There are 6 ways to get from Edinburgh to Ko Samui by plane or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Koh Samui Airport (USM)plane EDI - USM
19h 9m฿13,327–36,527Train to Glasgow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Koh Samui Airport (USM)plane GLA - USM
19h 46m฿21,417–46,633Train to Durham Tees Valley Airport, fly
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Darlingtontrain
- Fly from Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME) to Koh Samui Airport (USM)plane MME - USM
21h 39m฿42,405–100,830Train to Newcastle, fly
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Koh Samui Airport (USM)plane NCL - USM
20h 36m฿16,335–43,900Train to Aberdeen Airport, fly
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Koh Samui Airport (USM)plane ABZ - USM
22h 43m฿31,414–75,110Train to Inverness Dalcross Airport, fly
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Invernesstrain
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Koh Samui Airport (USM)plane INV - USM
23h 43m฿26,008–86,641
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Koh Samui Airport (USM) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Ko Samui is to fly which costs ฿13000 - ฿37000 and takes 19h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Ko Samui is to fly which takes 19h 9m and costs ฿13000 - ฿37000.
The distance between Edinburgh and Ko Samui is 9983 km.
It takes approximately 19h 9m to get from Edinburgh to Ko Samui, including transfers.
Ko Samui is 6h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 1:34 AM in Edinburgh and 7:34 AM in Ko Samui.
There are 3292+ 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) 3 times a day.
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Copenhagen, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿21,000–50,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿19,000–50,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Vienna, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ฿17,000–55,000
Flights from Durham Tees Valley Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿38,000–100,000
Flights from Durham Tees Valley Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿35,000–120,000
Flights from Newcastle to Koh Samui Airport via Copenhagen, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿23,000–55,000
Flights from Newcastle to Koh Samui Airport via Dubai, Krabi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿23,000–75,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿28,000–75,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Koh Samui Airport via London Heathrow, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿29,000–75,000
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Frankfurt, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿30,000–75,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Doha, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿20,000–60,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Doha, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿20,000–60,000
Flights from Durham Tees Valley Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿35,000–120,000
Flights from Newcastle to Koh Samui Airport via Dubai, Krabi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿23,000–75,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿15,000–55,000
Flights from Durham Tees Valley Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿30,000–110,000
Flights from Durham Tees Valley Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿35,000–120,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿22,000–80,000
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿23,000–80,000
- Website
- evaair.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿19,000–50,000
Flights from Durham Tees Valley Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ฿38,000–100,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿28,000–75,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Koh Samui Airport via London Heathrow, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿29,000–75,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Dubai, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿20,000–65,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Dubai, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿20,000–65,000
Flights from Newcastle to Koh Samui Airport via Dubai, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿23,000–75,000
- Website
- bangkokair.com
Flights from Durham Tees Valley Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿35,000–120,000
Flights from Newcastle to Koh Samui Airport via Dubai, Krabi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿23,000–75,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Durham Tees Valley Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿35,000–190,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Munich, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿17,000–65,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Vienna, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ฿17,000–55,000
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ฿800–1,400
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿2,200–3,700
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ฿3,200–5,500
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- customerexperience@lumo.co.uk
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ฿350–600
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿2,400–3,300
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿1,800–2,600
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ฿1,900–2,700
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿2,800–3,900
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿3,100–4,600
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿2,400–3,600
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ฿2,500–3,800
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿1,600–2,700
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ฿1,200–1,800
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ฿1,300–1,800
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ฿1,800–2,600
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
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