,486Train to Aberdeen Airport, fly to Koh Samui Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Koh Samui Airport (USM)ABZ - USM
21h 32m฿14,267–52,352Train to Durham Tees Valley Airport, fly to Koh Samui Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Darlington
- Fly from Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME) to Koh Samui Airport (USM)MME - USM
22h 13m฿35,307–123,739Train to Inverness Dalcross Airport, fly to Koh Samui Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Inverness
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Koh Samui Airport (USM)INV - USM
23h 31m฿20,239–74,803
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Koh Samui Airport (USM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Ko Samui is to fly and bus and ferry which costs ฿13000 - ฿32000 and takes 27h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Ko Samui is to fly which takes 19h 11m and costs ฿19000 - ฿40000.
The distance between Edinburgh and Ko Samui is 9983 km.
It takes approximately 19h 11m to get from Edinburgh to Ko Samui, including transfers.
Ko Samui is 7h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 3:59 AM in Edinburgh and 10:59 AM in Ko Samui.
There are 2949+ hotels available in Ko Samui.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Ko Samui, Thailand?
Qatar Airways, Bangkok Airways, and four other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Koh Samui Airport (USM) 4 times a day.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–55,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 11m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿19,000–70,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Copenhagen, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–48,000
Flights from Durham Tees Valley Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 2m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿33,000–120,000
Flights from Durham Tees Valley Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿38,000–140,000
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿18,000–70,000
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Oslo, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿18,000–55,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Stockholm, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿18,000–55,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Copenhagen, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿18,000–55,000
Flights from Newcastle to Koh Samui Airport via Frankfurt, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿19,000–60,000
Flights from Newcastle to Koh Samui Airport via Dubai, Krabi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿21,000–75,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Copenhagen, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–48,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Koh Samui Airport via London Heathrow, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿24,000–75,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Dubai, Phuket International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿20,000–70,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Dubai, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿20,000–70,000
Flights from Newcastle to Koh Samui Airport via Dubai, Phuket International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿21,000–75,000
Flights from Newcastle to Koh Samui Airport via Dubai, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿21,000–75,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Copenhagen, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–48,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Phuket International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–45,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Doha, Phuket International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿19,000–60,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Copenhagen, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–48,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Phuket International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿12,000–40,000
- Website
- bangkokair.com
Flights from Newcastle to Koh Samui Airport via Dubai, Krabi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿21,000–75,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Copenhagen, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–48,000
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Copenhagen, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–48,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Phuket International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿9,500–30,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Copenhagen, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–48,000
Flights from Durham Tees Valley Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿39,000–240,000
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ฿735–745
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿1,000–2,200
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ฿1,300–2,700
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ฿2,500–3,200
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- ฿8,500–9,500
- Sleeper Seat
- ฿2,500–3,200
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- ฿9,500–11,000
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿2,600–3,300
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- ฿8,500–9,500
- Sleeper Seat
- ฿2,600–3,300
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- ฿10,000–12,000
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ฿2,600–3,300
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- ฿8,500–9,500
- Sleeper Seat
- ฿2,600–3,300
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- ฿10,000–12,000
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿2,600–3,400
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- ฿8,500–10,000
- Sleeper Seat
- ฿2,600–3,400
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- ฿11,000–13,000
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿950–1,600
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ฿800–1,100
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿1,200–2,100
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿950–3,100
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿1,100–1,700
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿360–1,500
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿1,500–2,300
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿370–850
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +66 89 873 0008
- customercare@lomprayah.com
- Website
- lomprayah.com
Busferry from Phuket Lomprayah Bus Station to Koh Samui Nathon Pier
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿1,377
- Schedules at
- lomprayah.com
- Book at
- lomprayah.com
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