There are 7 ways to get from Edinburgh to Ko Samui by plane, train, ferry, or busferry
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Fly Edinburgh Airport to Koh Samui Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Koh Samui Airport (USM)plane EDI - USM
19h 11m฿12,315–42,515Fly Edinburgh Airport to Krabi Airport, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Krabi Airport (KBV)plane EDI - KBV
- Take the ferry from Krabi Town Hotel Transfer to Boonsiri Ferry Nathon Pier Koh Samuiferry
24h 25m฿8,615–29,365Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Koh Samui Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Koh Samui Airport (USM)plane GLA - USM
19h 59m฿20,964–39,890Train to Newcastle, fly to Koh Samui Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Koh Samui Airport (USM)plane NCL - USM
21h 17m฿20,217–65,219Train to Aberdeen Airport, fly to Koh Samui Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Koh Samui Airport (USM)plane ABZ - USM
22h 2m฿16,354–55,736Fly Edinburgh Airport to Surat Thani, ferry
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Surat Thani (URT)plane EDI - URT
- Take the ferry from Surat Thani Airport to Boonsiri Ferry Nathon Pier Koh Samuiferry
23h 7m฿11,715–41,795Fly Edinburgh Airport to Phuket International Airport, bus and ferry
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Phuket International Airport (HKT)plane EDI - HKT
- Take the busferry from Phuket Lomprayah Bus Station to Koh Samui Nathon Pierbusferry
27h 54m฿16,080–41,115
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 ferry which costs ฿8500 - ฿30000 and takes 24h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Ko Samui is to fly which takes 19h 11m and costs ฿12000 - ฿43000.
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 6h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 12:16 AM in Edinburgh and 6:16 AM in Ko Samui.
There are 1615+ hotels available in Ko Samui.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Ko Samui, Thailand?
Qatar Airways, Bangkok Airways, and five other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Koh Samui Airport (USM) 4 times a day.
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Stockholm, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿20,000–75,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Oslo, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿20,000–75,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Copenhagen, Krabi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿11,000–41,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Helsinki, Krabi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ฿15,000–65,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿16,000–75,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Frankfurt, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿20,000–75,000
Flights from Newcastle to Koh Samui Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿18,000–80,000
Flights from Newcastle to Koh Samui Airport via Copenhagen, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿21,000–80,000
Flights from Newcastle to Koh Samui Airport via Vienna, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿18,000–60,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿21,000–90,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Koh Samui Airport via London Heathrow, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿26,000–95,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Copenhagen, Krabi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–50,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿26,000–95,000
- Website
- evaair.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿16,000–55,000
Flights from Newcastle to Koh Samui Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿18,000–60,000
Flights from Newcastle to Koh Samui Airport via Vienna, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿18,000–60,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Koh Samui Airport via London Heathrow, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿26,000–95,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿21,000–70,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Doha, Phuket International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿17,000–55,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Phuket International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–39,000
- Website
- bangkokair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Copenhagen, Krabi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿11,000–41,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Helsinki, Krabi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ฿15,000–65,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Copenhagen, Krabi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–50,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Surat Thani via Helsinki, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ฿10,000–44,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Surat Thani via Doha, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿12,000–38,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Surat Thani via Oslo, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–55,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Surat Thani via Copenhagen, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–55,000
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Surat Thani via Istanbul, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿11,000–44,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Surat Thani via Doha, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿12,000–38,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Surat Thani via Vienna, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ฿11,000–41,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿15,000–60,000
Flights from Newcastle to Koh Samui Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿16,000–65,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿18,000–75,000
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Krabi Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿7,500–28,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Phuket International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ฿8,500–31,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Newcastle to Koh Samui Airport via Dubai, Phuket International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿19,000–60,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Phuket International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–41,000
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Krabi Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ฿10,000–42,000
- Website
- flynorse.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Phuket International Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿11,000–39,000
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ฿900–1,600
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿2,400–4,400
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- 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
- ฿1,500–2,400
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ฿1,600–2,400
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿2,800–4,000
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿2,900–4,200
- 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
- ฿1,900–3,300
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ฿1,200–2,000
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ฿1,200–2,000
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- 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
- ฿1,600
- Schedules at
- lomprayah.com
- Book at
- lomprayah.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
- ฿600–1,200
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/boonsiri-high-speed-ferries
- Website
- https://boonsiriferry.com/en
Ferry from Surat Thani Airport to Boonsiri Ferry Nathon Pier Koh Samui
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ฿300–380
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/boonsiri-high-speed-ferries
- Website
- https://boonsiriferry.com/en
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